Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-15
A RACE AND A HOLDUP.

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A RACE AND A HoLDUP.
M. A. Sheriff.. the former freight
conductor who shot negro, Bob Meek,
during a bit of horse play at the Caro-
lima and North Western depot a few
days before Christmas, has been get
ting himself into some more unpleas-
ant notoriety as the sequel to that in
cident
The circumstances of the shooting
were published at the time. Sheriff. was
In liquor and wanted to be funny. He
told the negro boy to dance, and by
way Of persuasion fired his pistol. The
shot went through the boys foot, and
Sheriff. after trying to get away was
arrested and committed to jail.
Magistrate Conner at first fixed the
bond at $500 but when the young mans
father came down from Hickory and
made plea for leniency, it was agreed
that the offender would be released
upon the deposit In the bank Of 500 to
be forfeited in the event of the failure
of Sheriff. to appear wheh wanted.
After the perfection of this arrange
ment the matter was taken up with
Solicitor Henry. who agreed that II
Sheriff. would pay fine of $50 and
the amounts charged against the negro
for medical attention and board dur
ing the period he was incapacitated
from work. the matter would be drop
ped.
Sheriff. came down himself last
Tuesday to straighten the business
out. He told Magistrate Conner that
he had already fixed matters with DR..
w. G. White and Mr.. Withers Adickes,
the parties who had claims against
him. and asked for a check for the
$50 that was coming to him after the
payment of the fine. Magistrate Conner
gave the check Tuesday afternoon, and
thought that so far as he was concern
ed the matter was ended.
But the end was not yet. On We'd
nesday morning, Mr.. Adickes went to
the magistrate with the complaint that
Sheriff. had not paid the board bill
amounting to some $50 and the doctor
bill, amounting to about $40. and ask
ed that the fellow be re-arrested.
Taking recourse to the original
warrant which, 1t Is understood had
not been cancelled, Magistrate Conner
turned the paper over to his consta-
bic. Mr.. Peters, who, having learned
that Sheriff. had left on the freight
train got busy by telephoning to Clo-
YER. He followed soon after through
the country: but got there after the
train was gone. and was advised that
although the local officers had seen
Sheriff. he had managed to give them
the slip by running up the track and
swinging on to the end Of the train as
1t was leaving out.
From Glover, Mr.. Peters hurried on
to Gastonia, where after securing the
assistance Of Deputy Sheriff Kendrick
and Policeman Carr, he began search
for his man. The conductor Of the
freight train told him that IL Sheriff.
had come through with him, he was
not aware of the fact, and that was
SC scmewhat OF a stumper, but persistent
search finally resulted in developing
the quarry, and then and there COM
nenced an exciting foot race.
Sheriff. took the railroad in the d.
rection Of Dallas and the officers, Joined
by a number Of Gastonia people got
close after him. People from the
country side joined in the chase and the
number of persons was increased to
some thirty or forty people; but still
Sheriff. held his own for a distance Of
three miles, and would probably not
have been caught then except that he
was headed off.
Within about mile Of Dallas, an
old fellow who is we'll known through
out that locality as a peddler Of pills
and nostrums. appeared in the road
way. pulled a big revolver. and point
ing II at Sherrilrs head told him to
stop. The officers who were forty or
fifty yards behind. shouted to the doc
tor not to shoot, and Sheriff. not yet
disposed to give up made as II to con-
tinue on: but the doctor again threat
ened to shoot. and the runaway sur
rendered
Soon after the capture, the officers
procured hack and getting in with
their prisoner. accompanied by the
doctor all proceeded to Gastonia, where
they drove to the lookup. Here the
doctor suddenly remarked to Officer
Peters. i've got a pistol on me, haven't
70" You certainly have" agreed OFF,
Ger Peters. and with a remark to the
effect that there might be some in
upiry into his right to carry gun he
skunk out of the crowd. Mr.. Peters
having slipped dollar in his hand be-
fore his departure.
Sheriff. made some objection about
coming back to South Carolina without
a reuuisition but on being advised
that this was the best thing to do,
finally aquiesced. and Mr.. Peters
brought him to Yorkvile. The young
mans father having been informed or
the new trouble in the meantime, came
down Wednesday night, settled the
bills of Dr.. White and Mr.. Adickes and
the incident was closed. The two men
left for their homes yesterday morn
ing.
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