Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Col. John J. Dargan has declared
himself as a candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Senator Lat
inner.
"A mistrial was ordered at Union on
Saturday morning in the case Of w. p.
Gillian against Allan Nicholson, edi-
tor of the Progress for libel. Gillian
wants $4,000 damages for alleged IL
bel in connection with the murder Of
Nose Hughes, an old negro
A Richland jury on Sunday morn
ing brought verdict Of manslaughter
against Mrs. Ethel w. Blair, who was
tried on the charge Of having murder
ed her husband, Capt. w. McCully
Blair at their home on Marion street.
Columbia on January II last. Mrs
Blair's defense was that she and her
husband were struggling for the pos
session Of a revolver and that the
weapon was discharged accidentally.
The prosecution pursued the theory
that having become infatuated with
another man, Mrs. Blair desired to get
her husband out Of the way. There
was a long, hard fight over the case.
The jury took the papers Saturday
night at 11.30 o'clock and reached an
agreement at 11.50 Sunday morning.
The first ballot, 1t is said resulted nine
for murder with a recommendation to
the mercy Of the court, two for man
slaughter and one for acquittal After
a lot of deliberation there was a COM
promise as the result Of which the
man who had all along held out for
acquittal agreed upon verdict OF
manslaughter with a recommendation
to the mercy Of the court.
.uooto1 e. Cbo rlotta Oh
server: In a letter received here to-
the legislative commission appointed
to wind up the affairs Of the state dis
pensary, Mr. c.. K. Henderson, men,
ber Of the commission on a visit to
the jamestown exposition, informs
Murray that he has been served with
papers in a $4,000 damage suit against
the commission brought by Garrett q
Co., a Norfolk whisky house which
had large dealings with the old board
of directors of the state dispensary. A
COPY of the summons which Mr.. Hen
derson forwards .. says the damages
claimed are on plea on the case IN
the court Of law and chancery for the
city Of Norfolk. Attorney General
Lyon does not think Garrett Co.,
will be able to make anything out OF
these proceedings. Some time ago the
dispensary commission refused to pay
for a lot Of whisky bought by the old
board and shipped 1t back to Garrett
e. Co. They refused to take 1t back
and it remains in Norfolk. The sum-
mons names the other four members
Of the commission. but so far as Is
known here no attempt has been made
to serve the summons which directs
their appearance in Norfolk In Oc-
tober.
Columbia, Sept. Is: Rev. w. A.
Guerry was today consecrated bishop
coadjutor of the South Carolina Epis-
copal diocese, the services taking place
in Trinity church, this city, in the
presence Of a distinguished gathering,
all sections Of the state.
The commission Of bishops taking
part in the ceremony was as follows:
The Rt Rev. Daniel s. Tuttle, ID. d.,
presiding bishop; the Rt Rev: Edwin
Rt. Rev. Joseph B. Cheshire. ID. -,
bishop of North Carolina. The pres
enters: The Rt. Rev. Theodore ID.
Bratton, d. D., bishop of Mississippi;
the Rt Rev. Robert Strange, ID. D.,
bishop of eastern North Carolina. The
preacher: the Rt. Rev. Thomas +.
Gailor, d. D., bishop Of Tennessee
Priests attending: the Rev. John ker-
shaw, d. D., the Rev. A. r. Michel,
the Rev. w. B. Gordon, the Rev. II.
P. Coyington, the Rev. H. j. Mikell.
Master of ceremonies: The Rev. A. II.
Noll, treasurer of the University OF the
South: registar, the Rev. A. 5. Thom-
as of Florence. Bishop Ellison Capers
of the diocese of South Carolina was
unable to attend the service because
Of recent severe illness. Bishop
Guerry. formerly chaplain of the Uni
yersity Of the South, is a native OF
South Carolina. His father has for
many years been a clergyman In this
diocese and he was born in Claren-
don county, this state, in 1861. He
was prepared for college at Porter
Military academy in Charleston and
in 1881 entered the University Of the
South, graduating in 1884 with the de-
gree Of M. A. For one year he served
as tutor in the Porter school, returning
then to Sewanee to enter the theologi-
cal department, receiving the degree
Of B. d. AS a clergyman, he served in
st. Johns church, Florence, S. c., and
while there was married to Miss An
ME McBee of Lincolnton, N. c. In
1893 he was elected chaplain Of the
Of the South and professor
IF the theological department, In
which double capacity he has since
remained, making himself felt as a
power in the institution and endearing
himself to all those interested In
Sewanee.