Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-12
Scraps aud faets.


fourteen persons have been murdered
on the farm, and the search for more
bodies continues. This search was in
terrupted Sunday and yesterday by
heavy showers of rain. Mrs. Guinness
has not yet been located; but it is
generally believed that she is alive.
So far as there is anything to show, the
murders were committed for the
purpose of robbery.
Washington, May IL: The Federal
grand jury today returned an indict-
ment charging Representative ]. Thos.
Heflin of Alabama, with assault with
a dangerous weapon. The indictment
contains three counts, two Of which
relate to the assault on Lewis Lundy,
a negro, with whom Mr.. Heflin had a
March q, last. The third count
charges an assault on Thomas Nc
Creary of New York, a horseman, who
was standing on the sidewalk and was
struck by bullet from Mr.. Heflin's
pistol In the first count Mr.. Hefiin is
charged with beating the negro on
the head with the pistol. The second
count charges that he discharged the
pistol, causing the bullet to strike the
negro Lundy appeared before the
grand jury, but McCreary did not
- Bristol, Va, May IL: A meeting of
the stockholders Of the Carolina, Clinch-
field and Ohio railroad, of which George
l.. Carter is president, is called to be
held in Bristol, May 18th TO sanction
the plan of issuing $15,OOO,OOO bonds
for the completion of the road, and
also to authorize the execution of a
first mortgage on the property now
owned and hereafter to be acquired,
10 secure payment Of the bonds and
interest. Construction work is now
going forward on the road and it is
expected that it will be put in opera
ton between st. Paul, Va, and Marion,
n. c., within a few months, while the
present plans are to complete the road
from Elkhorn, KY, through southwest
Virginia, east Tennessee and the Car
olinas to a point on the South Allan
tic seaboard next year.
Frankfort, KY, May 8: The ad-
jutant generals department was notl-
fled of an encounter between promi-
nent Madison county tobacco growers
and band of night riders, which took
place a few nights ago, the details of
which were rigidly suppressed. Col
E. w. Lilliard, commanding the
troops patrolling this part of the
state, obtained information that two
negroes were shot and killed and that
a white man was badly wounded in
an attack upon the tobacco plant bed.
A half dozen masked men called on a
farmer who had refused to cut out
the tobacco crop this year and per-
emptorily demanded that he destroy
the young plant bed. Upon his refus-
al they started to scrape the bed
themselves, when he opened fire upon
them with a shotgun. Two negroes
fell dead and an arm was shot OIL
white man who is said TO be prom
inent citizen of the community.
-Llanerch, Pa, May s: Delaware
county was stirred today by running
fight between a band of robbers who
robbed the postoffice at Llanerch and
several constables who attempted TO
capture the robbers. Early this morn
ing the town was awakened by
frightful explosion. An investigation
revealed that robbers had demolished
the building used as a postoffice and
had made off with such booty as they
could collect in a short time. The
building was completely destroyed and
the door had been blown from the
safe. The robbers had gotten start
before citizens and several officers
started in pursuit. The pursuers al
most caught up with the robbers and
commanded them to surrender, but
they drew guns and opened fire upon
the men. 1t was returned and for
several miles the running fight was
continued, its course being marked by
the flashes from the revolverS and
the rattle Of the volleys. One OF the
robbers was finally captured while as
sisting another who had been shot on
the way.
Chicago, May 8: Urged on by the
revelations of the Belle Guinness "hu-
man slaughter house in La Porte, Ind,
where it is believed now victims were
lured to the basement murder cham
ber by means of matrimonial adVer-
tisements, United States District Attor-
nev Sims has started new anti-aftln-
itv campaign. He gave instructions
yesterday that every manager OF an
affinity-finding bureau in the Chicago
district be placed under arrest imme-
diately. Following the instructions OF
Attorneys Sims and Shierer, Isaac K.
Warn, said to be one of the wealthiest
cupid hunting" proprietors, was ar
rested at his home on washington
boulevard. Warn is charged on IN
formation filed before United States
Commissioner FOote with using the
on bond of $4,000. Warns matrimon-
ial agency was one of the most mys-
terious in Chicago. His Washington
boulevard residence is a finely fur
nished house and he was believed by
his neighbors to he wealthy business
man.
st. Paul, Mimi. May 9: Support
ers of Governor John \. Johnson for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton. following their apparent victory
at the Minnesota caucuses Wednesday
night. are making plans for the state
convention which will meet in 81.
Paul. May 14th. Charges of fraud
are made by both Bryan and Johnson
leaders. Chairman Frank y. Day. of
the state committee. who is private
secretary to the governor. ridtculed
the threat of the Bryan leaders TO
hold a rival convention and TO send a
contesting delegation TO Denver. Day
SAYS the Bryan men have probably
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