Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

William Lanahan, the BaItlmore
whisky dealer, who was so well known
in connection with the dispensary' scan
dals, died at his home In Baltimore last
Tuesday, ....
Gaffney, February s.: The creditors
Of W. c. Carpenter have flee a Eetition
IN the United States court seeking, TO
nave him declared O. bankrupt. MI.
carpenter, who is represented by Butter
& Osborne and j. c. Jefferies, Will re-
sist the granting Of the petition on the
ground tnat he is solvent. The matter
will be decided at the April term OF
the United States court in Greenville.
BY a vote Of 73 to 20 the house on
Wednesday adopted REPRESENTING
Nash's bill providing for state. health
ofticer at a salary Of $4,000 a year. He
Is to be selected by the executive COM
mittee of the state board Of health and
is to be the executive officer OF the
ooard. He win have authority TO take
steps to suppress contagious diseases
and may require railroads and other
corporations to suppress sanitary
abuses. The bill is yet to pass the SEN
ate.
Mr.. T. B. Roach, formerly OF York
county, but for a number OF years past
proprietor Of grocery In Columbia,
shot a negro named Henry Nelson In
nis store last Tuesday. Mr.. Roach hred
four shots with a thirty-two calibre
revolver. Two Of the shots took effect;
but the negro Is not wounded danger
ously. Mr.. Roach surrendered and was
released on a $500 bond. He has not
yet seen proper to make statement
His nephew was the only other witness
to the shooting, and he also declines TO
employ Of Mr.. Roach. II
Governor Ansel has granted full
pardon to Eddie Benson, the Camden
negro given thirty years IN 1906 for at
tempted assault on Mrs. Travis Bar
held. A strong petition was endorsed
py both Judge Hydrick and Acting So
ucitor M. L. Smith. The petition was
presented by Chief of Police Halle, VINO
mad been the prosecutor. The papers
showed that Benson was convicted and
q confession was extorted from him by
a clever educated negro fellow prisoner
named A. G. Izler, who had been prom
lsed pardon IL he would get confes-
sion. Izler used the Bible and worked
on the weak-minded negro's supersti-
tions. The petition was also endorsed
by Mrs Barfield and backed by afhda-
Wits to. prove an alibi for Benson.
- On third reading Wednesday fight
was made on Mr.. Fuckers bill to re-
quire ali secret orders to obtain q IL
cense from the clerk Of court. Mr..
Nichols made the motion to recommit
and the merits of the bill were discuss
ed again. Mr.. Rucker defended the
measure, contending 1t would tend to
suppress harmful negro secret socie-
ties and in this he was supported by
Mr.. Norton. A vigorous attack on the
bill was made by Mr.. Nichols, who de-
clared the measure would not accom-
plish its purpose. An aye and nay vote
was taken and 1t was announced that
the motion to recommit had been car
ried by a vote Of 81 to 81. Mr.. Rucker
called for poll Of the house and 1t
was found that the result as announced
was correct. On the motion to clinch
the vote, Mr.. Rucker also called for an
aye and no vote and by vote OF 81 to
II, the chincher was put on and the
Rucker bill was killed, embalmed and
buried beyond all hope Of resurrection.
The Charleston, Columbia and
Greenville papers are telling Of
smooth game that has been worked
upon business men Of those cities by
smart swindlers. In each case the
game was the same. The grocer or
druggist as the case may be would get
a call over the telephone for fifty cents
II dollars worth of goods to be de-
livered at some place designated and
would be advised that the party order
ing the goods had no change less than
ten dollars. The tradesman would
therefore please be good enough to send
80 or $3.50 in change. When the mes
senger reached the place from which
the order came, he would be met by a
negro who would take the goods and
change and say that he would return
with the bill in minute; but he would
fail to return at all. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the game Is being worked
by white men with negro confederates.
1t is quite slick trick and except for
the newspapers could be kept up almost