Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
FRIDAY, APRIL II, 1908.

members is that he was riding along
the road when he suddenly lost con-
seriousness. He Is not q drinking man
and was perfectly sober.
Anderson Daily Mail, Tuesday:
AbOut the best meeting OF the Ander-
son county Farmers union ever heid
was held in the court house this MORN
ing commencing at IL O'CLOCK. Pres-
ident b. Harris presided and Mr.. j. Il.
DOuthit acted as secretary. Ihere
were present q great many enthuslas-
tic members and the meeting was
most successful one. Probably the
most important matter discussed at
this meeting was the cotton SITUATION.
The result of the discussion was the
adoption of a resolution proVldlng
that the members Of the union Will
hold their cotton indefinitely Tor 10
cents. This resolution was passed
unanimously and with great deal OF
enthusiasm. Another resolution
adopted today provides for decrease
in the cotton acreage. The resolution
calls for the members of the Union to
plant at least three acres to the horse
in peas. All land left idle for wheat,
which could not be planted on account
CT the weather, will be planted In corn
and peas. President Harris asked the
co operation of the G.embers or the
Union in the management OF the coun-
ty fair association. The Union men,
bers. hereafter, will take more inter-
est in it and will expend more efforts
for the county fair.
- Columbia special Of April IA to
Charlotte Observer: Within Twelve
hours indicted, a true bill found, ar
raigned. tried, convicted and sentenc-
ed to die, the two Toland boys, color
ed, are tonight again safe within the
big state prison after having been
transported under military guard TO
Lexington this morning and back
again this afternoon. On May 1st they
will both give their lives for the hor-
rible murder of Mrs. Paul Ellisor, at
Cayce, across the river from column
bia. Perhaps never before In the MIS-
tory of this state has a trlai peeh
conducted under Democratic rule with
a military guard. 1t has been done In
other southern states to prevent mon
violence, but not in South Carolina
Governor Ansel, however, TOOK the
precaution to have the two negroes
taken to Lexington, twelve miles from
Columbia, on special train thls
morning and brought back here to-
night and with them went Capt. Jo-
seph r. Allen with fifty men or the
Richland Volunteers, with fixed pay
onets and loaded guns, besides SherlH
Corley, OF Lexington, and ms deputy
and Superintendent Grif1ith ana cap
tain Roberts, Of the penltentlary
guard. The train took the prisoners
aboard as near the penitenttary as
possible and they disembarked at the
same place and were escorted into the
prison by the same guards. There
was a crowd of over one thousand
Deople in the little town OF Lexington
on Yesterday, many Of them from
near Cayce, and 1t was not to be as
serted that precautions were useless.
The Jury. of which Mr.. Faber, gen.
eral manager of the Middleburg Cot
ton Mill at Batesburg, northern
man, was foreman, was out two hours
and il was stated that the jurors were
at first not agreed as to the verdict so
far as the younger Of the brothers
was concerned, some desiring TO rec
ommend him to mercy and thus give
him a life sentence; but after delio-
Grafton the verdict Of guilty OF MUIR
der as to both was read out and there
were exclamations Of approval from
the crowd. Ned Toland, in his testl-
mony. admitted Draining the old wom-
an with an axe, but declared MS
Younger brother did not take any part
i'm the murder and the younger BROTH
er also claimed that he did not partlc-
ipate in the actual killing. When
first arrested the younger Drother
swore his elder brother was not pres
ent at all, but that a stranger was the
one who killed Mrs. Ellisor. Later
both confessed to Superintendent
Griffith, and Captain Griffith today
related their confession. AS soon as
the verdict was announced, Judge De-
yore pronounced sentence, fixing May
1st as the date for their execution, and
court was adjourned. Under guard
of the volunteers the prisoners were
taken to the station and put on the
special for Columbia, which was at
the penitentiary by o'clock.