Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

mer of Saluda township, this county,
was shot and almost instantly killed
today by Posey Barton, according to a
report received in the city tonight.
Barton is said to be at large. No cause
has been assigned for the killing. No
particulars of the killing could be OBJ
tained tonight.
- Spartanburg, October 10: Will Bur-
nett, a well known young man who was
arrested several days ago on charge
Of riot in taking part in the mob that
attempted to lynch John Irby, the ne
gro charged with making an assault
upon young lady, attempted to COM
NIT suicide Sunday at his home In the
suburbs Of the city by shooting. He
fired a pistol ball into the right side Of
his head, infiicting a wound that may
cause death.
- Columbia special of October II, to
the News and Courier: The supreme
court today, after hearing arguments on
both sides, refused the injunction In
the Laurens dispensary case, sustain
ing the demurrer filed on behalf Of the
county board Of election commission
ers. The court in effect holds that the
petitioners have adequate remedy at
law, and the decision means that II
the election is illegally held the petit
toners can, after the election, contest
it on the ground Of illegality.
- Chester special of October 10, to
Columbia State: On the plantation Of
Mr.. j. B. Atkinson, near LowryVille,
there took place yesterday quite an
unusual-indeed, a rare-occurrence,
the suicide Of negro. The victim was
James Heatherington, about 65 years
old, industrious and well-to-do, and
respected by all his neighbors. The act
was committed with razor, which he
had concealed in a clump OF bushes
near his house The negro had been in
impaired health for several months. AS
a consequence, he had been for some
time in depressed spirits, and this con-
dition is believed to have led him to
take his life. The verdict of the coro-
ner's jury was that the deceased came
to his death from self-inflicted wounds.
- Columbia State: Two counties
will vote on the dispensary on No
vember 8, the date Of the general
election-Laurens and Chester. Mr..
c. c.. Featherstone, who was in the
city yesterday, believes that Laurens
will go dry by an overwhelming vote.
The recent fight to prevent the issue
going to a vote, he thinks, is evidence
that the dispensary people are afraid
many have decided to vote against
the county dispensary. In Chester
county an active canvass has been
made. but the result Is in doubt Mr..
Featherstone recently received re-
quest from the prohibitionists OF
Chester to make an address there,
but it is doubtful If he will be able to
accept.
Much local interest centers among
the Presbyterians of the state in the
coming session Of the synod of South
Carolina, which meets in the Presbyte-
rian church, Sumter, on Tuesday night,
October goth. The synod is composed
Of six presbyteries. 1t has 1872 minis
ters, PTS churches, 965 elders and SO5
deacons. The total number Of commu-
nicants represented by the synod is
1888 of these 1887 were added during
the past year. The total amount con-
tributed by the church for the year
19O7-OS was $264,411. About 200 rep
resentatives will attend from all over
the state All Of the sessions Of the
body will be open to the public. The
meetings on Wednesday and Thursday
nights will be of special interest as
home and foreign missions will be pre-
sented by the assembly's ministers.
Spartanburg Journal, Saturday:
Will Foster, convicted Of murder, kill
ing John Young during November OF
last year, was sentenced this morning
by Judge Klugh to be hanged on Fri
day. November 13, 1908. When asked
what he had to say why the sentence
of death should not be passed upon
him. Foster never uttered word. AS
he was being taken back to jail from
the court room, he said to the consta-
BILE that he was innocent Of the crime
Of which he was convicted john
Young, an aged white man, was killed
one night last November on the How
ard Gap road while he was driving a
wagon from this city to Inman. Foster
was arrested on circumstantial evil
dence, and was tried and convicted. ..
]. Nichols and H. T. Rogers, his at
torneys. took an appeal and secured a
new trial. The case was tried again at
the recent term of criminal court, and
Foster was convicted for the second
time. The prisoner was brought into
the court room several days ago to be
sentenced, but sentence was deferred,
Mr.. Nichols asking that the prisoner
be not sentenced until today, so as to
give him an opportunity to look into
certain evidence pointing to another
party. When Foster was brought into
the court room this morning to be SEN
fenced. no motion was made for a new
trial: and. unless some further action
is taken. the sentence Of the court Will
he carried out on the 18th OF next
month.