Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-16

Rev. u. VI. MdyeS.. 80" MI D oeilie
Jordan, aged SO years., died Sabbath
afternoon, October IL, 1908, at her
home at Fort Lawn, after an illness of
three years and six months with
Bright's disease. The funeral service
was at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. ]. H. Boldridge OF
Lancaster, and the burial was at Fort
Lawn. Mrs. Jordan was the wife of
Mr.. NJ. E. Jordan and daughter of Mr..
John and Mrs. Martha Kee Culp, and
was reared in the Neely's Creek Sec
ton of country. Besides her husband
she is survived by four children, Mrs.
John McKeown of Bascomville; Mrs.
E. R. Slower Of Fort Lawn; Mr.. Uriah
Jordan of Hartsville, and Miss Bessie
Jordan of Lancaster.
LANCASTER.
News, Oct. IA: The information re-
ceived here by letter some days ago,
and accordingly published, that Mr..
John Dixon Tillman's death in Texas
recently was caused by an accidental
shot, was incorrect, as will be seen by
the following letter received Sunday
from his father, Mr.. c. F. Tillman,
now in Yorkville: II notice that your
paper Of last Wednesday stated that
my son, ]. D. Tillman, who lived in
northwest Texas, was accidentally
shot. This was a mistake, as full in
formation received today reveals that
he fell, a piece Of timber striking him
near the heart. 1t is with much sor-
row that 1 write you this, and truly
ask that you make the correction and
oblige. Your true friend, G. F. Till
man." Mr.. Tillman's many friends in
Lancaster deeply sympathize with him
and his good wife in their great be-
reavement The court of general
sessions convened here Monday morn
ing, Judge Hydrick presiding, this be-
ing his honor's first term in Lancaster.
Solicitor Henry is at his post. Mr.. A.
M. Deal Of Columbia, is acting in the
place of Court Stenographer McCaw.
In his charge to the grand jury the
Judge stated that he would take 1t for
granted that they had been fully in
structed as to their duties at the two
previous terms of court this year. He
however, desired to call their attention
to one or two matters, the first being
the character Of the oath taken by
grand juror. His honor repeated the
oath and then emphasized its most i'm
portant features, beginning with the
element of secrecy which is impera-
lively demanded of grand jurors in
their counsels, deliberations and in
vestigations. He also stressed the re-
uuirement that no one must be pre-
sented through hatred or malice, for
reward or hope of reward, but that
all presentments must be made ac-
cording to the evidence and without
fear or favor. The dignity and i'm
portance of the office of grand jurors
was commented upon. No man, he
said, could be placed on trial in this
court until the grand jury says he
must be tried. The courts are power
less to proceed with the trial, convic-
ton and punishment of violators OF
the law without the sanction of the
grand jury-they must first act and
say whether or not there is a probable
case against a party charged with the
commission of crime. Referring to
the alleged miscarriages of justice, the
oil the
Judge said responsibility therefor rest
ed with the people themselves, and
not with the judges and the lawyers.
If law and order are to be observed
pie through the jury box must do their
duty. Our system of government is
preeminently one Of the people, for
the people and by the people. When,
therefore, there is a failure in the ad-
ministration of justice, the blame at
taches to the people themselves. 1t
has been we'll said that no people is
better governed than they deserve.
His honor deprecated the disposition
on the part of some to discredit and
abuse the courts. He said to destroy
the confidence of the people in the
temples of justice and the admins
tration of the law is to sap the very
foundation of our civilization. Re-
ferring to the prevalence of the spirit
of mob violence, he pointed with
pride to the fact that the sheriff of
his county, Spartanburg, had just sue
cessfully resisted an attack on the jail
by a mob, though wounded while thus
in the discharge of his duty. He said
if every county had a sheriff like John
Nichols of Spartanburg, there would
be no need of rushing prisoners off to
places of safety. He said 1t was dis
gusting to him to see or hear of the
law taking to it's heels-of sheriff or
other officer running away to escape a
mob. What is wanted in this country
is officers who will place their prison.
ers in Jail and then defend them at all
hazards. The judge announced for the
benefit of the petit jury as we'll that
he would send to Jail any one who
talked to a juror about a case before
him, and that he would send along
with such person the juror who would
knowingly and willingly ALLOW; any
other party to discuss case with him.