Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

was he able to speak a word. All the
members Of his family were present
when the end came. DR.. Hydrick was
well known in Spartanburg, having Of
ten visited Judge Hydrick His many
friends here will be panied to learn Of
his death. He practiced medicine in
Orangeburg for many years, and was
one Of the most successful physicians
In the state.
- Charlotte Observer: The general
synod Of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church Of the south will hold
it's annual meeting the first week in
November at Newberry, in the church
of which Rev. Dr. D. G. Phillips Is pas
tor. The synod is the highest council
of this denomination, being composed
of the various presbyteries Of the
states, extending from West Virginia
to Texas, with projections into Mis-
souri, The synod is made up Of repre-
sentatiVes from each congregation In
the bounds Of the denomination, these
being the pastor and one elder from
each church. 1t is to the A. r. P.
church what the general assembly Is
to the Presbyterian church. The As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
holds to precisely similar doctrines as
north, nothing separating them but the
Mason and Dixon line. Both adhere to
the exclusive use Of the Psalms in di-
vine worship, and this is all that dis
tinguishes both Of them from other
Presbyterians. The A. r. P. church
embraces a membership Of about 49,
900, the Carolinas being the centre in
numerical strength. More than half
the members come from the First and
Second presbyteries, which include
North and South Carolina and the up
per part Of Georgia. Charlotte has the
distinction Of being the strongest city
in the bounds Of the church in point Of
membership, the communicates here
numbering about 1900. The first ses-
sion of the synod will be held on
Thursday. November 5th and thereaf-
ter sessions will be held daily and
nightly until the 10th. On Wednesday
night prior to the convening of the
council, a great meeting will be held in
the interest Of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement when this church will Off
cially align itself with this great Amer
lean effort to evangelize the world In
the next generation. Quite number
will attend from this city and sur
rounding country.
The city Of Spartanburg became a
scene of turbulence and excitement
last Saturday, because of the efforts
Of a mob to lynch a negro. rape fiend.
The excitement developed during the
morning and grew in violence until
midnight, when the authorities man.
aged to establish control Of the situa-
ton. While passing through a wood
on her way from the Saxon mill to her
home in the city Saturday morning,
Miss Lilly Dempsey, an attractive
young lady who had been employed
in the mill for about two years as a
book-keeper of time was attacked by
negro named John Irby who had
been in the mill as sweeper. The pub
lie learned Of the outrage when the
Young lady crawled to the roadside
into the presence Of an old negro man
named Wilson Harry. He at once
gave the alarm at a nearby store, and
while the lady was being taken to her
home a number Of men went into the
wood where they ran upon a hiding
negro. The negro did not appear to
be much alarmed at first but when he
was taken before the young lady she
promptly identified him, and then he be-
gan to show signs Of fear. There was
a police officer present; but needless
Of his appeals to allow the law to take
its course. the members Of the mob
started with the negro to the woods
for the purpose of lynching him. One
man hit him with brick and others
were beating him. Before he could be
strung up a party Of mounted police
men arrived and took him to jail. AS
the news spread over the city the mob
swelled rapidly, and soon the lynching
spirit was very strong. Sheriff Nichols
ordered out the Hampton Guards and
Morgan Rifles and Laurens company
was also sent for. The mob made sew
eral futile attempts to break into the
jail and finally somebody fired at Off
GERS in the Jail through the window
Sheriff Nichols was hit but not seri-
ously hurt and a negro prisoner was
struck in the face with a piece OF
broken glass. The guard returned
the fire and three young men in the
crowd were severely wounded. Mayor
Floyd supplemented the police force
with a number Of specials and used
them to keep the mob off the side
walks. Assistant Adjutant General
Brock took command of the troops and
gave orders for the dispensing Of ev-
cry crowd that collected within 500
yards of the Jail. A man named
John Parks was arrested on the charge
Of having fired the shot that wounded
the sheriff, and the magistrate de-
clined to allow him bail until the next
day. The effect of the firing and the
wounding Of several people had ten
dency to quiet the mob somewhat; but
it was not until after there had been
a number Of attempts to get into the
Jail by smashing down the gates with
sledge hammers. During the evening
quite a crowd arrived from Greenville
and the report went out that it was
their purpose to lynch the negro Clar-
ence Agnew, who caused the wreck
that resulted in the death Of Engineer
Fonville Of Greenville and Fireman
Bowers. This wreck occurred at Dun
can ten days before. The Greenville
crowd was 500 strong. Most Of the
men were armed with Winchesters and
they had with them a large quantity
Of dynamite. But finding that the
military already had the situation well
in hand and that the Spartanburg mob
was but poorly armed they gave up
their purpose without making much
demonstration. Among the men from
Greenville and also among the people
who came in from the surrounding
were desirous Of lynching a negro
twice convicted of the murder Of John
Young. During Saturday afternoon
and night Judge Klugh, Solicitor Sease,
Senator Carlisle and others made
speeches to the mob that the law be
allowed to take its course, and a petit
tion was put in circulation asking for
the calling of a special term Of the
court for the immediate trial Of Irby.
Governor Ansel, who was in Greenville,
telegraphed that he would order spe-
cial term without delay. Realizing that
they could not get their man without a
great deal of bloOdshed, the Greenville
men boarded a train at an early hour
Sunday morning and returned to
Greenville. A Spartanburg special Of
Sunday night to the Charlotte Obser-
yer gives the situation at that time as
follows: All is quiet in Spartanburg
tonight, the mob spirit having died out,
and no further trouble is expected. The
Hampton Guards, the local military
company; the Morgan Rifles of Clifton,
and the Trayham Guards of Laurens,
are still on duty, however, and are full
ly prepared to protect John Irby, the
negro charged with having attempted
criminal assault upon Miss Lilly
Dempsey yesterday. The streets are
practically clear of people tonight with
the exception Of small groups of men
gathered here and there about the court
house square in the vicinity Of the Jail.
No incendiary talk is being INDUCED
in. 1t is greatly to the credit OF the