Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Col. ]. D. NJ. Shaw, we'll known
citizen of Laurens, died at the Colum-
bia hospital last Saturday.
A meeting was held in Columbia
Wednesday to promote the candidacy
OF Major ]. l.. Coker for the United
States senate. An address to the gen.
eral assembly was prepared and signed
by number of prominent citizens from
different parts Of the state.
Columbia. February 26: Mrs.
Paul D. Elizer, an aged white lady,
living about two miles from here, was
brutally murdered today by negro.
The motive for the crime was robbery.
The negro saw the woman's husband
leave the house, and creeping up be-
hind Mrs. Elizer Drained her with an
axe, wrapping her body in a quilt,
placed il on a bed and proceeded to
rob the house. Negroes are aiding
the authorities in searching for the
murderer.
- After four mistrials, G. Wash
Hunter, of Laurens, was convicted of
manslaughter at Greenwood last We'd
nesday for the murder OF Ebert Cope
land, whom he shot In quarrel over
a poker game near Clinton, in a coun-
try store, in July, 1905. Copeland had
a withered leg and used crutch. In
a quarrel said to have arisen Of Cope
land accusing Hunter Of cheating, Cope
land felled Hunter with his crutch
and drawing Hunter to him threatened
TO kill him with knife, when Hunter
shot four times. Hunter was sentenced
TO eight years at hard labor in the state
penitentiary.
Col. Lawrence w. Youmans, Of
Fairfax. died in n Savannah hospital
last Wednesday of cancer. He was
one of the most conspicuous figures
in the famous Tillman campaign Of
1892 when Colonel YoumanS Stumped
the state for secretary of state against
Tillman on the "straightout' ticket.
He was one of the best stump speakers
in the campaign, the one man Till
man Is said to have acknowledged as
his equal as a stump speaker. Col
onel Youmans was n man of educa-
ton and refinement. He served a
term in the famous Wallace House,
and before that was state senator
- Columbia, February 25: The state
Will need $1,5S5, ,S57.27 for expenses un-
der the appropriation act Of 1908. The
legislative appropriation act is not in
cluded in this summary and with this
the total expenses Of the state will run
up to $1,635,S57.00. Mr.. Jones has done
some figuring on the situation and does
not think the matter serious, but is only
impressed with the suddenness Of the
increases in the states expenditures.
He figures that the taxable property Of
the state is $257 900, and this will
raise by direct taxation $1,4S6,500.
In addition to this the state gets from
charter fees insurance fees and license
taxes about $165,000 which will run the
total income from these sources up to
$l,641, 500.
Chester. February %: Messrs. Hen
ry Gibson and w. G. Dye, two of the
young men engaged in the shooting
scrape near Richburg a few days ago,
which eliminated in the death of Reu-
ben Douglas, colored, and the wound
ing of three Of his sons, came here to-
day and after consulting their attorney,
S. Z. McFadden, Esq, surrendered to
the sheriff. 1t is understood that war
rants will also be issued for at least
two others who were in the party when
the battle with the negroes occurred.
1t will be remembered that Gibson, as
deputy for Magistrate Gibson of the
Richburg neighbOrhoOd, attempted to
arrest one Of the younger DOuglaSeS
and meeting with resistance deputized
the others to assist him, when the fatal
fracaS occurred.
- Columbia, February 26: Mr.. T.
J. Gibson, the aged bond broker who
was one year ago convicted OF con-
spiracy in connection with the theft
of the bonds from the state treasurers
Office and a sealed sentence left for
him by Judge Prince today, for the
first time appeared in court and the
sentence was opened. 1t was six
months in the penitentiary without
hard labor. An appeal was entered
and the sentence stayed. Mr.. Gibson
gave bond in the sum of $4,000.
When Gibson was tried one year ago
his attorney was Mr.. Andrew Craw-
ford. Judge Crawford put up a mag
nificient fight for the old man, who
ne said might not live until the next
term of court. When the court ended
Gibson was too i'll to appear to
receive sentence. Since that time
Mr. Crawford has himself passed
away but Gibson still feeble is alive
Columbia, February -: A de-
cision in a criminal case which has
attracted much attention throughout
the state was handed down in the Su
nreme court today, affirming the find
ing Of the circuit court at Union where
lanes w. Gallman, Of JOnesville,
Union county, got fifteen years for
the killing of Sims Gilmore, his next
door neighbor Both men were prom
inently connected throughout that
section of the state and the trial last
summer created much feeling. The
trouble between the two men arose
of Gilmore accusing Gallman Of set
ting fire to his barn. He persiStent!y
circulated the report among his
neighbors, and in spite of the efforts
of friends of both sides 10 get them
together to patch up their differences.
the enmity between them grew more
and more intense. The children of
Gilmore, it is said. began to guy
the children of Gallman over the mat
Ter shortly after this the two men
met at store. Gilmore after he was
fatally wounded followed his antag-
onist. greatly his superior physically
attacking him with a claw hammer
and severely Woundlng MN Deloie
he dropped exhausted. The supreme
court also affirmed the death sentence
of Gus Lee, negro, sentenced 10 hans
g.. IA dow