Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-15
TUESDAY, JUNE IS, 1909.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Columbia special Of June II. to the
Charlotte Observer: With cash In
the top of her head and with her throat
cut from ear to ear, the body OF VIC
toria Griffin, a married woman Of this
city, was found this morning in the
well on her premises. In the kitchen
of the woman's home were found a
bloody axe and razor, with which the
murder evidently was committed. Three
sons of the murdered woman-Walter,
Jim and Russell Griffin-Luke Lewis,
a friend Of the dead woman's daughter.
and s. Wash Medlin, former boarder
at the woman's house, are under arrest
in connection with the murder.
"A boy only six years old Is to be
tried before q Union county jury Tor
murder. He is a negro named Fred
Bell, who on April 8 last shot and killed
3-year- old Sibbie Thomas, also q ne
gro, and attempted to conceal her pody.
Fred, however, sticks to the same story
he told from the beginning, that tne
playing with q gun. Fred's mother has
not been to see him In the jail, but w.
It. Jones, wealthy man Of the county
who Is q fellow prisoner under convlc-
ton for the murder Of his wife, mas
been touched by the boys pathetic
condition and has had his own boy, 10
years old, bring him clothes. In I'm
ion, twenty-one years ago, a similar
murder trial occurred, negro boy
years old having stabbed negro girl
to death. He was acquitted.
Aiken special Of June IL, to the Co
lumbia State: Yesterday Mr.. Jonn
Wallenburg, one Of the prominent citi-
zens Of this city, was fined $lO by q
postofflce inspector OF an alleged Vio-
lation Of the postal law. The inspector
inclosed a line or two Of writing In a
fourth class package and that he was
due Uncle Sam SO for 1t. At first Mr.
Wallenburg had no recollection OF such
a violation, and refused to pay II, de-
claring that he would carry the matter
into the courts He afterwards remem-
bered, however, sending package OF
photo films, and he labeled each one
and stated how many Of each he wish
ed of the dealer. He then went to the
postoffice, and asking the clerk to weigh
1t, intended to pay first-clas postage
rates, paying for only one ounce,
ounces, and he was due $40 for the
same, as 1t was violation. Mr.. Wal
lenburg paid the $40 as IL would have
cost him q good deal to have the case
brought into court. The inspector an
nounced that there were four other
similar cases in Aiken, and O. good deal
of interest Is being felt until he sees
fit to name the transgressors.
During the dispensary investigation
last week, says the Columbia corres-
pondent Of the Charleston Post, Mr.. ID.
E. Rutland, q sales stable man OF
Batesburg, was put up by the prosecu-
ton to tell about that mysterious
horse which found Its way to Mr.. Rut-
lands stable from Lexington, KY, as
the property Of Dispensary Director
John Bell Towill and which was re-
ferred to In speech Senator Tillman
made In that section few years ago.
Mr.. Rutland testified that Mr.. Towtll
advised him that the horse was coming
and he put him In his stable. A short
time afterwards-this was In the spring
of 1905-Mr. Towill took the horse
away, Mr.. Rutland's understanding be-
| ing that he had sold 1t to the governor.
Subsequently Mr.. Towi1 came to him
and gave him $275, and took receipt
for It as if he had bought the horse
traded out by Mr.. Towill. Towil was
present with his lawyer, but declined
to cross examine Rutland. Mr.. Brice OF
L the commission, wanted to know why
Rutland did not enter the $276 on his
books. The witness said he could not
explain this fully. His brother was
bookkeeper at the time and neglected
lit. The witness discovered the other
day that It had not been entered. !
Chester Reporter, June IA: At a
meeting Of the general arrangements
committee Of the reunion this morning
some other interesting preliminaries
were arranged for this important occa-
sion. First was the appointment or q
lcommittee to secure carriages for the
sponsors in the parade on Thursday
afternoon, also to secure q six seated
carriage for Col. Reed and guests to be
used both days Of the reunion. and q
wagon for the band. This committee
lis constituted as follows: r. r. Haf-
lner. Jos. B. Wylie, r. q. Smith and
Melvin Samuels. Col. ]. w. Reed, who
| has been appointed chief marshal by
Gen. Zimmerman Davis, announced the
appointment of the following assist
ants: A. L. CASTOR, w. 7. Simpson, A.
M. Aiken. J. G. Robinson, David Ham
ilton, J. B. Westbrook and II. N. Da-
Vega. A committee for seeing after the
providing of lunches for the veterans
was appointed, and IL as follows: ]. r.
Hamrick, w. ]. Crawford, 8. d. Cross
and F. M. Hough. An appropriation
was made for the erection Of q review
| ing stand in Col. Reeds yard on Saluda
street. The order Of parade was fixed
as follows: Form on Center and con-
tiguous streets, and proceed across the
square, thence out Saluda street past
reviewing stand, then turn up Walnut
street and out York street to the horse
show grounds. The band will dismount
at the reviewing stand and take their
place on the stand. From all indica-
tions the trades display feature OF the
parade is going to be a gorgeous sue
cess. The committee named at the last
meeting got to work Friday, and on
their first trip around among the mer-
chants and business men secured the
promises of thirty-four to furnish
floats. A number Of the secret orders
and fraternities will be represented by
appropriate floats.
- Columbia Record, Saturday: AS
| IL to emphasize the test which he sub
mitted Wednesday showing that GER
tain whiskies shipped to the old dispen-
sary board were not straignt Whlskies
but were compounds Of an inferior
grade, Col Fielder yesterday afternoon
made perhaps the most startling reve-
lation yet shown before the commits
sion, when he obtained from Lanahan's
own books entries which he thought set
forth that in a barrel Of whisky there
was only a small amount Of straight
whisky, the remainder being q combi-
nation Of coloring matter and sub
stance called "intensac," which Mr..
Fielder says Is the cologne spirits refer
red to In the original test. Not only
were these interesting entries CLEANED
from the Lanahan books, but 1t was
also alleged that this state was over
charged for whisky sold to the old state
dispensary, and that Mr.. Lanahan's
testimony was not correct when ne
said that only No. Hunter Baltimore
rye was bottled" and that no labels
were sent out to purchasers for their
use In bottling the whisky themselves.
When the various entries had been
read, Col. Fielder announced that the
states case was closed Mr.. w. A.
Clark, representing the Lanahan firm,
stated that he would have some
arguments to submit. The COM
M, 10 oiop did NOT hear arRument5, but