Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


shocked and saddened today by the
sudden and tragic death Of Major II.
Frank Wilson, about $50 o'clock this
morning. Soon after he had entered
his office in the court house building
this morning, and while his aged father
was reading the morning paper, Major
Wilson entered the vault room, closing
the door behind him. In a few minutes
shot was heard in the vault and when
the door was opened, Major Wilson was
found lying on the floor dead, with
pistol wound in his right temple and
his pistol lying near. 1t seems to have
been a very deliberate case Of suicide,
many facts now being recalled, which
points to this theory. Major Wilson
had been in i'll health for several years,
and this Is supposed to have caused
the rash act.
- Augusta, Ga, May IS: Two rob-
bers boarded Southern passenger
train No. II, at Warrenville, S. c., ten
miles out, tonight, got the drop on
knocked him senseless with a piece of
rubber hose, pinioned his arms be-
hind his back, took his keys, threw
him into an empty express chest,
locked him there and ransacked the
car at will. The train makes up at
Branchville and carries through eX-
press and mail from Charleston and
Columbia to Augusta. E. c. Burrell,
agent of the Southern Express COM
pany at Augusta, states that the rec
ords show that the robbers secured
about $500. This is the first time on
record that the express has been of
such small amount. The average cur
rency express carried is $4,000 to
$4,000. The robbers rode into Au-
gusta and left the train at Broad
street in the centre of the city. No
one on the train knew of the incident
and the robbery was not discovered
until the messenger was liberated at
the union station, negro porters who
were to engage in unloading the eX-
press having located the imprisoned
man by his vigorous kicking within
the box.
- Beaufort, May IS: On April 3, B. H.
Hayes, chief constable for Beaufort
county, seized two barrels Of beer while
in transit, consigned to Thomas Eaton
of Paris Island. His place of business
is just outside of the government res
ervation. This man, and others near
the same locality, are alleged to have
caused considerable trouble to the coun-
ty constables. Thomas Eaton, hear
ing Of this, furnished, it is said, gun
to four United States marines, telling
them they could have as much Of the
rescue the beer from Hayes, which they
did at the point of double -barreled
shotgun. They then opened the beer
on the bank of the river and proceeded
to enjoy themselves. Col. Cole, who is
in command at the United States
School of instruction, being informed
of the affair, had the men arrested and
tried by court-martial. They were con-
victed and sentenced to serve three
years and one month in government
prison. They will be sent to Ports.
mouth in few days to commence
serving the sentence. Thomas Eaton
is now under indictment, and will be
tried by the state.
- Columbia special of May 10, to
Charlotte Observer: A young man,
about 81 years old, giving his name as
G.. NJ. Holiday, of Manning, and who
said he was the son Of Mr.. Jack Holli-
day of Manning, appealed to the gov
ernor's office today to know If he could
not secure relief from a marital situa
ton, into which he claims he was
forced on Monday a week ago at the
point of some twenty-five guns in the
hands of the father, brothers and other
kinsmen of the young woman they
forced him to marry under threats of
killing him, and who is in a delicate
condition. Young Holiday brought
with him the name of Rev. j. r. Fun
derburk, a Baptist minister of the
neighborhood, who according to Holli-