Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Governor Ansel has named the fol-
lowing as delegates to the Appalachian
Good Roads convention to be held at
Asheville, N. c., on October s, and
2: B. H. Harris, Pendleton; T. b.
Thackston, SpartanburS; ]. w. Quat-
tlebaum, Anderson; ]. p. Goodwin,
Greenville; H. B. Humbert, Laurens;
B. J. Pearman, Anderson; e. Frank
Looper, Pickens: D. NJ. Miles. Spar
tanburg; M. Phillips. Walhalla; E F.
Lipscomb, Gaffney: T. w. Shannon,
Chester; c. F. Gordon, Yorkville.
Columbia special of September 16,
to the Charlotte Observer: Governor
Ansel yesterday suspended Magistrate
]. E. Davis, who was appointed last
spring for Clearwater township, Aiken
county, for misconduct and neglect
Of duty" in failing to turn over to the
county $3.50 he collected as costs in a
negro disorderly case which was COM
promised. Mr.. Davis was given
hearing and explained that the case
was compromised last spring and he
neglected to make q record Of 1t and
in this way forgot to turn over the
funds. The governor regarded his
answer to the charges insufficient and
removed him.
- Columbia State, Thursday: The
matter of the appointment Of the
clerk of court Of common pleas for
Lancaster county, has been UP before
the governor for some time as to
whether an election should be held
to fill the vacancy. After considering
all authorities on the subject the gov
ernor has decided to make the ap-
pointment and reverse his ruling In
the matter Of the vacancy In Hamp-
70 Hut ha hQfnrQ
some time ago. He has gone careful
ly over the authorities on the subject
and has decided that he has the right
to appoint a clerk Of court. Mr.. Paul
Moore will be appointed to fill the
unexpired term Of Mr.. ]. +. Gregory,
deceased. Mr.. Moore has for several
years been deputy clerk OF court and
Is we'll fitted for the position. He Is
brother Of Mr.. Ernest Moore, who
has several times served the state In
the capacity Of special judge.
Union special Of September IA, to
the Spartanburg Herald: On last
Saturday when the jury on the noto-
rious chicken farm" case came out.
reported a mistrial, the jury was dis
missed. There was nothing startling
in this, but there was something do
ing" Immediately afterward. For II
was then that the foreman, ]. S.
Adams, was arrested upon the charge
of selling liquor. The warrant was
sworn out by Constable j. P. McKis-
sick and placed In the hands Of the
sheriff while the jury was yet In the
jury room. The Chicken farm" case
has attracted considerable interest
for the reason that there were more
than a hundred witnesses summoned.
The chicken farm case Is that one In
which Will May Is charged with SELL
ing liquor. maintaining a nuisance
and storing liquor. 1t is understood
that the jury agreed to a verdict OF
mot guilty as to selling, but upon
the other two counts that they stood
eleven to one for conviction. 1t is
also rumored that this situation was
reached within a half hour after the
jury went into the jury room. II this
be true there was a period Of eight
hours and a half during which there
was no change in the conclusions
reached by each juror. Adams, upon
his arrest, went before Magistrate j.
Frost Walker, Jr., who fixed his bond
at 5000.