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

ger, and told him to skip and prom
ised to help him get relief as soon as
the storm blew over. Holiday insists
that he answered none Of the questions
Of the preacher, did not consent to the
marriage except to save his life; that
he skipped out Immediately after the
ceremony and went home; that when
he learned the relatives of the woman
were coming after him again he stole
out in a closed buggy. to the nearest
station and came to Columbia. Holli-
day was advised to consult an attorney,
and in the meantime the matter will be
taken up with the Clarendon and Sum-
ter county authorities. The marriage
took place in Sumter county near the
Clarendon county line.
- Columbia State, Thursday: There
was some decidedly interesting fea-
lures yesterday at the meeting of the
legislative committee investigating af-
fairs at the State Hospital for the In
sane. The interest was centered In
the testimony Of DR.. ]. W. Babcock,
a native Of this state, graduate OF
Harvard, and superintendent Of the
institution since 1891. He has ma
tional reputation as an alienist and Is
regarded as an authority on pellagra
and several diseases which are inter-
esting the scientists The examina-
ton of DR.. Babcock took very wide
range. Questions were asked him by
fevery member of the committee, al
though the examination was under
the direction Of Mr.. Carey, who, with
Mr.. Bates, constitute a special sub
committee for this work. The inves-
tigation went into the administration
of the affairs Of the asylum. the treat
ment of patients, the needs Of the In
stitution and finally 1t was decided to
give the authorities thirty days In
which to file any changes that they
might suggest One Of the interesting
features was the statement by DR..
PADDOCK that at the time Of his abb
sence from the city, Mr.. Hunter A.
Gibbes, an attorney, Of this city, who
had later presented a memorial to the
general assembly, asking for an In
vestigation. had placed In the institu-
ton a young man OF this city VINO
was in jail under charge OF fraud.
The patient was committed on certlr-
icates of two physicians over the pro-
fest of the authorities, and DR.. Bah
cock stated that 1t had been reported
to him that Mr.. Gibbes, while visit
ing his patient, had talked with other
patients and offered to get some OF
them out for a fee Of $35 each. This
caused action to be taken for disbar-
ment proceedings, a letter being writ
ten the attorney general and the case
being under consideration by Mr..
Renet, at that time solicitor.
Lexington, May 10: Sheriff P. H.
Corley is lying at his home suffering
from a desperate gunshot wound, while
a posse Of several hundred determined
men Is securing the country hunting
for his assailant, Ed Bynum, negro
whom the sheriff attempted to arrest
at an early hour this morning. Bynum
was a cropper on the plantation Of Mr..
c. w. Caughman, about mile and
half from town. Yesterday the negro
gave up the crop, 1t is said, and Mr..
Caughman ordered hands to go to his
field this morning and take charge OF
the crop. Bynum interfered and ran
the hands out of the field with his gun.
Mr.. Caughman had a warrant issued
for his arrest, and the same was placed
in the hands Of Sheriff Corley for exc
cution. When he went to the house OF
Bynum to serve the warrant, the negro
shot the sheriff through a window, with
about No. shot. Sheriff Corley re-
turned the fire with his rife, but his
aim went wild. The entire load took
effect in the right side. Of Sheriff Cor
ley's face and breast. His right hand
is completely riddled with shot. When
the sheriff saw that the negro was go
ing to shoot he threw his hand to his
face, and this, in all probability, is what
saved his life. Bynum escaped at once.
The news spread rapidly and in less
than an hour hundreds were on the
scene. The sheriff's bloodhounds and
the bloodhounds from the chaingang
were carried to the house, but they fail
ed to carry the trail successfully. At
l o'clock the dogs from the peniten-
tiary were brought over in an automo-
bile in charge of Capt. Roberts. All
kinds Of reports have come to town
since the shooting. The negro has been
tracked to Barrs, little station about
four miles above Lexington, it is said,
and 1t Is reported that he secured
mule from his brother and made his
escape. He is a desperate character
and has been in trouble before. He Is
described as being bright mulatto
about six feet tall. Sheriff Corley Is
resting as well as could be expected
and the outcome Of his injuries cannot
be determined at this time. Sheriff
Corley is one of the most popular Off
GERS the county has ever known. He
has proved terror to the lawbreakers.
Many have been the anxious inquiries
about his condition today
Columbia special Of May IS to the
Augusta Chronicle: Quite a surprise
was sprung today by Attorney Fielder
for the state, when he displayed a let
ter at the hearing before the commits
sion charged with the winding up Of
the affairs of the South Carolina dis
pensary, from Salesman Nelson, of the
e. A. Saunders whisky company of
Richmond, to Morton A. Goodman,
who Is at present under $4,000
bond to answer charges Of conspiracy
to defraud the state. The reading OF
the letter was to prove that Goodman
had a four-year contract to distribdte
the dispensary business among the
different whisky houses. All Of the
members Of the commission were
present and number of representa-
tives of various interests. The first
case to be taken up was that of e. A.
Saunders & Co., Of Richmond, who
have claim Of approximately
$4,000. NJ. H. Chambers, secretary
of the company, appeared before the
commission. The examination was
conducted by Colonel Fielder of At
proved very interesting and under the
fire Of questions by Colonel Fielder,
Mr.. Chambers made absolute denials
of several questions and was forced to
refresh his memory on many sub
jects. The hearing adjourned at l
o'clock and the commission went into
executive session for the purpose Of
considering several matters. Mr..
Chambers seemed to be at sea on
many details of the transaction. He
declared that he had never heard Of
certain alleged agents who made ar
rangements in South Carolina and
apportioned out the sale of whisky to
the different houses. When question
ed concerning an alleged "frame-up"
with the Big Springs Distilling COM
pany Of Savannah he made a fiat de-
nial, although he admitted that his
house had sold an inferior grade Of
whisky TO the amount Of about $751;
600 to the state dispensary through
the Big Springs company. When ask
ed why whisky was sold by this house
to the South Carolina dispensary, he
declared that it was through a circu-
lar which his company had received.
In answer to questions witness did not
seem to know anything about Mr..
Goodman, but later on refreshing his
memory" as he expressed 1t, men
toned his name several times, and
also that Mr.. Nelson, the whisky sales
agent for the Saunders company, had