Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- ChesteTs Democratic primary for
mayor last Friday, resulted In the nom
ination Of E. II. Hardin over j. s.
Booth, 22S to 273.
= The case in the United States
court at Greenville against Joshua w.
Ashley. charged with peonage, has
been postponed until next spring, on
account Of the illness of the magistrate
who swore out the warrant.
The johnson boarding house, locat-
ed on Gadsden street, Chester, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour Sun
day morning. The building was erected
by the late s. B. Massey, and was
known for many years as the Belmont
house.
Lancaster special of October %, to
the Columbia State: Sheriff ]. p. Hun
ter has been diligently trying to find
the whereabouts Of one Joe Williams,
alias Bub Williams, who escaped from
the chaingang In July. 1903, where he
was serving a three years sentence for
rocking a train and for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, and the vigilant
officers efforts have at last been re-
warded with success. On yesterday the
sheriff received the following letter
from Warden T. H. B. Jones Of the
Ohio penitentiary at Columbus: Il have
your letter of recent date In regard to
one Joe Williams and beg to advise that
this man is now confined here under the
name Of Charles Davis, awaiting exc
cution for murder In the first degree.
/ thank you for your letter as he claims
never to have been arrested before.
Satisfied that the ends Of justice will
be meted out to Williams In Columbus,
Sheriff Hunter will Of course, make no
effort to have him brought back here.
Columbia State, Sunday: A re-
ceiver will take charge OF the affairs
of the Carolina Agency company. The
hearing in the rule to show cause why
a receiver should not be appointed was
concluded yesterday, and at 1.30 O'Clock
Judge Memminger appointed w. II.
Cobb, solicitor of the Fifth judicial cir
cult, as receiver for the company. The
bond of the receiver was fixed at $4,000.
The value of the property to be placed
in the hands Of the receiver Is fixed at
$4,000. Mr.. Cobb Is quite well quail
fed for the duties of receiver, having
been judge Of probate for eight years.
The Judge stated in appointing Mr..
Cobb receiver that the receiver would
be able to look after the legal matters
coming up and the employment Of at
torneys would not be necessary, unless
the receiver should find that he needs
legal assistance in the settlement and
duties incident to the receivership. 1t
was also stated that the bond could be
ie II should be found neces-
sary.
- Columbia, October %: Attorney
General Lyon Is gathering affidayits In
support Of the prosecution he will bring
against the Standard OIL company In
behalf of the Peoples Oil company of
North Augusta, which has branch bus
inesses In Columbia, Charleston, Green
vile, Spartanburg, Anderson, Denmark
and Edgefield in South Carolina and
Atlanta in Georgia, under the new stat
ute passed by the last legislature for
bidding discrimination by charging diff
ferent prices in different communities
for the same commodity. 1t Is alleged
that the Standard has cut prices in a
number Of South Carolina towns to ruin
the Peoples company, whose proprietor
Is H. G. Boardman, who was 25 years
for the Standard at Augusta,
Ga. The maximum penalty Is $4,000.
Since the Peoples concern was eStab- |
lished In Columbia last March, under
the management Of Mr. Boardman's
brother, r. H. Boardman, the Standard
has cut the price twice, from ia cents
to 10 cents, and a. week ago to 81 cents.
In Charleston the price has been cut
from II to cents. It is alleged that
the Standard is selling where 1t has no
in Darlington at II cents, |
In Orangeburg at IL cents, In st.
George at 123 cents, in Kingstree at IL
cents, in Barnwell at 10a cents, In Flor |
ence, Camden and Summerville at IL
cents.
- Charleston, October %: Guilty Of
read the verdict return |
ed at AIS o'clock this afternoon at
in the trial Of Dr. c. G.
Bigham and A. B. Avant, charged with
the killing Of the young wife Of DR.. |
Bigham at Murrelrs inlet on the even
ing Of September 4. A motion for a |
new trial was overruled and the judge |
sentenced the defendants to a term Of |
three and a half years at hard labor |
n the penitentiary. The prisoners were |
TO bail in the sum Of $1,000 |
pending an appeal to the supreme
court. Mrs. Bigham was shot to death |
)y Avant while she was walking toward
he beach where she intended to go
nto the surf. 1t was almost dark
Ind the defendants claimed that when
hey received no response from her
when called upon by them to explain
who she was and what she wanted,
hey believed 1t was some one who had
been engaged in some unlawful act and
vas trying to escape. In pronouncing
sentence Judge Watts stated that the
case was one Of the most mysterious
Ind unsatisfactory he had ever tried
md that, while he did not believe the
,illing was malicious, he would not
nave been surprised had the verdict |
been either acquittal or conviction for
murder. Great recklessness had been
shown. he said, and the defendants had
,een ratified or greatly frightened.