Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-30
FRIDAY. APRIL go, 1909.

a Young man. At the May term of
court he will be tried for the killing of
Farmer, the jury being unable to agree
at the first trial. Sellers is said to be
well off, in fact his numerous fines
were always paid readily. His bond
was fixed at $4,000 when he was releas-
ed. shortly after the killing.
= Greenville special OF April 27, to
the News and Courier: Barton, alias
Chicago Army" who made his escape
from Greenville county jail with his
pal, Gober Moore, alias Tennessee
Dutch" on the 4th of April, and who
was retaken near Asheville, was tired
today for the robbery Of the postofhce
at Pelzer and sentenced to five years
In the Federal prison at Atlanta ana
fine of $1,000. The trial did not occupy
ten minutes, as the yeggman confessed
and was sentenced by Judge Brawley.
Barton took the sentence phiiosopnl-
cally. In an exclusive interview with
n correspondent, he said that ne USED
cotton and collodion to blow the hole
in the floor of the jail through which
he and his pal made their escape. ne
said that they drilled sixteen holes
with an umbrella rod and placed collo-
dion and cotton in the holes, running
wires into them and then heated the
wires until the cotton exploded, and
hroka the rock of the floor. He said his
nal made a noise with paper bags while
he worked the explosions so that no
one heard the sound. He said ne saw
no guard when he left the jail. The
hole was blown on Friday night and
tbe escape was effected Sunday. He
walked from here to Saluda, N. u
The postmaster of Pelzer asked Barton
for the watch which was taken in the
pelzer Office by the robbers, and Be.r-
ton. said: 81 have not got the watch
and IL I knew I would tell you. was
not at Pelzer." He made this state
ment after pleading guilty to the charge
of robbing the Pelzer office. When
asked about his profession and why ne
followed it, Barton said he hated II as
much as anyone, but that he "often
got broke and that way was so easy ne
inst went and got the swag." Barton
is friendly, but does not like to talk Oh
his work. He will go to the Atlanta
prison.
The committee appointed at the re-
cent session Of the general assembly 10
investigate conditions at the state nos
pital for the insane, commenced WORK
last Tuesday. Senator Neils Christen-
sen OF Beaufort, is chairman Oh tne
committee. Not a great deal was done
Tuesday beyond preliminaries' out On
"wednesday matters were put In more
definite shape. A dispatch OF wed
nesday night to the Charlotte Obser-
YER says: After being in executive ses-
sion most Of the morning, the asylum
investigating commission this afternoon
gave out for publication the charges
drafted by its subcommittee from the
complaints filed with the commission.
There are no names signed TO the
charges and nothing to show VINO 1ath-
ers them, but by resolution the board
of regents will be given the names Oh
all witnesses subpoenaed to testify the
commission adjourning to meet again
May 4. There are five typewriter spe-
cifications of charges to be investigat-
ed. Summarized are the graver ale
cations. /. That inebriates, dope nenos,
dotards, sane persons and even mere
neurotics are admitted freely In VIOLA
tion of law, authority being given py
law only for admission Of insane per-
sons. 3. That patients who nave re-
covered are held for long PERIODS
against their will. 8. That the regents
make only cursory inspections and are
subseryient to DR.. Babcock and others
of his staff. . 4. That whisky and dell
cacies drawn for sick patients are con-
yerted by attendants to their own use.
6. THAT patients in isolated wards SUI
fer from lack of food, water and at
tention. That in bathing one water is
used for many patients, some OF whom
are diseased. There are no charges
against the financial management