Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

After spending from Wednesday
until Friday inquiring into the
direct cause Of the death of Prentiss
Moore and Guy Rogers. the two
Bennettsville boys who went hunting
on Thanksgiving Day and were found
dead In ditch on the following Sat-
urday the jury Of inquest announced
Guy Rogers came to their death by
gunshot wounds In the hands Of a
party or parties unknown to u.s."
Many witne nesses were examined and
three or four negroes have been In
jail, held as possible suspects or wit
nesses. There are those who hold to
the idea Of foul play, while many be-
lieve that upon the theory Of accident
every fact and circumstance Is ac-
counted for. Still others think young
Moore was accidentally shot by young
Rogers, who then took his own life
Intentionally.
- Columbia State, Saturday: Pa
pers to be filed today in Edgefield
county by attorneys for Mrs. Lucy
Dugas Tillman will ask for a judg-
ment in the sum of $13,073.OS against
her husband, B. r. Tillman, Jr. The
case will be called to trial at the
March term Of the court Of common
hoi cuSeneiu couiily. lHlS case
follows the habeas corpus proceed
ings Of last spring when Mrs. Till
man secured her two little girls from
B. r. Tillman. the father of her hus-
band. The action is brought to re-
cover moneys alleged to have been
collected by B. r. Tillman, Jr., as
rents on a tract Of land owned by
Mrs. Tillman near the town Of Edge
field. The attorneys for Mrs. Tillman
are DePass & DePass Of this city and
s. Meg. Simpkins Of Edgefield. The
attorneys for b. r. Tillman, Jr., are
Grier & Park Of Greenwood. The
complaint has been. served on B. r.
Tillman, Jr., and his attorneys have
allegations are denied and also in
which he makes number of claims
as to what amounts he has expended.
fusion brought about by the fact that
cotton seed meal is used both for feed
Ing purposes and as a fertilizer, the
general assembly will be asked at the
approaching session to amend the re-
cent feedstuffs act to bring about q
means Of avoiding the trouble now ex-
listing, according to statements made.
The cotton seed oil mills were having
a time with their customers, some Of
whom use the cotton seed meal for
feeding cattle, while others use the
meal for fertilizing their crops. The
difficulty comes about in the tagging
OF the meal as 1t Is sent from the
mills. There is a law requiring meal
used as fertilizer to be tagged with
fertilizer tags, the tax therefrom going
to Clemson college. Then there is the
recent enactment with reference to
the tagging Of meal used as feed.
Hence Is the conflict. To avoid this as
far as possible, the mills have been
asking their customers to what use
they wish to put the meal purchased.
In some instances the reply has been
that part Of the meal would be used
for fertilizing and a part for feeding.
In such cases the mills have tagged
half Of the shipment with fertilizer
tags and the remaining half with
feedstuffs tags.
= Lake City, December 4: Henry
Alfonso, negro attache of Wollcott's
show, was shot and instantly killed
here this morning before day. A
crowd of armed men Of this town and
community established a reign Of ter
ror on the show grounds, which cul-
minated in this homicide. The wit
neSSes were so terroriZed they refused
to talk, but 1t Is currently reported
that Alfonso was killed without the
slightest provocation and that his
slayer is probably white man of this
section. Little by little, enough was
wormed out during the day to satisfy
the officers Of the identity Of the wit
nesses and Of the fact that they would
testify If assured of protection.
Whereupon, Magistrate Baldwin, act
ing coroner. sent for Solicitor Stoll
and Sheriff Graham, and they are now
on the ground. A jury was sworn
In, and after viewing the body, and
after an examination by DR.. Woods,
the inquest was adjourned until Tues
day. Four of Wollcott's men are said
to have witnessed the killing and
Magistrate Baldwin and Constable
Belk have gone for these men, to
Rarnwell where the shows went this
morning. For obvious reasons details
cannot now be given or names called.
Besides the homicide, it is said that
several of the show people were rob-
bed at the points Of pistols by those
said to be responsible for the trouble.
Intense excitement prevails, the whole
community being aroused. The best
men have banded together to protect
the witnesses, bring out the truth and
see that the law is vindicated. No
blame rests with Wollcott's people.