Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-03
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1910.

S. Carter of Union county. who occu-
pied it when it was burned. The peo-
pie Of that section regret the destruc-
tion of this old and famous landmark.
| - Gaffney special of June 2 to the
Charlotte Observer: On May 16 two
men known as Mormon elders came
to Gaffney and commenced to dis
seminate their doctrine in the Lime
stone Mill village. When Mr.. Cash,
the superintendent Of the plant, learn
ed of their operations he notified
them through Mr.. Rogers, one of his
foremen, that they must get off and
stay off. Last Saturday Mr.. Cash
found that they were still in the viii
lage, and at once went before Magis-
trate Phillips and had him issue a
warrant for the arrest Of both men.
/ They promptly gave bond after their
arrest and the case was tried by a
jury yesterday. The prosecution
proved the case as outlined above
and the defendants put up no testi-
mony. Mr.. ]. C. Jeffries, who rep
| resented the state, took the position
that the state had proved its case, but
Messrs. Butler and Hall and G. w.
Speer, who represented the defend
ants contended that there was no
evidence that the defendants had
|
warned and therefore there was
no entry after notice. After deliber-
ating about fifteen minutes the jury
| returned a verdict Of mot guilty"
When seen after the trial the defend
ants said that they had no desire to
violate the laws, and that they would
not again go upon the premises. They
claim to be the eXponents of the only
true religion, and claim further that
hA Il ttnA
polygamy, and went so far as to say
that any one who made statement
to the contrary was guilty Of delib-
erately lying.
- Columbia special Of June 2 to the
Charlotte Observer: Judge DeVore
announced in the court of sessions this
morning that at the request Of the
attorney generals office, the grand
jury would return next Wednesday.
"The attorney general will have
something for you then," was the
statement made in court today. The
grand jury had been asked to return
today and 1t was generally expected
that some dispensary indictments
would be handed out, but, in accord
ance with the statement from the Of
flee of the attorney general the mat
ter is postponed Attorney General
Lyon was not in the city and 1t is
! thought that he Is now making ar
rangements for some dispensary fire
which will be started up next week In
the courts of this county. A number
Of attorneys and others interested in
the dispensary situation appeared In
the court room this morning expect
ing something to turn up In the dis
pensary cases. The grand jury had
some minor indictments to consider
and then stood adjourned until next
Wednesday, when 1t will return. Gen.
John d. Frost, former adjutant gen.
eral Of this state, Is foreman of the
! grand jury With the dismissing Of
the grand jury for the time being in
terest in the 6ispensary cases does not
end and there is yet much speculation
as to what the attorney general pro-
| poses to do at this term of the court
The general impression today appear
ed to be that the indictments to be
handed out to the grand jury would
: represent new matter entirely. In
court circles the most plausible con-
lecture Is that the indictments to be
handed out next week involve per-
sons not hitherto connected with dis
pensary matters. That new matter
will center around the testimony Of
Morton A. Goodman, who has turned
states evidence, Is the conclusion
; reached in this connection.