Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


- Greenville, October 25: In conse-
quence of request from the Columbia
bar Judge Brawley has ordered the
regular term of district court, which
was to have been held at Columbia the
first Tuesday in November postponed
till the third Tuesday. Notice of the
change in date has been mailed to all
jurors.
- Spartanburg, October 25: A IT.
year-old boy has broken all records
known at present of raising big corn
crop in Spartanburg county. Earle
McAbee entered the Boys Corn club
contest and fulfilled all Of the require
ments. His crop was measured by
three judges and found to be 11S
bushels. He lives about four miles
from this city. No other yield has
been gathered that will compare with
this one of the youngster
- Hampton, October 81: Harold
Horton, former bookkeeper and tell
er of the local bank, was today ac-
quilted by the Hampton county court
of the charge of breach of trust and
larceny after trust. Horton was charg-
ed with being short in his accounts
over $1,000. At the trial today he
testified that he was forced to sign a
letter of confession at the point Of a
pistol. Horton is quite prominent in
this section. He was a popular young
man and his trial attracted unusual
attention. A large part Of the audi
ence at the trial was composed Of la
dies, it being estimated that fully
half hundred were present.
- Spartanburg Herald: John M.
Kirby, a prosperous farmer at Paco-
let has found terrapin which he ran
across twice before-the first time
twenty-five years ago. About Septem-
ber. 1885. Mr.. Kirby encountered the
tortoise and marked the initials 81.
X" on its back and turned II loose.
Eight years later the same terrapin
was again found within less than 200
yards of where 1t was first found. It
was carried about a quarter of a mile
and released. Last Saturday Mr.. Kir-
by found 1t the second time within
200 yards Of where 1t was first found.
1t Is now In the possession of Mr.. Kir-
by. who thinks Of bringing 1t to the
county fair. He says 1t does not ap-
pear to be any older or larger than
when he first found It, The land was
not cleared in 1885, but has been
since.
Greenwood, October 26: The case
against young B. F. King Jr., son Of
r. F. King of Coronaca, has been
dropped by the Federal authorities
A formal order to that effect was sign
ed by Judge Brawley in Greenville
this week. Mr.. King was represent
ed by S. Fl. McGhee, Of Greenwood.
and Cothran, Dean and Cothran. Of
Greenville. Mr.. King will return to
San Francisco to complete his term
Of enlistment in the navy, about four
w 10 har
that he was arrested in San Francisco
some months ago at the instigation Of
Postofflce Inspector Gregory in con-
nection with the old Metropolitan
Loan and Trust company, of Green
wood, Of which W. H. Nichols was
the head. Nichols who was located
In Oklahoma. has just been tried and
convicted out there of a fraudulent
scheme in selling oil stoves for fruit
growers. Nichols, who was operating
under the name Of Jackson In Okla
homa, and who denied that he had
ever been to Greenwood, finally ad-
mitted on trial that he had been here
and that his real name was w. J.
Nichols.
-Greenville dispatch of Wednesday:
Five years in the Atlanta peni-
tentiary Is the sentence imposed to-
day on Milton A. Carlisle, former
president Of the Newberry National
bank, who was convicted last week
on five counts of an indictment alleg-
ing misapplication of the funds of
the institution. The sentence was
passed by Judge Brawley when court
convened this morning, the motion
for a new trial having been argued
and refused yesterday afternoon. No
tice Of appeal was given by the attor-
ney for the defense. This appeal is
to the circuit court Of appeals, which
meets three times a year In Rich
mond, Va. It Is not believed that the
appeal will be brought up until the
May session of that court. The de-
fendant was given an extension Of
time to so days to get up his bill Of
exceptions. 1t Is possible that the
case may be taken to the supreme
court Of the United States. It is re-
ported on good authority that indict-
future against three other directors
of this bank who are associated with
Carlisle in the alleged corrupt trans
actions.
-Monck's Corner. October 26: Dal-
las V. earn, a magistrate of this coun-
ty. who was arrested a short time
James Warner was given a prelimi-
nary hearing before Magistrate Will
der here today and was discharged
from custody. julius Dangerfield,
Jointly charged with earn and arrest
ed at the same time, was held for the
court Of general sessions which will
convene here on Monday, November
I. Special Detective Thompson, who
was sent by Gov. Ansel to investigate
the facts, as result Of which the two
arrests were made, will leave here in
the morning to make his report to
the chief executive. At about II
o'clock on the night of September IS,
James Warner, a negro, living in the
neighborhood Of the earns Cross
Roads section, was called to his door
and upon opening 1t was riddled with
buckshot. The dastardly affair ex-
cited the indignation of the peace
loving members Of the community
and some one wrote to the governor,
with the result that the governor or
dered the investigation. It Is not yet
known what further action will be TAX
en- in the matter by the state.
- Lancaster, October 26: M. F.
knight who removed from Lancaster
to Rock Hill some two or three years
ago, committed suicide yesterday in
the Primus section Of this county,
where he had been spending a few
days with his son, Leonard Knight. He
was last seen alive at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning at his sons home, when
he appeared bright and cheerful. At
midday when his son and others re-
turned from the fields Mr.. Knight
could not be found about the premises
and a search was instituted for him.
Finally his dead body was discovered
suspended by plow line around his
neck from the branch Of tree in a
body Of woods about $50 yards from
the house. Coroner King of Lancaster