Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Three cadets were dismissed from
the Citadel last Saturday for hazing.
The cadet corps have been pledged not
to engage in anything Of the kind
again.
-. Three prominent white men, F..
Cantrell, Charles NJ. Gaines and
Charles L. Angel were last Saturday
morning adjudged guilty of murder
in the Oconee county court at Wal
halla, having been tried for the muir
der of Robert Emerson, young
farmer, whose body was found under
a railroad trestle last December. 1t
was at first thought that Emerson had
been killed by a train, but officers in
stituted an investigation which re-
suited in the arrest of Henry Brown,
a negro, who later confessed, at the
same time duplicating the three white
men named. Cantrell was formerly a
member of the police force Of Green
vile. The murder was committed for
the purpose Of robbery.
- Columbia, November 12: During
the past year there were S34,334 tons
of fertilizer and 140,705 tons of cot
ton seed meal used by the farmers
of the state. according to report sub
mitted yesterday by Clemson college
to the department of agriculture.
This is total tonnage of 975,039 tons
which is valued at approximately
500, 100000. taking the average price
Clemson college derives a tax Of 25
cents on every ton of fertilizer sold in
the state and will receive approx
mately $250,000 this year. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be a measure
introduced in the general assembly
asking that the number Of scholar
ships be increased for the institution.
The State Farmers union placed it
self on record as favoring the in
crease Of scholarships.
- Greenville, November 13: Fa-
tally wounded by an unknown assail-
ant about o'clock this afternoon,
Albert Dearman of Spartanburg was
found at o'clock this evening and
hurried to a hospital where he died
late tonight. Dearman was wounded
four times in the shoulder, neck, up
per lip and forearm. At first it was
thought that his life might be saved,
but his wounds were found to be
fatal, and he succumbed about mid
night. Dearman was shot near the
vicinity of the tenderloin district and
his unconscious form was dragged in
found later. The victim was uncon-
scious and his body was bathed in
blood from his many wounds. Dear
man, who was about % years old, was
on q visit TO Greenville. The police
are working on the case. but so far
have made no arrests.
- Columbia State November g.:
President Hudson of the South At
lantic States Corn exposition which is
to be held in Columbia from Decem-
ber to s, is receiving many letters
from the farmers of North Carolina,
Georgia and South Carolina with re-
ference to the exposition. 1t is eX-
pected that several thousand farmers
will send exhibits to the exposition.
The sum of approximately $4,000 has
been secured by the exposition for the
best corn to be grown in the three
states. The exposition will be edu-
cative as well as entertaining. 1t will
mark the climax of corn production
in the south and offers prizes that
make it worth while to send in eXhib-
bits. Every farmer in the three
states is requested to send his exhibits
to the exposition. There are num-
Der of corn shows being held in the
various counties of the state. Each
county will be asked to send an ex-
hibit to the exposition. Besides sew
eral we'll known speakers there will
be an aviation meet. All farmers who
desire to enter exhibits for the diff
ferent prizes should communicate
with \. ID. Hudson of Newberry.
- Columbia State: Sam R. Kirk
land. a farmer living near Blaney, will
be tried this week at Camden in the
court of general sessions on the charge
of having instigated his wife, Isabelle
kirkland, to commit suicide on March
%. The case is expected to develop
sensational features. To certain
extent it is an exact parallel of the w.
r. Jones case in Union county The
facts brought out at the cOrOner's in
quest. held soon after Mrs. Kirk
lands tragic end, were deemed suffi-
cient to hold her husband. Sam Kirk
land. for her death. On the after
noon of March "a. after having been
out driving with her husband, Mrs.
Kirkland came back home. her neck
bleeding profuSely from wound.
She went into her house. and back
into the kitchen. where she drenched
parts of her clothing with kerosene and
then set herself on fire. Before help
could reach her she had been burned
so severely that she died in a few
hours 1t is probable that the Kirk
land case will he tried the middle of
the present week. Many witnesses
have been summoned by the state and
the defense. Sam Kirkland will be
represented by Mendel l.. Smith. w
II. cobb, solicitor for the Seventh
district. will leave for Camden to-