Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Chester jury failed to agree in
| the case of Mrs. ]. w. Reid, suing for
$4,000 damages for alleged injuries
received as the result Of a delayed
train, and a mistrial was ordered.
j. H. Caldwell, the dynamite far
mer Of Spartanburg, made only S5
bushels on his contest acre Of corn.
Every ear of the corn was gathered,
shucked and weighed in the presence
of the committee.
| Sam R. Kirkland, who was tried in
| Camden last week for the murder Of
his wife was acquitted. The trial turn
ed on the cross examination Of Miss
Mary Kirkland, the 22-year-old daugh-
ter of the accused. She admitted on
the stand that a few days before the
tragedy she had confessed to her
mother that she was about to become
mother. This information worried
both parents to distraction. The in
ference was that Mrs! Kirkland COM
mitted suicide on account Of her
daughters shame.
| - At Camden last Saturday Judge
Shipp signed an order appointing A.
NJ. Lumpkin Of Columbia, receiver for
the state dispensary, and the papers
were filed in Columbia the same day
The Richland Distilling company Is
charged in the complaint with hav-
| ing defrauded the state Of South
Carolina out Of $500,O00. A collusion
between the officers Of the company
and the members of the state board
Of dispensary directors Is alleged.
That the company rebated the d.
rectorate and overcharged the state
of South Carolina for whiskies sold
are allegations in the complaint. The
order issued by Judge Shipp was on
exparte showing of Attorney w. F.
Stevenson Of Cheraw for the state.
The order in part is: 1T appearing
that the property Of the defendant
herein is abandoned and that there
is no officer or agent charged with
the control Of the said property OF
said corporation or attorney to act
for the said corporation, 1t is ordered
that A. M. Lumpkin be appointed re-
ceiver of the property and Is directed
Immediately to take charge Of all and
singular the assets Of the said COM
pany." The assets Of the company
consist Of real estate to the amount
of eight acres and buildings, on the
aggregate valued at $4,000. accord
ing to the complaint, and at $4,000.
according to Judge Ships order. The
order also restrains the agents and en-
ployes of the Richland Distilling COM
pany from interfering Wltn the COLI
troll of the property. The reason for
the unusal action in this case is found
in the decision handed down a few
days ago by the supreme court in the
Carolina Glass company case. 1t was
in that case pointed out by the court
that the dispensary commission has
no lien on the property Of the COM
pany. 1t had been the intention OF
the commission to take up the Rich
land distillery case but the supreme
courts decision seemed to make re-
course direct to the courts necessary.
The Blocks, who were principal own
ers of the distillery, were indicted at
Chester, charged with defrauding the
state in connection with dealings with
the old state dispensary. In word
the proceeding in Camden today Is to
get immediate possession Of the dis
tillery property in this state and to
convert the same into cash. Then the
state, which was the big creditor, as
alleged in the complaint, will go to
court to prove its claim Of 100000.
Thus at least the value of the proper
ty will be secured by today's proceed
ings.