Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-17
FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1910.

Executive committee: w. f. Con-
Zales. E. H. Aull, f. H. DeCamp. The
members Of the association, with a
large number of friends, left Spar
tanburg yesterday morning OIL an ex-
cursion over the c. G.. & o., railroad
for Dante, Va.
- Union correspondence News and
Courier, June IA: The court OF gen.
eral sessions for this county has been
engaged the entire day in hearing af-
| fidavits, pro and con, in the motion
Of w. r. Jones. who is asking for
new trial. The hearing has been thus
drawn out because Of the rule that,
as each affidavit Is presented, oppos-
ing counsel must object to it either
as a whole or as to such parts as are
deemed Objectionable. This rule has
I been followed very largely, and in
many instances involved considerable
argument, which has heightened out
the hearing very much. This after
noon Judge Gruber allowed the de-
fendant's attorneys further time to Sc
cure affidavits in reply to the new mat
ter contained in the atfidavits intro
duced by the state. For this purpose
the hearing was postponed until FRI
day morning Many of the atfida-
Wits are of such n nature that 1t Is
impossible to publish them. The case
| Is being ably and determinedly fought
| on both sides, no quarter being asked
or given. Judge Gruber Is making,
| by the fairness and clearness Of his
rulings, a most excellent impression.
- Sidney Hursey, a young lawyer,
Of Dillon was shot three times and
motally wounded as he left the court
room there Tuesday afternoon by
Richard S. Davis, who, with his
wife, runs the Central hotel
here. Davis, Immediately after the
shooting, gave himself up, and the
only explanation he gave Of the TRACE
DIV was the statement that Hursey had
ruined his home. Hursey was an un-
married man and was the son of
merchant in Dillon. Davis was raised
near here and is prominently con-
nected. When court adjourned this
afternoon Hursey left the court house
and crossed the street towards Evans
pharmacy. Just as he stepped upon
the sidewalk, he was met by Davis,
who fired three shots in rapid sue
cession, two from double-barreled
Derringer and one from 32-calibre
Colts. One bullet took effect a lit
tie above and back Of the left ear and
another in the right lung near the
collar bone. The third shot, the doc
tors state, entered the same lung or
else went wild. Davis was indicted
by the grand jury on Wednesday, ar
raigned and plead not guilty.
strong array of counsel has been en-
ployed for the defense and the prose-
cution.
- Newberry special June IA to CO.
lumbia State: Quite fiutter was per-
ceptible today when Attorney General
Lyon appeared in the court room and
with Solicitor Cooper handed out an
Indictment against H. II. Evans, charg-
ing him with receiveing rebates while
he was a director Of the dispensary.
The grand jury brought in true bill.
Mr.. Evans Immediately appeared In
court and through his counsel, E. s.
Blease, offered bond and asked that
day be set at once for trial. The at
torney general suggested that the
amount required from other defend
ants, similarly charged, was from $1O,-
900 to $25,000 and he thought the
amount Of the bond for Mr.. Evans
should be $4,000. Mr. Blease urged
that this amount was out of all pro-
portions to the fine that would be i'm
posed even were the defendant guilty
and, while his client was among his
friends and was able to give the
amount easily, he thought 1t was ex-.
cessive. Judge Aldrich admitted the
defendant to bah in the sum Of $1,000,
which was promptly given and Evans
smilingly paid his respects to the at
torney general and to Judge Aldrich
and with apparent satisfaction
beaming from his ruddy countenance
passed out among his friends. The
counsel for Mr.. Evans urged an i'm
mediate trial, saying that his client
was ready and anxious for prompt
determination Of the case, but upon
motion Of the attorney general the
court continued the case till next term
of court. The indictment charges
that rebates were received from one
M. A. Goodman in 1900 and also In
1902 in amounts of 5000 and $3.50.
1t is only question of a few
weeks until the business Of the dis
pensary commission will be completed
and thus will end an interesting chap
ter in the history of the state, says
the Columbia State Of Wednesday.
When all of the matters Of the COM
mission have been attended to the
state will have been saved nearly
$500,O0O. When the commission took
charge Of the affairs Of the old state
dispensary, it was not believed that
much money would be saved. The
commission has been assisted by the
firm of Anderson, Fielder & Roundtree
of Atlanta. The commission has been
at work for the past several years
practically all Of the business Of
the commission has been completed"
said DR.. w. ]. Murray Of Columbia,
the chairman Of the commission, land
it will be a very short time until we
will disband. The most important
matter and that which may hinge the
future work of the commission is the
case Of the Carolina Glass company,
which is now pending before the su-
preme court. The claim Of the Caro-
lima Glass company was wiped out
and an Overjudgment of over 100000
was found. The company appealed
to the supreme court from this finding
and also from the action of the COM
mission in holding up the claims Of
the company against several Of the
county dispensary boards 1t has
been claimed by the glass company
that the act passed at the last session
of the general assembly which gave
the commission further powers in
winding up the affairs of the dispen-
sary was unconstitutional. The case
of the Carolina Glass company, ex-
cept a few minor claims, is. the only
case now before the supreme court.
The glass case is the most important
and should the supreme court de-
eide against the commission the status
of affairs will be changed considera-