Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-07
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

| for receiving SlZ,5OO WOTlu VI STATE
bonds from former Bond Clerk Daniel
Zimmerman, of the state treasurers 8
office. died today at his home on Park
street i'm his nth year, after an illness
which has dated since his trial two
wears ago. The funeral will be held
Saturday morning from his home. and
interment will be in ElmwOod Gene
tery. Mr.. Gibson was at liberty under
bond, pending a motion before the CIR
cult court for new trial, on the
ground of after-discovered evidence,
The supreme court having passed an
order to this effect. Mr.. Zimmerman
was pardoned last year.
Gaffney special Of June 4, to the
Columbia State: Deputy Collector
Merrick of Greenville accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Watkins. State Officer
Williamson and Deputy Sheriff Lock
hart, made a raid into the Thlckety
Mountain section eight miles west of
Gaffney today and destroyed a ninety
gallon copper still which was in full
Operation. About one thousand gal
Ions of beer and mash, ten fermenters
and quantity of jugs. The copper
still and worm and all connections
were destroyed. Two men who were
operating the plant, made good their
escape after being pursued quite dis
tance by the officers. The officers were
unable to recognize either Of the men.
This is the same neighborhood where
the officers were fired upon few
weeks ago, resulting in the killing of
horse.
- Columbia, June 3: The agricul-
tural campaign to be held in every
county in South Carolina was discuss
ed at conference between Ira w. Will
lams of the United States Farm DEM
onStration work in this state, and j. =.
Campbell of the Washington office. 1t
was decided to hold the campaign dur
ing the months of July, August and
September. Every one of the forty
three counties will be visited and
great mass meeting of the farmers
held. 1t was announced yesterday by
Mr.. Williams that the programme Tor
the meeting was about complete and
that the dates would be announced in
the near future. It is very probable
that Dr. Seaman A. Knapp and his son.
Bradford Knapp, will speak at num-
ber of places in the state. Other we'll
known agricultural speakers will be
secured for the meetings. The cam
paign will he held under the auspices
of the State Farmers Union and the
Farm Demonstration Work. and A. j..
A.. Perritt, the president of the Union.
will cooperate with Mr.. Williams. The
meetings in each county will be under
the supervision and direction of che
county demonstration agent and the
local president of the Farmers Union.
I'VE will try to make the campaign as
interesting as possible" said Mr. Will
liams, 'and among the features Will he
the address i'm each county as to the
best methods of corn production in
that particular section.
Darlington special of June 4, to
the Columbia State: A general shoot
ing affair took place on yesterday in
the Lydia section of this county be-
tween two families, Northcutt and
CASTOR, with the result that one man,
Scarborough Stevens, negro, is dead
The two families have had differences,
it is said, for some time, but nobody
seems to know the immediate cause
of the recent difficulty. The shooting
took place i'm the edge of small strip
of woods one family being in the field
the other just i'm the woods, and the
negro. Stevens, at the other point OF
the triangle between the two groups.
Magistrate F. +. ThOrnwell of Harts-
vile, went Immediately to the scene
Yesterday morning, to hold an inquest
and after taking all of the evidence
the jury found that the deceased came
To his death from a gunshot wound
from parties unknown. Today MagiS-
trate Z. Il. War; of Darlington, issued
warrant for Ashbury CASTOR, the
father. and Frank and Louis CaSton
his sons, for assault, upon Information
from T. l.. and l.. II. Northcutt and the
CaStons in turn Swore out warrants
against the Northcutts, charging the
same Offense Winchesters were the
weapons used by all the parties. All of
the defendants gave bond for appear
ance at the approaching term of court
- Greenville News: At the recent
session of criminal court in this city,
Judge r. G. Watts granted motion
| for stay of sentence i'm the case of
the State against w. T. Jones, the
| wealthy Union county farmer, who
| murdered his wife. This stay of SEN
tcnCe was given pending motion for
a new trial on the ground of alleged
after discovered evidence. The attor-
neys for Jones came to Greenville and
appeared before Judge Watts on Sat
| urday. the last day of the term, and
got his order for stay of sentence,
| which is life Imprisonment in the PEN
| itentiary. The papers over the state
seemed puzzled over the action OF the
| Judge, some of which have been dis
posed to criticiSe Judge Watts quite
severely, while others are harping on
| the old grounds of the laws delay
which a rich man can easily secure
| Recently the Columbia Record printed
the following interesting article in re-
gard to the case: The fact that Judge
r. c. Watts on circuit recently granted
a motion of the attorneys for w. T..
| Jones, the wealthy Union farmer un-
| der life sentence for poisoning his wife
i'm most revolving circumstances, for
stay of sentence pending further mo-
| tion before the circuit court ut Union
! for Il new trial on alleged after dis
| covered evidence, which will have the
effect of keeping the noted prisoner out
of the prnitentiary for perhaps another
year, even if he gets no new trial.
seems to have the weekly press of the
state badly puzzled. Some of the pa
| perS are disposed to CriticiSc severely
| Judge Watts. while others are sending
up the usual cries about the delays OF
| the law q rich man can easily secure
| through Shrewd attorneys. There have
been numerous stays and delays in this
case. and the supreme court itself
having taken three different positions
on the question of after discovered evil
| dcnce within recent years, there is
small wonder that there is confusion
in the minds of laymen. Investigation
here however. reveals that Judge
| Watts was following the latest dcci-
| sion of the supreme court, although
| there is reason To believe that, person.
| ally. he is of the opinion that in a
| case like the Jones case. which was
| passed upon by the supreme court af-
| ter Jones sentence at Union, the su-
premc court alone has jurisdiction
over a subsequent question of after
| discovered evidence. At an en- banc
meeting of the Judges. in which he sat
| when a question came up, h" held with
| the minority that such matter was
| within the jurisdiction. of the supreme
court, solely: but the circuit court en-
banc decided by a large majority the
other way. ON circuit, therefore. there
was nothing left for Judge Watts To do
| but follow the latest decision of ruling
majority. There has been much spec
ulatiom even among lawyers as To the
| effect of this latest position al the
| supreme bench. some taking the posi-
| tion that this opens the way for any
prisoner i'm the pcnitcntiary t" move
! for Il new trial OH "r-disCovcr"d evil
! dcnCc- and Judging from the state
mcntS in the average pardon petition
there are many plausible pleas of this