Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

that the full enrolment VIII reacn
100.
- Charley McAlhaney, aged As, was
killed by Bryant Dukes a young boy,
near Branchville Saturday afternoon.
McAlhaney drove the boy out of n
cornfield and ran him until the boy
was exhausted and he then shot in
sclf-defense.
Governor Ansel has approved the
findings OF the court of inquiry in the
Boyd Brock investigation. His en-
dOrsement on the paper was: After
careful consideration, the findings Of
the court of inquiry are hereby ap-
proved"
- The Hon. Ernest Moore, of Lam
caster, has been appointed, by Gov
ernor Ansel, as special judge to hold
court for Fairfield county at the regu-
lar September term, both common
pleas and general sessions. The ap-
pointment was made on the recon-
mendation of the supreme court.
The people Of Kershaw county had
big celebration at Camden last
Thursday to mark the completion Of
the new steel bridge over the Wateree
river at Camden. The bridge has a
span of 375 feet, and with one eXcep-
ton, this is the longest span east of
the Mississippi river. The bridge cost
about $4,000. 1t is said to be capable
of holding up any load that is likely
to be put on it up to thirty thousand
pounds. and the engineers claim that
it will last till doomsday."
- Columbia, Sept. II: Jacob T. Bar
ron. senior member of the Columbia
law firm of Barron, Moore and Bar
ron, one of the leading lawyers
% tata Oh off
in several dignified secret orders,
died at ten o'clock this morning
in Kansas City. where he had gone
for treatment. News of Mr.. Barron's
death came in a telegram to his fami-
ly. Mr.. Barron had been in Ill health
for about eight months. and had vain
ly sought healing at a number of sani-
tariums during that time, but lately
his condition was thought to have i'm
proved. The sad news received today
was therefore most unexpected.
- Spartanburg, September Is: A
deputy sheriff and posse returned to-
day from Glendale with no clue as to
the identity of the two men alleged to
have robbed DR.. w. G. Sexton OF $500
yesterday morning. 1t was stated that
q negro woman, Helen Prince, said
she saw DR.. Sexton walking toward
the car line at about the time he
claimed q negro man was assisting
him to the car line, after he had laid
unconscious all day. due to chloroform
administered by thugs. There is no
person in the community by the name
Of Waldrep. to whom he said he had
received a call. On inquiry at the
bank Of Spartanburg, where his ac-
counts are kept. 1t was stated that he
had not drawn out $500 or any like
sum.
- Greenville, September Is: Guilty
Of murder with recommendation to
the mercy of the court, was the ver-
dict reached late this afternoon by the
jury in the case against j. G.. Lindley,
charged with the murder Of Ben AL
len, near this city. six or seven months
ago. Lindley was Immediately sem
fenced by Judge Gary to life time i'm
prisonment at hard labor. Lindley
was convicted at the last term or
court Of murder, but new trial was
granted him on the grounds that he
had not had sufficient time to get his
witnesses together. The case was be-
gun Yesterday afternoon, continuing
through today. Throughout 1t has
created great interest, the killing OF
Allen having been surrounded by many
mysterious circumstances. A num-
ber of witnesses were brought up,
among whom was the wife of Allen.
- Laurens, September 16: Guilty OF
manslaughter with recommendation to
mercy was the verdict found at $50
this afternoon by the jury in the case
Of West T. Gregory. charged with the
murder in July Of Cal Furr. Notice OF
motion for a new trial was given by
the defendants counsel The trial OF
Gregory commenced yesterday and
occupied the court practically through
today's session, the case going to the
Jury at $50 p. m. The killing or Furr
occurred July 23, on the streets or
Clinton, where both men lived as en-
ployes of a cotton MILL Furr was shot
to death on the spot by Gregory, who
after emptying the contents of his own
pictol into Furr, picked up the dying
mans revolver and fired several more
shots into his PROSTATE form. Greg
orys plea was that Furr had ruined
his home and had subsequently stat
ed that he was prepared for the de-
fendant.
- John Rabb, a negro, was convict
ed at Columbia, Saturday, of the muir
der of Hilton Smith, city jailer, sew
eral months ago. Rabb was recon-
mended to the mercy Of court and will
receive a life time in the penitentiary.
- Greenville, September 16: For
the murder of officer Waldrop at
Piedmont about two months ago, Bunk
Sherard, a young negro, was today
sentenced by Judge Gary to hang on
the first Friday in October. Court ad-
journed today after a two weeks ses-
sion. Sherard was one of group or
crap shooters which party of officers
including Waldrop, was attempting TO
arrest. Sherard had shotgun and
while the officer had hold Of him, fir
ed the weapon. There was consider
able excitement over the affair and
posse searched the woods for him for
two days. The negro was convicted
last Thursday. but tainted as the sem
tence was about to be delivered. This
will be the first hanging in this county
in a number of years.
Aiken. September 16: With all
the votes in the district in, with the
contest in Aiken and Hampton dis
years solicitor of the second circuit
is nominated by the second primary
to congress by the remarkably small
majority of So votes The contest
was a warm one. and the exact result
of the primary was not known untll
every county had made the official
count. After hearing the contest In
Aiken this morning, the executive
committee dismissed the protest and
declared the result Of the election as
canvassed yesterday, which gave
Ryrnes in this county 2,153 and Pat
terson 1885, thus ending one Of the
most remarkable campaigns ever eX-
perenced in this district, and provid-
ing another step to the political ca
reer Of James F. Byrnes, whose flight
i'm honors bestowed by the people OF
the county and district has been very
rapid, the result of matchless cam
paigning.
Columbia Record: Is there to be
another morning newspaper in Colum-
bia? Rumors that such a venture was
under consideration became current
Tuesday night and Wednesday. Mr.
George R. KeOster, whose name some
of the reports connected with the en-
terprise, was asked for a statement
Mr.. Keoster answered without hesita-
ton, when called up by telephone at
his home, saying that he knew there
was a movement to raise a capital OF
S25O.O0O to establish a new morning
paper, but he was not ION the inside
and could give little information about
the matter. He thought it not unlike