Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-04
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1910.

secting side streets. Chief of Police
bradford acted as mounted head mar
shal of the line and his men were all
I'D and down the line, on foot and on
wheel seeing that no OVer-anXious
driver tried to ouSt another from his
place and that the crossings of the in
tersecting streets were not blocked. II
was not till nearly dark this afternoon
that the last wagons were emptied
The weighers have not had time to
sum up the number of bales handled
but it is estimated by cotton men that
there were about 1000 bales in town
The price ranged within an average of
about 133 cents, though some sold for
more than this; so on that basis the
cotton bought from wagons in Sumter
today amounted to about $4,000.
Columbia special of October 2, to
the Charlotte Observer: Paul VIII.
liams, q bullet wound in his forehead,
mute evidence of a foul murder, lies
tonight cold in death at local under
taking establishment in this city. A
crowd of the morbidly curious sur
rounds the building and the lowered
tones of conversation bespeak the in
tense interest in the mysterious shoot
ing. The body was brought in on the
Augusta train at 7.30 o'clock this even
ing. All that the crowd gathered III
front of the morgue knew was that
Paul Williams, a 19-year-old young
man. had been shot early today by
some persons on the circus tram OF
Hagenback and Wallace. His oody
was found today by the crew OF
nassing freight at Summit, a few
miles from Batesburg, in Lexington
county. Two young men at o'clock
this morning boarded the circus tram
in this city. after the show OF last
night. One of them, !. c. Weekley Is IN
the city tonight. He brought the SAD
message Of his companions death. Ine
story told by Weekley is remarkable
for the period of the worlds existence.
II is more q. story of ages gone by
when bandits roamed and to rob man
was the work of gentlemen. That
Weekley and Williams were asked 10
go along on the circus train by some
of the men is the information had
here. One of the room mates of the
two bows is responsible for this state
ment. According to Weekley after the
train had sped past Lexington several
men came running through the cars
and out on the fiat car where he ana
his companion was. He ran and got
under some canvas in another car.
There he remained. breathless with
fear. He hoped that Williams would
follow. He heard pistol shot ring
out. but still he remained where ne
was. Soon he heard some one approach
softly and the man lying above the
canvas he was under was relieved or
his money. That was the last Weekiey
heard until he reached Warrenville.
where he slipped off of the back or
the train where he had afterward run.
Today the body of Williams was found
near Summit Near his body was
watch fob but his watch was missing
on the coat of Williams was blood.
And il is said that blood was strewn
on the circus train. The theory that is
advanced here is that the men who dld
the shooting and the robbing knew
that it was pay day with the circus
and they either went along for that
purpose or belonged to the circus
troupe. Williams was employed here
as a clerk in the Southern railway Of
flee. He was only 10 years of age ana
was a handsome fellow. His father
formerly conducted a jewelry store
here. His mother was wired OF the
shooting. she being on trip In New
York state. His father is in Athens,
Ca. and arrived here late tonight. +.
J. Williams is the name of the father
of Paul Williams. He moved to Attn
ems some time ago, his original home
being i'm Georgia.