Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-14
sourH CAROLINA NEWS.

ing His hOnOrs charge to the grand
Jury was in several respects out ot the
usual run. He told them that 1t was
their duty To inquire as to the cohdl-
tOnS of the free schools of the cOun-
~. and to see to it that they were pre-
sided over by competent teachers ana
| that the trustees were efficient. ana
were properly performing their duties
| He spoke for a general attendance or
| the white children upon the schools.
THESE remarks were made on account
| of disclosures while holding court last
week at Sauda. conditions in that
county showing that there were q
Thousand more negro than white chill
dren attending school. He urged the
jury To look carefully into the offices
| of the magistrates and If they found
| that any OF these officers were inctii-
| cient to so report and recommend
| their removal; that this Office should
| be filled by the very best men: that at
| the recent term of the Lexington courE
| n matter came to light that shocked
him. both as a man and judge. That
a negro was killed almost in sight Of a
magistrate, the officer impanelled a
| jury, upon which was placed the per-
son who did the killing and verdict
| was returned that the deceased came
TO his death at the hands of parties
unknown to them. Such a happening
was a menace to law enforcement, and
| a discredit not only to the officer but
to our civilization.
| - Greenville special of October 13 to
Columbia State: Many details Of the
affairs of the Newberry National bank
| from 1901 to the present time were
brought out today i'm the United States
court in the trial of Milton A. Carlisle,
former president of this bank, who Is
alleged to have misapplied its funds.
AmOng the principal witnesses were
Geo. s. Mower. a director In the bank
until recently. and George Johnstone.
attorney for the bank, and who was
Intimately connected with it's affairs
| during the period Of the indictment,
| 1907 and 1908. There were also
number of other witnesses put up by
the prosecution to prove the alleged
| Insolvency Of the defendant and Of the
Cold Point Granite company, of which
lhe was president and treasurer. The
| defense endeavOred to show by cross
examination Of the governments wit
nesses that other directors of the bank
were indebted to 1t as well as Mr.. Car
Isle. continuing their efforts to show
that the directors did not exercise
proper supervision over the bank. In
addition to its efforts to show the in
solvency Of the defendant, the prose-
cuton also put forth evidence to show
that the alleged unsecured loans to
himself by Mr.. Carlisle were made
without the knowledge of a discount
ling committee appointed to supervise
1.-THE matter. The trial will In all prob
ability extend through this week and
possibly into the regular term, which
begins here next Tuesday.
Columbia State, October IA: The
suit Of Mrs. May w. Farmer for $25,0OO
damages from Wade II. Sellers. who
shot and killed her husband, James p.
Farmer. on February 22, 1908, will go
to the jury today in the Richland coun-
ty court of general sessions. Argu-
ments will be made by four Of the at
| torneys for the defense and plaintiff
this morning. The testimony in the
case has been practically the same as
in the two previous criminal prosecu-
tions Of w. Fl. Sellers for the murder
Of Farmer while he was acting as
constable and trying to enter Sellers
residence, 1916 Gadsden street, for the
purpose of searching for whisky early
on the morning of February 90, 1908.
When court convened yesterday MORN
ing. the attorneys for the plaintiff an
| nounced that they would not offer in
evidence the dying declaration of Con-
stable Farmer. The defendant, w. II.
Sellers, took the stand yesterday in his
own behalf. He declared that he shot
Farmer in self-defense after the front
door Of his house had been broken In
and the constable was advancing with
pistol in his hand. The defense put
up several witnesses, who testified that
threats had been made against the de-
| fendant by Constable Farmer prior TO
| the shooting The defense rested at
112.40 D. m., and the arguments were be-
| gun. J. II. Gettys for the defense, who
spoke first was followed by ]. K. Hen
ry for the plaintiff. This morning
speeches will be made before the jury
by Christie Benet and ]. E. Mcdonald
for the plaintiff, and w. S. Nelson and
f. G. Tompkins for the defendant.
Monck's Corner, October II:
Charged with the murder of the man
over whose body, he acted as coroner at
the inquest which was held following
a brutal killing, Dallas V. earn,
white man, resident OF earns cross
Roads. in Berkeley county, and the
magistrate for that district, is now in
the county Jail at Monck's Corner
along with Julius Dangerfield, anoth-
er white man, the two being charged
with the same crime. The crime with
which they are charged is the murder
of James G. Warner, a negro, near
learns Cross Roads, on Sunday, Sep
Itember IS. On that night warner was
called to his front door and shot, dy-
ling instantly. The next morning Dali
las v. earn, in his capacity as magis-
ltrate. cOrraled a corOner's jury ana
turned in the report Of the inqulsltlon
to the county attorney, Il. Z. Craw-
ford. He examined but one Witness
1.-THE wife of the murdered man. Some
time afterwards people started to talk
Iabout Carn in connection with the
crime, and recently some one sent a
|notice to Gov. AnSel who turned the
case over to a special detective, IL. X.
Thompson. of Washington, d. c., who
at once got TO work on the case. He
yesterday had earn and Dangeriield
arrested on warrants sworn out by
himself The bad blood between the
Carn and Warner families is said to be
| the result of the fact that earn had
been locally accused of improperly de-
Itaining as his hOusekeeper Rosa Lee
Warner. a 16-year- first cousin of
the dead man. She is held in default
of $500 bond as one of the witnesses.
| - Charleston special Of October IL TO
the Columbia State: The well known
law firm of Legare, Holman & Baker
is in process of dissolution. incident To
| the recent death of Duncan j. Baker
and differences which exist between
Congressman George S. Legare and Mr..
Holman. The decision to dissolve the
partnership relations were FASTENED by
| a personal encounter which occurred
i'm the law offices of the firm several
weeks ago and which have served to
estrange the former friends and busi-
ness associates. The troubles between
Messrs Legare and Holman are said
to have been growing for some time.
Mr. Legare was away from his practice
for more than a year during which
time IL was practically in charge of
Mr.. Holman. 1t is said that Mr.. Le-
gare was not satisfied with the ac-
counting upon his return to Charles
ton during the summer and the diff
ferenccS between the men grew more
marked. Mr.. Baker died. Mr.. Hol-
man. it is said, EXPIRE ssed himself at
the Commercial club in condemnatory
terms of Mr.. Legare and the state
ments were carried to Mr.. Legare. Ac-
companied by his counsel and friend
Mr.. Legare called on Mr. Holman and
demanded a retraCtiOn OF the charges
and the language used at the club
house. Mr.. Holman is said to have
called Mr.. Legare liar when the lat