Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-26
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER a6, 1911.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Dispatches of yesterday said the
famous label case would come up in
the Richland court of general sessions
today.
Mr.. James H. Price, a member of
the Greenville bar, has gathered from
the records that Greenville county has
had 341 murders during the last 10
years.
Chester, September 25: George
Darby, a white resident of the Baton
Rouge section of this county, was
lodged in Jail this morning on the
charge of criminal assault. Darby
protests his innocence of the charge.
Governor Blease Is quoted as say
ing that there will be no change in the
office of commissioner of commerce
and labor, at least until the expiration
of Mr.. Watson's present term. This
Is taken to mean that Commissioner
Watson and the governor have come
to an understanding that did not seem
to exist when the governor went into
office.
- Samuel N. Hyde, the Anderson
man, who was convicted last week IF
numbering his wife and her father,
was on Friday sentenced to be hanged,
Friday, October 20. Hyde makes no
objection to paying the death penalty;
but a number of Anderson people in
sist that he Is not a sane man and
they propose asking the governor to
commute his sentence.
-Waddy Porter, white, was acciden-
tally killed near Easley last Saturday
by Jack Looper, also white. The two
men were hunting together. A rabbit
Jumped up and as both prepared to
shoot, the barrels Of their guns came in
contact with each other. Looper's
gun, which was cooked, was discharg-
ed by the concussion and the charge
entered Porter's side. Porter died in
about 45 minutes.
After learning of the governors
action in ordering out the militia on
account of Spartanburg's street car
strike, a number of prominent citizens
got together in Spartanburg, consid-
cred the situation, decided there was
no need for troops and asked that the
order be held up. Information yes
terday was that everything was quiet
in Spartanburg, and that the trouble
seemed to be In fair way to settle
ment.
-. Spartanburg, September %: On
account Of the conditions prevailing In
Spartanburg, which are occasioned by
the lockout Of the motormen and
conductors Of the Spartanburg Rail-
way, Gas and Electric company, the
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson
railway, commonly known as the In
terurban, will not request the city
council to grant a franchise at the
meeting this evening. Officials Of the
interurban state that IL Spartanburg
were to give them franchise during
the present crisis, such an action may
be referred to at later date and they
preferred to obtain any privileges or
concessions from the council while
matters W re in perfectly normal
state. There Is little doubt but that
the franchise will be granted to the
interurban, but this action will not be
taken until the troubles Of the local
company have been completely clear
ed away. Vice President w. s. Lee and
q. V. Taylor are in the city today and
addressed a letter to Mayor ]. B. Lee,
telling him Of their desire that council
postpone action on granting the fran
chise. The letter Is a model of the
very best and highest purposes and the
interurban has taken a high stand. 1t
conclusively illustrates the temper Of
these people toward Spartanburg and
shows that they want to come here
with the unanimous support of the
people.
- The State September 26: To dis
cuss the best methods Of securing a
good price for the cotton crop and to
elect delegates to the South Carolina
Cotton congress, which meets in this
city Thursday, mass meetings were
held yesterday in a number OF coun-
ties Of South Carolina. The meetings
were called by e. ]. Watson, commits
sioner Of agriculture, who is president
of the Southern Cotton congress or
ganized at a recent meeting In Mont
gomery, and E. w. Dabbs, president
Of the South Carolina Farmers Un-
ion. The trend of thought at these
meetings apparently was strongly in
favor Of some action looking to a
movement to hold cotton for a better
price than now prevailing. In Ches-
ter positive steps were taken, with the
selection of township committees which
are to canvass the farmers of Chester
county and report on how many OF
them are willing to work together to
secure higher prices by Withholding
their cotton from the market until
a better level of prices prevails. The
bankers Of Chester expressed them
selves as willing to help the farmers
hold their cotton. 1t was the senti-
ment of the Chester meeting, as ex-
pressed in resolutions, that one-half Of
the county's cotton crop ought to be
held for a price to be fixed. In Sum-
ter the bank representatives pledged
their efforts to secure half a million
dollars, If that much be necessary. to
finance the county's cotton crop and
enable the farmers to get better
price for their product. In Orange
burg one bank offered to handle 1000
bales at a 81 per cent interest rate. In
Newberry the bankers and insurance
men told Of their desire to help their
patrons. In general the meetings
seemed to nresage a decided move
ment to hold cotton for higher prices.
Anderson, September "a: On No
vember IL of last year d. V. Welborn,
young lumberman, was arrested on
the streets of Townville, this county,
on the charge of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct. He was placed in the
towns guard house for the night, and
some time during the night the house
was destroyed by fire. Next morning
the charred and almost unrecognizable
remains of Welborn were found in the
ashes. A jury empaneled by the cor
oner next day returned verdict that
the deceased came to his death by fire
Of unknown origin while a prisoner In
the guard house. 1t was supposed
that Welborn, in attempting to escape
from the house, set 1t afire, and that
he was responsible for his own death.
M. c. Long, who until recently was
court stenographer for this circuit, but
who resigned that position to practice
law at Walhalla, and who has done
some clever detective work, has been
working quietly on the Welborn case,
and it is said that he has become con-
vinced that Welborn had been mur"
dered before he was placed I'm the