Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Ernest E. Grimsley, the young
white man, who a few weeks ago
shot Mrs. Rosa Bessinger and her
nephew, Walter Sandifer, to death in
a Columbia restaurant, was tried and
convicted in the Richland sessions
court Wednesday on the charge OF
murder. On recommendation to
mercy the court sentenced Grimsley to
life imprisonment in the penitentiary.
- Governor Blease has refused to
pardon G. C. Bigham, the young
Georgetown doctor, who, with w. b.
Avant, was convicted in the fall Of
1909, Of the killing Of Bigham's wife
and each sentenced to three and a
half years in the penitentiary. Both
the convicted men escaped while out
on bond and have never been appre-
hended.
Charleston, June 8: Adjutant Cen
eral w. w. Moore, who Is here to-
day to see about the preliminary tar
get shooting for making up the Camp
Perry rife team, says that there will
not likely be any militia encampment
this year, because Of lack of funds.
He will go to Fort Moultrie tomorrow
to arrange details for the encamp-
ment of the Aiken and Lancaster ar
tllleTy cONlpdIlcS III Juiy.
A second order was issued from
the adjutant generals office Wednes-
day, changing in several instances the
detail recently named. to attend the
border manoeuvres. The revised de-
tail from the first infantry Is. as fol-
lows: Lieut.. Col. John r. Lindsay,
Capt. P. K. McCully, Jr., adjutant,
Capt. ]. Frost Walker, Jr., Capt. Will
u tnh Tr p
tendance will be limited to fourteen
days, exclusive of the time necessar-
lily required for travel to and from
the camp.
j. Pink Bouknight, aged So years,
prominent farmer of Lexington
county, was shot and killed early Tues
day morning, supposedly by VIII Col
lins, a negro while leading a posse OF
white caps" who were after Collins,
who was accused of burning the barn
of Joel Fulmer. a farmer Of the Dutch
Fork section Of that county. After
shooting Bouknight the negro made
his escape from his house, and was
fired on by the posse as he ran. No
trace of the negro can be found, but
many people Of the vicinity believe
that the negro was killed and his body
thrown In Broad river to hide the
crime. Bouknight leaves a wife and
several children.
- Spartanburg, June 6: While asleep
on a pallet in his cottage at Whitney
mills near this city, Geo. Drummond,
a negro, was shot and instantly killed
by three unknown negro men who af-
ter the shooting made good their es-
cape and have not been captured yet.
One shot was fired with shot gun and
the entire load took effect In the neck
of the dead negro. He was asleep
when shot and physicians state that
1t Is not probable that he was con-
scious of being shot, so soon did he die
after being wounded. Their motive Is
a mystery. Coroner Turner who con-
Quoted an inquest stated that 1t was
his opinion that the men who killed
Drummond were under the influence Of
liquor at the time and were insanely
drunk.
Columbia, June 8: Holding that
the publications complained Of were
legitimate criticisms in matter Of
public concern, R. E. Copes, circuit
Judge, has signed an order dismissing
the three libel suits Of $4,000 each
against the State. The plaintiffs were:
F.. c. Black, E. o. Black and ]. E.
Black of Columbia. The demurrer
interposed by the defense was sus-
tanned by Judge Copes at every point.
The action was brought in May. 1910.
The demurrer Of the defense set forth
that on it's face the complaint did not
state facts sufficient to constitute a
cause of action. The following Is the
order of Judge Copes: THE demurrer
to the complaint in the above stated
action, and arguments of counsel pro
ct con, were heard by me at the sec
ond session of the spring term, A. d.
1911, Of said court. Upon considera-
ton Of the same, and it appearing that
the publications attributed to the de-
fendant are criticisms and expressions