Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

last night when he fell from the ninth
floor of the Loan and Exchange bank
building to the alleyway in the rear
of the building. He was employed ir
the offices of the South Carolina Cot
ton Oil company, on the ninth floor
and was waiting for H. E. Wells. the
manager of the company, who was t.
arrive from the north at 1890 o'clock
Mr.. Reynolds had received a telegram
from Mr.. Wells telling Of his expected
contemplated arrival at that hour. He
had finished some work, and 1t is sup
posed was seated in the window wher
he fell. He was instantly killed. The
body was found at midnight by r. E
North, an engineer, employed in the
building, who was making his rounds
as night watchman. Mr.. North said
he heard a fall about 11.30 o'clock. 1t
is supposed that the accident occurred
at that time. A careful investigation
was made by Coroner Walker. He
came to the conclusion that the boys
death was the result Of an accident
HSDGL tIGyIOluS was q ~''N-
beloved young man and had many
friends in Columbia. He was 20 years
of age, the son of the late John 5.
Reynolds, supreme court librarian, and
a well known author. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. John S. Reynolds;
three sisters, Mrs. Henry L. Forbes
Miss Sarah E. Reynolds and Miss Vir-
ginia v. Reynolds, and one brother,
John S. Reynolds of The State.
Columbia Record: At the Red
Shirt meeting in the Columbia thea
tire, Wednesday night, in his address
to the followers of Wade Hampton
of 1876, Governor Cole l.. Blease
ELECTED great applause by his declar-
alton that as a member of the house
of representatives in 1890 he had
voted for Wade Hampton for senator.
An examination of the journal Of the
house of representatives for that year
shows that while Mr.. Blease did vote
for Hampton on the first ballot, which
succeeding ballots for John L. M. lr-
by, who was elected over Hampton on
the seventh ballot. The journal shows
that in accordance with the federal
law, each house balloted separately
for senator on Tuesday, December 3,
1890. The vote in the house stood:
For Hampton, 81; for Irby, so; for
Donaldson, 80; for ]. ]. Hemphill,
for ~ TILL
man, l: for Robert Smalls, 3. None
of the candidates received majority,
either in house or senate, and in ac-
cOrdance with the law, the two houses
day, when the first joint ballot was
taken. The journal for Wednesday,
December 10, 1890, pages 221 to 22S
shows that on this, the second ballot,
Irby received 63 votes; Donaldson 45;
Hampton AZ; Hemphill and Smalls
/. Those recorded as voting for Irby
(page 222) are as follows: "Messrs.
Alderman, Bissell, Blake, Blease,
Browning, Buchanan, Buist," etc. The
third ballot, on Thursday, December
IL, 1890, pages 244 and 245 of the
journal, show again that Blease
voted for Irby, as he did on the
other three ballots taken the same
day. On the fourth ballot of the day.
December II, which was the seventh
ballot In all, Irby 1O5; Donaldson 8;
Hampton 43; necessary to choice,
79. The record therefore shows that
while Mr.. Blease did vote for Wade
Hampton on the first formal ballot in
the house, he did not vote for Hamp-
ton at all in the joint assembly, when
the really decisive ballots were taken,
but voted for Irby each time, six in
all. 1t is interesting to note that Mr..
Ira B. Jones, then also a member OF
the house, and now candidate for
governor against Mr.. Blease, voted
for Irby all the way through, having
been appointed chairman of the ways
and means committee by Irby, who
was then speaker, and Jones succeed
ed Irby as speaker when Irby re-
signed to take Hampton's place.
Columbia, October 2: After
nearly thirty-five hours of deliberation
upon the testimony and the law, a
jury of twelve citizens of Richland
county declared itself this morning
whether L. w. Boykin, ]. B. Towill
and w. o. Tatum, former state dis
pensary officers, are guilty or not
guilty of the charge of conspiracy to
to defraud the state in the purchase
of 21,000, 900 labels for the old state
pensary from the Nivison- Weiskopf
company of Cincinnati, in the early
part of 1905. Judge Wilson expressed
his regret that no agreement could
hut
sure or criticism and discharged the
panel. 1t is understood that the jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction up to the time Of the con-
vening of the court at 10 o'clock this
morning. The trial of these former
officials of the dispensary was COM
menced last Tuesday morning, both
the state and The defense being rep
resented by a distinguished array of
legal talent. The State closed its
case Saturday afternoon about l
o'clock and the defense announcing
that they would put up no testimony,
the arguments were Immediately gone
into and after a charge by Judge
Wilson, the indictment was given to
the jury, and they retired to make
up their verdict. at 1l:15 on Satur-
day night Court waited for their
verdict without adjourning until
o CLOCK SuuudS dll6TllOOll, WHSl JuuSS
Wilson left an envelope and request
ed that If a verdict should be arrived
at il should be sealed and left to be
opened when court convened on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock. At IL
o'clock this morning the jury had
not yet come out of their room. When
court was called to order Judge Will
son ordered the sheriff to bring them
out. The roll was called with due
formality and the question was
asked: Gentlemen Of the jury, have
you reached a verdict?" I'VE have
not" responded Mr.. n. o. Pyles. the
foreman. Judge Wilson expressed
himself as regretting very much that
the jury had not been able to reach
a verdict, but he stated that he would
refrain from offering any censure OF
criticism of their course. After
thanking them for their patience IL
the case, he ordered a mistrial and
the panel discharged. 1t is under
stood that the majority Of the jury
We're for acquitttal. Up unil Monday
morning, it is believed that there
were nine for acquittal and three fol