Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-05-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Tne Hlcnland grand jury mas rec
commended the revocation of the IL
cense Of the Columbia pawn shops on
the ground that they are a menace to
the community in that they encourage
petit thievery.
Spartanburg, May 26: In her suit
against the Charleston and Western
Carolina railway in the common pleas
court here today, Mrs, George w.
Bunch, sister of the late James n.
Tillman, was awarded a verdict Of ST.
a train operated by the defendant
company a window sash. fell upon her
arm and severely bruised 1t. She ask
ed damages In this amount, $1,000.
Spartanburg, May 26: Paying the
death penalty for attempting to GRIM
inally assault prominent white lady
Of this city February 26, last, Gary
Gist, a negro, was today hanged In the
county jail by Sheriff White. assisted
by Sheriff Poole of Greenville, Sheriff
Owen Of Laurens and Sheriff Thomas
Of Cherokee. Only few persons wit
messed the execution. The trap was
sprung at 11.15 o'clock and in II min
utes the negro was dead. He issued
statement before dying warning all
boys. both white and colored, against
drink. He did not show the slightest
signs Of breaking down when he
moved. When the minister said,
Good bye Gary, God bless you," the
negro replied, Goodbye I know He
will and am ready to CO." He was
captured, after the screams Of his in
tended victim attracted assistance and
he had fed, by a posse Of citizens and
officers. A speedy trial and the exc
cution today rapidly followed.
Columbia Record: T. B. Fielder,
the Atlanta attorney, will be arrested,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the state Of South Carolina. The war
rant will be taken out in Newberry
county as soon as possible. The an
nouncement that Col. Fielder would be
indicted follows the meeting Monday
afternoon Of the new dispensary COM
mission which adopted a resolution
directing the secretary Of the commits
sion to bring the proper indictment
for conspiracy to defraud the state.
While no definite statement was made
early Monday afternoon the under
standing Is that Col. Felder's indict-
ment Is in connection with the mat
ters brought to the attention OF the
public in the "T. B." letters given out
by Governor Blease, in which "T. B."
was alleged to have sought to frame
up a $500,O00 deal with Hub" Evans
in 1905. Although Col. Fielder did not
put in his appearance Monday at the
meeting Of the commission there was
a letter from him, stating that he would
not appear, and In a facetious vein, re-
marking that he would meet q COM
mittee with committee from his side.
etc. w. A. Holman Of Charleston was
hxyf hn n Ia rsv
commission as its counsel.
- There has been in circulation
rumor to the effect that Governor
Blease intends to remove the state
board Of education, and on Friday the
governor gave out statement that
threw some light on the matter. Col.
Waddy Thompson of Atlanta, author
of a school history Of the United
States, came to the governor in the
interest of the adoption Of the book In
the schools of th!5 state. The govern
or gave Col. Thompson to understand
that he did not like his history, be-
cause it lodged the question Of the
burning Of Columbia by Sherman,
leaving the matter open when all
South Carolinians knew on the testi-
mony Of Wade Hampton and Ellison
Capers that the city was burned by
the Yankees. Col. Thompson told
Gov. Blease that the state board Of
education was favorably inclined to
the adoption Of the history, whereupon
the governor stated that having no
ticed that the state board had been
subjected to many importunites at the
hands Of book agents, he was Sc
riously considering the advisability OF
removing the appointive members OF
the board and putting In their success
sors. The state board Of education Is
composed as follows: c.. L. Blease.
ex-officio chairman; j. E. Swearingen,
ex-oficio secretary: A. G. Rembert,
Spartanburg: ]. NJ O'Driscoll, Char
lesion: H. E. Rice, Jr., Aiken; Ma
than B. Toms, Darlington; J. l.
Glenn, Chester; A. ]. Thackston, Or
angeburg, D. w. Daniel, Clemson Col
lege The section of the act creating |
the board, with reference to the ap-
pontment of members, is as follows: |
The governor, the state superintend- |
ent of education and seven persons,
one from each congressional district, |
to be appointed by the governor, who |
shall hold office for four years, and |
until their successors may be appoint
I'd, unless sooner removed by the gov
ernor. shall constitute the state board
Of education"
-Laurens, May %: COL Thomas B.
Crews, editor, former legislator, post
master and Confederate soldier.
died shortly after l o'clock last night
at the home of his daughter. MRS.
John F. Bolt, after an illness OF about
'our weeks duration. He sufIered
rom heart trouble and as his illness