Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

the DaStOrate or the First BaptlSt
church Of Greenville, to succeed the
late A. ]. s. Thomas as editor of the
Baptist Courier.
Columbia, April 10: Adjutant Gen
eral Moore today detailed as South
CarOlina's second group for service
in the Mexican frontier maneuver
camps. Captains ]. c. d. Schroeder OF
Charleston, John T. Rhett of Spartan
burg and A. C. Doyle of Columbia.
They will report April 25th at San An
tonic for IA days duty. War depart
ment orders were that the second de-
tail should be composed Of one COM
missary and two company officers. A
third detail will in due course be des-
ignated for service May II to "a, and
a fourth detail for service May 81 to
June 9. The first detail, composed OF
Lieutenant Colonel Springs Of George
town, and Captains Simms Of Barn
well, Warren of Sumter, and Schayer
of Laurens, has been at San Antonio
for some days.
Rev. DIR. McNeely DuBose. a we'll
known Episcopal clergyman, was
drowned in the Catawba river near
Morganton, n. c., last Saturday. He
was out hunting, accompanied by his
two boys, and having shot duck on
into the water after the bird. Although
an excellent swimmer, he went down;
but whether because the current prov
ed too much for him, or he was cramp-
ed by the cold, Is a matter of surmise.
Up to Sunday the body had not been
recovered. DR.. DuBose was member
of a we'll known South Carolina family
and had been rector Of Trinity church
at Asheville for nineteen years. He
was granted an indefinite leave OF
absence on account Of his health short
ly before Christmas, and had recuper-
ated sufficiently to warrant him to re-
sumo his work, which he intended to
do within a few days. He Is survived
by a widow and five children.
- Atlanta, Ca, April II: Governor
Blease of South Carolina, has refused
to honor a requisition from Governor
Brown for the person Of Walter Will
liams, wanted in Coffee county for
carrying concealed weapons. The pa
pers were taken to Columbia by Sher-
iff Ricketson of Coffee county. Gov
ernor Blease Is reported to have spok-
en- as follows to the representative OF
Governor Brown: "Requisitions from
Governor Brown Of Georgia for par
ties charged with misdemeanors are
getting too common and shall have
to refuse them, as 1t appears that
they are not for the enforcement Of
law, but secured for the purpose of
collecting debts" Sheriff Ricketson
feeling that not only he personally.
but Governor Brown has been insult
ed, terminated the conference and re-
turned to Georgia. What further ac-
tion will be taken In the case Is not
yet known.
Gaffney, April Is: News reached
the city early this morning Of killing
which occurred in the battle-ground
section Of this county last night. The
coroner at once went to the scene and
found that a man named Clarence
Mooney had been put to death by two
other men, Amber Scruggs and Jim
Young. All of the parties involved are
white. From what could be learned
tonight 1t seems that all of the parties
were drinking and the usual drunken
row occurred. Scruggs then drew his
knife and cut Mooney three times In
the head, one Of the wounds being In
the temple and from this wound death
occurred at about o'clock this morn
ing. The scrape took place at about
$50 last night. The two principals,
Young and Scruggs, when seen in the
Jail this afternoon by reporter, stated
that the dead man was drunk and that
he became involved In a row with
Scruggs. According to Scruggs' tale.
Mooney struck him three times with
a rock and was trying to Kill him,
when he got his knife and did the cut
ting. According to his tale Young had
nothing at all to do with the cutting
and at the time that 1t happened. he
was trying to separate the two. This
statement absolves Young, but does
not agree with some Of the other tes-
timony, as Young Is also implicated In
Ii. The coroner's jury returned Ver-
dict to the effect that Mooney came
to his death at the hands Of Young and
Scruggs.
Representative d. H. Magill OF
county. has Instituted man.
damus proceedings against the fore
man Of the grand jury Of Greenwood
and the county board OF COM
missioners to compel the payment or
the first months salaries due to three
rural policemen appointed by Gov.
Blease The county, through Its at
torney, +. S. F.. Giles, claims that the
not being legal, the
claims can not be allowed, even II
they were presented with the indorse-
ment of the foreman of the grand jury.
the act requiring all claims for salary
TO he approved by the foreman OF the
grand Jury before the supervisor or
the county can issue a pay warrant:
In this case the foreman OF the grand
Jury has refused to indorse the claim
for salary. and on this account ne Is
made party to the proceedings. Mr.
Magill has procured an order from
Judge Watts in the proceedings re-
turnable yesterday morning at l0
o'clock or as soon thereafter as counsel
can be heard. The appointments were
made by Gov. Blease on the recon-
of Mr.. Magill, who Is seek
ing the writ of mandamus, a member
of the delegation. The act providing
for the appointment says the appoint
ments shall be made upon recommen-
dation of the delegation and as the
other members of the delegation dld
not join in the recommendation, the
county. through it's attorneys, claims
it will be illegal to make the payments.
- Columbia Records: Governor
Cole L. Blease has gone to Baltimore
for medical examination. He leit tne
city suddenly Sunday evening without
previous intimation except TO his close
friends and relatives. AT the execu-
tive office Monday 1t was stated py
secretary Rowland who had just re-
not know where the governor had
gone. Inquiry revealed the fact that
the governor had gone to Baltimore.
Announcement was made to visitors to
the office that Governor Blease would
return here Wednesday morning. Be
cause of Governor Blease's not being
we'll, the phosphate inspection trip
VAS postponed Sunday, the schedule
having been to leave Beaufort Monday
morning. Governor Blease has not
)een in good health for some time:
He was brought to Columbia an III
nan when he took the oath OF once
IN January Il. The night Of January
l6 he came here with his family phy-
sician. DR.. w. G. Houseal, OF NewDer-
The day Of the Inauguration GOV
arnor Blease was unable to READ ms
and this was done by the reau-
ng clerk Of the house. Mr.: ). NC
IOwan Simpkins Of Edgetield. Aiter
he exercises at the state house, GOV
,rnor Blease retired Immediately 10
Ms room. where he remained Tor that
lay and part Of the next. For the