Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-27
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

John Henry May, who Is accused
Of killing Henry Boshea, in the streets
of Union last Saturday night, was
captured in a house on the outskirts Of
town Tuesday.
- Charlotte, n. c., October "a: The
petition in voluntary bankruptcy
which was filed in the Federal court
at Salisbury yesterday by o. P. Heath
& Company of Charlotte, was sent on
here to Referee in Bankruptcy w.
Is. o. B. Robinson today. No reason
was made public for the failure, but
Col. w. C. Maxwell, Of Maxwell &
Keerans, counsel for Mr.. Heath, made
the following statement: 1.-The state
ments contained in the dispatches
this morning are practically correct,
but Mr.. Heath's individual indebted
ness Is. only about one-eighth the
amount specified. Seven-e -eighths OF
his liabilities consists Of notes Of va
rious corporations Of which he was
director and these notes are fully Sc
cured by the endorsement OF others.
All notes for borrowed money are
secured by collateral. Mr.. Heath's
$500, 900" Col. Maxwell explained
that the notes held by the banks
specified in the list of liabilities are
good whatever may be Mr.. Heath's
status. 1t does not mean that he
owes the banks these amounts indi-
yidually, but Is an endorser along
with others. Mr.. Heath has not
claimed any exemption to which he
Is entitled by law. Referee Robin
son has not yet set date for hear
ing in the matter.
-. Gaffney, October "a: Gaffney
was excited when a rumor reached
here Monday that a murderer was
living in this city unmolested. The
excitement was caused by the follow
ing item which appeared in North
Cliffside, n. c.: I'm Rutherford
county evidence is being gathered to
incriminate one of its foremost citi-
zens, who has moved to South Caro-
lima recently, of one Of the most hid
eous crimes. 1t Is asserted that he
Is guilty of murder and arson. 1t is
charged that the man, whose name
will be given out in a short time,
murdered a young boy near Island
Ford some years ago, and also burn
ed a government storehouse after
stealing the whisky. The man I'm
question will probably endeavor to
escape on the plea of insanity, but
steps are being taken to prevent this,
while detectives are on the trail. and
sensation is promised soon." A
minister of this city, seeing the ar
ticle, stated yesterday that the finger
of suspicion pointed to a man in this
city, and stated that circumstances
lead one to believe that the guilty
man is now in Gaffney. 1t Is said
that a man of Rutherford county
hired a boy to work for him, or rath-
er. the boy was bound out to him.
The employer, II Is said, on one oc-
casion became incensed over some
trivial Offense of the boy, and going
to the house of a neighbor, secured
his assistance and went on the trail
of the boy, who had fled. 1t Is this
neighbOr who Is said to be living In
Gaffney at this time. Together the
pair are said to have pursued the
boy to the Island Ford, where they
caught him. According to the story,
they gave him his choice of SWIM
ming Broad river at that point or
taking seventy-five lashes; the boy
decided to try the swim, and had
started. when the two men are said
to have opened fire on him. 1t Is
said that several shots were fired
from pistols and that the boy sank.
He was never heard Of or seen after
that, but later a skeleton was found
further down the river. 1t Is further
stated that the man who had the Doy
hired died a short time after this,
and that on his death bed he con-
fessed to the crime and stated that
the other man had moved to South
Carolina.