Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-31
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1911.

charter for the company are: E. J.
Pons and John Marshall. According
to the petitioners, they are both OF the
city Of Charleston. The purposes OF
the company are set forth In the fol-
lowing paragraph Of the petition:
THAT the general nature of the bus
mess which ii proposes to do Is 10
buy, sell, lease, acquire, hold, control
develop, pledge, mortgage, sell, con-
vey and otherwise deal in or dispose
of all kinds of property, real, personal
and mixed, and of any estates, rights
or privileges therein and to give guar
antees in connection Herewith, and to
exercise all the rights OF ownership
incident thereto; also to build and
erect fair grounds and buildings, to
furnish and equip the same, to hold
meetings and furnish amusement and
diversion, to run automobile races,
horse races. hippodrome races, aero-
plane races and footraces and other
contests of speed and skill, and to
charge for entrance to same, and also
to carry on any other business which
in the discretion. of the directors or
of the stockholders of the company
may seem capable of being carried on
in connection with the above, or cal
culated directly or indirectly to main
tain or enhance the value of the COM
pany's property or rights. That the
business above mentioned Is to be
conducted in the state of South Caro-
| lima and also in such other states and
territories Of the United States as the
said directors may from time to time
be preferred stock and $150,000 COM
mon stock. There will be $500
shares, valued at 800 each. There
| Is no law in South Carolina that pro-
hibits the operation Of race track.
There Is a law that prevents, or is
supposed to prevent, gambling on
horse races. e. ]. Pons, one Of the
promoters Of the race track, Is for
mer citizen of Jacksonville, where he
operated race track. John Marshall
| Is from Charleston. The question Of
the operation OF race track IN Char;
lleston may come before the general
ASSEMBLY and 1t Is highly probable
that some additional legislation will
be enacted.
| -. Columbia, October %: Securing
his parole from the governor Of South
Carolina and having the seal Of the
state stamped on the paper showing
him to be free, Joseph Beckwith, one
Of the most noted pickpockets in the
Icountry, left the penitentiary Thurs
day afternoon. He was required by
the governor to leave the state with
in twenty-four hours after securing
his release. Chief Cathcart, Of the
Columbia police, detailed several men
to watch Beckwith and see that he
left the city. Joseph Beckwith Is we'll
known to the police throughout the
country. He Is sometimes known as
Red Mike" and when arrested here
claimed Chicago as his home. For
the past four years he has languished
behind the walls OF the state peniten-
tiary hoping for freedom, and 1t came
| by the act Of the governor. During
the fair Of 1906 there were a number
of robberies reported to the police. A
watch was set, with the result that
Beckwith and his two pals" ]. w.
Parker and a man by the name Of
Schultz. were arrested at the state
fair grounds while in the act Of reliev-
ing a visitor of his money. Schultz
and Beckwith were convicted in the
Richland county court and sentenced
to ten years each in the state peni-
tentiary. Just before the trial man
giving his name as Miller and claim
ing to be an attorney, came to Colum-
bia tc represent the men. One day
he was riding on a car with W. c.
Cathcart, the present chief Of police
Of Columbia. He handed Mr.. Cath
cart a package Of chewing gum. Open
| ing the package a little verse entitled
Forget It." appeared before the eyes
of the officer. The man Miller then
handed Mr.. Cathcart 5000 in money
and told him to forget what he knew
about the robberies Miller was ar
rested. He gave bond Of $1,000 and
left the state. Parker also gave a
cash bond Of $1,000 and left the state.