Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

brother last Tuesday, by shooting him.
self with a pistol.
The bill to provide for the work
ing of all able bodied convicts on
chaingangs has passed both houses and
Is now up to the governor.
David r. Coker of Hartsville, has
been elected a trustee Of the South
Carolina university to succeed Robert
McFarlan, who resigned because he
held two offices.
Governor Blease has commuted the
sentence Of Earle Burgess, who was
sent to the penitentiary year ago fol
ten years for hitting his mother-in-
law In the head with q chair.
Cothran Pinson, the young white
man Of Laurens county, who was sent
up two years ago for killing Thorn
young lady from a party, has been
pardoned by the governor. He had bul
short time to serve.
Senator Earle's bill to amend the
code so as to provide for the appoint
ment Of special judges by the governor
had test in the senate last Tuesday
on a motion to adopt an unfavorable
report. The unfavorable report was
adopted % to 10. This vote, Of course
was unfriendly to the bill.
- After talking about the matter for
several days and evading the issue
the house of representatives yesterday
practically killed the mileage bill by
adjourning debate on the question un-
til February l next. The vote was 70
to As. The bill proposed to require
conductors to pull mileage on trains
The debate on the adjournment of de-
bate until February next consumed
several hours
BY vote Of 26 to 13, the senate
on Wednesday refused to pass over the
governors veto a bill making special
provision for the enforcement Of the
dispensary laws in Dorchester county
The governor had given as reason
for vetoing the bill the fact that It took
the enforcement of the law out Of his
hands; but so far as the public Is con
cerned, left him responsible for II
The effort to pass the bill over the
governors veto failed as stated.
AS the result of preliminary hear
ing at Whiteville, N. c., last Tuesday
Mrs. Rosa Hayes, who recently killed
Robert M. Floyd at her home at Tabor
just across the Horny county line, was
committed to Jail without bond, and
her husband, Neal M. Hayes and his
brother, Lloyd Hayes were held In
bonds Of $1,000 each. From the tes-
timony offered by the state at the pre-
liminary, there is strong confirmation
Of the theory that the killing was the
result Of deliberate conspiracy.
- Columbia, February Is: Governor
Coleman l. Blease tonight in a mes.
sage Of more than 1000 words added
another chapter to the special Judge.
ship controversy by calling attention
to his own views upon Senator Earle's
bill making the recommendation Of the
supreme court unnecessary In appoint
ments Of special judges, the same bill
that today was reconsidered in the
senate following last nights killing o1
1t. The concluding words Of the gov
ernor's message cite the possibility OF
a conflict between the executive and
ernment, when he says: $50 grave Is
this question and so important to the
administration Of the laws Of our state
in certain instances that I appeal to
the legislature to avert any conflict
between the executive department and
the judicial department. In such con-
flict 1t may be said that the judicial
department may have the power to
construe the law; yet at the same time
we know that they are forbidden by
the constitution to sit in cases where
their rights are interested"
Because his 45-year- -old son refus-
ed to obey his orders, William Martin
Lanford, aged 65 years, shot and in
stantly killed his son, w. D. Landlord,
at their home near woodruff, Spartan
burg county last Wednesday morning.
Father and son, until recently lived In
the same house, but they quarreled
over some minor affair and the son
moved to an adjoining farm. APP
preaching the house next morning, the
son was forbidden to enter the yard
with his team, which had been brought
to move his household goods. After
the old man had issued such instruc-
tions to the son, the younger Lanford
drove straightway into the yard. The
old man soon appeared with q shot
gun and fired one shot. Death was
instantaneous. Without waiting to
learn If he had killed his son, Lam
ford went to the village of Woodruff
and surrendered. The verdict of the
coroner's jury was that W. D. Lanford
came to his death from effects of a
gunshot wound inflicted while the
weapon was in the hands Of William
Martin Lanford. Both the dead man
and his father have families and both
are among the most prominent farm
ers In that section Of the county.
Greenville, February Is: While in
the act Of arresting young white man
named Stonecypher, Uncle Tommy"
Cureton, the oldest member Of the po-
lice force in the city Of Greenville, was
shot and seriously wounded. After
shooting Mr.. Cureton, Stonecypher
was arrested and officials hastened him
to Columbia to prevent violence.
Stonecypher, charged with commit
ting some misdemeanor at the Hugue-
not mill village, was wanted by the po-
Cureton, with Chief of Police Kennedy,
went to the mill village to arrest the
man. On seeing that he was about to
be arrested, Stonecypher resisted and
shot Mr.. Cureton. One shot was fired
and this took effect in the face of the
officer, just beneath the right eye. Mr..
Cureton was hurriedly taken to a hos
pital In Greenville. Physicians who
are attending him say that he Is Sc
verely wounded, but that he will prob
ably get well. The prisoner was Sc
cretly placed aboard the Columbia
train leaving at 1920 o'clock over the
Charleston and Western Carolina rail-
way, where he will be held for safe
keeping. Uncle Tommy" Cureton, the
oldest member Of the police force In
was keeper of the station
house. He was a good natured man
and loved by all with whom he came
in contact, He has held his position
for many years, only being otherwise
for a short time on one occa-
sion,
- Spartanburg, February 13: Accord
ing to his own account, Rev. W, II. K.
rector Of the Church of the
Advent in this city, has been the vic
tim of one of the smoothest swindlers
In the country, The man, who it seems
Is a native of Hebron, N. D., gives his
name as Scott, changing his initials
as he moves from place to place. Here,
he called at the rectory heartbroken
over news conveyed In a telegram
which he held open In his hand Of the
killing Of his wife and child In an au-
tomobile accident. His grief, but with
It all, wonderful Christian fortitude.
appealed to the rector and the sorrow
stricken visitor was assigned to a
room in the rectory, where he, spent