Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-13

home. The agreement was drawn up
by the clerk Of court, Frank w.
Shealey. In the paper Jeter admits
his guilt and agrees that he shall keep
his pledge, and should he fail so to do,
that he will be tried for larceny.
Newberry, June 12: A mol pros was
this morning entered in the case
against H. H. Evans, charged with ac-
cepting a rebate. The state moved for
a continuance. Eugene s. Blease, ESQ.,,
representing the defendant, demanded
a trial and presented the order Of
Judge Watts, passed at the March
term, which reads In part: 1T appear
ing that the defendant at the June and
November, 1910, terms Of the court
demanded a trial, 1t Is therefore or
dered and adjudged that the case be
continued until the next regular term
of this court, and 1t is further ordered
that the state be precluded at any fu-
ture term of the court from making q
motion for a continuance, and in the
event that such a motion Is made a
nolle prosequi be entered upon the in
dictment and the defendant be dis
charged" Judge Gary said that the
order not having been appealed from,
he considered 1t binding, though he
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circuit judge could go so far had an
appeal been taken. When the case
was called Solicitor Cooper stated that
the attorney general was in charge Of
the case and read letter from the at
torney general saying that "the state
was unable to proceed to this case at
the last term on account OF the death
Of G. Fl. Charles, who was a material
witness for the prosecution and that
the state has not been able so far to
supply the evidence of which 1t was
deprived by reason Of the death Of Mr..
Charles. In addition to the above, do
not think 1t wise to undertake the trial
of this case at this time, but that II
would be for the best interest Of the
state and for the vindication Of the
law to have 1t further continued"
- Abbeville, June 10: 1t has re-
manned for old Abbeville to put forth
a man as a target for the bullet OF
Col. T. B. Fielder, Of Atlanta, who re-
Gently challenged Governor Blease.
Mr.. w. P. Beard, has written letter,
which will appear In the next issue
of the Press and Banner, in which he
accepts for Governor Blease the chal-
lenge to personal combat. In part the
communication is as follows: ITO the
Hon. Fighting Tom Bombaster Fielder
Esquire, otherwise known as the At
lanta Lawyer: Dear Sir: Disclaim-
ing for myself any personal feeling
whatever toward your honorable self,
yet in consideration Of the peculiar
conditions at present surrounding the
quarrel between you and Governor
Blease. 1t seems to me that the obli-
cation to maintain the honor of this
state rests as much upon the citizens
as the executive, and as the hands OF
the executive are tied by his oath OF
office, imposed by act of law at the
demand of the citizens thereof, by the
same token the duty Of placing him
self between the honor of his state
and the assailant reverts to the citi-
zens generally, collectively and indi-
vidually, and as I have, after diligent
search, failed to find sufficient num-
Der to meet the assault in force, have
decided to offer my own individual
anatomy as the target for your uner-
ring bullet, thereby appeasing yonr
righteous wrath and saving the honor
Of my native state. Therefore, hon.
orable sir, you will please consider
your challenge to Governor Blease ac-
cepted and the incident closed, unless
you wish to further advertise your
firm, and that your humble servant
will hold himself in readiness for a
meeting on the field Of honor, at such
time and place and with such weapons
as our respective seconds can agree
upon" The communication is a
lengthy one, the above being only the
introduction.
- Columbia correspondence Charles
ton Sunday News, Saturday: Sixteen
prisoners at the state penitentiary had
their hopes blighted today. Starting
with his refusal early today to pardon
George Nichols, the Illinois man
serving a life sentence for the killing
of young Paul Williams here last fall,
Governor Blease late today added If
teen more prisoners to the list OF
those who were refused pardons. OF
these sixteen prisoners who must re-
main in the penitentiary, seven are
lifetimers. They are: William H..
Mills. of Cherokee; Edward White, Of
Richland; William Jaggers, of York;
Charlie Zissett, Of Bamberg; Robert
Belcher, of Oconee; Levi Manigault,
of Charleston, and George Nichols, OF
Pekin, Ill. The best known and most
sensational case in the bunch is that
Of William H. Mills, who was given q
life sentence for the killing Of Frank
Deal, the trial being q. the June term
at Gaffney in 1907. Mills accused Deal
of intimacy with his wife and the
statement at the tine was that Mills
sought Deal out end killed him. So
licitor Sease wrote Of the case: II
cannot recommend the granting OF a
pardon in this case" Judge Purdy
concurred in the opinion Of the solicit
tor. Governor Elease received petit
tion in the George Nichols case from
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bore a large number Of names The
plea was that Nichols was in bad
health and that he actually did not
have anything to do with the killing
Of the young man for whose death
three negroes and George Nichols are
now serving a life sentence. Solicitor
Zimmerman looked into this case,
however, and could not find that
Nichols was in bad health; the solici-
tor, also, was confident that all were
guilty who were convicted of the kill
ing Of Paul Williams. Judge Gage,
who presided, wrote that the defend
ant might well have been hanged.
The petition was presented by G. s.
Cunningham, OF Pekin, Ill. The trial
took place at Lexington at the fall
term. 1910.
Lexington special Of yesterday to
COlQmDla state. fOT OIle uOuT dho
thirty minutes today, Judge George E..
Prince Of Anderson, spoke to the grand
jury of Lexington county. Declaring
that 1t is the duty of the grand jurors
to investigate the killing Of ]. P. Bouk-
night, which occurred in the Dutch
Fork a week ago, and bring the parties
who composed the party Of white
caps" to justice If possible, Judge
Prince severely criticised those who
attempt to override the law. mo one
deplores the death Of this prominent
citizen of your county more than !, al
though l did not know him." declared
Judge Prince, but there was no ex-
cuse whatever for these white people
attempting to take the law into the
hands of any people, for our laws are
administered by white people, except
for one crime, and there Is no legal ex-
cuse for that" said he. IF you know
who participated in the killing, or who
was present at the time, 1t is your duty
to present them, for they were guilty
Of an illegal act-white Gaping. Ne
groes can never make our laws nor
will they be permitted to execute them.
| want you to investigate this case and
see If those who were in that party OF
white cappers had legal warrant for
the negro. II they did 1t makes the
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