Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-01

hospital, brought the information that
unless there was change in her con-
dition for the better within twenty
four hours, 1t would be necessary to
perform an operation. Another mes
sage received this morning was to the
effect that there was no Improvement
in her condition. DR.. S. A. wilkins
left for her bedside on No. 80 this
morning. DR.. T. A. Wilkins will 60
tomorrow or Sunday, unless called ear
lier by a change for the worse. ......
CASTOR county people will be interested
in the following story which appeared
in the Charlotte Observer a few days
ago: Charlotte Republicanism is much
interested in the news that Mr.. ]. A
Smith of Bessemer City, has been in
dicted by a Federal grand jury al
Wilkesboro on the charge of solicit
ing campaign funds from Federal Of
ficeholders. There is a United States
statute forbidding this. Three years
ago Mr.. Smith was the Republican
candidate for congress from this dis
trict, that being the year of the gen.
eral election. In his connection with
this campaign, 1t Is alleged, that the
law was violated. The case is expected
to come to trial in Charlotte in Octo-
Der. In any event it seems likely that
it will be sensational. 1t will be of
SURPRISING interest because of the nov
city of the thing in this vicinity.
That one time candidate for congress
is placed on trial more than three
years afterward for the alleged i'm
proper soliciting of funds in a fight in
which he was defeated is a state of
affairs distinctly unique. Mr.. Jake F.
Newell of this city, one Of the best
known Republicans in the state, will
defend Mr.. Smith. 1t is understood that
Postmaster ]. B. Spence Of Charlotte
was a witness before the grand jury
in Wilkesboro and that he will be one
Of the main reliances of the govern
ment in the trial. This by no means
will tend to make the litigation dull
and listless, especially since Mr.. New
ell, who has formerly been a candidate
for the office which Mr.. Spence holds,
will consider it his bounden duty, If
not his high and joyous privilege to
interrogate Mr.. Spence right "muchly''
about sundry phases of his political
career.
Gaffney Ledger, July %: Mrs. Fran
ces Sarratt, slayer Of Ruth Duncan,
the 2-year-old negro baby, was releas-
ed from the county Jail on Monday
evening after having spent several
weeks there. 1t will be remembered
that bond was granted in the sum of
$4,000 by Judge Watts, in Spartan
burg some days ago, but the necessary
sum had not been raised until Mon
day. .. Information was received in
this city Tuesday from the Spartan
burg officials, that one Matte Russell,
said to be implicated in the burning
to death of Halle Byars, which took
place in Spartanburg on Saturday,
some where in Cherokee county. The
Spartanburg officials asked that the
local officers bestir themselves and see
if the woman could be found. Traces
of her were obtained and officers Hen
ry Lockhart, Joe Watkins, Jim Nc
Swain and Bud Hause set out looking
for her. She escaped from Cherokee
county, going into Cleveland county,
North Carolina, where she was captur-
ed and brought to this city. She was
placed in the county jail and remained
there until Wednesday morning when
Sheriff Thomas took her to Spartan
burg and turned her over to Sheriff
Halle Byars, the dead woman, and
Matte Russell were all gambling to-
gether when a row ensued over the
money and some one struck Halle
Byars with a lighted lamp, throwing
the kerosene all over her body and
burning her to death. 1t is alleged
that Halle was struck by the woman
just captured. 1--WE are sorry for
those editors who really believe that
Governor Blease is in the same class
with Senator Tillman. When Tillman
was governor of the state he demon
strated the fact that he was states
man in all that the word implies, and
since he has been in the senate of the
United States he has shown himself to
be the peer of any man in that body,
Although Blease was elected to the po-
sition of governor of the state of South
Carolina, by his utterances and actions
he has shown himself partisan to such
a degree that it has become notorious
that any man who did not support him
need not ask him to do anything. This
in our opinion demonstrates that he
is anything but a statesman and shows
reckless disregard of the rights OF
certain of the citizenship which should
be condemned by all good people,
Cherokee News. Since there has only
been one editor ESQ far as we know
who has had the temerity to place
Tillman in a category with Blease we
take it that the News was referring to
the Ledger, but did not wish to appear
to be personal. All we've got to say is
that in many cases we desire the SYM
pathy of a big hearted man like Capt
Jim, but in this instance he is vast
ing his sympathy. We've our own no
tions about this grating gang and we
are not likely to change them lrres-
pective of what others may think. II
Capt. Bell thinks Senator Tillman SC
far above Governor Blease heaven
knows he can't think much of the gov
ernor, or else he has changed his mind
considerably in regard to the senator
The idea of a man who has the reputa-
tion of being a land grabber and a
rebate taker being the peer of any man
i'm the United States senate! The SEN
ate of the United States is at mighty
poor ebb if that be true. Capt. Bell
seems to forget that he has stood
around on the streets of this town and
(to use the vernacular of the day. cuss-
ed Ben Tillman from Dan to Beersheba
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