Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-08

this city, have been brought by John
w. Bridges and E. w. Dedmond,
stockholders in the company, in which
the defendant, ]. A. Willis, Is charged
with preaching mis- trust, with not CIV
ing account of moneys received as
secretary and treasurer Of the COM
pany, that he has denied receiving
certain money, which the plaintiffs
claim they believe he has received,
and with not administering the bus
mess Of the firm in ways agreed upon
by the stockholders when the COM
pany was formed, and a receiver Is
asked for the company and the re-
quest made that the court dissolve the
firm. This complaint has been served
upon the defendant, and has been
recorded in the sheriff's office, as has
an order which was issued by Judge
Shuman at this term Of court order
ing the defendant to appear in court
on Saturday, December 9, at 10
o'clock, and show cause why the In
junction asked in the complaint should
not be granted. The defendants In
the case are ]. A. Willis G. K. Willis,
w. K. Stringer. Leon L. Rice and D.
A. Greer, while the charges of mis-
management and the like in handling
the affairs of the Dedmond company
are made against the defendant, ]. A.
Willis.
- Columbia, December s: Governor
Blease gave out this afternoon a state
ment saying that he saw no reason at
this time to interfere with the sem
tence of Darlington and Young,
wreckers Of the Seminole Securities
company. He thinks they ought to
confess. If circumstances indicating
i,,o i,,tn ot,
later be brought to his notice he might
do something for them. The governor
intimates that evidence having i'm
portant bearing on the case has been
covered up to shield others. Circuit
Court Clerk Walker has not yet trans
mitted the judgment in the case to
the sheriff, so no arrests have been
made. The governor handed reporters
the following written statement as to
Darlington and Young: "These young
men have my deepest sympathy, and
fear that they have not taken advan-
tage Of the opportunity which pre-
sented itself to clear up their connec-
tion with the Seminole transactions.
Why they declined to go upon the wit
ness stand and make full breast of
the entire matter and give an honest
and true account Of their transactions
From information, however, which
have received, In regard to transac-
tions carried on in the city Of Colum-
bia and in the city Of Augusta, in re-
gard to the original documents Of this
company, am constrained to believe
that there have been hidden, for the
purpose Of shielding others, the true
facts in the case. However, this was
matter for these defendants and
their legal advisers and not for me.
From the showing made before me
and from the petitions presented, I do
not see that / now have sufficient
grounds upon which to modify or set
aside the judgments OF the courts by
granting either a Communication or par
don to the defendants. However, II
later on, satisfactory evidence of their
innocence should be presented, will
exercise such clemency as think just
and proper. I feel very sorry, indeed.
for the parents of these young men.
They have my heartfelt sympathy,
and I firmly believe that there are
others connected with this matter who
should be punished, but the fact OF
the guilt Of the others does not justify
me in undoing what has been done
by the courts in this case, and In dis
missing the petitions. It Is my hope
that for their good name and that Of
their parents, the defendants will do
later what, In my opinion, they should
have done at the time Of their trial,
make a full and open statement Of
their transactions in this matter and
in doing so attempt to shield none"