Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

tie ground.
Union county has let the contract
for new court house which Is to cost
$4,000. Work Is to begin on the struc-
ure at once.
Judge H. A. NJ. Smith succeeded
Judge w. H. Brawley at Charleston,
Wednesday, as the presiding officer of
the United States district court for
South Carolina.
The state board Of equalization
held a meeting in Columbia, Tuesday,
and placed the textile mills at so per
cent, the same rate as this class of
property was assessed last year. The
property values are said to have in
creased 100000 during the past year.
There Is a hitch between the city
council and the interurban line which
may result In the failure Of the inter-
urban to connect Spartanburg and
Greenville at an early date. The coun-
ell does not seem disposed, In fact II
has fatty refused to allow grant to
the interurban of the kind Of franchise
that they desire. The city council does
not want to allow the interurban to
use any Of the streets of the city for
their tracks and this Is what the cor
poration wants. At meeting of the
city council 2. v. Taylor Of the inter-
urban appeared and stated that unless
the franchise was granted that the
road may not enter Spartanburg.
| -Newberry, June IA: Guilty" as
to the negro, Sam Boozer, and mot
guilty" as to John c. Hipp, was the
verdict Of the jury this afternoon In
the case against the two defendants,
charging them with murder in the
killing by Boozer, of James s. Gillian,
Hipp's overseer at Old Town on March
3, last. A motion for new trial was
noted by Boozer's counsel. and by
agreement this motion will be heard
by Judge Gary during the Laurens
court next week. Boozer was sem
fenced to pay the death penalty on
the third Friday in August. the 18th.
The jury retired at $40 o'clock this
afternoon and the verdict was return
ed fifty minutes later.
| Columbia, June 15: The supreme
court In a decision handed down last
evening, holds the appointment by the
| governor Of two rural policemen In
Greenwood county to be illegal in that
the appointment was made by the gov
ernor without the recommendation Of
the legislative delegation Of the coun-
ty. The court held that appointments
| to office, not being inherently an ex-
ecutive prerogative, II Is competent
for the legislature In comforting the
power Of appointment to attach such
limitations and conditions to its ex-
ercise as may be deemed proper" Al
though holding the appointments to be
| Illegal, the court orders that the two
rural policemen be paid salaries for
two months.
- Spartanburg, June "A: Because she
objected to her husbands selling whis-
ky, Mrs. Mary Lawter, who recently
came to Arlington In remote section
of this county, from near Saluda, N.
| c., was so severely beaten by him with
a hickory stick that she died from the
effects Of 1t, according to the finding
of the coroner's jury, which rendered
this verdict at the inquest held by
Coroner ]. s. Turner Tuesday evening":
I'VE, the jury, find according to the
evidence that Mary Lawter came to
her death from a whipping at the
hands of Andy Lawter, her husband"
Lawter was at once arrested and COM
mitted to jail. AS the alleged whipping
occurred in Polk county, N. c.. the
authorities of that county have been
notified, and Lawter will be held here
until the sheriff of Polk county comes
for him.
= Gaffney, June 13: After living the
life OF hermit in the forests near here
for about forty years, wild John"
| Starnes died here Saturday night, be-
ing brought TO this place by friends
| from his solitary home. Starnes has
been a we'll known character through
out this section for many years and
1t has been commonly talked that he
was the Confederate soldier who acci-
dentally shot Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
It is stated that Starnes became men
tally unbalanced soon after the war,
supposedly from his connection with
the killing of General Jackson. He
constructed hovel Of goods boxes in
an unsettled section OF the forests and
has Stunned the society of mankind.
During the past few days 1t became
| reported that he was Ill and citizens
searched for him. Finding him Ill with
pneumonia, he was brought here, but
died in spite of all that could be done
for him.
- Spartanburg, June Is: Fulfilling
the agreement reached at the meeting
of the South Carolina Cotton Manu-
facturers' association, at q meeting
held in Asheville, the cotton mills OF
Spartanburg and surrounding counties
Whitney, one Of the largest mills near
this city, closed its doors and the sew
eral hundred employees are idle. Gan-
ney Manufacturing company has also
closed. This follows the agreement 10
curtail the output for two weeks dur
ing the summer months on account OF
the poor condition Of the market for
finished goods. The closing down OF
the cotton mills in Spartanburg coun-
ty Is not q new precedent, for they
have often done the same thing in pre-
vious years. During the time that the
mills are closed the machinery is over
hauled and other improvements are
made in the mills.
- Lexington, June IA: The tide
turned today in the magisterial mud
die in the fourth district, when the
Lexington county grand jury COM
pletely exonerated E. H. Addy, the
primary nominee, Of having commit
ted any wrong, and presented II. u.
Adams for offering bribes to secure
affidavits, and George E. Caughman
for perjury The finding Of the grand
jury is as follows: That one H. q.
Adams did offer bribes to certain
parties as an inducement for them to
sign certain of the affidavits now be-
fore us, and that D. II. Price and A.
P. Jumper are the witnesses to prove
this fact. We also find that George
E. Caughman has committed perjury
by swearing to a certain affidavit now
before us, and that Bron D. Shealy,
A. B. Jumper, ]. q. Taylor and ]. An
sci Caughman are the witnesses to
prove this fact. We, therefore,
recommend that bills of indictment
be preferred against these parties,
charging them with these violations
of law. We also conclude from TINS
investigation that E. H. Addy should
be exonerated from the charge OF
participating in or engaging In any
Irregularities in the conduct or man.
agement OF said primary election for
said magistrate, or in any manner
violating the law and rules governing
said election" The sentiment Of the
general public has been with Mr.. Ad-
dy all along. because Of the fact that
he was elected only after a third pri-
mary had been ordered. Much feel
ing has been engendered in the case,
and the hottest part Of the fight, it
seems, has just begun. It is said on
reliable information that a warrant
will be issued at an early date, charg-
ing an outside party, who Is also
prominent, with treating" with whis-
ky on the day of the third primary
o1 uhioh will he the fret Na9a