Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


fenced to death for the killing Of a
constable in Orangeburg county In
1907. After Franklin's conviction his
case was taken to the state supreme
court and to the supreme court Of the
United States, both Of which refused
to interfere. Franklin was to have
been hanged December %, but was
given a months respite.
Greenville, January 3: A daring
attempt at burglary which almost ter
minated in the more terrible crime Of
murder was frustrated here this
morning at the residence Of Joe Pin
son on Reynolds street. His daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Pinson, a Winthrop
student, who expected to return to
Winthrop today, heard noise in the
parlor about o'clock. She pushed
open the door and was seized by
some one within. dragged inside. a
cloth was thrown over her head and
an attempt was made to push some
thing in her mouth. She could not
scream but jerked out hair pin and
began jabbing and scratching her as
sailant. He in turn made a savage
cut directed at her head, with some
sharp instrument and cut Off almost
half her hair, which was done up on
her head. Miss Pinson then tainted
and the noise Of her fall attracted her
burglar Jumped out of a window and
escaped. It Is believed that he has
on his face marks Of the hair pin used
by Miss Pinson. The articles which he
intended to take away were found
outside the window They included
a large number Of wedding presents
belonging to a sister who was married
last Thursday. Although every ef-
fort has been made to find a clue moth
ing has as yet developed as to who
the burglar was or in what direction
he has fed.
- Sumter, January 5: Sumter today
If it did not enjoy, the nov
city Of a quarantine Of a railroad
coach with two smallpox cases segre-
gated aboard. C. w. Birnie, colored
physician of Sumter, was on the 11.30
train this morning, coming from
Florence. Some time before the train
reached Lynchburg he heard that
there were two negroes aboard with
smallpox. They were in the smoker
of the negro coach. One seemed to be
just getting over the case and the
other seemed to be just taking it.
They were to get off at Lynchburg,
but were not allowed to remain and
had to get on again. Birnie then
learned that the conductor proposed
bringing them on to Sumter, so at
he communicated with
Mayor Jennings and when the train
reached here the health officer and
a policeman were at the depot to see
that a disembarking did not occur.
The conductor was advised to take
his passengers to Columbia, but fin
ally decided to sidetrack the coach
here till this afternoon. This was
done and all day the health officer
a quarantine around the
coach. When the Florence train
came through this afternoon the coach
was attached and when the train pull
ed out the Sumter end Of the story
was ended. officer Towles says the
negroes were from Marion and had
tickets for Lynchburg.
Columbia, January 4: To Capt.
J. X. P. Neathery Of Columbia, editor
Of the South Carolina Odd Fellows,
and a prominent man In fraternity
circles, is due the credit for the float
ing of the state flag over public build
ings in this state-though Captain
Neathery is worried more because the
flags are not floating than he is
pleased with having been "the hum
BILE means" Of securing the enactment
Of the flag law. The output Of flags
from Clemson college Is not equal
to the demands or else very few
counties are insisting on floating the
state flag. Captain Neathery, who is
a dyed-in-the wool Tar Heel, first
agitated the displaying of the North
Carolina flag in his native state. He
started the wheels in motion and a
bill was passed favorable to the
scheme. There was a parade In CO.
umbia several years ago, and Captain
Neathery desired to carry one OF the
Tar Heel flags along with Old Glory
and several others. He wrote to the
secretary Of state, ]. Bryan Grimes,
at Raleigh, but was informed that the
only flag he knew Of floated over the
capitol. The captain wired for that,
but II could not be sent. He went
N the parade without his Tar Heel
lag, but he took the matter up with
he North Carolina authorities and
dill was drawn and passed requiring
all public buildings to float the ST e
lag. AS a token Of appreciation for
MS work, the North Carolina Patri-
,tic society forwarded Captain Meath |
cry a beautiful miniature flag. He
umbia and all his visitors may be told |
he story of its presentation. Cap
ain Neathery enlisted the sympathies
If Governor Ansel in the South Caro-
ina flag movement, and as a result a |
aw Is on the statute books requiring
public buildings to float the state flag.
Captain Neathery is a patriotic citi-
zen and is always attempting some
hing to uplift others.
K Columbia State, Wednesday: Phil
D H. Gadsden, one of the most prom
nent men in the state, appeared De.
ore the bar of the supreme court or
south Carolina yesterday and.
through his attorneys, pleaded for a
rearing in the appeal from the deci-
ion of Judge Robert Aldrich in the
lawrence case. In that decision Judge
,ldrich referred caustically to the
conduct Of Mr.. Gadsden as an attor-
ley. The supreme court ordered that
IN investigation be held before the