Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-13

ture to become law without his sigma
ture.
He also sarcastically criticised tn
governor for stating at Gaffney that h
had been warned Of assassination.
Says BIease Has Armed Bodysuard.
There's w. P. Beard" said tn
ernor's bodyguard, and goes aroun,
armed. State whether you are arme,
or not, Mr. Beard"
Have you the authority to ask" re
piled Mr.. Beard.
| There, look at him." said the Judge.
He doesn't deny being armed. Tn,
governor said at Gaffney that some
body else would go, too, II he was as
| sassinated, which meant that Mr.
Beard, with his concealed weapon
/ would make that somebody 60"
Have you got pistol" some shout
ed to the judge from the crowd.
No, I have not" replied the judge
holding up his coat and taking out 6
corkscrew from his hip pocket.
This corkscrew Is all I have got.
show 1t that Governor Blease might
see 1t and not swear that I was about
to assassinate him. Governor Blease Is
not afraid Of a corkscrew and nc
DiCooSitt III thdl u6C IL
to open mucilage bottles, ink bottles
pepper sauce, and things Of that kind.
After the meeting Mr.. Beard admit
ted that he was armed, but said that he
had been commissioned deputy chief
constable, and followed the campaign
around to keep order. Mr.. Beard Is edi-
tor Of the Greenwood News Scimitar
a Blease paper.
"An August Frost"
Governor Blease took the corkscrew
and examined 1t, and referring to II
later, said: "The reception Judge Jones
got here today Is what call an August
frost. Its a cold August day for him
and no doubt he wanted 1t to help him
warm up when he returns to the hotel.
He says that II you take the negro out
Of my speech there is nothing left but
froth. When he takes that corkscrew
out of his pocket, his brains are all
gone. When he gave up the corkscrew
he lost his speech"
Jones Quotes Senator TiIInnan.
Judge Jones read letter from Sena-
tor Tillman to ]. L. Sims, of Orange
burg, in which Senator Tillman said
that the fact that Judge Jones voted
against the separate coach bill did not
show that he was In favor of social
equality Of races.
THAT disposes of Governor Blease's
social equality charge" the Judge de-
clared. He repeated his offer Of 800
to the first man who would get Senator
Tillman to say that either Blease or
Duncan was eminently qualified for the
governorship, a statement which SEN
ator Tillman has made about Judge
Jones.
Governor Blease criticised the
Charleston News and Courier for de-
nouncing the work Of detectives in the
Beach case at Aiken and for praising
the Burns detectives in the case Of the
work against him.
Lyon to Prosecute Evans for Libel.
Attorney General Lyon stated on the
stand today that he would have B. B..
Evans, one of his opponents, prosecut-
ed for criminal slander In Spartanburg
county for statements made by Mr..
Evans on the stand today.
Mr.. Evans spoke Of Sheriff B. F.
Sample, Of Saluda county, as thieving
sheriff and Of E. w. Abel and B. w.
Crouch, Of that county, who signed a
statement declaring Mr.. Evans state
men who If they had their just deserts
would be in the penitentiary for burn
ing their houses to get the insurance
money. Mr.. Lyon states that the
prosecutions against Mr.. Evans would
be instituted after the campaign Is
over.
The only case of disorder was that of
Jones man, who kept interrupting
John T. Duncan, during the latter's
speech. He was ordered arrested by the
chairman and was taken away and
locked up. The chairman, E. L. Archer,
had to call for order several times, but
otherwise the day was peaceful. In
cluding the police force, the sheritf's
force and special policemen, there were
$50 peace officers on the grounds.