Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-28

very unfair, and a resolution was OF
fered to the convention providing for
the abrogation of the unit rule except
where the unit rule was required by
the state law. New York cast her
ninety votes in a block for the preser-
vation of the unit rule, and Missouri
Champ Clark's state voted for 1t 29 to
Z. rhe vote of the convention was
5653 to 4911 in favor Of the abrogation
of the unit rule, thus leaving every
delegate to vote as he saw proper, re-
garding only the instructions OF the
constituents he represented.
Chester, June 20: A wedding that
came as a surprise to many friends
here was that of c. n. Wrenshall, edi-
tor Of the Chester Lantern, and Miss
Bryte Grouse Of Lincolnton, n. C.,
which was quitely solemnized Tuesday
morning at the home Of the brides
sister, Mrs. Bartlett Shipp, at Hender-
sonville. Directly after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Wrenshall left for Char.
lesion, where they will remain u@ntll @
Saturday. Mrs. Wrenshall, as Miss
Grouse, has spent much Of her time
in Chester, and has a large circle OF
friends here, who are delighted TO
welcome her as a permanent resi-
dent. Mr.. Nrenshall Is likewise ma
tive of Lincolnton, but has been living
in Chester since January l. He is the
owner and editor Of the Chester Ian
tern, and Is succeeding nicely with
that paper. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Simp-
son have sent out invitations for a
reception Tuesday evening in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Wrenshall.
"A census bulletin shows that the
total number Of persons Of school age
in continental United States In 1910
was 27,75O,599, of whom 62.3 per cent
attended school. This total includes all
persons between the ages of six and
twenty, inclusive. The maximum pc
riod of school attendance. however, is
between ten and fourteen. In the
northern and western divisions OF the
country over nine-tenths Of the chill
dren Of these ages are enrolled In
schools. In the south the proportion
approximates eight-tenths, but the
greatest advance during the past two
years has been made in the south.
North Carolina in 1910 had 49S.561
persons between the ages Of six and
fourteen, of whom 357,412, or Ill per
cent attended school. Between the
ages of six and twenty there were
1858, Of whom 61.3 per cent-very
nearly the average for the United
States-attended. South Carolina had
357,509 between the ages OF six and
fourteen. Of whom 62.6 per cent were
in school.
Mammoth Springs, Ark, June 25:
A campaign Of murder, cattle rus
thing" and bank robbery was brought
to an end by the arrest here of LOTUS
and Charles Davis, brothers, and How
ard Sears, according to the statement
of DR.. E. r. Jones, who also Is under
arrest, charged with completely In
the attempted robbery of the NAM
moth Springs bank here a few days
ago, when officers concealed inside
the bank killed one Of the robbers and
arrested the others. Jones denies that
he is guilty. The statement Of Jones
processes to account for four violent
deaths. He charges that the Davis
brothers and Sears planned to steal
cattle from the ranch Of Sears moth
er; that the Davis brothers went to
the ranch house on the pretense that
they wanted supper and strangled the
woman and threw her body in cis-
tern, where it was found May Is. On
their way back to the Davis ranch,
Jones says the trio met a stranger,
whom they murdered and robbed,
throwing his body into Spring river.
Jones also accused them Of numbering
his son, Ben Jones, and Will Dabbs.
who mysteriously disappeared several
weeks ago.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 26: Mrs. B..
r. Tillmap, Jr., of Edgefeld, South
Carolina, was yesterday granted q di-
vorce from her husband, who Is now
practicing law in Portland, oregon.
This brings to a close case that mas
attracted wide attention because Of
the prominence of the two families
concerned and also because of the ia
nous suit which Mrs. Tillman insti-
tuted in the South Carolina courts
some years since for the possession or
her children who were at that time
being held by Senator and Mrs. B. R..
Tillman, grandparents of the two lit
tie girls. After the recovery OF her
children Mrs. Tillman returned to her
Edgefield home to live, remaining
there until something over year ago
when she came to this city. Acquir-
ing legal residence here, she several
weeks ago filed divorce proceedings
alleging neglect and failure to pro-
vide. The case was not contested. In
Mrs. Tillman's suit, it was shown that
B. r. Tillman, Jr., while a resident of
Washington, employed as secretary TO
his father, had taken the children and
delivered them into the custody of his
parents, who left Immediately with
them for Trenton, the home Of the
Tillmans. The sensational suit fol-
lowed for the recovery Of the children
After Mrs. Tillman won the case and
the children were again in her keep
ing, 1t was alleged in the divorce suit
of Mrs. Tillman, she was forced to
support herself and children. On this
ground the case was decided.
-Greenville special of June 26 to
Spartanburg Herald: Il. c. Vaughn,
former superintendent of the Odd
Fellows Orphan home, located near
Greenville, and a prisoner in the
county Jail since May 81, charged
with the triple crime Of rape, living
in adultery and procuring an abor-
tion," the alleged victim being an or
phan girl under his care, sawed his
way to liberty early today and tonight
fees before the pursuing arm of the
law with the odds greatly in his IA
vor. At 2 o'clock this morning Jailer
Phillips was aroused by a negro wo-
man prisoner, who was confined In a
cell on the second floor above
Vaughn's cell. telling him that some
one was escaping from below. Before
the jailer could reach Vaughn's cell,
the bird had flown. The alarm was
quickly spread and a determined but
unsuccessful search has been made
throughout the day for the fleeing
prisoner. 1t is practically certain that
Vaughn was aided by one or more
persons from the outside, and it is
said that Jailer Phillips rushed out
into the yard in time to see two men
go over the jailyard fence. The
prisoner made his escape by Severing
section Of one of the window bars
with a hack saw. A short distance
from the point where he clambered
over the Jail yard fence he stumbled
and on the spot was found the saw
frame, pieces of the blade, the prison.
er's hat and letter addressed to him.
The hole through which the man went
measured twelve by seven inches,
and only one bar was sawed in twain.
In the vacant section today was seen
the section of the bar the man had
sawed out. 1t had been wrapped in
cloths TO deaden the rasping sound of
the hack saw. On the floor of the
cell lay the prisoners thur bed Bible
a copy of Whittier's poems and a copy
of Pilgrims Progress. Some rather
ugly looking evidence Of carelessness
on the part of the county officials
with their prisoner and of guilt on
the part of the mans brother in as
Sisting Vaughn to escape has been
brought to light today 1t is reliably
ctota6 that tho mans broth her DurchaS-