Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-14

today from Governor clark. II is no'
probable, he adds, that smaller VII
lages west of Kodiak and nearer the
volcanic area have suffered worse.
The people from Kodiak Island, who
are on the revenue cutter Manning,
are badly in want of government AID
and help must be had Immediately
according to a telegram from Deputy
Marshal Armstrong at Kodiak.
The preliminary work OF the Re-
publican national committee at Chica-
go. preparatory to the organization OF
the convention next Tuesday, mas Deen
the centre of attention for more than
a week, and interest Is unabated. The
main business of the committee Is TO
decide the disputes of the various con-
testing delegations of which there are
a number. 1t developed early that the
policy of the committee, a majority OF
which is for Taft, Is to rollow the usu-
al custom under the circumstances
and decide everything along partisan
lines. The total number Of contested
seats at the beginning of the sitting
was 274. OF these, 172 cases were
acted upon up to yesterday, 159 dele
gates were credited to Taft and IL
for Roosevelt This leaves 50 cases 70
be acted upon. The Roosevelt people
feel that they have been treated with
great injustice, and there have been
frequent threats of a bolt. That there
will be a tremendous row In the con-
vention is confidently expected.
Lexington, KY, June 13: Wesley
Edwards, a member of the Allen clan
which raided the court house at Hills
Vile, Va, on March IA and assassina-
ted the judge, the prosecutor and the
sheriff Of the county, besides killing
and wounding a number OF others, was
arrested this afternoon by A. B. Petit
chief Of police of Clay City, forty
miles east of Lexington, II the belief
of the authorities Of that place Is cor
rect. The man, who gave his name
as Hatchley, and said he was from
West Virginia, answers the description
of the long sought fugitive In every
particular and Chief Petit is now
awaiting an answer from the Virginia
authorities in regard to the prisoner
Chief Petit received a letter Tuesday
morning from Frank Wyatt OF jack
son, KY, who knows both the Ed
wards and Aliens, saying that Sidna
Allen and Wesley Edwards were head
ed towards Clay City and giving him
descriptions of the men. The chle1
arrested his prisoner as he was board
ing a freight train to leave FOR clay
City.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, June -: Theo-
dore Roosevelt announced this arter-
noon through Judge Ben B. Lindsay Of
Denver, that he is in favor of woman
suffrage in this country and that the
platform which he will submit to the
Chicago convention will contain an
unequivocal declaration to that efect.
Judge Lindsay spent two hours with
Col. Roosevelt today. The object OF
his visit was primarily to persuaoe
the colonel to announce that ne was
in favor Of woman suffrage. Hereto
fore Col. Roosevelt has merely sald
that he believed the question OF wom-
an suffrage should be submitted to the
women themselves for determinatlop
whether they wished the ballot. AS
the Judge was leaving Sycamore Hill
he said: "Col. Roosevelt has come out
decidedly for woman suffrage. he
was induced to take this definite stand
by what the women voters have done
in Colorado in opposition to Messrs.
Guggenheim and Evans; in WaShlns-
ton, California and other western
states. Col Roosevelt told me that ne
was convinced from this record OF the
advantage to the country to be gained
by placing the ballot in the hands OF
women. The colonel also said that ne
had definitely decided to incorporate
in the platform which he will submit
to the Chicago convention woman's
suffrage plank" Col. Roosevelt when
questioned said that Judge Lindsay's
statement was entirely correct.
-Hendersonville, N. c., June II:
Demonstrating their gratitude for a
verdict of net guilty, the seven defend
ants tried for their lives for the MUIR
der of Myrtle Hawkins wept for JOY
today as they leaped to the farmer
Jurors, who had been isolated from
their loved ones for twenty-five days
and kissed and embraced them while
the shouts of the audience rent the
court room. A member of the jury
stated after court that some of them
were in favor Of murder in the second
degree but after several ballots the
verdict of not guilty was agreed upon
this morning shortly after O'Clock:
The defendants, Dan w. Mccall, ana
daughter, Mrs Beatrice Mccall, and
her husband, A. B. Mccall, George and
Boney Bradley, Mrs Lizzie Shaft and
Mrs. Nora Britt were indicted under
Your counts but were not found guilty
under any of them. The ringing OF the
court bell was the signal for the rem
dering of the verdict and when 1t was
received the court room was taxed be-
yond it's capacity by men, women ana
children, both white and colored, all
anxious to learn the verdict or the
Jury. Commenting on the outcome or
the case Judge Foushee said to news
paper representative that although
the county had incurred considerable
expense in trying to clarity the mys-
terry the money was well spent III
view of the fact that the country had
been clearly shown, that Henderson
county citizens and officers were not
trying to cover up one of the most
mysterious and horrible crimes OF
modern times. He vouched for the
fact that a most exhaustive effort had
been made to solve the mystery. Solic-
itor Johnston stated that he had
spent considerable time in trying to
ferret out the case, but despite what
ever view would be taken of his ac-
tions, he felt that he had only perform
ed his duty Judge Foushee declin-
ed a motion made by defendants coun-
sci for an order authorizing the county
authorities to pay the expenses OF
some of the defense witnesses. on ac-
count of the poverty of some of the
defendants.
The crisis in Cuba arising from
the negro insurrection is serious
one. The negroes comprise large
portion of the population. and they
constituted the great majority OF the
Cuban forces in the war for independ-
Sce, but they have been denied what
consider to be their just political
for this service, and their
Aainst the government has
Ned by a recent law deny
the right to organize
IT their own. Mem
Spdent Party of
nTal Estenez.