Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-12


erwise, made the following pessimistic
comment: $50 far as any real work
having been accomplished by the leg
islature is concerned, there was abso-
lutely nothing done, and my opinion
| is that 1t would have been better by
| far for South Carolina had the legis-
lature not convened at all. No laws
Of any consequence were passed, no
bills worthy of serious mention were
introduced, and the only issues before
the assembly were political ones, all
of which were manifest from the very
beginning and bitterly fought by OPP
posing factions unto the end. The
only good that can see that the leg
islature did was in strengthening the
political prospects Of Gov. Blease."
- Anderson, March 9: A big black.
shaggy animal, supposedly a bear, has
been playing havoc in the community
three miles south Of this city. Two
nights ago the animal visited the
place of Mrs. Sadie Burts and killed
two hogs, tearing the carcasses to bits.
Several days ago an animal describ-
ed like the one that came to Mrs.
Burts's place appeared on Eugene
Snipess farm and killed two large
pigs, tearing the carcasses to pieces
the same way. The tracks Of the animal
were described as being as large as the
hand Of a man, and negro on Manly
Watson's place described the animal
as being black and shaggy and Of the
size of large st. Bernard dog.
Hounds have been secured by persons
in the vicinity, and 1t Is said that they
have driven the bear into the swamps
Of Rocky river.
- Saluda special of March 9 to the
News and Courier: While on his way
home from Prosperity few days
ago, where he had been paid nearly
5000 for cotton sold, Sine Rhinehart,
an old-time slavery darky, living on
the plantation of A. p. Ramage, near
Corinth church, in this county, was
held up by two unknown white men
and at the point Of pair Of double
barrelled shotguns made to give up
his money. Old Sine was in Saluda
yesterday and his description Of the
hold-up, the long search that was
made before the money was found,
and how "scairt' he was was graphic
as well as "musing, barring the serf-
BUSINESS Of the loss. He has been liv-
ing with the Ramages, in this county,
for the past twenty-five years. Last
year he made fourteen bales Of cotton
nine bales of cotton and after paying
all his debts. there was left for him
about $185, and this sum his landlord
turned over to him at Prosperity.
Just after crossing the steel bridge
over Saluda river into Saluda county,
between Z and 8 o'clock at night, two
men with long burlap bags covering
their heads and reaching down to
their knees, stepped out Of little
swamp and with guns cooked and lev
elled on him commanded him to throw
up his hands. AS they stepped out
from the bushes Sine 'suspicioned"
something and stealthily slipped his
pocketbook down his breeches leg.
After being required to dismount he
was carefully searched and twice the
|highwaymen went through his pock-
cts and had almost reached the con-
clusion that Shines statement that he
had no money was correct. Finally
the search was renewed and the pock-
etbook discovered down in his sock,
where 1t had slipped when dropped
inside the leg of his breeches. Slime
says the barrels Of guns never looked
quite so large to him before or the
cursing of men sounded so savage.
The robbers after obtaining the mon
ey ordered the old darky to remount
and drive on while they betook them
selves across the bridge into Newber-
ry county. There Is no clue to their
identity.
- Anderson, March g.: Col. V. b.
Cheshire, editor of the Anderson In
telligencer, was attacked In his office
today by Magistrate w. j. Muldrow.
The encounter grew out Of the publ
cation Of an article in the Intelligen-
Ger, which Mr.. Muldrow considered
to reflect upon him seriously. Accom-
panied by C. E. Tolly, relative by
marriage, Mr.. Muldrow went to the
newspaper Office and demanded a re-
traction. As Mr.. Cheshire reached to
get some paper apparently with the
intent to write out the apology de-
manded, Muldrow struck him on the
head with a billet. Mr.. Cheshire
while Mr.. Muldrow continued to hit
him over the head. After going
about 100 feet on the street, Mr..
Cheshire pulled out his automatic
pistol and fired twice on the ground.
officers and friends intercepted and
the fight ended. Mr.. Cheshire was
taken to a drug store to have his
wounds dressed. He bled profusely.
Late this afternoon Messrs. Tolly and
Muldrow were arrested on warrants
charging assault and battery with in
tent to kill. The affidavits were sign
ed by Mr. Cheshire. They were ad-
by Magistrate Wilson. The fight has
been the chief topic of conversation
here today and tonight. The article
in the Intelligencer, which brought on
the difficulty appeared last Friday,
and was as follows: Members Of
city council believed that the people
of the city would be taken off their
feet when their many resolutions ap-
peared in Wednesday afternoons
Mail. They believed that everybody
was in the dark as to their action on
the night before and thought that the
editor of the Intelligencer would be
as much surprised when he read the
as anyone else. for hardly
a half dozen people outside Of men,
bers Of council knew anything about
tor Of the Intelligencer being taken off
his feet, he took council off their feet
by following up their article with a |
short card that knocked the wind out
Of their arguments. One of the hire
lings Of the administration, hook |
nosed attorney Of the city who finds
1t necessary to hold the office Of mag
istrate in order to make living, grabs |
an evening paper, rushes to near
relative, and from there rushes to Mr.. |
]. S. Fowler and attempts to get him |
to say something that would put US
In a bad light. He met with a cold |
and after spending about a |
couple of hours there, the editor of
the Intelligencer suddenly hove in
sight when someone remarked here !