Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


restraining order granted several
weeks ago in the case Of B. B. Hill,
the near-bear dealer here, against the
city Of Laurens was today dissolved
by Judge Frank Gary, who is Iresid-
ing over the common pleas court.
This means that the city will not be
hindered In closing up the beer saloon
Of Hill, but II was agreed to allow
the plaintiff until July Is to close out
his stock. The Newberry near-beer
case was also heard here today. Judge
Gary also dissolved the restraining
order recently granted Lawson against
the city Of Newberry.
Because of a report in Charleston
Tuesday that Gus DeFord was not and
has never been in the penitentiary. the
News and Courier telegraphed its Co
lumbia correspondent to investigate.
The correspondent went to the peni-
tentiary and was allowed to see the
prisoner. DeFord was very reticent,
and was not disposed to answer ques-
tions. He admitted that q Mr.. Porter
had called upon him twice; but he de-
cIined to repeat what Mr.. Porter had
said to him. I'VE said nothing that
makes any difference one way or the
other" declared the man. When told
that Porter was q Burns detective"
says the correspondent, 'DeFord shot
a quick glance with his yellowish eyes,
his lips twitched furtively, the lines on
his face visibly deepened. The yegg-
man then became stolid again.
= Greenville, July 1S: The property
of T. u. Vaughan, who recently es-
capped from the jail where he had
been lodged charged with having
mistreated an orphan girl In the Odd
Fellows, home while he was superin-
tendent of the institution, has been
attached awaiting the trial Of the case
brought against Vaughan by the guar
dian Of the victim. Suit In the sum
of $4,000 has been brought, adding
one more chapter in an already sensa-
tional case. Oscar X. Mauldin is at
torney for the plaintiff. The suit al
leges that the child, who was only IA
years Of age, sustained serious Injuries
through the treatment Of Vaughan
and some medicines which he later
administered. The property of Vau-
CHAN is easily worth the amount nam.
ed in the suit, he being the owner OF
a $4,000 bank account, much real es-
tate and stock In some local concerns.
- Columbia State, Saturday: Sworn
testimony was presented yesterday TO
the dispensary committee In Augusta
by T. B. Fielder to the effect that Gov.
Cole l. Blease received the sum OF
$4,000 for pardoning Rudolph Rab-
ems. The Statement Of pardons, Par
oles and Commutations" sent to the
last general assembly by Gov. Blease
contains the following on Rabens
pardon: "Rabens, Rudolph (white):
Convicted at the February, 1907, term
Of court for Oconee county OF receiv-
ing stolen goods. and sentenced to
three years on the county chaingang.
Petition is signed by eight Of the jur-
ors who tried the case. by the clerk
Of court, county treasurer. county au-
ditor, judge Of probate and other Of
ficials Of Oconee county, and by many
of the leading citizens, including ex-
Senator e. HLernod,n as b XIII
Senator E. L. Herndon. VIM. ]. Strib-
ling, w. o. White. master; Jas. Sea
born, Boon r. Morse, r. T. Jaynes, M.
C. Long, E. f. Lucas, Mayor George
L. Wilson and many others. And a
petition from the county OF Charles
ton, signed by the Rev. DR.. VIM. A. c.
Mueller, A. w. Winters, A. ]. w. Goss,
Otto Tideman, F. w. WAGNER & Co.,
VIM. M. Bird, and q hundred or more
Of the most prominent citizens OF the
ter from DIR. Mueller, begging that the
boy might be allowed to come home
in order that he might see his old
mother, who was believed to be upon
her deathbed. upon this, pardon
was granted March 8, 1911"
-Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: c.
p. Sims. the attorney Of this city,
mentioned in the testimony Of Detec-
tive Reed at Augusta as having COLA
borated with Attorney Samuel j. Mich
OILS in the effort to secure a pardon for
Gus Deford. alias Portland Ned, has
been circulating petition for the par
don Of Deford during the last few days
and has obtained many signatures.
Mr. Sims said last night that 1t was
true he was to receive a fee for his
Blease was to receive any money:
Mr.. Nichols was not in the city last
night The revelations made at Aug
usta Yesterday aroused intense interest
in Spartanburg last night, and as II
was noised about in the afternoon
that Spartanburg men had been men,
toned in the testimony, a throng OF
people crowded the newspaper omces
to learn details. Among them were
number who at once recalled Porter,
the Chicago ottorney," or Reed, as
he now turns out to be. Several or
them said they were charmed with
Mr.. Porter, finding him a gentleman
of pleasing manners. They were as
tonished to learn that he was an OPP
erative for william j. Burns and had
a dictagraph in his room at the Ho-
tel Finch with a stenographer In an
other room to record whatever con-
versation occurred which he thought
might be Of value. Several Spartan
burg people who were in Baltimore,
Washington and New York recently,
met "Mr. Porter" there also, and re-
called incidents alluded to in the tes-
timony. Nothing affecting Spartan
burg people in recent years has excit-
ed so much interest here as the story
told by Detective Reed in Augusta