Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-03
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1912.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Senator Hall of Cherokee, proposes
| to introduce a compulsory education
bill at the next session Of the senate.
Petitions are being circulated in
Spartanburg county asking for an
election on the question Of re-estab-
| fishing the county dispensary.
Lexington, December /: The Peo-
pies Bank Of Leesville, Lexington
county, has closed its doors. DR.. E. J.
Etheridge. president Of the institution,
Is reported missing, Is information re-
ceived here tonight. Poor collections
are said to be the cause of the banks
action. The banks liabilities are said
to amount to $4,000. The capital
stock Of the institution is $25.000. This
/ is the second bank in the county to
the Lexington Savings bank here hav-
ing suspended business last March.
- Columbia, November 80: Henry A.
Simons, former cashier Of the Rich
land Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany, was placed in the Richmond
county Jail tonight on the charge Of
breach of trust, with fraudulent in
tent. Officers Of the bank said to-
night that Simons is about $1,000 short
in his accounts He was arrested two
days ago at Hamilton, Ohio, and
brought here tonight He Is well
known here, having been connected
with the bank for three years.
After litigation extending over
several years, the Tennessee supreme
court has ordered that c. ]. Herbert be
turned over to the South Carolina au-
| thorities; but Herbert has appealed to
the United States court and secured a
stay of thirty days, thus keeping out
Of the custody Of Sheriff Coleman, Of
Richland' county, who went to Ten
nessee last Friday after him. Herbert
was indicted in Richland county three
years ago on the charge Of having
swindled the defunct Seminole Sc
curities company out of $4,000. His
indictment was at the same time Of
John Y. Darlington and James Stobo
Young. Darlington Is serving a SEN
tence Of three years in the penitenti-
ary. Young has been pardoned.
| The case of B. R. Tillman, Jr. and
his former wife, Mrs. Dugas, was be-
fore the supreme court yesterday. 1t
is suit for the possession Of the chill
dren which were given to Mrs. Dugas.
then Mrs Tillman three years ago. At
the hearing last week affidavits were
submitted alleging that young Tillman
was drinking as late as last month, al
though he claimed the contrary. The
hearing was postponed until yester-
day In order that young Tillman might
submit afidavits in contradiction. A
number Of such affidavits were sub
mitted. The court. left the children in
the custody of Mrs. Dugas but reserv-
ed its fnal ruling.
| Columbia rcor-espandence Of the
News and Courier: SpeSaov ebeut
the seizure Of the beer consigned Il
use here at the Shriners' banquet, and
which was released on the opinion Of
the assistant attorney general that
beer ordered and intended for such
purposes was not a violation Of the
dispensary law, Governor Blease said
after this beer had been seized 1t was
reported to him that IL cases Of IL
quor had been ordered and shipped
here for the Elks yesterday for use at
the smoker they gave the Shriners,
but the governor said that after the
opinion Of the assistant attorney gen.
eral, Of course, this whiskey was not
molested. He said that he believed
this was a violation of the law, but
that II 1t was law he was going to
recommend to the legislature that 1t
be changed, for he thought liquor and
beer used for this and other purposes
ought to be purchased from the county
dispensaries.