Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
was present was the affidavit signed

said they did not want to get mixed
UP In the case, and that besides they
had no money to spend on q trip to
washington. Otis declared, however,
that Stoyer and Gilliland had both
said that If they were summoned by
due process OF law they would appear
and testify as to the facts. Dilling-
ham presented an affldavtt signed by
a man named w. r. Thompson who
affidavit was to the effect that he and
Dillingham; shipped some horses TO
Tampa at the same time. but were OPP
Grating on a separate account; thai
Dillingham; had nothing to do with
the shipment gof = the Stover horse.
That the horse got sick and could not
be sold; that Dillingham; made o trade
in which he was able to put in the
Slower horse for $40, which he turn
ed over to Thompson; that after their
return to Spartanburg, Slower was very
much dissatisfied, and was having q
good deal 10 say, and that finally, Ia
to get Stover's mouth closed he
lThompson) paid Slower $3.50, or
some amount, ana that Dillingham; had
nothing whatever to do with 1t. The
foregoing Is the substance. Of the
charges that were made against Dill
lingham. Mr.. Lanham brought with
him a score or more letters from
prominent men in Spartanburg, col
lected yesterday, after they had heard
OF the charges, expressing absolute
confidence In Dillingham's integrity.
- Camden Chronicle. The body of
"a foreigner was found last Monday
about midday on the Kennedy plant
alton, hidden In culvert under the
roadway Of the Seaboard Air Line.
Examination showed that the man
had two bullet holes in his body
one through the neck and another
entering the arm. The section master
and his crew working between Cam
den and Lugoff made the discovery
the mans feet protruding out, Of the
culvert with his head wrapped in his
coat. The body was carried to Lugoff
where the coroner viewed the re-
mains and 1t proved to be that Of
George Stmons, one Of two men claim
ing to be Syrian preachers who were
seen at Camden earlier In the day So
Letting aid for church located some
where in the old country. After leav-
ing Camden the men walked In the d.
rection Of Lugoff and were seen by the
section master. Later he met one OF
the men on the river bridge return
found the other In the culyert with
his feet protruding out. Sheriff Huck-
abee was notified and got In commu-
nication with nearby sections. with
the result that he received q tele-
phone message from Bethune stating
that the man wanted was taken from
the afternoon train there--he having
boarded the train at Shepard. To the
officers he gave his name as Rev.
Benz. Johns, but to Mr.. Kozma,. who
speaks the mans language he gave
his name as Abraham Michael and
said that he knew nothing Of his
companion! except that he left him be-
|yond. the riyer--his companion going
to Cheraw. While there were no eye
witnesses to the killing, II In the be-
lief that the man killed his compan-
ion, robbed him Of his money and
tried to conceal the crime by conceal
ing the body in the culvert. When ar
rested he had in his handbag q ladies'
handbag. nve pocket knives and the
sum Of 1886 In currency. No revolver
was found on him and IL is supposed
he threw II away. A paper purport-
ing to be his credentials, signed by
Burr L. Bixler, pastor Of the Advent
Christian church, and dated Live Oak,
Fla, December "a, 1912, was found
on the prisoner, which read: Have
looked thru the credentials Of the
Rev. Benz. John. So Ear as am able
to say he appears to be worthy Of any
aid that you may be led Of God to
place In his hands, Another link in
the chain Of evidence against the
prisoner developed Tuesday when q
suit Of clothes was found In O. house
near Shepard station which proved
to be the. suit which the man had on
when the killing, occurred, The clothes
showed blood stains and were identi-
fed as those belonging to the prisoner.
The noroner's jury, with Mr.. Jas.
Team az foreman, held an inquest
dict was that George Simons came
to his death by a gun shot wound
In the hands Of BENZ. John.r No new
evidence was brought out at the In
quest except that a colored woman
stated she saw blows passed between
the two men and then they went down
the embankment. A few minutes
later she heard pistol shots. .lsy
- Columbia special Of April 81 to
the Charlotte Observer: The disbar-
ment proceedings against Barnard B.
Evans, member Of the Columbia bar,
were taken up in the supreme court
this morning and at 2 o'clock the
state had practically finished it's case.
The main features Of the long morn
ing session were the score or more cit
izens of columbia and Saluda, who
swore that thel reputation 9 Of, B. B.
Evans for honesty and fair dealing,
was bad, and the testimony Of two
parties that Evans, while acting as
their attorney, collected money for
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was crowded when the case was called
this morning, and there were witness
es present from Columbia, Saluda
and Edgefield. Chief Justice Gary re-
tired from the bench when this case
was reached and Mr.. Sam J.. Nichols
Of Spartanburg, sat as special associ-
ate justice In the case. AS soon as the
case was called, the attorneys for
Evans moved to quash the proceed
ings on the ground that the complaint
was not verified. that 1t was not
brought through the resolution Of
bar, and that 1t was not based on any
indictment Of grand jury. that II was
merely based on information and be-
lief. Arguments on this point took up
over an hour and the court retired for
consultation, returning In few min
utes and announcing that the motion
had been overruled. Solicitor Cobb
read the complaint against Evans,
charging him, among other things,
with collecting a claim Of $10S be-
longing to the Murray Drug company
against +. e. Dowling Of Saluda and
pocketing the money; with negotiating
a loan for George L. .Sflter, a farmer
of Saluda, from ]. FRANKIE & Son Of
Augusta for $19S.90. with having en-
dorsed the check and collected the
money, which he kept. He was also
charged with having slandered certain
citizens of Saluda, namely, Sherih B.
F. Sample, Senator B. w. Crouch, and
E. w. Able, when. at Spartanburg
during the last campaign, he denounc-
ed them as thieves, incendiaries and
blind tigers" Other, allegations con-
cerning his conduct before he was ad-
mitted to the bar, the court ruled out,
and they did not permit the prosecu-
ton to go into the charges against the
citizens said to have been slandered.
announcing that they would rule on
that point later. Evans In his return
admitted gett ng the Salter loan, but
said he was privileged to sign 1t as at
torney, and had intended to pay 1t
when he found IL was in the hands of