Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-05
sourH CAROLINA NEWS

james Henry Rice, Jr., Of Sum-
merville, has been appointed Federal
game warden for South Carolina, the
appointment having been made by
Secretary Houston. Mr.. Rice will have
authority over all migratory birds In
this state to the extent Of government.
regulations.
McColl December 8: Twenty sew
en- spinDers and doffers OF the "Old
Mill" yesterday afternoon walked out
on strike, the reason for their action
being that a new superintendent had
issued orders that they, would be re-
quired to do their own sweeping cer-
tain number of times daily. Hereto-
fore the sweeping has been done by
boys or men employed for this pur-
pose. ~
Manning special Of December 4,
to the Columbia State: A negro
named Napoleon johnson was shot
and killed a few miles above Paxville,
Tuesday by Arthur Cubbage, a quiet
and peaceable white citizen Of that
section. Mr.. Cubbage came to Man
ming and gave himself up to Sheriff
Gamble, but his attorney will make an
early application for his release on
bond Mr.. Cubbage states that he start
ed from his home to go bird hunting,
having his gun under the buggy seat,
and just as he got to the road he saw
the negro in a wagon with some sacks
of oats. He had had some trouble with
the negro on former occasion, but
suspected no further trouble at this
time. Just as he turned out Of his
avenue into the road, the negro drove
a short distance up the road and stop
ped, stopped down behind the oats and
attempted to shoot Mr.. Cubbage. but
the pun snapped. Mr.. Cubbage at once
jumped out of his buggy got his gun
from under the seat and loaded It. and
as Johnson raised up from behind the
oats in the act Of reloading his gun.
Mr.. Cubbage fired, his load striking
Johnson in the face and the latter FALL
ing from his wagon to the ground.
Mr.. Cubbage says he left the negro
lying there when he came on to Man. =
: Columbia special Of December 4.
to the Charlotte Observer: "They are
going to lynch 40 negroes" was the
message that came to Governor Blease
this morning from Barnwell, where e.
]. Best, prominent merchant was
shot and killed last night. The mes
sage came from Senator Patterson Of
Barnwell county, who excitedly in
formed the governor that the posse
had already formed. He called on the
governor for aid. Governor Blease
got busy at once, telegraphing the
sheriff to preserve order and to Or
ganize posse comitatus to keep the
peace; to the captain Of the military
company at Barnwell to have his
command get under arms, and to
Charles Carroll Sims, an influential
citizen Of Barnwell, to do what he
could to relieve the situation that was
so tense. All night long the posse
secured the byways in Barnweil coun-
ty and brought to the county jail many
negroes. By this morning fully forty
had been rounded up and were charg-
ed with completely in the killing Of
Mr.. Best. 1t was these negroes that
DR.. Patterson phoned the governor
there was danger Of lynching. Gov
ernor Blease, after dispatching the
kilograms, awaited news from the
scene Of the trouble. An Interesting
fact in connection with the matter is
that the military company at Barn
well is one of those companies or
dered mustered out by the government
on failure to come up to reinspection
requirements recently. II that COM
pany Is disbanded don't know what
/ can do" said the governor this
morning. There Is no other company
in close touch" The Bamberg COM
that the war department has ordered
mustered out. A conference, howev-
er, will be held here soon with a view
to bringing these companies back into
the requirements. Scott Madison,
charged with the killing, Mitchell
Story and Gilbert Miller, three Barn
well negroes, were rushed In an auto
mobile from the scene of last nights
murder and placed in the prison for
safekeeping This course was taken
for fear Of lynching. A dispatch from
Barnwell this evening is that the
militia held In readiness was not call
ed out. The coroner's jury held Madi-
son for the killing, and the other two
negroes as accessories before and
after the fact. Mr.. Best, who was
killed, came out OF restaurant last
night, and pushed a negro out Of the
way. A soda water bottle was thrown
at Mr.. Best. Then he took 1t up with
Madison, but Madison said another
negro did the throwing. Just as. Mr.
Best walked away Madison shot him.
according to the evidence at the in
quest. The grand jury will immedi-
ately be summoned and trial will be
held right away, Is the report from
Barnwell tonight. -