Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-03
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Yard Of the loss Of fur mum. valued
at $4,000. ...... T
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
= Attorney General-elect Thos. H.
Peoples has given out that ne VIII re-
tain M. p. DeBruhl the assistant OF
Attorney General Lyon, as his assist
ant for the present 49,
- Major John w. Holmes editor OF
the Barnwell People, and one OF the
best known newspaper men In the state
died last Sunday morning In the 7SEd
year Of his age. Major Holmes was
mernbersof the Wallace house.
Governor Blease has named d. H.
McGill, of Greenwood q member OF the
pardon board, vice R. Mays Cleveland.
resigned. The other members OF the
board are J. A. Summersett, OF Column
bia and q. T. Warren. Of Hampton.
= Mayor Gibbs Of Columbia, has re-
ported to the city council that ne has
information that influential blind IT,
gers offered Chief of Police Cathcart
bribe of 81 900 to allow them to sell IL
uuor without interference during fair
week ard that the bribe was refused.
1T is stated that at the instance Of a
woman's club In the Pee Dee section,
bill Is to be introduced In the next gen.
eral assembly that will seek to outlaw
hazing In the schools and colleges -
this state.
THE dispensaries in the seven
counties retaining the system have sold
about as much whisky this year as all
of the counties sold under the old stat
dispensary system" says M. III. Mobley.
state dispensary auditor. The total
sales for the seven counties viii ap-
proximate $3,000,000 for the year.
- Governor Blease granted executive
clemency to 70 prisoners In the peni-
tentiary and on the various chaingangs
Of the state on the day before Ehristzs
mas. Seven OF the convicts were>gfant-
ed full pardons. Sentences were COM
mutted In the case of four and the bal
ance were paroied.
- Mortrus Smith, son of United States
Senator, Smith,. died last Tuesday as
the result of q gunshot wound acciderl-
tally inflicted by himself while out
hunting on his fathers farm near Flor Z
ence on Christmas day. The wound me-
cessitated q surgical operation which J.
caused pneumonia, from which death
resulted.
Mr.. z. d. Smoak, an aged deaf
mute farmer, who lived alone near Ce-
dar Springs, was found dead In, his
home last Friday. There was a con-
siderable sum of money on his person
and his watch had been undisturbeds
but a trunk had been rified and there
was other evidences Of q search for
plunder. The general opinion was that
the man had been murdered; but there
was no clue to the murderers. Govern
hao ,ff orl Of QE0n
for the apprehension Of the assassin
with proof to convict.
Chattanooga special Of December
20 to the Columbia State: According
to information learned here tonight, at
torneys for G. ]. Herbert, wanted at
Columbia upon a charge OF securing
$4,000 under false pretenses, have sue !,
cessfully blocked al legal action in the
case indefinitely. Judge Neil at Nash
vile has released Herbert on $4,000
bond, pending hearing before him on,
writ Of habeas corpus and the prayer
for an appeal to the United States su-'
preme court has been withdrawn. Her
bert will now remain at liberty under
this small bond until Judge Nell de-.
cides to hear the case and is practical
ly at liberty indefinitely.
Columbia, December 81: Accom-
panied by guard, John Y. CARING
ton, who Is serving three year term
in the state penitentiary, this morn
ing left for Laurens on a three days
parole to see his father, who is sick.
Darlington Is to report back to the pen
three days hence. A penitentiary guard
accompanies him and will have hfm
under surveillance all the time. The
governor granted Darlington three
days parole to go home and see his
father on the representation Of ths
family physician, that Garlington's
father was sick and sinking and want
ed to see his son. Mrs. Darlington ac-
companied her husband to Laurens.
Darlington was convicted Of breach of
trust in connection with the late Semi
mole Securities company, and sentenced
to three years in the state penitentiary.
He has already served over one-third
of his term.
Governor Blease will be inaugural
ed for his second term on January
81, and Magistrate w. Pink Caskey,
Of Lancaster, has been invited and has
the invitation to admins
ter the oath of Office to the governor
on that occasion, Magistrate Dunbar.
Of Barnwell county, who performed
this function two years ago, died last
year. Magistrate Caskey, although
from Lancaster, is a strong personal
friend of the governors and, in spite
Of the act that he encouraged strong
opposition, was reelected magistrate
at Lancaster last summer. The Rev.
Nathan A. Hemrick, pastor of one of
the Baptist churches at Newberry,
has accepted the invitation to deliver
the prayer at the inaugural exer-
cises The Inauguration will take
place In the hall Of the house Of rep~.
on January 81, In the
presence Of the joint assembly.
Following the administering Of the oath
Of office, Governor Blease will de-
liver his inaugural address.
Twelve Of the negroes who were
among the number granted Glenn
ency by Governor Blease on Decem-
Der "a, called at the governors Of
ice on December 27 for the purpose of
/ negro, a native Of Greenville, who
had served a long term, they march
ed into the office The Greenville
negro. with his coat buttoned tightly
1rew himself up and saluted the gov
srnor in the latest military fashion.
He then acted as spokesman for the
crowd, made little speech Of thanks
10 the governor and all the negroes
shook hands with him. The COVER
Tor advised them to be good citizens
Ind to go and obtain work on farms
md not lie around the towns. Their
eader then gave another military sa
ute and they all turned and followed
him out of the office. The last seer
If them, they marched out Of the
tate house grounds and down Gervais
street in single file, right in the mid
lie Of the street, with the GreehXtlle
negro still in the lead. Most Of tNS
wen dozen Of negroes had served lonA
erms. The Greenville negro had
erved over twenty-one years and the
said he made good pris-