Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

President Wilson has directed that
a pardon be issued in the case of Noah
r. Wilson, serving six months in the
Greenville jail for Illicit distilling. The
president thinks that Wilson is the
victim of mistaken identity.
A number Of influential citizens Of
Greenvilie county have started move
ment to hire from the state fifty con-
victs for the purpose of working the
roads. The supervisor Of Greenville Is
said to be in accord with the under
taking.
The sinking fund commission has
agreed to lend the sum Of $22.50O to
the state hospital commission for the
purpose of developing the state park,
eight miles from Columbia. The state
park is the proposed site of the new
hospital for the insane. a-
Hon. Joshua w. Ashley, member OF
the house of Representatives from An
derson county, suffered stroke OF
paralysis at his home near Honea Path
last Friday morning, and although for
a time II was believed that the attack
would certainly prove fatal, signs OF
recovery hegan to develop on Saturday
and now 1t is belieevd that he will get
on his feet again. Mr.. Ashley attended
the Acker family reunion at Will
liamston on Thursday, and appeared to
be in his usual good health and spirits.
On Friday morning he ate hearty
breakfast and then proceeded to direct
some mechanics in repairing his cotton
gin. One Of the men called for some
nails and Mr.. Ashley started to a near
by house for them and while on his
way the attack came upon him He
stumbled and fell, and when help
reached him he was lying on the
ground in an unconscious condition. j.
w. Ashley is the political boss" Of
Anderson county, having become per-
sonally Interested in politics more than
twenty two years ago. He has served
nineteen years in the legislature, all Of
his services having been continuous
with the exception of one term when
he dropped out, having run and been
defeated for state senator. He Is In his
65th year. .-...~ s..... ......H ...s
Aiken, August 16: That he literal
ly beat q negro convict to death Is the
charge that has been brought against
Albert Sorgee, superintendent of the
Aiken county chaingang. At least, the
had been given a whipping by the con-
vict boss, and Sorgee, arrested and
charged with murder, has been releas-
ed on bail. II is customary when chain
gang convicts refuse to work to whip
them, according to common report.
They are sometimes whipped for other
infractions Of the camp rules Sorgee
does not deny that he whipped the
Hendricks negro, but his friends deny
that the whipping he gave the negro
brought about his death. Sorgee's de-
fense will be, II is understood, that the
negro was sick when he was put on
the gang; that he did not die from the
whipping, but from the disease from
which he was suffering. Hendricks, 1t
is understood, had been sent to the
gang for a comparatively short SEN
tence. Furnishing the negro for some
misconduct or for failure to do his
work, Sorgee is said to have used the
lash on him. II is so charged In the
warrant that the superintendent whip
ped the negro. A few days later Hen
bricks died. Members of the negro's
family took the matter up, and had the
warrant issued for Sorgee's arrest. He
was placed in the Aiken Jail, but re-
leased yesterday on $4,000 bail. He will
be given a preliminary hearing before
Columbia State: Agents of the
United States farm demonstration
work, under the direction Of W. w.
Long, are located in each Of the A
counties of the state. These agents,
in addition to giving information to
thousands of farmers, have charge of
the boys corn club. l. l.. Barker OF
Lee, w. H. Barton Of Greenville and
w. r. Elliott of Fairfield, are the dis
trict agents for the work in South
Carolina. The following is a list of
the county demonstration agents:
F. H. Arrants. Kershaw: L. L. Bar
ker, Lee; W. H. Barton, Greenville;
]. r. Blair, York; T. A. Bowen, Pick
ems; ]. L. Carbery, York; F. w. Car
nell, Union; w. NJ. Cauthen, Green
wood; w. B. Chitty, Bamberg; ]. F..
Claffy. Calhoun; ]. H. Claffy, Or
angeburg; r. L. Cunningham, Ches-
ter; S. c. Cunningham, Beaufort; S.
M. Duncan, Newberry; w. r. Elliott,
Fairfield; T. o. Epps, Williamsburg;
]. o. Finklea, Florence; j. M. Hayes,
Dillon; NJ. G. Holland, Oconee; B. M.
Hudson. Berkeley: R. H. Lennon,
Fairfield: Thos. 3. Lester, Marlboro;
w. T. ]. Lever, Fairfield: P. N. Lott,
Edgefield: D. L. McAlhany, Dorches-
ter: F. McCluny, Cherokee; Chas. A.
McFadden, Clarendon; c. l. McMan-
nus, Lancaster; ]. NJ. Napier, chamber
of commerce, Columbia; ]. H. Os-
wald, Hampton; B. G. Price, Col
Teton; s. F. Reid, Abbeville; H. c..
Reeder, Lexington; ]. w. Rothrock.
Anderson; A. NJ. Sanders, Barnwell;
Jas. A. Riley. ]. w. Shealy, Lexing-
ton; d. L. Tarrant, Orangeburg; W..
J. Teller. Chesterfield: W. M. Wall, j..
ID. w. Watts, Laurens; S. n. Welsh,
Lee; ]. F. Williams, Sumter.