Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Judge Devore of Edgefield, and
Representative Mower OF Newberry.
have been mentioned in connection
with the vacancy to be caused in the
supreme court by the appointment, Of
Justice Woods 4 to be Judge Of the
Fourth circuit Of the United States
court.
= The adjutant general has announc-
ed that the encampment of the three
regiments of the national guard VIII
be held on the track, which is. located
about seven. miles from Columbia, in
Lexington county, sometime during the
summer. The state rifle shoot to Sc
lect team to- participate In the ma
tional rifle shoot will be held some
time in July. The land was secured
for $12,500. The next general assem-
bly, will have to make an appropriation
to pay for the buildings to be erected.
Dave Davis and wife Anna, have
been arrested on the charge Of having
murdered Mr.. John Lewis, near Corn
well on last Thursday night. They are
negroes. They were captured by Sher-
If Colvin with the help of detectives
sent from Columbia by Gov. Blease.
When arrested they had their grips
packed, ready to leave and from vari-
GUS circumstances there seems to be
no doubt that they are the right par
ties.
= Gaffney, April 80: An electric
wire on the Piedmont Telephone and
Telegraph company's lines yesterday,
burned in two, falling to the ground
below and killing mule, the property
Of the Merchants Grocery company
The mule was in front Of the whole
sale grocery house. hitched to a wagon
and when the wire struck him, death
at that particular moment was very
crowded. owing to the arrival Of q
railway train. s
sailed from Charleston last Friday for
where they are to spend a month or
more visiting Judge Memminger's
brother, who is vice-consul general OF
the United States In France. Before
sailing, Judge Memminger secured
leave OF absence from Chief Justice
Gary, and assurance from Governor
Blease that there would be no trouble
about finding substitutes to carry on
his work. 1t is Judge Memminger's
purpose to visit England and Germany
while he Is away, and he will PIT In
much Of lis time studying the judicial
processes and methods Of the English
French and Germans. E, 9 bUr fsr
The hotel at Great Falls, managed
by II. A. Tibbs and owned by the
Southern Power Co., was completely
destroyed by fire last Wednesday
afternoon. The building was large
| wooden structure and was valued al
$4,000. All Of the furniture. was en-
mills had to close down, as the entire
big mill force was formed into a buck
ct brigade. Had 1t not been for this
houses extending to the river probably
would have been wiped out. The fire
was Of unknown origin. 1t had it's in
ception in the attic of the hotel. Rob.
inson Young, who was asleep on the
third floor when the fire started, bare
ly escaped by running down to the
second floor and leaping just as the
roof toppled in.
j. Duncan Adams, United States
marshal, In a letter to r. Beverly
Sloan. United States commissioner
completely exonerates Deputy United
States Marshal Sem for neglect in
failing to arrest James Johnson, alias
Portland Ned" Saturday when he
made his quick getaway from the
governors office. Marshal Adams says:
II note your criticism of Deputy Mar
which I must say cannot agree with
you. He has acted as deputy for sew
eral years and the records Of this Of
flee do not justify your charges. He
has performed his duties promptly and
efficiently heretofore, and have nc
doubt would have done so If he had
been intrusted with the warrant FOL
the arrest Of Johnson, as he should
have been" Marshal Adams criticises
Mr.. Sloan for neglecting to file the
warrant for the arrest Of johnson
with his office, as is required by the
regulations. In this connection the
letter says: "It seems to me this war.
rant had been issued by you sixty
days prior to the release Of the pris-
oner and this Office had no informa-
ton about such warrant, therefore
the records here, would not have
shown thas there was such q warrant
for this mao. All warrants issued, ex-
sent to this Office for execution, and al
warrants under the regulations are
placed in the hands of regularly com.
missioned deputies by me for execu.
tion, and contend that Deputy Sem
cannot he held responsible for the ex.
ecution Of warrant that had been In
existence. for sixty days unknown to
this office. In conclusion, will say
that have no doubt IL you had re-
turned this warrant to this office when
the same was issued that Johnson
would not have escaped"