Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-09
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Attorney General Peoples has an
inounced his appointments Of clerks In
the engrossing department as follows:
Miss Henrietta Kohn, Orangeburg;
Miss Ida Groves, Blackville; Miss Vir-
ginia Cooper, Wisacky; Miss Mabel
Bowman, Sumter; Miss Frances Har-
per, Darlington; Miss Ethel Thrift,
Columbia; Miss Lillian Hughes, CO.
lumbia; Miss Susie White, Fort Mill;
Miss Maggie Foster, Gaffney.. r. F. D.
No. 4; Miss Ruby Foster, Newberry;
Miss Kate A. Schroeder, Abbeville;
Miss Henrietta Baker, McClellanviile;
Miss Carolina Vance, Anderson; Mr..
George H. Sharpe, Edmund; Miss
Ruth Dewitt Tompkins, Edgefield;
Miss Mary H. Dusenburg. Florence.
Columbia special Of December g.,
to Charlotte Observer: The supreme
court Is asked to issue a mandamus to
Governor Blease to order an election
on Il question of the annexation Of a
part of Lexington county to Richland
county. The petition filed tonight by
citizens of the New Brookland section
puts 1t squarely up to the supreme
court to rule on the mooted question
Of whether or not the governor can be
"mandamused" by the supreme court.
The petition claims that the ordering
Of the election Is ministerial duty OF
the chief executive, in which he has no
choice but to obey when the require
ments are met, and also charges that
there were influences at work against
the annexation and that this caused
the commission and the governor to
turn down the petition.
- Barnwell special Of December 8,
to the Columbia State: In less than
one weke after Scott Madison fired the
shot that killed E. Peyton Best, a
we'll known merchant Of Barnwell, ne
heard the sentence Of death passed.
The negro was tried In the court OF
general sessions here today and on
conviction this afternoon Judge Gage
sentenced him to die in the electric
chair between Friday. December -.
and Monday, December %. Gilbert
Miller was declared guilty Of assault
and battery and was sentenced to
serve 80 days on the county chain
gang. Mr.. Best was killed on the
night of December 8. These two ne
groes, who were carried to the state
penitentiary last Thursday, following
the finding of verdict by the coro-
ner's jury of inquest, were brought
back to Barnwell this morning to face
the charge of murder They were es-
corted from the depot to the court
house by a large number Of special
deputies. There was absolutely no
attempt made, however, to take the
prisoners from the officers and 1t Is
apparently the desire Of everyone
here to let the law take its course.
When the accused men were being
marched down the street. the wife and
one of the sisters Of the murdered
man were standing on the sidewalk,
and they, with tears in their eyes.
turned and watched the negroes who
had so cruelty robbed them Of hus-
band and brother. The court room
was packed when the case was called
for trial, but the best Of order was
kept. Fourteen members Of the grand
Jury, of which body Mr.. Best was a
member at the time Of his death, an
swered to their names They were
handed the indictment and in short
time returned true bill. The accus-
ed men entered a plea Of not guilty.
No trouble was experienced in the Sc
lection of jury and the examination
of witnesses was begun Immediately.