Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-29

the negroes VINO naQ attacked tne ol-
ficer and liberated the prisoner, but
was met with armed resistance. A
pitched battle ensued and a negro
named Biting was killed outright,
though IL Is not known whether 1t was
the prisoner. Another negro was bad
lyGwounded by the officers, who es-
caped unhurt. Sheriff Poindexter sue
ceeded In capturing three OF the lead
ers and landed them safely in the Yad-
kin JAIL
= Joe Andranaco, happier than he
has been for years, Is in New York
waiting the arrival Of his daughter,
Tillie, who, until a few weeks ago. he
believed, was lost in the disaster at
Messina. 1t was nine years ago that
Joe kissed Tillie good bye-she was
then sand left her with her grand
parents in Messina. Then the earth
quake came and no trace OF the girl
could be found. She was mourned
as dead. But Andranaco often dream
ed that his child was alive and two
months ago when he procured his nat
uralization papers he told United
States Commissioner Mark A. Foote,
about his dreams The commissioner
sent letter to the consul general at
Genoa, who finally located Tillie In the
CITY hospital there. The consul gen.
eral learned that Tillie had been
caught In some wreckage and washed
to hillside by the tidal wave at Mes
sina. There she was found three days
later by Queen Helena, who accom-
panied Red Cross nurses to the scene
Of the catastrophe.
Gastonia Gazette, Tuesday: AS was
noted In the second edition or last
Fridays Gazette, the jury in the case
-
of guilty. The defendant was SEN
fenced by Judge Connor to the state
penitentiary at Raleigh for eight years
at hard labor. His attorneys. Messrs.
Mangum & Woltz. gave notice or an
appeal to the supreme court. The ap-
peal bond was fixed at $50 and the
appearance bond at $4,000. A period
of sixty days was allowed by the Judge
in which to perfect the appeal. Wheth-
er Irish Jimmy" can raise the re-
quired bond of $4,000 or not Is prob
lematical. Sentiment In Gastonia
seems to be that he cannot and that II
he were able to raise this amount he
would never be seen In court room
again. This case has attracted un-
usual attention in Gastonia and the
surrounding locality. Crowds which
taxed the seating capacity OF the court
room were present at every session OF
the court. Probably on account OF the
fact that he was being convicted
largely through the testimony OF a
'squealer," Irish Jimmy" had the
sympathy Of large part of the spec
tators. The presence Of his wife also
aided the prisoner. Mrs. Golden LETT
yesterday afternoon on No. 80 Tor her
home in Brooklyn. She says she is
going back home and go to work In
further efforts to aid her erring help
meet.
Joe McNeely, negro, was lynch
ed at the Good Samaritan hospital IN
Charlotte, last Tuesday morning.
shortly before o'clock. On last Fri
Hceman L. L. Wilson. The policeman
was riding along on a motor cycle
when the negro commenced firing.
Policeman Wilson went down at the
first shot; but succeeded in drawing
his pistol, and bringing the negro to
the ground. The negro was shortly
afterward taken to the Good Samari-
tan hospital. Talk Of lynching began
to develop at once, and orders were
issued to have the negro transferred TO
the jail; but for some reason the or
der was not compiled with. Police
men guarded the negro In the hospl.
A
from twenty-five to thirty, broke into
the hospital and overpowering the
guards with more or less difficulty,
took the negro into the street, shot
him to death, and dispersed. The al
fair has of course raised q big row.
Judge Shaw told the grand jury OF
the affair in a charge, called 1t MUIR
der, said the murderers were at large
and instructed that the thing be PROP
ed to the bottom. The city govern
ment offered a reward Of $1,000 for
information leading to the conviction
Of the lynchers. Governor Craig, VINO
was at Asheville, announced his inten-
ton of vigorously prosecuting the
thirty five men who, according 10 MS
information, had participated. AS yet
none of the lynchers have been lden-
titled.
The Denver Post Of Wednesday,
prints statements of nineteen govern
ors attending the conference or gov
ernors at Colorado Springs, on Presi-
dent Wilson's message. Most OF the
statements are favorable. Governor
Mcdonald of New Mexico. declared
that the president was right in his
views as to the hopelessness OF Huer-
ta's attempts to restore order. LAS to
armed intervention" he added, Il can
not say that am in favor OF IT.. GOV.
Colquitt of Texas, remarked: wilson
seems to have come around to the
opinion of the Texas governor when
he says peace and Huerta are at OPP
posite poles" Governor Slaton OF
Georgia, said the United States would
not be justified in Intervention except
under the necessity of protecting its
own citizens" Governor Spry of Utah,
fo Americans
get out Of Mexico. None Of us want
to see war, and personally 1 don't
think the whole of Mexico is worth
the lives il might cost, but IL we have
to 60 in there with an army, l am In
favor Of doing the job right and tax
ing over the entire country for our
selves" Ultimate war with Mexico Is
forecast by Governor Byrne OF South
Dakota, who says the wilson plan
looks to me to be rather weak pol
icy." Governor Lister Of Washington,
said: 1T seems to me that the presl-
dents position is logical" Governor
O'Neal of Alabama: "Huerta can new
er pacify the country and 1t would be
disgraceful for this country to recog-
nize a man like him. / see no occa-
sion for Intervention by this country.
Harry Thaw won out in the first
and his own Canadian lawyers, involv-
ing the question Of deportation. Thaw
was arrested in Canada on the charge
of being a fugitive. His Canadian at
torneys, after getting matters In shape
made arrangements to secure his re-
lease on a writ of habeas corpus; but
when they realized that his release
would mean that he would be turned
over to the immigration authorities,
they changed their tactics. The case
came up at Sherbrooke, Quebec, on
Wednesday, The court room was
crowded with Canadian sympathizers
with Thaw. The New York lawyers
appeared with the idea of taking
charge of the prisoner; but the judge
ruled that New York had no standing
in the Canadian court, and there was
loud cheering; lead by woman with
the slogan of Fair play" Then coun-
sci for the state (Canadian) sought to
have Thaw arraigned before a magis-
trate and the commitment on which
he was held quashed. The effect or
this would have been to turn the pris-
oner over to the immigration officers
and there would have been little more
IN tho way Of his depOrtatiOn. The