Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-21
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1914.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Chester was seriously beaten up late
last Saturday evening by Norton and
Earle Marlborough, two drunken white
men he was attempting to arrest. The
Yarboroughs had raised a row at the
Seaboard Air Line railway station and
when the agent, Mr. Austin, reprimand-
ed them, gave him beating and cut
him with a knife Mr.. Austin swore
out warrants, and 1t was while he was
trying to serve the same that Mr.
Howe was beaten.
- Greenville, July IS: After a con-
ference with the mill management yes
terday morning, the $50 operatives OF
Monaghan mills agreed to return to
work Monday morning. After the re-
sumption Of work they will take up
with the management the issue which
last July 8, caused the employees Of the
weave room to walk out. The trouble
arose over q conict in the rules of the
company and the Industrial Workers Of
the World. Joseph ]. Ettor came to
Greenville, Thursday, to take charge Of
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no part in the proceedings yesterday,
| it is said.
| - Chester, July 10: The 16-year -old
son Of Edward B. Lipford was kicked
! in the head and on both legs by mule
| Thursday afternoon at his fathers
home, about six miles from Chester on
the Pinckney street road, and Is In
precarious condition. The young fellow
had been instructed by his father to
put the animal in the stable. The halter
had been removed and before the boy
could close the door the mule, which
was a wild one, wheeled round and
gave him terrific blow with his heels
on the right side Of his head, crushing
his skull and breaking his jaw bone.
| Then, quick as a flash, the mule gave
him two more severe kicks on each leg.
An effort Was made to bring the boy to
the hospital for treatment but his con-
dition forbids his being moved. The
chances are greatly against his recov-
| cry.
- Gaffney, July IS: While dozens Of
hurrying pedestrians composing the
| usual Saturday evening crowd, look
| ed on as spectators, Harolu Sparks,
| well known young white man Of Cher
okee county, shot and instantly killed
a negro named Nose Moorhead, alias
/
cipal thoroughfares The shooting
took place about 8 o'clock and no
shots were fired until after the negro
had already cut the white man across
the left shoulder, inflicting a number
of painful wounds. 1t Is said that the
| dispute arose over the fact that the
negro would not drive his wagon out
of the way to let the white man pass,
and when the two met later in the
evening the argument was renewed.
Heated words were heard and then
the negro is said to have seized Mr..
Sparks and dragged him from the door
Of a store, infiicting the cuts with a
large knife. Sparks then opened fire
with his pistol and three bullets took
effect in the negro's breast, around
| the heart.
At Abbeville last week, Governor
| Blease used thirty OF the forty-hve
minutes allowed him, in explaining
the status Of the now well-known
| Richey case. although he stated at the
outset that he was not explaining or
apologizing for any Of his acts during
| his administration. The Richey case
was one where the governor had been
| accused of pardoning a man who had
| been convicted Of assaulting his
adopted fourteen-year-o daughter,
and the governor read from the stand
many voluminous documents in re-
gard to it. He stated that Richey had
not been pardoned, but that he
was out on a bond Of $4,000; that he
had issued the papers in this case
upon the recommendation of the
prison superintendent and the testi-
mony of two reputable physicians
who had been delegated by him to
t,.N rhnCa
clans were DR.. A. B. Knowlton, re-
Gently deceased, and DR.. ]. H. McIn-
tosh, both Of Columbia He stated
that these physicians had stated that
Richey was a paralytic, and that
freedom would aid in his restoration
to health. Abbeville county Is the
home Of Richey, and this is the reason
assigned by the governor In explain
ing the status Of the case.
--"J. E. p" the correspondent repre-
senting the Columbia State with the
campaign party, summarizes the devel-
opments Of last week in accordance
with his view as follows: Murmurs
from the section Of the state that was
traversed last week by candidates for
state offices fell but once out OF the cat
egory Of peace, harmony and cordial
relationship as far as the gubernatori-
.
exception Of the Aiken meeting last
Tuesday, the candidates showed ten
dency to confine their prodding at the
records Of their rivals within the bounds
Of good nature. At Aiken, however, the
partisan audience, with the factions
about equally represented, could not
refrain from cheers that had an omin-
Gus tone. Pandemonium broke loose
when John G.. Richards. candidate for
1tot Af
newspapers and E. D. Smith, candidate
for election as United States sena-
tor, to answer. One faction resented
the accusations and inferences and the
other was just as determined to hear
them. The five meetings have more
definitely defined the main issues Of
the campaign. The questions Of en-
forcement Of law and the use Of the
pardoning power have arisen to prime
consideration, along with the issue OF
compulsory education, which, OF course
is more debatable ground. In every in
stance during the past week when
there were statements against the
abuse Of the pardoning power and
in favor Of the state the audience
cheered. In this respect Mendel L.
Smith and Richard /. Manning have
won especial prominence. On the IL
quor question Charles A. Smith Is in
faV0r or State-WlQe prOnlDltlOn, Wnlle
the others who have expressed them
selves remain for local option, either
because Of personal preference or be-
cause the voters four years ago voiced
their opinion against prohibition, and
the time, it is though, 1t not ripe for
change. OF the things that happened
outside Of the regular schedule Of the
campaign the statement Of II. c. Folk,
chairman Of the meeting at Bamberg,
furnished food for reflection. Mr.. Folk
bitterly denounced the governor for his
behavior at the senatorial campaign
meeting there and the silence with
which it was heard and the applause
that greeted it's conclusion were strong
arguments that the audience concur
red. In the race for lieutenant govern
or the questions and answers are be-
coming heated in the attacks Of James
A. Hunter and B. F. Kelley upon each
other. Being members Of the legisla-
ture and adherents Of different factions
they are taking each other to task for
their votes on bills, most notable the
Fortner bill to prohibit white people
from teaching negroes and vice versa.
Andrew ]. Bethea has prodded at the
records Of his opponents while William
NJ Hamer seems content to wage his
own campaign. The meeting at Bam-
berg in the race for adjutant general
marked the crest of feeling between the