Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE

| HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE
Items of Interest From All Sections Of
South Carolina.
Began C. TIippett was acquitted Of
the murder Of w. S. Jones in Sum-
ter last week. Trippett shot Jones
several months ago.
The Black River Cypress Lumber
Co., of Sardinia, in Clarendon county,
has been commissioned by the secre-
tary of state, with a capital Of $780,
600.
M. E. Coward has resigned as su-
pervisor of Marlboro county. 1t Is
understood that there were differences
boro grand jury.
Frank Hudgens, secretary Of the
Chiquola Cotton mill at Honea Path,
shot and killed Coot Burts, negro,
Thursday afternoon. Hudgens alleges
that the negro insulted his wife.
John H. Earle, former railroad
commissioner, was painfully hurt
when his automobile collided with
street car in Greenville Friday night.
His injuries are not considered fatal
Colleton county officers are trying
to clear up the mystery Of the death
of Frank Benton, a white man, whose
| body was found in Salkehatchie
swamp, near Yemassee, a few days
ago. He had been shot in the back.
Mag Hudgens, negro woman, kill
ed TENTS Fuller, also q colored woman,
by slashing her throat with a razor In
Laurens county, last week. The Hud-
gems woman, who admits the killing,
| has been arrested.
Governor Manning has appointed
William P. Greene Of Abbeville, spe-
cial Judge to preside over the court
of general sessions for Laurens coun-
ty. as a substitute for Judge M. L.
Smith, who is i'll.
Governor Manning has been notified
by w. S. Benson, acting secretary OF
| the navy, that divisions OF the South
Carolina naval militia. having COM
piled with law, will participate In the
annual allotment Of Federal funds for
the fiscal year 1915.
Former Governor Cole l.. Slease,
attorney for Ernest IsenhoWer, VINO
is held for the alleged murder or
Sheriff Adam Hood Of Winnsboro. has
instituted habeas corpus proceedings
in the case. Attorneys will argue the
case before Judge Watts, July Is.
r. v. Polatty, section foreman. died
in a Columbia hospital wednesday
| night, of injuries received while en-
deavoring to clear up wreckage at
| Registers, a small station near Colum-
bia. The section master had been en-
gagged in jacking up freight car
when 1t slipped and caught MIN,
breaking his back.
Mckinley Brisbane, a 14-year-old
negro, who was arrested at his home
in the Pisgah section Of Sumter coun-
ty last Thursday, charged with at
tempting criminal assault upon 3
year-old white girl, was arraigned In
the court Of general sessions for SUM
ter county Friday. and pleaded guilty
| to the charge. He was sentenced 10
serve 80 years imprisonment.
| Edward ]. Fitzgerald died in the
Roper hospital, Charleston, Wednes-
day night Of injuries received the pre-
yious Monday when he was run over
by a motorcycle at the Isle OF Palms.
Fitzgerald had rescued his little
daughter from the waters edge and
was on his way back to the pavilion
when he was struck by a motorcycle
ridden by D. c. Rourk, who has been
exhonerated Of all blame in connec-
ton with the tragedy.
Several hundred employees Of the
Brogan Cotton mills Of Anderson, are
on a strike. The strikers had request
ed the mill management to leave sew
eral doors on the side Of the mill
open, claiming that they wanted more
ventilation. The mill management
declined, saying that they could not
afford to have intruders spying upon
their methods of supplying dyestuffs
and colors used in the manufacture OF
print cloth goods. About 1000 peo-
| pie are affected by the strike, which
will likely last some time since both
the strikers and the mill owners are
determined.
A verdict for $2,126.S7 against the
Sovereign camp, Woodmen Of the
World, has been affirmed by the su-
preme court. The case was brought
by j. Rich Hayes, guardian for Rich
ard Bounds and Mary Bounds, chill
dren under IA years Of age. The Sc
cret order refused to pay the policy
| for the above amount on the ground
that Marion H. Bounds, father OF the
children, died in consequence OF
violation of the laws Of South Caro-
lima This contention was overruled
by the supreme court. The opinion
was written by Associate Justice Gage.
News and Courier: The body Of
baby with two perfectly formed heads
was brought to Charleston yesterday
to be embalmed for preservation. The
child was born in the interior and
brought here by physicians from the
vicinity. It was taken to the South
| Carolina Medical college laboratory,
where it will be embalmed. 1t Is
stated that the baby had two perfect
ly shaped heads and necks, which
| Joined the body as in normal cases,
and that the remainder Of the body
was perfect The body weighs about
nine and a half pounds.
| That the legislature Of South Caro-
lima has the constitutional right to
delegate to city councils the power OF
establishing city courts was established
in a decision handed down by the su-
| preme court Of South Carolina In the
| case Of the city of Greenville VS.. Will
liam Foster, decided last Thursday.
The case against Foster for selling
lliuuor was brought in the Greenville
| municipal court Fosters attorneys
Iappealed, alleging. among other things
that the legislature had no right to
give municipalities the power to set
up city courts, their claims being that
a court must be a state institution.
| Every munlclpal court IN SOutn Caro-
lima is said to be affected by the de-
| cision.
| The state supreme court handed
down Thursday an order remanding
the case Of T. U. Vaughn, a white man
in the state penitentiary at Columbia,
convicted of statutory assault upon
| 16-year-old charge in a fraternal or
phanage at GreenviIle, Of which he
was superintendent, to the Greenville
county court for re-sentence, which
will be death by electrocution under
state law. According to this order it
appears that Vaughn has lost his last
chance in the courts to obtain a pris-
on sentence or acquittal, after fight
ing his case through the courts of the
state and the Federal supreme court
since his first trial at Greenville in
1912. The crime for which he was
convicted was alleged to have been
committed in 1908.