Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-17
FRIDAY, DECEMBER II, 1915
heads of five other families have sign

heads Of five other families have sign
ed papers agreeing to move volun-
tarily within a few days. The sheriff
yet holds a writ of election against
one striker, which writ will probably
be served at once. Nine writs were
given to the sheriff on last Friday.
Orders for ejectment will be issued
against the remaining strikers as soon
as eXpedient. The sheriff stated last
night that the task of putting the
families out Of their houses was the
most disagreeable he has met with
since holding office; not because Of
resistance, but because Of the fact
it was necessary for him to put the
people and their belongings into the
streets. The sheriff had with him his
chief deputy, H. D. Capel, Deputy
George King and Special Deputy Jake
Gosnell. w. d. Pitts was the first
man elected. The other two men
against whom the writs were enforced
were ]. w. Thomas and a Mr.. Muir
ply. Sheriff Rector stated that he
gave ten dollars to each Of the seven
families yesterday, w. D. Pitts de-
clining to accept the money. He Of
fered TO take one woman to his house
to stay until she could secure new
home, but she declined. The strikers
decline to accept the money for trans
portation and moving expenses offered
them as a loan by President B. E.
Greer. They also decline his good Of
fees in efforts to secure work Tor
them, although Mr.. Greer had given
to the sheriff list Of positions which
the elected families could secure.
- Monroe, N. c., December 15: The
story has just leaked out on four
Monroe sportsmen, G. M. Beasley,
Monroe newspaper man, and I. L.
Caphart, jeff Sewell and T. P. Sale,
Seaboard conductors between this
place and Atlanta, about getting
"nabbed" by the game warden In
South Carolina several days ago. The
bunch came back with about 100
birds in all, estimated to have already
cost them about 81 each, with the
probability Of more cost to be added
on later 1t happened this way: Jim
Johnson, a prominent farmer, mer-
chant, lumberman and sportsman or
Chappels, S. c., invited the above
named gentlemen to come down to his
place for a weeks hunt. OF course
they accepted, and, thinking that as
they were guests Of a land owner they
were immune from the special non
resident tax Of SIS, all four Of the
Monroe gentlemen neglected to secure
the same. They had spent about three
blissful days in the pursuit of quail,
when suddenly one afternoon, who
slipped upon them but the chief game
warden Of the state Of South Carolina.
It was no local rural policeman or
county warden, but the head knocker
of the department. He Immediately
demanded SIS from each Of the afore-
said sports. But this didn't satisfy
him, for after the hunters had began
consoling themselves that the fine was
better than the Jail, the warden turn
ed around once more, to the sorroW
of the victims, and demanded $500
bond from each to insure their appear
ance at the next term Of court, to be
held some time later in the county in
which they were caught. AS a mini
mum penalty for the above violation
of the South Carolina laws Is q $1Oo
fine, one can bet his bottom dollar
that these Monroe sportsmen saw
red" It was evident that the hunt
ers found hunting in South Carolina
a nervous affair with such overhead
expense hanging over their heads, for
they all returned several days sooner
than expected with the excuse that
birds were scarce" They tried to
keep their little secret but it was too
much.