Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-04-16
cmre of Chester. representing the

Clure of Chester. representing the
state.
The grand jury was organized by
the selection Of r. NJ. Bratton OF
Yorkville, as foreman. and most OF the
morning session was taken up with
the courts instructions to the grand
jury.
Judge Princes charge. the charge
he delivered yesterday, IL based upon
the experience and observation OF
Years OF public service and II has
been carefully thought out in every
detail. II deals with the tremendous
IL solemn and sacred duty OF the
grand juror. as comprehended in ms
oath Of office. the very great import
ance Of the Office Of county supervisor
and the still greater Importance ot the
office OF superintendent OF education:
Also II emphasizes the necessity Oh
suppressing the crime OF adultery,
more especially among the white peo-
pie.
His honor said that the supervisor
should be a good business man.
man Who understands road and bridge
building and L man who knows now
to get the best values for the money
expended He said that supervisors
should be better paid than they COM
monty are: that If they were worth
anything at all. they were worth
enough to justify their giving all Oh
their time to their duties. and even AT
that. could not give as much time as
Is necessary. AS general thing. ne
said, supervisors are not cf1cicnt.
The office of superintendent Of edu-
cation. he declared, is the most i'm:
portant in the county. and he should
be the best paid officer. This offlcer
should be a professional educator,
thoroughly imbued with the import
ance OF general enlightenment and
with an energy and enthusiasm that
would keep him everlastingly at his
work. His honor deplored the small
salaries that make II impossible TO Sc
cure first -clas3 male teachers. Female
teachers, he said. do not meet require
ments. Sweet girl graduates teacn
only as a means OF support until they
can get married, and old maids are not
desirable as school teachers. Also ne
inveighted against a system that virtu-
ally allows parents to select the teach
ers. holding that no parent Is 1T TO
select q teacher for his or her chill
dren. because so long as the parent
has say as to the teachers's job. the
teacher cannot enforce discipline. He
stated that no boy can be developed
into a good man without more or less
whipping, and as things stand now we
are engaged in raising race OF insu-
bordinates.
His honor impressed upon the grand
Jury the Importance OF enforcing the
laws against adultery. The existence
Of our civilization is involved, he
said. He wanted the grand jury TO
give its attention mainly to the whites
to white men living with negro wom-
en-, and white women living with ne
gro men. He did not want any special
pressure brought TO bear upon the ne
groes-not until the whites had been
made clean. AS to the negroes, so
shortly removed from slavery, with
the example they are getting from the
whites. they are not greatly to blame
But II our civilization Is TO endure.
adultery must be suppressed among
the whites. And there Is no use In
our pretending that we cannot break
this thing up for lack OF evidence. II
is easy enough TO know what IL going
on in this regard and upon proper cf-
fort it can be stopped.
The following petit jurors were en-
cused from further attendapce:
Mr.. Farris, L. T. Dowdle,~ ~. +. Bell.
:. NJ. Nicely and Roy Neil. and the
following special venire was drawn
to supply the places OF the excused
and those who had failed TO answer:
]. j. McSwain, f. V. Templeton. Il. ;.
ry, T. J. Hopper. X. =. Jackson. T. &.
Dunlap, w. J. Gordon, Jr.. +. c. Black.
E. A. Dickson. J. r. Barnwell.
Nathaniel Henry, colored, plead
guilty to stealing bicycle and was
sentenced to twelve months and 81, the
sentence to be suspended after six
months Of service.
Elliott Lock, colored plead guilty to
stealing four bicycles and was SEN
fenced to four years on the public
works and to pay a fine Of IS.
Yesterday afternoon was taken up
With the cases against Charlie, ,1Sefy
and Joe Hawkins, charged with house.
breaking and larceny. All three plead
ed not guilty to breaking into Horace
Whitesides's mill. Avery and Joe
Hawkins plead guilty TO breaking into
the store Of s. Il. Pratt, and Charlie
Hawkins plead not guilty. The White
sides case was tried at length. Avery
and Joe Hawkins would not go on the
stand. Charlie Hawkins. the father,
went on the stand. and while he did
not know much about anything.
claimed that he supposed all the goods
in his house had been paid for by his
son. Avery Hawkins. with money oh
tanned by working In cotton mill at
Kings Mountain. The cases could not
be concluded yesterday afternoon: but
from the testimony adduced on the
charge OF breaking into Whitesides's
mill. The jury in the first case return
ed verdict Of guilty after a few min
utes' consideration.
The grand jury has another case to
inquire into this morning, after which
it will he discharged.