Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-09
COCK FIGHT BROKEN UP

There was to have been Il big cock
ing main near the county bridge be-
tween Rock Hill and Fort Mill on
the Fourth Of July; but 1t was not
much of n success. because the officers
of the law had advance information
and discharged their duty.
Magistrate 7. B. Glenn OF Ebenezer'
handled the law end OF the matter.
How he got his information does hol
appear: but on Wednesday afternoon
ne informed Sheriff Quinn OF what
vas TO be expected, and early Thurs
day morning he appeared on the
scene accompanied by Deputy Sherifi
Tom Quinn. and Constables Allen
White and Gardner.
large contingent OF the COCK
fighters was already on the ground
They had been there for some time
as seemed to be indicated by q GRIP
pled chicken on the ground and others
scattered about in bags.
On the evidence~of the crippled
Ik,hicken. Mr.. Glenn seized all the chick
(aiis siu.sights.ioclyding In eight live cocks
HE did not take them away from any
tbody. He first tried to find who theS
belonged to and as nobody seemed tc
know anything about their ownership
he took possession Of them as aban-
doned property.
II is very well understood that The
main was to have been ROCK Hill
Charlotte affair. ROCK Hill COCK
fighters had gotten 1t up ana wert
.ypecting to be on hand with quite
| n bunch of cocks. But somehow the
Rock Hill folks got wind Of the fact
that the authorities were on. and
they did not show up. Their informa
tion however was too late to warrant
them in putting the Charlotte CROWD
wise.
There was n story to the effect thai
the tin to the Rock Hill fighters came
from Yorkville: but from the best
information The Enquirer has beer
able to get, and The Enquirer thinks
Il has the matter straight. the intor-
nation did not go out from TINS
place. The sheriff had been informec
| Wednesday,; but he did not even tel
his brother. the deputy until the nex'
morning. and nobody would have got
ten anything through either OF them
Also 1t has been stated that there
were some Yorkville cock fighters or
hand. This Is also n mistake. There
are some cock fighters in iorkville
and The Enquirer has made inquiry
of them. They say that they do MOI
know of any Yorkville men who were
there or who were to have beer
Deputy Sheriff Quinn told about
the raid about like this:
1--WE had heard that there was go
ing to he some chicken fighting oveI
| on the river, and our information
was that 1t was to be at Carhartt
near the railroad bridge. We did moi
find anything there: but were told
that the place was several miles uI
the river. On our way there we
overlook a car filled with Rock Hill
people. The car did not seem to like
our company and left the road by 9
short cut. Near the bridge we found
automobiles. There were also some
chickens about in sacks. The people
about did not appear to be very cor
dial. We found one rooster under a
bush. He looked like he had been
pretty badly used up someway. and
we asked some OF the people wha,
was the matter with him: but no.
body seemed to know. Also We were
unable to find out who the chickens
that were in the sacks belonged to
Nobody seemed to know. We sci
around awhile. and after little while
everybody had gone away but our
selves. We did not think 1t just righ,
TO leave those chickens there with
nobody claiming them. so we decided
to bring them along-nine Of them In
all. including the one that had been
used up. Mr.. Glenn left word with
the folks that If they found anybod,
hunting for the chickens to just say
that he had them and would turn
them over to the owners upon appli-
cation"