Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-07
Assailants Of Deputy Cole.

Rewards aggregating $500 have
been offered for the arrest Of the two
men who assailed Deputy Sheriff j.
w. Cole Of CASTOR county in Gastonia
on Thursday night of last week. For
Jack Bridges, who Is known to have
done the actual shooting, $3.50 Is Of
fered, and $50 is offered for Ran
dolph Stephens, his partner. At first
it was believed that Deputy Cole
would certainly die Of his wound; but
now there Is good reason to believe
that he. will recover, and the physi-
clans think his right eye will be saved.
The left eye is gone and the dsputys
face Is badly disigured. When last
seen, Bridges and Stevens were head
ed for the South Mountain country,
where they have many friends among
the moonshiners, who are numerous
in that section. People more or less
familiar with the general habits Of the
fugitives as we'll as their connections,
think that they have taken refuge In
Burke or Catawba county. Officers
are still in pursuit.
Serious Autimobile Accident.
Messrs. s. l. Courtney and Cody
Ferguson, Of Yorkville, had q narrow
escape for their lives as the result of
an automobile accident about two
miles west of TirZah last Wednesday
morning. AS it was, Mr.. Courtney
Is laid up with quite serious injuries
on his head, face and neck, with other
bruises about his person, and Mr.. Fer
guson Is carrying an arm In Whlcn
bones are thought to have been crack
ed in a sling, and he also Is consid.
erably bruised about the face and
body. Mr.. Courtney was on his way
to Rock Hill to take train to Column
bia and Mr.. Ferguson was going along
to bring the car back. "Mr. Courtney
was driving" said Mr.. Ferguson, but
we were not going very fast. The car
got into a rut and turned over. l fell
out as the car was turning and Mr..
Courtney was thrown through the
wind shield" Information from Mr..
Courtney last night was that while ne
was quite seriously hurt, he was get
ting along as nicely as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances. Mr.
Ferguson Is up and about; but Is not
especially comfortable.
Rock Hill Movie Case.
Lancaster, February S: A hearing
at chambers was held this afternoon
before Judge Ernest Moore In the case
of the moving picture exhibitors OF
Rock Hill against the board Of health,
in which the exhibitors sought to en-
;oin the health board from closing
their show house as preventive
measure in the influenza fight. Judge
Moore first heard an application for an
order to show cause last Friday and
this order was granted returnable to-
day, but the judge refused In the
meantime to interfere with the health
board and the show houses have re-
mained closed. At the hearing today
the exhibitors were represented by
w. B. Wilson, Jr., Of Rock Hill, the To-
cal health board by w. M. Dunlap and
C. F. w. Spencer of Rock Hill and
the state board Of health by Thos. F.
Mellow Of York. Judge Moore has
the matter under advisement and
will not render a decision for sew
eral days, some Of the parties wishing
to submit further affidavits for his
consideration. Much interest Is mani
fest in the case and the outcome, is
awaited with no little interest be-
cause of its future bearing upon the
authority of the health boards In
closing places Of business during In
fluenza epidemics.