Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-02
" GENERAL SESS ONS.

Charged with receiving stolen goods
and larceny in that he had stored in
his establishment a quantity of paints
and paint brushes, the property of the
Pyramid Paint company in Rock Hill,
&c. b. McFadden, an automobile dealer
and garage man Of Rock Hill, was ac-
Quilted in the court of general session
here Yesterday morning Testimony
was to the effect that quantity OF au-
tomobile paints and paint brushes,
Identified by James A. Johnson, man
ager. as the property of the. Pyramid
Paint company were found in McFad-
den's place. The defendant denied any
knowledge whatever of the property:
but maintained that if the property had
been stolen IL had been brought to his
place of business during his absence
and without his knowledge. 1t was
intimated that the paints and other
property were stolen by negro who
was formerly dn the employs of the
Pyramid Paint company and who
had free access, to the shop al
all times. The jury of which Lewis
s. Branch of York No. was foreman
returned verdict Of not guilty after n
very brief deIi5efaiion. i.
Duke Claws6n, negro man of the
Clover sectioiB ! pleaded guilty in the
court last Friday to a charge of rape,
the alleged victim in. the case being
his own daughter. He was sentenced
to serve five years on the county chain
gang. - ; -.....,- .-.
of assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature. He paid fine OF
500. ,..J 1, -,
George Hemphill was convicted OF
assault and battery of high and ag.
gravated mature" and paid a fine OF
$275. go = '
: Will Moore, aInegro tried Friday on
a charge of violation of the prohlDl-
ton law was convicted and was SEN
fenced to pay aafine of $3.50 which was
paid. ..~.'.
Will Stewart, q negro. was convicted
of bastardy. He was sentenced to pay
S25 a year to the support of his child
for period of twelve years. -,
Hattie Jenkins, a young negro girl
of Yorkyille was tried Friday on a
charge Of assault and battery with in,
tent to kill. She got into personal
difficulty with another colored girl IN
YorkvilIe some" time ago. One RAD
been talking about the other and that
caused the trouble which resulted in
Hattie's carving the other girl up con :
siderably with a. razor. A verdict or
guilty was returped by the jury and the
girl was sentenced to serve three
months in the York county jail.
r. Meek Martin, a young white man
of the Kings Creek section convicted
of forgery, it having been proven that
he forged the name Of Miss Eulie Ram
sew of Sharon to a check on the First
National Bank of Sharon for the sum
of $50 was sentenced to serve one year
on the chainganz. In passing sentence
Judge Sease intimated that after serV-
ice of six months of the sentence ne
might recommend a pardon II the
Young mans behavior warranted.
Onie Grier, alias Onie Gray. con-
victed of manslaughter for the killing
of Robert Johnson, colored was SEN
fenced to serve six years on the chain
gang. Motion for a new trial In MS
case was overruled as was similar
motion in the Martin case.
A verdict Of not guilty was returned
by the jury in the case OF clarence
Williams q negro who was tried yester-
day afternoon Of the killing or Dave
The killing occurred on
Mr. Robert Hopes place near sharon
Ia st Nav, Williams having shot Nc
Cullough on May 10, inflicting wound
from which he died four days later.