Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-14

DINA, ana the ldtter peliS no III
Carolinian, had come to Fort Mill ior
the .purpose of peddling liquor to the
thirsty ones, the chief found the tw'
near Fort Mill. Turner was arrested
without trouble, but when Mccullough
refused to halt he was shot In the leg
with pistol bullet. He is now IN the
Fennell infirmary. Four pints of corn
liuuor were taken from one Of the men
and a gallon of brandy was found IN
the bushes near Turner's house, while
|a new-copper still of about five gallons
capa city, was found in the house.
Turner was locked up in Fort Mill, but
later arranged bond. 80
Marley's slayers Acquitted.
Alleged slayers of H. D. Marley. for
mer resident of Yorkville and native
of this county, who was done to deatn
at his home in Allendale county, last
May, were acquitted last week In the
Allendale county court of general ses-
sions. The verdict of the jury was rem
dered last Friday, according to the Ioi-
lowing dispatch of Sunday from Alien
dale: George d. kirkland, John Dun
bar and Il. &. Lewis, charged win the
killing Of H. ID. Marley, at the Marley
home. Matthews Bluff, Allendale coun-
".
to death James w. Hogg, q prominent
Allendaie county farmer, were deciar-
ed mot guilty" last Friday by jury
empanelIed for their trial. The case
consumed about three days and at
tracted wide attention. Because OF tne
prominence of the men concerned IN
the double killing at Matthews Blum,
where the defendants in this trial, ac-
companied by James w. Hoggl and
number of friends, had gone for nsh
dinner. and the subsequent develop
ments, attracted wide attention. Inn
mediately following the double kiliins
the only reports obtainable were 70
the effect that Hogg. and Marley naa
killed each other in Arrow over COG
However, this report was refuted INT
following day.
Public Platform.
Lumber for the public cotton weigh
er,s plantform for YorkHille has been
laid on the lot at the corner of East
Madison street and the Carolina q
North Western railroad and unless
unforeseen complications arise, the
public platform will soon be erected
and the cotton weigher, Mr.. A. J. Par-
rott, ready for business, according 10
Mr.. l.. G. Thompson of the committee
appointed some time ago to select
site and make arrangements for tne
building of the platform. The ques-
ton that is now confronting him, ac-
cording to Mr.. Thompson, Is how TO
get the money to buy the scales neces-
sary for the platform. The county
board Of commissioners refuse 10 puy
which would cost about SSOo ano
probably more, and the public weiSher
has declined to buy. The only way out
of it is through public subscription,
and efforts of several interested per-
sons who have been circulating sub
scription papers have not met Win
much success. Large, farmers VINO
have been advocating the matter OF a
public platform for Yorkville, accord
ing to Mr.. Thompson, have been long
on talk ubut not SO long on cash, and
business people of Yorkville have not
been Very responsive to the appeal FOR
cash. Mr.. Thompson said yesterday
that he proposed to make another et-
fort to collect enough money to pro-
vide the necessary scales and he was
hopeful that with the assistance OF
others he would be successful. IL is
proposed to build the platform OF
heavy oak timber. The dimensions VIII
be S5x150 feet. ~
As to Proving Peneion Claims.
Several of the pension commission
ers have spoken to me about the regu-
lations poviding for the establishment
of pension claims" said Representa-
tive John r. Hart when approached on
the subject. last Friday, land have
told them that l will gladly do any
thing can to see that justice Is done
in the matter. The members or the
county pension board, all Of them, arc
agree. that the regulation which re-
euires the testimony of two veterans
to prove a pension claim are rather
difficult, If not impossible, OF FULFILL
ment. For INSTANCE, have no doubt
that there are veterans and widows OF
Confederate veterans in the county
today who would be unable to find a
single survivor of the war who could
testify of his own knowledge of their
service. The regulations that require
two or more living witnesses to the SER
vice of n veteran were all right few
years ago WfleU lUe lHiIlIliHS iohNS
were, not so thin as they are now; but
[ do not see how the state board will
be able to stick to those old regulations
without at least some little departure.
OF course you understand that 1t will
never do to throw down the bars with
out reservation. If the regulations
should become too lax the gates will
be opened for more or less fraud, and
while it would be better to let in two
frauds than to deny one who is really
deserving, still 1t is not desirable to
make any more mistakes than can be
helped either way For one, l am in
favor of accepting the old roll as 1t
stood, and continue on the list all who
have been regularly entered except in
cases where new evidence can show
that there was fraud in the original
enrolment. Just what is to be done
about revising the regulations as
adopted by the state board l am un-
able to say. but | feel very confident
that the whole matter will be adjusted
so as not to deny any Confederate vet
eran or widow of a Confederate vet
eran their just rights"
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.