Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-11-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- I.aurens. November s: In the court
Of common pleas in session here Judge
McIvcr this afternoon directed n vcr-
dict, ir the case of Henrietta Stewart,
widow of Joe Stewart, negro, who was
lynchcd in this city in April 1920.
Suit for the amount provided by law
was brought by Stewards widow as
Administrative and the court directed
q verdict for the full amount after q
hearing of the case had been COM
night from the city lookup and hanged
to a river bridge. He had difficulty
earlier in the night with a party Of
young white men. One or two OF
them received knife cuts in the fight
-Allendale, November s: One Of the
most mysterious affairs ever occurring
in this country came to light this
morning when the fourth member of
the family of Joe Lee, a constable OF
Magistrate S. w. Owens, living at
Baldoc a town about four miles from
here, succumbed TO n mysterious Ill
ness last night. Previous to the death
Of the wife of Lee last night three oil
the children of the family had died, all
within less than week. The only
members Of the family row alive are
four months old baby and Lee HIM
self. Lee was taken to the University
hospital at Augusta, Ga, this morn
ing upon advice of physicians who are
unable to diagnose the case to their
satisfaction. An inquest was held over
the body OF Mrs. Lee this morning
and the vital organs of the woman sent
TO the state laboratory for analysis.
The regularity of the affair lies in the
fact that every member Of the fam
ilv has been affected the same way. In
addition to this il is reported that all
the live stock around the home of Lee
has been affected. Two boys have
died. All the poultry is said TO have
died. The facts, together with other
circumstances. have brought out the
opinion in this section that the FAMILY
has in some way been poisoned ana
the stomach of one of the victims was
sent Wednesday to the laboratory oil
the state board Of health for e%anih-
alton. The board further has been
rcuucsted to send to the scene an cX-
merit TO examine at the source the pos
sibilitv of the poisoning theory. This
in all probability will be done and
correct diagnosis of the case be III
hand in n few days. One physician
in attendance on the family went so
far rs to admit that the symptoms III
all the cases were almost identical to
those evident in arsenic poisoning.
The theory of poisoning IS given illr-
thor crcdcncc by the fact that the
victims themselves firmly believed
that such is the case ana 20 lurther
and state that the poisoning is the re-
sult of foul play and go so far as TO
give the name of the alleged polsoncr:
II seems that Lee or some mcmper OIL
his family had had difficulty win
nearby ncighbOr and there was pad
blood between them. Lee voluntarily
gave the name Of the person supposed
10 have cOmrittcl the crime alleged
So far no action has been taken OIL
cially due to an utter lack OF evidence
Lee seems to think, and the peculiar
circumstances arising from the Gcath
of the live stock about the place pears
thfs ont in u way, trat the woll. from
which The sup1ly af water was taken,
had been poisoned. 1t is for the pur-
nose Of examining tho water in the
well ard to look into tlc other pccu-
liar circumstances surrounding Inc
strange death of the victims, that the
presence of an expert from the state
board has been requested. Nhllc an
three of the physicians so far called
into the case cling To the hypothesis
that acute malaria is the cau&" OF the
deaths. there is an Obvious doubt III
all their minds and thought appar-
entity that tho poisoning theory il not
altogether impossible. Evc'y effort
will Of course. be made To clear the
Inyyirl.y of the aff.ir UP.