Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-07
HAD MANY PRISONERS
Jailer Had Ninety.tWO Guests Last
Year.
BOND IS NOW HARD TO OBTAIN

ceny-Liquor Law Violators and
Housebreakers In aiority-Eight
Lunatics Held In Jail During the
Year. 4
Sheriff Fred f. Quinn, who is also
the jailer for York county, had total
OF rincty-two guests" at the Jail Dur
ing the year 1920. according to COM
pilatiun made this morning by The
Iorkville Enquirer. In addition to the
prisoners held in the Jail for alleged Of
fcnses against the state Of South Caro-
lima. there were several Federal prison.
ers in the Jail serving sentences during
the year and number Of prisoners
committed by policemen Of the town Of
Yorkvlle. Most of these latter were
drunks who spent night and left the
next morning carrying a hangover
more or less severe, all dependent upon
the quality Of the liquor that they had
been drinking.
Miscellaneous Offenses.
Prisoners committed to Jail during
1920 were charged with offenses rang
ing from murder to using livestock
without the consent Of the owner. Dur
ing the year eight lunatics were held in
jail for Il few days until they could be
regularly committed TO the state hos
pltal for the insane in Columbia.
While ninety-two is quite a large
number of prisoners the number pales
into insgniticance as compared with
some OF the other counties Of South
Carolina notably Grccnville, Anderson,
Spartanburg. Charleston and Richland
counties. There were only three prison.
ers committed TO Jail during the year
on charges of murder, the smallest
number perhaps in recent years.
Many Liquor Law Violators.
Prisoners committed to Jail during
1920 on charges Of housebreaking and
larceny cuualed III number those COM
mittcd on charges of violation of the
liouor laws. There were seventeen Of
each. or course liquor charges were
preferred during the year against q
much larger number than seventeen
persons: but in all instances except
seventeen, the defendants managed to
give bond and thus escaped sojourn
at tho county hotel.
The number of persons charged with
assault and battery with intent to Kill
came next after the liquor law viola
tors and the houscbreakcrs. They were
fifteen in number.
Three prisoners charged with car
breaking were committed during the
year and two prisoners were commit
ted on charges of receiving stolen
goods. Three were charged with OBJ
taining money on false prctcnsc
One prisoner was committed during
the year on 4 charge OF passing
worthless check. There were two COM
mitments on charges of rape.
Few Pistol Toters.
Not many pistol toters had to go to
iail for that offcnse last year, the jail
record showing that there were only
two commitments where that offense
was charged.
One prisoner was charged with a
nisdemeanor; two were held on charges
of assault. One negro was arrested
and convicted during the year for put
ting rocks in bale of cotton.
There were nine commitments on
clIarges of petit larceny.
Men stuck to their wives pretty we'll
in York county last year. The record
shows that there was only one prisoner
in the Jail during the year on charges
of abandonment of wife.
Bond Hard to Obtain.
Most of those prisoners arrested in
the early months OF the year, notably
in the spring and summer. had no
trouble in obtaining bond and in most
instances were released after being in
the custody Of the sheriff few days.
But in the fall conditions changed
ard bond was not so easily obtalnaDle;
due to the financial Tightening up all
along the line.
The sheriff starts the year 1921 with
about eight prisoners in his charge and
indications are that they are going TO
remain in his custody until their cases
arc disposed of through the courts.
Few people just now are in need OIL
hands and there are numerous people
who have no idea when. they will need
hands; therefore it is no easy matter
for those who have fallen into the Tolls
Of the law 10 find bondSmcn.