Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-10
Scraps aud 9aets.

of the associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, in session at Rosemark, Tenn
Saturday, re-affirded it's previous ac-
tion, holding that all authority. in ad-
ministering the affairs OF the coilese
rested with the board of~ ~NGsteeS OF
the institution. This stand was taRcI,
by the trustees at a rsoeob UfaeIng ana
was approved at Saturdays meeting
Of the synod.
Berry Boiling, aged so, white. alles--
ed mountain bad man. was lynched
Saturday night at Huntsville, Tenn,
when so armed men forced their way
into the Scott county Jail, seized Boil
ing and hanged iIfn to a ;t3eefa a quar-
ter of q mile away. Boiling was charg-
ed with the murder, Of Mrs. Mary Jane
Harness. aged 80, who was shot ana
killed at her home, May 3. Her nus
band, William HarnssSs Wass hllled 3y
Boiling about six months ago. Inc
victim of the mob stood trial at the
March term of circuit court Tor tn1s ms
was captured. May. d.; given n,prelimi-
nary hearing before Squire Terry IN
connection with the second murder
and bound over :tn-tlree- next term or
court without bQpd,,--Mrs. harness
was killed in the presence OF -Bollngs
mother Mrs. Marcy :: BUlfng;' aged 80.
and his nephew, aged II. She was I
former sister, law Of the mob's vic
tim, being the widow ofrJDha Boiling
when she married Harness.
Police Officer Oakes, Of the
Greensboro force, is held under $500
bond for court as result Of the verdict
returned by a corners juY at l O'CLOCK
Saturday morning at ReidsVfle, n: e.,
following an all-night inquest into
the death of 'Tona Rssrtssn, alleged
bootlegger, shot by "pGrsui1fS pfhcers
after the murder Of w. T. McCuiston,
Greensboro police officer. Oakes said
he fired several times, but did not
know he hit, opening fire when he saw
Robertson moves as though tnfget his
pistol OaSes also saids.tllat another
nnd man wSo Wsoss sat nans besias M % TS the pursu
ing car also shot at Robertson. This
man has not been found and all that IS
known of him is that he is travel
ing: salesman. The jury also named
this unknown man as partly respon-
sible for Robertson's. death, Carl ial-
lev, sought for three days is -pcIleFed
now to have escaped.
There have been some very serious
developments in Upper sSssiTS during
the past few days. The Poles, never
having acquiesced in the proposed an
neXation Of this territory to Germany
through the recent plebicite, nave peen
waiting their opportunity tiaSst tiS week
while the country was butkthiiily gar
risoned by Allied troops. mainly trench
and Italians. the Poles commenced tax
ing possession with so-called irregular
troops; but really regulars in disguise
largely outnumbering the Allies. the
friendly French were in duty bound 10
resist ahe Polish invasion, and 1ouEnt
half -heartedly against overwhelming
odds until forced to retire. Quite q
number of Italians were killed in the
fighting during Wednesday, thursday
and Friday. The Germans offered sew
eral thousands troops, and were able 70
hold the Poles in check k;'-notwithStand-
ing the fact that their services were
exceedingly distastefuks to the French'
A few British troops appeared on ths
scene. All Poland is in 4 fermcnt ano
the country is in Il state OF war. lhe
indications are that the Allies arc go
ing 10 he forced to either send IN
enough trodps to drive the Poles out
of Silesia or leave the job to the Ger
mans, who seem to be real anxious u
take care of the situation.
"A verdict Of manslaughter wltf
recommendation for mercy, was re-
turned by n jury in The court OIL gen
cral sessions ut OranEehurg, Tuesda!
against F.. N..Mittle, for killing j. II
Patterson, Of Ruwcsville last Norcm-
Der ii. The case went TO the Jils'
late Saturday. Judge |. w. Bowmal
expected to pass sentence on Mlllie
this morning, it was announced
Should the sentence exceed lO years;
the defendants attorneys said lns!
would appeal for Il now 1rl;ll. Inc
verdict OF the jury in this state carrie
a sentence Of from two to 80 years. Hr
the first ballot Saturday, after hearm&
arguments for more than six hourS
the jury stood 1o9oreA tYerdict OF mur, %
der and two accgulttal. me eur.
wrangled all nishf and at S;oO TIM TN;
morning entered the Epnrt room MI
Patterson last November as the lattc'
left the home of Mrs. Star Jackson. II
his statement to the Jury the defend
ant claimed hesShsehin sslf defense
Nlittle is said to. Nave gone through
marriage cercmonS With Ms jackson
an employc of ri1s lMhk, btff' they hat
been separated when her parent:
learned he had .nnt-Gccn dlIorcd lro!'
his second wife,. pattcrsonS attcn'
tinnS TO tho woman arc Salu 10 nav
aroused Mittlc's enmty, according if
the states evidence. Former GoVerh"
Cole Blease made the closing ar&u'
mcnt for the defense while Mcndcl J.
Smith spoke last for the state.
Washington. May Z: announce
mcnt of President IInrdinGS "Geclsloi
to have American representation o'
the supreme council, che Gonterenct
of ambassadors dMcs the. PREPARATION:
commission was followed today by in
tmations from Republican leaders
the house that action of the kno!
peace resolution might be deferred un
til the larger economic and other prop
lens growing out of the war had beer
settled Representative MondeH o
Wyoming. the Republican Leader, SAT-
that the resolution which was adopted
by the senate Il week ago. Wouid no
he considered next week AS had bcci
expected in some quarters. re Wn"''
not say how soon itHrlght DC takci
M. House leaders generally, now
ever, said the measure would fciAaii
with the foreign affairs committee 10
a. month, perhaps or certainly un1l
the European situation had cleared.
was said that this mot the approFH
of the senate foreign relations com
mittcc. Some members Insisted Tres
idcnt Harding preferred that mo CT
fort be made In rush it through d
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