Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

1t has been officially announced
that Greenwood ihas been selected as
the town to which Marshal Foch will
make his South Carolina visit. lie is
touring the country as the guest of the
American Legion. National Command
cr Hanford MacNider is with him. The
special train on which the marshal is
travelling is to reach Greenwood at
4:25 December O. The plans provide
for q great gala occasion including n
banquet at which there will he Amer
lean Legion representatives from all
over the state, South Carolina officials
and leading citizens Of Greenwood
49, Columbia, December /: Absolutely
no trace of poison was to be found in
the water of the well from which it
was stated several weeks ago that four
members of the Lee family at Beldoc,
died. according to a report received
today by the state board of health
from DR.. +. l.. Parker at Charleston,
who made Il series of analysis of spec
linens of the stomach content taken
from Mrs. Lee, after her death. The
report shows that the water of the We
was greatly contaminated. There was
a large amount Of larvae, but they
proved to be mosquitoes. The water
was very dirty and the health autHOrl-
ties have advised relatives Of the Lee
family to this effect The deaths are
said by the health authorities here to
have been possibly due to influenza
and some other similar disease, but
could not have been due to a deposit
of mineral poison in the well. At the
tirnc of the BeldoC tragedy, Mrs. Lee
and three of her children died. Mr..
Lee was taken TO Augusta, in u critical
condition and his condition remains
unchanged.
: Florence, December 1: Fay Poston,
aged IS, was killed and his brother,
Alger Poston, perhaps mOrtally wound
cd in shooting at Johnsonville, 30
miles from Florence, today Three
others are said to be more or less
seriously wounded, including Jim
Benton, who is said to be responsible
for the killing of Poston and the
wOunding of his brother. 1t was re-
ported late tonight that Benton was
surrounded in swamp by posse ana
that his escape was impossible. News
of the shooting was brought to Flor
cnCc this afternoon by messenger
who came To procure ammunition 1or
the posse Of JOhnSOnville citizens who
had set out to capture Benton. TINS
messenger was able to give only mea-
ger details Of the shooting, which oc-
CURED some distance from the town OF
Johnsonvillc. 1t appears from ms
story that POstOn and his brother
were members Of a hunting party or
ganized by DR.. II. l.. Cockfield, a
prominent physician and president OF
bank at Johnsonvile. for the enter
tainment Of a friend visiting him from
Virginia. The party had strayed on
the Il acre tract Of land owned by Jim
Benton and it is stated the latter opcE-
ed fire on the party with winchester
rife as soon as they crossed his line
Young Poston is reported 10 have hcch
shot from his horse. Algcr PoSton
was struck 10y bullet rs he was bend
ing over the PROSTATE form OF ms
brother. pr. COckfcld escaped the ram
of bullets. but his Virginia friend was
struck in the hand and in the side, ac-
cording TO reports. Two Other mcm-
bcrs Of the party were injured. now
seriously is not known at tins hnur.
Immediately after ,mptynE ms ilil"
Benton fled 10 the swamp. Citizens on
2amiZcd Il posse as SS,n as they hchru
Of the shooting, surrounding tn'
swamp and sent 10 llurenc" to n"tIlE
tn" shcrin''S office. Deputies accom-
panied tn" messenger TO Tn" scene
%onr of the wounded men bad been
hl,rlrht to hospitals here lat, tonight.
is without telephone COM
Several Iclcgrlms asking
for details remain unanswered. IN"
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