Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-07
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
The County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Some Items Of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping, % Give an Idea Of
what Our Neiahhors Are Saying and

Doing. Gaat..
Chester Reporter, Oct. 8: The fol-
iowing marriage licenses were issued
Saturday from the office of Judge OF
Probate A. w. Wise: Mr.. Sidney B.
Cooper and Miss Mona d. Robinson,
both of Great Falls; Mr.. w. j. Cren-
shaw, of Chester, and Miss Virlie
Smith, of Columbia; and Mr.. Lewis
Miller and Miss Maude Bailey, both OF
r.aado......-..-At the County Health
Clinic, which was conducted at the
courthouse Thursday and Friday,
total Of 1872 persons were examined, 6S
whites on Thursday and 81 colored
people on the second day. DR.. Ernest
Cooper of the State tuberculosis
Hospital who conducted the examina-
tons, was highly pleased with the
number present for examination and
the spirit of cooperation shown by the
physicians, the hospitals and the
nurses of the community, and believes
that immense good will follow. AS
result OF the examinations five-four
white and one colored-will go at once
to; the State Tuberculosis Hospital and
others whose condition from one all
ment and another is the source OF anx-
iety will be watched closely by Miss
IInduff, the county nurse, and their
respectlve family physicians. Num-
bers Of those examined are suffering
from some trouble which can easily be
removed with the proper treatment,
and II, the proper steps are followed
they can soon be restored to complete
health. Yesterday morning the
congregation Of the First Baptist
church had submitted to them the
plans, for the new church and Sunday
School buildings, as prepared by Mr..
A. d. Gilchrist, the Rock Hill archi-
tect and voted to accept the plans ana
proceed with the erection of the build
iugs as soon as feasible. The original
plans provided for common brick, but
upon motion it was decided to use
pressed brick which will give decid-
edly more handsome finish. The esti-
mated cost of the two buildings, eX-
elusive Of furnishings and equipment,
Is estimated at $75,o00....-.---...Cne Of the
things that does most to give the cause
of law and order in South Carolina
backset is the practice in vogue among
some attorneys of promptly filing an
appeal for their clients, upon convic-
ton, no matter how heinous the crime
for which the defendants are convicted
and how utterly lacking in merit any
appeal in their behalf might be. A
case In point is the appeal in behalf of
Gappins and Kirby, two Of the trio
charged with the ruthless murder OF
Brazell, the young Columbia automo-
bile driver, who confessed their part in
this awful crime, and were very
promptly convicted and sentenced TO
die in the electric chair. 1t was a Ver-
dict that the whole state approved, and
was one that ought to help the cause
Of law enforcement nightly, as moos
pursued the murderers for days, and
had they been given an opportunity
would have made short shift Of them.
Now since two lawyers, possibly for no
other reason than few dollars have
been showed at them as retainers, have
seen At to file appeals, the sentence OF
the court has been stayed, and people
will begin to reason among themselves
that it's the same old story-these
murderers, or two Of them at least,
have secured a delay, and finally after
the case hangs fire in the courts a long
time the defendants may escape with
some modified sentence. 1t might not
turn out that way, but what has al
ready happened will certainly hurt the
cause of law enforcement in the state.
A lawyer ought to be faithful to the
interests of his client, but when his
client is as guilty as Gappins and kir-
by. he has certainly discharged his
duty to the defendant when he makes
a plea for mercy, and what further eff
forts he makes for the convicted man
are not in the interest of justice, but
are thwarting justice.
H.L a. ntN