Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS
Greenville county on Wednesday
defeated a proposed $5Oo,00O bond is
sue for good roads by vote Of 1920
to 1856.
= Blackville August 81: About 70
farmers from York county came into
Blackville yesterday afternoon on an
automobile tour through boil weeyil
territory. They spent the night here
and divided this morning visiting
Barnwell. Williston, orangeburg and
other surrounding towns. The mem7
bers of the party seemed surprised at
the almost complete failure In the cot
ton crop here, caused by the infesta-
tion of the boil weevii. Many OF them
went away with stalks OF cotton tied
ON their automobiles, measuring fiye
and six feet and not a boil on theni
The crop here will be the smallest
ever seen. Many farmers say they will
not get a bale TO the plough. In some
cases there is such O complete fall
ure until the field will not be picked.
The jury in the case Of Tom Har-
rison, the former Greenville club
owner, charged with the murder Of his
wife on Wednesday night return
ed verdict OF guilty of manslanghter
without recommendation. The jury
remained out on the case Is hours
ind would probably VI have made q mis-
trial had Judge Msmminger not men
toned the fact thai he had once held
a Jury five days spd nights before IL
reached a verdict Harrison. who
had been in the court room all the
while, showed considerable agitation
at the announcement Of the verdict
end was quite slow in. recovering him
self. Harrison shot his wife on the
night of December 10 in their home on
fashionable East Washington street.
He claimed to have shot her acciden-
tally in a fight with Monk Young, for
naer thirtieth division soldier, who was
shot four times by Harrison. Harri-
SON claimed that he found Young at
tempting to assault Mrs. Harrison in
bed room on the second floor. and
that when he interfered Young started
for him, whereup Harrison said. he
pulled his pistol and fired five times,
four of the bullets striking Young and
one of them hitting Mrs. Harrison.
Young who recovered, testified that
he had gone upstairs to q bath room
adjoining the bedroom TO "freshen up"
and that while waiting IN the bedroom
to go TO the BATH room Mrs Harrison
came in and informed, him that Mrs.
Young, his wife was sick in the bath
room. It was just then that Harrison
came to the door and began firing,
Young testified. Judge Memminger
on yesterday sentenced Harrison to
fifteen years in the State penitentiary.
Council gave notice, of appeal
Columbia, August 80: Jesse Gap
pins, c. o. Fox and c. j. Kirby, the
three Columbians charged with the
killing of young, william G. Brazell,
Columbia taxi-cab driver, will be plac-
ed on trial Monday week, in Lexing-
ton, as the first case Of what promises
to be one Of the most sensational
terms of court ever held in Lexington
county. Solicitor Callison Of Lexing-
ton, stated to this correspondent today
that it is his intention to bring TO trial
four murder cases, at the term Of court
starting op the 18th, all Of which are
of particular interest. The solicitor
stated that the case against the three
men charged with killing Brazell will
be called first. Unless the men demand
the three days allowed after indict-
ment, the case will be started the
opening day of the court term. The
case is not expected to consume rnuch
time, as the men have admitted their
guilt, Gappins and Fox are still In the
Charleston jail and the solicitor stat
ed today that they will probably be left
there until the time of trial. Kirby Is
in the state penitentiary, where he will
remain until he Is needed in Lexington
to face the jury which will determine
his eternal fate. The case OF second
magnitude for the coming term Of Lex
ington court is that against the Cook
family, for the murder Of Marcellus
Cook, aged planter Of the Steadman
section Of Lexington county, who was
killed by his son Ira, who cut the old
mans throat from ear to ear. Mrs.
Cook, wife, of the dead man, her
daughter, Mamie, Henry, Wheeler and
James Barfield, Sr., are also to be tried
in connection with the killing OF Mr..
Cook. The solicitor stated today. that
he will indict all Of them on the charge
of murder Young Cook and Wheeler
have confessed to the killing of the
Senior Cook, and 1t is stated that Bar
field planned the deed, with the knowl-
edge of the women in the Cook family.
Another case for the Lexington >rm
which will be of special interest as that
against Job C. Swygert, charged with
the killing Of DR.. ]. c. Nicholson. This
case was brought on order OF the at
torney general in the Richland county
court last spring, DR.. Nicholson hav-
ing died in Columbia, but the jupreme
court ordered it tried in Lexington.
Newt C. Kelly, charged with killing
David Shull, Of Columbia, in Brook
land, is also to be tried at the term OF
court, which starts in Lexington Mon
day week. Kelly is out on $1,000 bond.
granted by Justice Watts, of the su-
preme court.