Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-17
VIEWS and INTERVIEWS
Brief Local Paragraphs Of More or
Less Interest.
PICKED Up BY ENQUIRER REPORTERS
Stories Concerning Folks and Things,
Some Of Which You Know and
Some You Don't know--condensed
For Quick READING.

requested information relative to goint
ones bond. He had the idea that the
bond had to be put up in cash.
There's colored boy in Jail and hi
father wanted me to go on his bond" h
explained. II wanted to know about 1t.
"Oh, no." explained the sheriff, ''you
don't have to put up a cash bond; but
if the prisoner sh,Ild leave before
court you will be held responsible and
will have to make the amount good
then"
'Texpect I'd better not sign my name
to no bond" exclaimed the colored man
because I've got a feeling that IL that
niger should get on the ground again
he wouldn't stand"
Again In Custody.
Jim Hayes, a white man, who escap-
ed from the York county chain gang
about six years ago and who was re-
Gently apprehended at Concord, N. C..
was returned to the York county Jail
Tuesday night by Constable Johnson.
Hayes, who formerly lived in the vicin-
ity Of Sharon, where he made living
as a gunsmith, was sentenced to four
years on the chain gang following his
conviction for shooting into an auto
mobile in which ]. w. Leech and MEM
bers of his family were returning to
Hickory Grove from Yorkville. Two
years of the sentence were to be sus-
pended provided Hayes made a good
prisoner, but Of course he will have to
serve the entire sentence. Hayes is
about 81 years old.
I've thought about giving up num-
Der of times since my escape" he told
Sheriff Quinn at the jail the other day.
Il have been living in various towns
and sections Of North Carolina and
having a dogs life of it. Every time l
would get into a row with my wife she
would threaten to expose me. l never
did get settled anywhere but what
didn't imagine the officers were watch
ing me and in fact have been miser-
able"
Hayes told the sheriff that he got in
a row with his wife some time ago and
that she cut his throat during the ru-
cas-. Following that she went to the
police in Concord and told them that
Hayes was an escaped convict from
the York county chain gang. Hayes
was then arrested and held for the
York county officers
A College Boy to His Pa.
Speaking Of athletics and one thing
and another" said Mr. Jas. A. Page of
Clover, the other day, here is letter
written by a Glover man which pur-
ports to be q letter from a college stu
dent to his dad and describes college
baseball game. This article struck me
as being in the Ring Lardner class and
perhaps l am no Judge; but I have read
and re-read it each time with pleasure.
If you want to use it in your Views
and Interviews column, go to it:
Athleticville, S. c., Jeun 1st, 1921.
Deer Dad:
You orter have been here it was the
last game Of the season we was play
ing Burlington University the score
stood 2-2 and it was our last chance up.
everybody was on the qui vive, that
means dad the girls were standin on
there toes and holding there breath our
manager called for quick meeting of
our faculty and they was all there in a
few minutes it was decided what to do
the imp walked out in front Of the
grand stand and said ladies and Gen.
Tom Lightweight Well you orter herd
the cheering my Girl Susan who is the
puttiest sweetest and christianest girl in
college was ther looked at Susan and
She looked at me and said "ole boy de-
liver the goods" l was a pinch hitter
but that Dad is what we call in our
college q missnomer which means SOM
thin that you aint but your VIM was it.
l walked to the plate the visiting pich-
er shot in a hot one but l had a good
eye and so did our ump he was from
our town and said ball one" the capt
of the visitors kicked but our ump
said shut up ball" full half inch toe
high. He Hied me on a floater next
time but she broke too quick and floted
out to sea. ball 2 next time ne tried
me on a spit ball, now Dad a spit bal
is ball you spit on and throw it but
don't know wher its goin, this one went
twixt my legs, Ball 3 l knowed I had
him he called for consultation with the
ketcher just like two Docs when they
don't know whats the matter with 6
feller. knowed then that the next one
wood be n good one or he would wall
me but it was a good one and 1 laiC
against it with all my might, she wen
to centre field. l tore round the base
and when | got to 3rd our coach sai(
beat it William beat it" and l tor
for home and just before got there
heard the ball hit the ketchers NIT, bu
l slid under him and it was all owe
3-2. Well it was great Susan com
running crying and laffing and sal,
VIM it was the cutest thing I ever saV
you are our Herow. The prst Of Ruff
fiington was there and he was a goo