Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-17
FAIRIES TRIAL near
Glover Man Expected TO Answer Next
Week For Killing Of Four.
INSANITY is TO Be DEFENSE PLEA
Brilliant Array of Legal Counsel Has
Seen Engaged for Prosecution and
Defense-Trasic Quadruple Honi-
eide In Glover Last September In
Revieu
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

(By Staff Correspondent.)
Glover, November 17.-PerhGps not
since the famous "Reece and Lucky
trial, twenty-odd years ago, has there
been so much interest in murder
case as is general nthe case of Will
liam c. FAIRIES of Glover, who it is eX
pected will be brought TO trial in the
court of general sessions in Yorkville
next week on the charge of Staying
four members of the family Of James
N. Taylor at Glover on Wednesday
afternoon September 6. In addition
to killing Fred Taylor, Claud Johnson,
Newton Taylor and Miss Leila Taylor,
the latter two of tender years, FAIRIES
is also alleged TO have shot and
wounded Misses Gertie Taylor and
Dolly Taylor when he began his cam
paign to annihilate the Taylor family
with guns loaded with buckshot as he
stood on the porch of his own home
just across the street from the Taylor
rome in the Glover Cotton Mil village
little more than two months ago.
Since the quadruple homicide
FAIRIES has been n prisoner in the state
penitentiary in Columbia, morose and
glum with little to say to any one as
he sits in his lonely steel cell con-
stantly ruminating in his mind the
tragic events Of that sunny afternoon
which shocked the whole south. 1t is
expected that he will be brought to
Yorkvillc either Sunday or Monday to
be present in court Monday morning,
when the fall term is formally opened
with Judge James e. Peurifoy of Wal
terboro, presiding.
A brilliant array Of. legal counsel
has been retained both for the state
and for the defense. Appearing for
the defense as chief counsel will be
Hon. Cole L. Blease of Columbia, for
mer governor, who will be assisted by
T. f. Mellow, Esq, of Yorkville. AS
sisting Solicitor Henry for the state,
viii be John r. Hart, Esq, of York
vile, and Solicitor John G. Carpenter
ard Clarence NJ. Austin, Esq, of Cas-
tonia.
If the defense be plea of insanity,
and it has been intimated that such
plea will be the defense, a number OF
celebrated alienists are expected to
give testimony relative to the mental
status of the accused man.
Talk of Change OF Venue.
It has been rumored that the de-
Tense may move for change of venue
on the ground that the case is still
fresh in the minds of the people or
York county and further because much
newspaper publicity has been given
the case, thus making it impossible to
secure an unbiased jury. Whether or
not such motion will be made OF
course remains to be seen.
Review of Tragedy.
From evidence given at the coro-
ncr's inquest it appeared that the
homicide was the result of children's
feud or quarrel which had been going
on for several months between the
children of FAIRIES and the children or
TAYLOR. Hard things had been said by
children Of both families and it is said
that the heads of each family had be-
come more or less embittercd toward
each other because of the inability OF
the children to get along.
The terrible slaughter started on the
afternoon Of September 6, it is said
when a child OF Faries's came running
to the father, who was talking to Tom
Perry, a neighbor and eyewitness,
with the statement: "Pa, Newt Taylor
hit me with q rock"
Remarking to the neighbor, Perry,
II might as well settle this now"
FAIRIES is alleged to have gone into his
house and taking up a double barrel
and a single barrel shot gun loaded
with buckshot, started toward the
front porch Little Newton Taylor,
aged about II years, was playing in
the Taylor yard just across the street
rf~m the FAIRIES porch. FAIRIES fired
and the boy fell mortally wounded.
johnson Instantly Killed.
Claud Johnson, 20, nephew of James
NJ. Taylor, was asleep in the Taylor
home, and aroused by the shot started
to the door. 4 load of .buckshot en-
tered his face and body and he fell
dead Others of the Taylor family
came out and Misses Gertie, Leila and
Dolly were shot. Miss Leila, aged
about 16, died next day in n Gastonia
hospital.
Fred Taylor, %, is said to have gone
out the back of the Taylor house when
the shooting was in progress. He went
in the direction of the mill for help.
After shooting five FAIRIES is said to
have set his gun down beside a tree
between his house and Tom Perry's
house and to have proceeded to draw
q bucket of water from the well. AS
Fred Taylor came back toward home
FAIRIES is said to have dropped the
bucket and picking up the gun again
ordered Fred Taylor TO come no fur
ther Taylor paid no heed and FAIRIES
fired Fred died two days later, bring