The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
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JOHNSONVILLE
FLORENCE COUNTY CANDIDATES
AND JOHNSONVILLE CITIZENS
GET INTO WRANGLE.

Mondays Florence Daily Times
says: Whatever excitement the state
and district political campaigns have
lacked to date, the county campaign,
in Johnsonville Saturday afternoon,
made up form full.
as. w. Young, of Olanta, in advo-
eating his candidacy for the lower
branch of the state legislature, en-
phasized that he stood for claw and
order" Just at this point, his recon-
mendation was interrupted by Char
lie Prosser, in the audience, who stat
ed he desired to ask a question.
Certainly" Mr.. Young replied,
without hesitancy. I'll be glad to
have you ask me any question and
as many of them as you wish
eff you stand for law and order,
returned Mr.. Prosser, why in b
didn't you prosecute those Truluck
boys?' One may recall that last fall,
while Mr.. Young was away with his
family, a party of thieves broke into
his house, bodily carried away mas
sive iron safe, and robbed it of about
100000 worth of securities, including
mortgages, notes, liberty bonds, and
some other valuables. Subsequently,
some of the Truluck boys in that sec
ton were arrested and charged with
the crime. The cases We're dropped
for some reason, generally supposed
in the lower section of the county, it
is said, because of family relations.
At any rate, the matter seemed to
have been forgotten till Mr.. Prosser
sprung it on Mr.. Young, as the prin-
cipal prosecutor, before the big audi
ence in Johnsonville last Saturday.
"I am not hiding behind my Wife's
shirt tall replied Mr.. Young.
"'Nor am I hiding behind my Wife's
shirt tails replied Mr.. Prosser.
".Neither have ever given a check
which has been turned down by the
bank added Mr.. Young. DO you
mean to insinuate that my cheek ever
has been turned DOWN. queried Mr..
Prosser, scrambling among the bench
es as if he were going after Mr..
Young.
"'When God made me- parried Mr..
Young, He didn't put any scare in
the mix Yes and when God made
me, he made man, rejoined Mr..
Procser.
"'ill meet you right outside just
as soon as this is over,' Mr.. Young
said, promptly accepting the challenge.
I'll be there said Mr.. Prosser.
"Mr. Young resumed his speaking,
without showing any undue excite
ment, either, under the circumstances,
though he is man well advanced in
years. Mr.. Prosser retired to the
edge of the meeting and commenced
to walk up and down so that he and
Mr.. Young could meet readily as
soon as the latter had finished his
address.
"Mayor Prosser then undertook to
avert any clash between the two.
The mayor, taking Mr.. Prosser by the
arm, led him to one side and attempt
ed to reason with him. Mr.. Prosser
was not in the mood to reason, and
when the mayor persisted, he moved
as if to shake off the mayor. Mayor
Prosser is man of advanced years
himself but he was game-and tried
to hold Mr.. Prosser forcibly.
"Before anyone had time to size up
the situation or to act, Mr.. Prosser
had turned all the force and strength
of his rage onto the mayor, whom ne
felled with terrific blow.
"Immediately council was convened
in special session to try Mr.. Prosser.
After hearing the evidence. it SEN
fenced him to pay SIS fine or work on
the streets for so many days.
"T am not going to pay you any
money and 1 am not going to chop
sprig of grass on any streets, either
promptly asserted Mr.. Prosser-and
got up and walked out. At last re-
ports, council had not yet enforced
its sentence"