Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Ralph X. Carson, one of the lead
ing lawyers of the state, died at his
home in Spartanburg, Tuesday, aged
20 years.
- Bishopville, March 81: Some 800 or
400 men and women gathered at the
courthouse here Sunday afternoon lor
the purpose Of organizing a law en-
forcement league. This meeting was
the outgrowth of the meeting held last
week by the women of Bishopville, at
which time an active campaign was
launched to suppress the sale Of liquor
and alcoholic drugs in BishopVlilo ana
Lee county. The meeting Sunday was
presided over by Thomas G. Mcleod
and the obejct of the meeting was eX-
.plained by Mrs. NJ. p. Harris. The
chairman called upon each of the MIN
listers of the town and also severai
citizens. Much satisfaction was eX-
pressed by the speakers at the large
gathering which plainly demonstrated
that the citizenship of Lee county IS
opposed to law violations, and That
they mean to cooperate with the offi-
GERS of the law in Ntheir effort to put
the bootlegger out of business. A res
olution offered by d. A. Quattlebaum TO
the effect that q law enforcement
league be organized was adopted. Mr..
Mel, cod was chosen as the chairman,
with the request that he appoint the
necessary committees and arrange Tor
further meetings in the future.
The United States supreme court
has dismissed for want Of jurisdiction
the appeal of Carlos Corbitt, who IS
alleged to have shot and killed Jule
Cooper, Hugh Tanning and one oIner
man. in Orangeburg county, from the
decision of the supreme court OF. Soutn
Carolina that it was not a violation oil
his constitutional rights to try him
ON n separate indictment for killing
another of the three men after he had
been acquitted of killing one OF them.
When the state undertook to try Cor
hitt. in the second case, his counsel
interposed the plea that as all three
men were killed by Corbitt at the
same time as fast as his pistol would
fire and as q result of the same i'm,
pulse of self-defense, the whole affair
was really one act in law, and that
the state was undertaking to put Cor
bits life twice in jeopardy for the
same ofrense. The state demurred 10
this plea and the circuit court over
ruled the demurrer. The state su-
preme court, which reversed the CIR
cult court, ordered the case TO trial,
but Chief Justice Gary allowed a writ
of error to the United States supreme
court. Counsel for the state included
A. j. Hydrick, Adam H. Moss, 7. NJ.
.Raysor. Charles A. Douglas and others,
while counsel for Corbitt were Cole l..
Blease, w. c. Wolfe, NJ. l.. Smith and
others.
Spartanburg, March %: The Her
aid of today has the following: The
dance at the Cleveland hotel last night
advertised an Exposition" dance was
attended by nearly one hundred young
men of the city and not over four
young ladies. Considerable interest
was manifested in this event, and late
in the night there were telephone calls
to The Herald office, asking for news
on the subject by persons interested
in the question whether or not the
young ladies of the city were out in
large numbers George /. Reid, mana
ger of the Metropolitan Orchestra
company, who furnished the music for
this dance. announced last night that
there would be no further dances this
week at the hotel. Mr.. Reid, whose
company has been here several days,
only arrived in the citv last evening.
He is o member of the Columbia
chamber of commerce. Mr.. Reid stat
ed that his reason for calling off the
remaining two dances advertised was
due to the fact that he had no desire
whatever to create any situation in
Spartanburg that would cause dis
sension or friction or misunderstood
ing. OF course he was not familiar
with local conditions here, and rather
than subject any of the young ladies
who would attend the dances to criti-
clsm, deemed it the best plan to call
q halt to all subsequent proceedings.