Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-17
Friday, February II, 1922

"'The road is a little bumpy," Mr.. Car
ter said yesterday; but outside or
that it is in pretty good shape despite
the rains"
Dog Licenses.
Treasurer Neil has issued more
than 1000 dog license tags. BaslnS
his estimates on previous records he
had no idea that there were so many
dogs in the county.
Returns to the Auditor.
The time for making returns of
taxable property to the county auoltor
without penalty expires next Monday.
There arc still many returns to be
made. ..,...-
After Chicken Thieves.
Rock Hill police broke up an or
ganiZed gang of negro chicken thieves
this week, when they arrested three
negro boys who were caught with the
goods. Richard Ruff, James Massey
and James Heath pleaded guilty to
stealing chickens when brought before
the recorder in that city "Wednesday
and each was sentenced to pay fine
of $40 or serve thirty days in prison.
County Store Robbed.
York No. was entered by robbers
some time after midnight Saturday
night, entrance having been gained
by boring out two of the iron bars
protecting one of the windows. A
small quantity of sugar and flour and
several dollars in cash was stolen. 1t
was reported yesterday that officers
are working on clues which may lead
to one or more arrests!
First Case in Years.
John Crockett, escaped negro con-
Vict from the York county chaingang
who was recently located in Charlotte,
N. c., and who has refused to return
to York county without requisition is
the first convict to demand requiSition
in the past twenty years at least. Su-
pervisor Hugh G.. Brown who was
sheriff for twelve years before Sheriff
Fred Quinn was elected said the other
day that he never had an escaped
convict to demand requisition when
caught in another state during his
long tenure of office and Sheriff Quinn
has never before had such an expert
ence. There will be no trouble about
getting Crockett back to the York
county.
A StickIer for the Dollar.
Judge I. w. Bowman, of Orange
burg, who presided over the Febru-
airy term of the court of common pleas
here this week and who, by the way
made many friends among people con-
nected with the court because of his
kindness and consideration is quite
stickler for form. He ordered a jury
to return a verdict in a case heard
Wednesday morning and after the
foreman had signed the verdict, the
attorney for the plaintiff in whose
favor the verdict was awarded either
forgot or was a little slow about
handing the jury foreman. the custo-
mary dollar The judge noticed the
fact and addressing counsel he said:
"All right sir, you are not quite
through with that jury" Then the
attorney remembered the dollar and
came across while those in the court
room smiled. +..
Attempted to Shoot Officer.
Manlius Owens of Rock Hill, is held
for the April term of the court of gen.
eral sessions under $500 bond for at
tempting to shoot Policeman S. M.
Williford in Rock Hill Wednesday
morning. The difficulty between
Owens and the officer occurred on
Main street about 9 O'Clock as Mr..
Williford was going down town. Owens
cried to him to stop and crossing the
' street, accused him of making a false
statement. Williford denied the aCcu-
sation telling Owens that the shoe was
upon the other foot Owens then
snatched out his pistol and fired after
ward running into Record Alley. AS
soon as he could draw his pistol from
under his rain coat Officer Williford
returned the fire. Owens was arrest
ed few moments later by Constable
Frank Allen. While Williford was not
hit a bullet from Owens pistol passed
through his clothes.
Where Was jackson Born?
The old controversy over whether
Andrew Jackson, the idol of Democ-
racy, was born in. South Carolina OF
North Carolina is to be fought over in
the house next Monday. Representative
William F. Stevenson, of South Caro-
lima, yesterday arranged to speak or
the subject on that day and gave no.
tiCe TO Representative William G.
Hammer, that it would be up to Mr.
Hammer 20 combat the proof he will
offer, says a Washington dispatch OF
yesterday. The claim that Old Hickory
was born in Union county, North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Stevenson claims, is a fallacy
Representative Stevenson himself was
born in North Carolina, in Iredel
county. He went to South Carolina in
early manhood. Mr. Stevenson said he
would prove by Mr.. Jackson's own
statement that his birthplace was in
South Carolina. Representative Ham
mer is calling for proof to sustain
North Cardinals claim on Jackson. He
said, however, that if South Carolina
won out in this contest, Tar Heels
would still claim legitimate proprietor
ship in the great soldier statesman, as
the fair daughter of North Carolina
the state of Tennessee, nourished. sus-
tanned and developed that great Amer