Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-14
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'acouaintances over the county who
will regret to learn of his financial
difficulties.
Shooting Of Cohen.
Fort Mill Times: A NJ. Cohen was
able to return to his home in Fort
Mill Sunday after spending two weeks
at a Rock Hill hospital as result OF
a wound he received in his right leg
Sunday morning, March %, when ne
was shot by a party OF ofhcers, IN
charge OF Sheriff Fred E. Quinn, VINO
were in the upper section Of Fort Mill
township In wait for q liquor automo-
bile they expected to pass that way en-
route to Fort Mill and, Rock Hill from
Charlotte. N. C. Mr.. Cohen was re-
turning to Fort Mill from Gastonia. N.
C.. in his car-and refused to stop when
the officers hailed him. Then the shot
which struck him in the leg was freq.
He Is able to get about only on
crutches and yesterday said he thought
n would be some time before he would
be able to use his leg. According to a
statement Mr.. Cohen made to. Tue
Times Wednesday afternoon, 1t Is MS
intention to bring both criminal ana
civil actions against the officers VINO
were in the sheriff's party at the tine
he was shot and also to enter SUIT ior
damages against the county; he Saia
he had engaged Judge Mendel L. Smltn
to represent him in the prosecutions
and that he expected to swear out wal
rants in a few days, probably next
week for the arrest Of each of the Of
ficers. charging assault and battery
with intent to kill. The officers COM
nosing the sheriff's party We're: SherlH
Fred E. Quinn, Magistrate Black OF
York township, State Constable Horace
Johnson, Police Officer V. ID. Potts OF
Fort Mill and Magistrates Constable
7. Fl. Patterson of Fort Mil.
To Clean Up chainsang.
Members of the Kiwanis Club or
Rock Hill are Of the opinion that con-
ditions at the county chaingang whicn
is located about three miles west OF
Yorkyille, should be improved ana are
making arrangements Tor a thorousn
The following report
of Wednesdays meeting of the Kiwan-
10 club Is from the Herald: Members
of the, club have been asked by the
committee. Douglas Thomp-
kins. chairman, to make suggestions
as to work which the club may engage
In for the good of the community and
G. II. Greene responded with
a, suggestion for the improvement OF
conditions at the York county chain.
gang. Mr.. Greene referred to the fact
that the Kiwanians visited the chain
gang about Thanksgiving time last
wear and made an effort to brighten
the lives of the unfortunates confined
there. That visit enlisted Mr.. Greene's
interest in the gang and county jail
and he has made some investigation
of conditions existing at the convict
camp. Mr.. Greene represented many
facts in detail. which were a reyela-
ticn to the Kiwanians. Particularly
was this true of his statement in re-
gard to sanitary conditions, the hous-
ing Of the prisoners and the convict
fare. A. L. Black, a farmer and mer-
chant residing near the present loca-
ton of. the convict camp, said that ne
was familiar with conditions in the
camp and corroborated tho statements
made by Mr.. Greene and endorsed the
latter's suggestions. John Ra"vWi-
liams and H. E. Ruff spoke on the
subject and urged some action by the
club The club voted unanimously TO
visit the convict camp In q body at q
later date, make an investigation and
take steps to urge the authorities TO
impreve conditions.