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Scraps and Jacts. ? The cases against Solomon and Carrie Zeigler, charged with the murder of the sheriff of Screveu county, Ga., were taken up separately. Solomon was tried first and acquitted, and then Carrie was also acquitted. Next Solomon was tried with William Walker for the murder of the Negro, George Bellinger, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The Zeiglers and Walker were represented in both cases by the Hon. Thomas E. Watson, late candidate for vice president on the Populist ticket. Intense interest was menifested at the trial of the cases, and the joy among the Populists over the verdicts is very great. ? President Cleveland, last week, asked Governor Bubb of California, to commute the sentence of Salter v. Worden, recently condemned to death for wrecking a train during the railroad strike of 1894 and causing the deaths of an engineer and three artillerymen. As a reason for making the request, the president said that, years ago, he knew Worden's mother, who was a music teacher and a great friend. As to whether or not the governor of California will grant the request has not yet been settled ; but if he is like many other politicians of today, he will not hesitate to set aside the operation of justice for gratification of so powerful a man as Cleveland. ? The Wire Nail trust, which has been levying tribute upon the people of the United States and Canada since June 1, 1895, has gone to the wall. It has overreached itself. Its last raise in the price was just 15 cents a keg; but this was the feather that broke the back of the camel. The demand fell off until the output was only 25,000 kegs, while the trust had calculated on an output of 60,000 kegs. Just before the trust went through last Monday, the trust price of nails was $2.70 a keg in Chicago. Within 12 hours afterward, agents of mill men were offering nails to jobbers at $1.70. The price is still going downward, and it is expected to fall to at least $1.25 before the close of the preseut week. ? A Washington dispatch of the 18th instant says that the Republican congressional committee has determined to restrict the number of confAafo 5n tkxx K/muo thp ICfllC 1U1 O^aiO IU VUV UVUUV vw fewest possible number. So far, not less than 25 or 30 Republican candidates who have been defeated by Democrats, have notified the Republican congressional committee of alleged unfairness in the recent election ; but in each instance these candidates have left the matter of contest entirely with the - congressional committee. This committee has decided, in effect, that contests are not a good thing for the party in power, especially when that party has a large majority, and does not propose to sanction contests except in two or three instances, where there is really good reason to believe that there has been unfairness. ? One of the laws that the new Populist legislature of Kausas proposes to enact this winter, is a bill making the Mexican dollar a full legal tender. This scheme is proposed by S. S. King, one of the prominent candidates for United States senator. Populist law yers and a few Republican lawyers believe that while such coin would not make a legal tender for the payment of prior obligations, it possibly could be made to apply to future debts. The argument is advanced that the constitution of the United States in its reference to that subject, says that no state shall make anything but "gold and silver" legal tender, failng to specify against foreign coins of those metals. The Populist leaders argue that the United States has on more than one occasion made foreign coins legal tender. ? A great' religious revival is in progress in New York city. It was commenced on Sunday of last week at the instance of Rev. A. C. Dixon and others who had arranged for a series of sermons by Rev. Dwight L. Moody. Mr. Moody delivered his first sermon in Carnegie Hall. Within a night or two the attendance became so great that he had to move to Cooper Union, and even this vast hall was not large enough to hold one-half of the people who came to the meeting. The movement quickly spread all over the city, and it was arranged that every one of the 500 churches should be opened every night. Messrs. Moody, Dixon nnd others are of opinion that the time is ripe for a great revival, and they believe that from New York the present awakening will rapidly extend to all parts of the United States, and perhaps all over the world. ? It is only just now that the newspapers have been able to collect the precise facts as to the result of the recent general election. From the latest returns, in a few cases still unofficial, the result stands as follows: For McKinley?California 9, Connecticut 6, Delaware 3, Illinois 24. Indiana 15, Iowa 13, Kentucky 12, Maine 6, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 15, Michigau 14, Minnesota 9, New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 10, New York 36, North Dakota 3, Ohio 23, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 32, Rhode Island 4, Vermont 4, West Virginia 6, Wisconsin 12. Total 272. For Bryan?Alabama 11, Arkansas 8, Colorado 4, Florida 4, Georgia 13, Idaho 3, vr 1 a ir ? 4 1... i t o iiansas iv, i\.euiucii.y 1, ijuuisiuiia o, Mississippi 9, Missouri 17, Montana 3, Nebraska 8, Nevada 3, North Carolina 11, South Carolina 9, South Dakota 4, Teunessee 14, Texas 15, Utah 3, Virginia 12, Washington 4, Wyo ming 3. Total 175. ? Officers of the Spanish army in Cuba have not got an especially soft snap of it. That is if they venture into the field. The insurgents are laying for them in a way that makes life miserable. Some few weeks ago, when it became generally known that Weyler intended to begin an aggressive campaign in the field, the insurgent agents in the United States recruited a company of Texas Rangers at a big salary. These raugers are among the finest riflemen in the world. They have been provided with 20 pound rifles which have telescope and windgauge sights, etc., and which will carry a bullet five miles. Rut this is not all. In addition to n liberal per diem for each ranger,, there has been _ offered a reward of $1,000 for each Spanish commissioned officer killed, J and a reward of $5,000 for the death of General Weyler. Each Texas Ranger is accompanied by an insur- J gent official with a strong field glass and the results of his marksmanship is carefully noted. In mo9t cases the marksmen are located at such a long distance from the enemy that their i intended victims cannot even hear the report of the rifles that are sending death into their ranks. It is > claimed that these Texas riflemen have already become a source of great terror to the Spaniards. <?hc florkviUc (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C.: 1 WEDNESDAY, NOVR. 25, 1896. g ? R. G. Dun <fc Co., say that the increase p in the volume of trade last week is un- j precedented, while Bradstreet's says that the anticipated demand for goods, etc., C has not been realized. Both of these 1 mercantile agencies are quoted as absolutely reliable authorities, and in this instance we suppose the man who pays a his money is entitled to take his choice. ? So far as The Enquirer is concerned, 1 however, we confess that it does not take { much stock in either. j J ? Having given all the facts, comprehen sive synopses ol the arguments of the at- t torneys, along with the comments of t Judge Watts, The Enquirer does not v feel called upon to say anything editorial- c ly about the Reese case, except that we ^ would beg to remind those who may have s been inclined to think otherwise, that there is still law in the land and judges p and jurors who are not afraid to do their a duty. Than this, no harder blow has r been struck at mob law in South Carolina s for years. g ? Our gold standard friends who, some weeks ago, were promising a rise in the price ot cotton in the event of the elec- ^ tion of McKinley, are now hedging by ^ asserting that if Bryan had been elected 8 the price would have been still lower, p Just how this would have been, of t course, we are unable to say; but con- 1' fronted with the error of judgment as to fl the election of Mr. McKinley, we think we have a right to infer that our friends j, were equally wrong in their predictions q as to what would have followed the c election of Mr. Bryan. 11 ? It gives us pleasure to note a bandsome improvement in the typographical appearance of our esteemed contemporary, the Columbia State. From the date of the adoption of the Mergonthaler machines up until within the past few days, The State put up its headings over short paragraphs in ordinary capitals, and the effect was very disappointing. This style of heading, however, has been superceded by a neat and appropriate black letter, and as the result, the appearance of the always progressive State is now a delight to the eye of the practical printer. The Enquirer begs to extend congratulations. ? That the conviction of Reese and Luckie was right and proper, there is no a question ; but Judge Watts is right in the j the suggestion that, morally, Luckie is ( not equally guilty. The young fellow ] was led into the difficulty by Reese, and his crime is not so great. But the law J fails to provide proper distinctions. The c only alternatives before the jury were ? verdicts with or without recommendation ] to mercy, or acquittal. Under the circum- ( stances, an acquittal was not to be thought J of, and ouly one of the jurors mentioned j such a thing. A recommendation to ^ | mercy was finally agreed upon. Not be- t cause there was any doubt; but because ^ the responsibility of conscience would be ? less and the punishment fully adequate. 1 We are sure that if the matter had been J within his discretion, Judge Watts would c have been more leuieuton Luckie than on * Reese, and he would have been right, t There is only one remedy, and that lies * ? in the governor. He has the power to v commute the sentences to any length i of time he may see tit. There is, per- * haps, no need to hurry about the matter; e but it might be well for the public to ul- J timately consider the advisability of asking that Luckie's sentence be commuted t to something like ten or fifteen years. C /- There is no monopoly in this state, t. perhaps, which needs regulation so badly ji as does the Southern Express company. I Without competition, this company has things its own way, and in many instances its charges are simply outrageous. The matter has never attracted geueral attention for the reason that only a compara- v tively small per cent, of the people are tl directly interested. The remedy is to ^ place the express business within the ~ jurisdiction of the railroad commission, j An effort was made to do this at the last t, session of the legislature; but the bill failed to go through. Just why the bill v died the public has never been informed; ^ v but The Enquirer has gotten bout or (the real reason. The express company j had some slick-tongued lobbyists around e tho statebouse. These lobbyists urged s that there was really no demand for such a a bill, and by means of some systematic wining and dining, etc., they convinced quite a number of legislators that what they said was really true. But there is a a demand, and a strong demand, for the a regulation of the express business, and 8 although there are probably few private * individuals who are sufficiently interested * to undertake the work of lobbying against c the paid employes of tho express eoinpa- r ny, we take it upon ourselves to advise the general assembly that if it does not g make some show of looking alter the 1< matter pretty soon, tho people are going t; to raise a row. 1* LOCAL AFFAIRS. * ? INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. fi . S. Brice, Secretary of the County a Board?Gives notice to persons holding ^ claims aeainst York county, to file the same with him or the county supervisor, J, on or before the 15th of December. ? V. W. Lewis, Attorney?Offers a house o and lot in Yorkville for sale. h ?. M. Dobson ?fc Co.?Invite you to come f( to their establishment and see the show. Amongst the attractions is a fine display of holiday goods. '? dase Ferguson?Is prepared to supply n you with rock salt, suitable for "salt- e ing" stock, and Swansdown flour. ?rist Cousins?Advise you if you wish to . keep in front, to ride a Monarch bicy- 11 cle. They can supply you with one. d Irist Cousms?Talk to you about their h mode of doing business and claim that ^ they caused the reduction of prices on a number of articles. They let you know that they have cheese at 15 cents a pound, mackerel at two for 15 cents, or four tor 25 cents. Flour is higher; 1?4 f/\ call o cnnorinr f'flTlP.V Ulll/ IUC> uailll V\# own M vuvw.w. ? ^ patent lor 82.75 per 100 pounds. Parched 1 peanuts at 5 cents a quart, and pickles 6 at 10 cents a dozen. I ABOUT PEOPLE. c Mr. and Mrs. \V. T. Dunlap of Char- r Dtte are visiting relatives and friends iu c forkville. o Mrs. 0. E. Grist and little son, Carroll, re visiting friends and relatives in the t iharon neighborhood. c Rev. W. J. Langston preached two im- r ressive sermons on hist Sunday in the d i'irst Presbyterian church. a Miss Mamie Arledge of Charlotte, N. a J., is in Yorkville visiting relatives and ) riends, the guest of Miss Grace McElwee. \ THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. < The county board of commissioners held ^ n adjourned meeting in Yorkville last Saturday for the purpose of suggesting t he tax levy for next year. There were present Supervisor Steph- j mson, Messrs. Riddle, Moore, Wilkerson, lall, Brice, Gwinn and Culp. Messrs. t 'orter, Miller and White were absent. Except the approval of several accounts, j he only important business on hand was j he fixing of the levy for next year, which ^ iras agreed upon as follows: For ordinary y ;ounty purposes, 3J mills; to pay interest t n 0. R. it C. railroad bonds, 1 mill in j. Jherokee, Ebenezer and Catawba town- ^ hips, and 4J miles in York township. v The 3i mill levy for ordinary county urposes is the same as last year. The ssessineut on account of the O. R. A C. y ailroad bonds is also the same in each of he townships except in York. The as- r] essment in York township last year was j mills. WATER FAMINE. 1 The people of Yorkville have just been a irought to the keenest possible realiza- h ion of the great utility and value of the ^ awn's water plant. The present intance is the result of an accident. The a liston rod of the big pump used to force 8 he water up into the stand pipe broke 0 ast Monday morning and cut off the ' vailable supply. 0 Although Superintendent of the Waterworks Mooie has been doing all in his 9 lower to get the accident repaired, when 9 "he Enquirer went to prass ho had not ompleted the work. It took two men 1 intil 12 o'clock Monday night to get the iroken piston out of the pump. The men c were started to the Charlotte machine c hops immediately, and it is hoped that 1 hings will be in working shape today. Iu the meantime, most of the people a iving along the watermains, who have * :otten in the habit of using the water a roin the works in preference to any oth- 1 r, are thoroughly appreciating the value c if the plant. There has been serious 9 uggestion of the idea of getting a dupli- e ate of the big pump now in use, to fall c >ack upon in case of a similar emergency. s i AN AFFECTING SCENE. c Austin Summons, a young white man, x vas convicted in Greenville on the 14th 1 nstant of the murder of Frank Griffith, ibout his own age, at Piedmont last sum- 1 ner. A motion for a new trial was argued >efore Judge Witherspoon last Saturday * ind refused. Before sentencing tbe pris- 1 >ner to be hanged on January 15, 1897, ludge Witherspoon, according to the ireenville News, addressed him as folows: "Doubly and peculiarly sad in your ase, who are just entering the theatre of ife, to be found gniltv of the highest :rime. I will say candidly that in vour ase here it is one of the saddest official luties I have been called upon to perform, j [t is only human to say that yourcase extites the' most profound sympathy. But , vhile I can extend to you the sympathy c if an affectionate heart, for I have a son, t ret I have a stern duty to perform. Oh, v Austin Sammons, no one can tell what a wnflict has been going on in my heart he last few days between sympathy for ron and your widowed mother, whom, as 1 ' understand, you are the only support, r ind the duty I am compelled to perform, a ' gave the jury an opportunity to enter a a ecommendation clause; but they have . lot seen fit to do so. Now, Austin, I sin- JJ erely beg the mercy upon your soul of J hat God who alone with you know C vhether you are guilty. If you are, I en- e reat you to go before Him upon your t :nees and confess. He is free to forgive ' wri as hlrtod v a orime as vou are charged 1 vith, if you reverentially plead his mercy, s i.nd oh, if you do not understand this s teautifui plan of salvation, I reeotninend r rou to go to some of these good preachirs around here who by precept, exain>le and otherwise, are able and willing to 11 ead you to the mercy seat." t Although many eyes became moist at L he earnest and tender words of the r Christian judge, the prisoner himself g eemed to be entirely unconcerned and s ontinued to look about the court room as e f ho were a hero of the occasion. A sob- 1 ling child went up and took the prisoner's a innd, and for the first time Summons iroke down and cried. fi a CAUGHT HIM AT LAST. d John Hart, the Negro desperado who si .'as the cause of the big row at Clover on '1 tie 3d of October, was brought down to (i 'orkvillo on Monday by Constable E. h *. Huffstetler of Gaston county, N. C.; ^ 'olicemen J. W. Carroll of Gastonia, and si . M. Alexander of Clover, and commit- w sd to jail. Ilart is charged with assault and battery 1< *ith intent to kill. The details as to the h isturbanceoutof which the charge grew, si ere published in The Enquirer of b >ctober 5. It will be remembered that tl lart and several other Ncgros had been n ngagcil in a difficulty and that Hart re- tl isted arrest at the hands of the Clover u uthorities. As the result, he empted his a evolver at the officers and quite a num- o ier of shots were fired at him while he b .as making his escajie on horsoback. a The Clover autnoriues were very moon ? rroused at the incident, and at once set li bout a strong effort to capture the Xe- I ro. They advertised him well, and n inong other things, offered a roward of tl 30 for his apprehension. But this avail- a d nothing for a time. Hart left the c ountry, and until a few weeks ago, it was h eporteii that he had gone to Tennessee, fi Learning a few days back that the Xe- h ro was in biding about Woods's distil- b ery, in the vicinity of Crowdor's inoun- tl ain, (laston county, Constable lluirstet- v ar began to lay for him, and early last lotiday morning raided the house in rhicb he was staying with a posse. At rst, Hart showed fight; but being unrmed, he concluded that prudence was lie better part of valor and started to un. One of the constables peppered bis ice with a charge of birdshot, while the tbers stood ready to give him something oavior, and he could see no other way >r it than to give up, which he did. After the arrast was made, the constales learned that in the Clover scrimlage, mentioned above, Hart was woundd twice. One bullet had passed through is right side, without special injury, and lie other had lodged just under the shouler blade. Both wounds have healed up, owever, and are giving no further troupe. The birdshot wounds inflicted by be officers last Monday are trifling. NO JURISDICTION. Judge Watts says he has no jurisdicion over Foster Anderson, the little -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Anderson. He holds that the hild is in the custody ol the chancery ourt of Georgia and that he has no ight to make disposition of it. The ibild, therefore, remains in the custody if Mrs.,Anderson. The habeas corpus proceedings brought ?y Mr. Anderson for the custody of his hild, were called up last Saturday afterloon at 3 o'clock. There was a great leal of interest manifested In the case, nd quite a large number of people -ssembled in the courthouse to hear it. dr. Anderson was represented by Messrs. V. B. deLoach and D. E. Finley, and drs. Anderson by Major J. F. Hart, Colonel L. F. Youmans and Mr. T. F. iIcDow. The petition of Mr. Anderson set forth hat he was the father of the child, Foster, iow in the custody of Ellen Anderson, t went on to allege that Ellen Anderson ras an unfit custodian. As shown by he testimony in the case of the State gainst Reese, et al., the mother had been iving an immoral life. It wassuperficialy stated that she been living in a house lelonging to M. R. Reese, and in adultery nth him. On account of'these things, he court was asked to take the child away rom its mother and either give it to its ather. or make such disposition of it as k'ould guarantee its future moral welfare. In her return, Mrs. Anderson claimed hat neither she or Robert A. Anderson ^ere citizens of this state, and that the ourt was without jurisdiction. Shedelied that she had ever lived with M. R. teese or in his house, or had led an imrioral life. Next, the return set forth he date of the original marriage in 1890, separation in 1892, an agreement that iad been entered into between her husland and herself in that year, and showed hat this agreement had become a part of divorce decree that was made by the nperior court of Whitfield county. Ga., n February 20,1894. By this decree, one ulian McCaney had become the guardian f the child, which was still in his custody. The agreement referred to was one igtied by Robert A. Anderson. In conideration of the separation that had aken place, he waived all his right to he sum of $2,200 that he had paid into the lands of the guardian for the use of the hild. The child was to remain in the ustody of the mother until it should atain the ago of 12 years, when it was o be placed in a boarding school to be greed upon by the father and mother, n the event of their failure to agree upon , boarding school, then the school was to >e selected by the guardian, and after the ompletion of the child's education, it hould be allowed to go to either the fathir or the mother, whichever it might hoose. In the meantime, Mr. Anderon was to contribute such sums of noney as might be necessary for the ihild's malntainance, and either parent vas to have the right to visit it whenever hey might desire. In reply, Mr. Anderson's counsel subnitted affidavits from D. L. Brown, r. W. Duff, Dr. J. T. Darwin, W. H. Cewbold, R. S. Withers, J. C. Duncan ind John M. Guyton, to prove the immoral character of Mrs. Anderson, and m affidavit from J. P. Smith to the iffect that he had sold the house in vhioh Mrs. Anderson had been living n Blacksburg to her; but that payment or it had been arranged by M. R. Reese, rhere was also an affidavit from Mr. Inderscn setting forth his re-marriage vith Mrs. Anderson in the spring 1894 at Racksburg, by Rev. W. S. Hamiter, and * - -? 1- ?? TVf- A It Hie 11II1U UI sui'il I tJ-lJlttl I mgc, mi, /\ulerson had no personal knowledge of he fact that hi9 wife was a corrupt voman. M ajor Hart submitted affidavits from nayors of Demorest. Ga., to the effect hat Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Anderson's uother, was a highly respectable lady, ,nd that her husband, Dr. Patterson, lso stood high in the community. Manr Hart also read the letter of Robert Lnderson written from Crescent City, California, and which was introduced in vidence in the Reese case. Although in his letter Anderson stated that he was he worst man on earth, the text did not how it. It was not a proper letter in nine respects; but it showed a tender egard for the wife and child. The occaion appeared to be a fear that the writer night be caught by the Federal authoriies, and for this reason he had made up lis mind to go to South Africa. Ho lever expected to see his wife again and ;ave her permission to marry if she hould have the opportunity. He was specially solicitous about the child Foster, and begged his wife to make good woman of ber. Mr HoT.oaeh read a number of affidavits! rom Georgia senators, representatives nd other public officials, giving Mr. Anerson a splendid reputation for integrity, abriety and gentleness of character etc. 'here was also an affidavit from Mrs. S. 1. Fields setting forth that she had in her atids property to the value of between [>,000 and f7,000 belonging to Mr. Ander3ii, and that Mr. Anderson has a sister ho is worth ?lo,000 in her own right. In behalf of tho petitioner, Messrs. Fin)y and deLoach contended that the court ad full jurisdiction. Tho agreement 3t up by tho respondent could no longer o of force an ell'ect for two reasons. In le first place, after the agreement was lade, it developed that the character of ie woman was such as to render her an nrtt custodian of the child. Even in the bsenco of the husband's petition, in view f tho facts that had developed, it would e the duty of the court to take the child way from its mother and so dispose of , that it might be reared under a law igher than all other laws?the moral law. n the second place, this alleged agreelent had been set aside and annulled by lie subsequent marriage. The father gain became the natural custodian of the hild and was his by right. If, however, ? i i ai.~* IS nolior 8I1UUIU UCCJUC Lllltt Ul'llUUl Lliu itheror the mother were lit persons to avo custody of the child, the petitioner egged that the court would disposo of lie child otherwise, in such manner as ,'ould ensure its future moral well'aro. Major Hart and Colonel Youmatis, in behalf of the respondent, argued the nat- i nral right of the mother, the unfitness of the father, the lack of jurisdiction of the 1 court over the persons of any of the par- i ties to the proceedings, and especially the i claim that the courts of South Carolina had no right to set aside the decrees of the courts of Georgia in matters relating only and entirely to citizens of that state. After hearing all the affidavits, and ar- < gument, etc., his honor decided that i though he had jurisdiction over the fath- i er and the mother,-the child is now in the ] custody of the chancery court of Georgia, < and he has no right to interfere. The effect of the decision is to leave the child i in the possession of the mother. Mr. Anderson the petitioner, howerer, has already served notice of appeal. NEW TRIAL REFUSED. If Marion R. Reese and Daniel F. Luckie, recently convicted of the murder of Charles T. Williams get a new trial, it will be from the supreme court. Not from Judge Watts. His honor has heard argument on the motion and ruled that the trial was fair, legal and impartial. The motion for a new trial, which had been pending since the 13th instant, was called last Monday at 11 o'clock. Reese and Luckie were brought into the courtroom handcuffed together. Since the effort of Reese to escape, the sheriff has been unwilling to allow him any more privileges. The handcuffs were removed while the argument was going on; but Deputy Scoggins kept close watch throughout for any movement that might be attempted on the part of the prisoners. Luckie was neatly shaved and dressed in his best. His appearance was about the same as during the trial. Reese was unshaven, hollow-eyed, and appeared to be very weak. When he turned his head, the scar made by the deputy's bullet not long ago, was exposed to view. The wound appears to be all but hoaled up. The appearance of the prisoner in the courthouse was the signal for the assembling of a number of interested spectators. Perhaps 50 or 100 people gathered to hear the proceedings, and the argument consumed about four hours. Before argument was commenced, Major Hart submitted several affidavits. One was front T. M. Dobson and T. J. Nichols, members of the trial jury, to the effect that W. M. Stowe, a bailiff, slept with the jurors, and stated to them that they wore being watched by detectives. An affidavit from T. W. Clawson, also a member of the jury, was to the effect that W. Mason Stowe, heard all discussions, and that be had said that he had warned the jurors that they were being watched by detectives in the employ of tha defendants, and it was necessary that they be very careful, lest in the event of a verdict of guilty, the defendants might he granted a new trial. An affidavit from George W. Moore was to the effect that upon the arrest of Mrs. Anderson, ho was deputized to guard her, and that she said to him that sho alone fired the shots that killed Charles T. Williams. This was about the 7th of February last. Colonel Yonmans then stated the alleged errors of law upon which he asked for a new trial. In brief, his grounds were as follows: 1. The indictment was dofective in that it failed to state the time and place of the killing. 2. The indictment alleged that the assault upon Williams had been committed with a pistol; while the proof showed that death was caused by a bullet. The point was that the state had failed to prove what it had charged. 3. The court was in error in allowing Robert A. Anderson to testify against his wife. 4. The court had erred in admitting in evidence the letter found on the body of Chales T. Williams purporting to be a letter to Mrs. Ellen Anderson, when, as a matter of fact, she never received such letter. 5. The court was in error in admitting in evidence letters found among the effects of Charles T. Williams and purporting to have been written by Mrs. Ellen Anderson. The effect of these letters was to attack the character of Mrs. Ellen Anderson before she was put upon the stand to testify, and thus not only destroy her credibility with the jury; but also destroy the credibility of the defendants Reese and Luckie, in corroboration of her testimony. 6. These letters had been allowed in evidence on the solemn promise of the state to prove that they were intended to decoy the deceased to Blacksbtirg; yet the state had failed to show a single sentence that would be contorted or construed in an effort to decoy the deceased. 7. That if the court should fail to consider any of these grounds as suflicieut for the granting of a new trial; but it should consider that in all of them together there was sufficient ground?then the new trial should be granted. Colonel You man's argued the various points he had raised at length. He also referred to the affidavits mentioned above, and claimed they showed that undue influence had been exerted on the jury. He claimed that undue license had been allowed the prosecution in its arguments, and characterized the speech of Solicitor Henry as the voicing of a highly wrought and inflamed public sentiment and prejudice. He alleged that the audience had applauded the prosecution at three different times during the trial, and although his honor had done what he could to put down such misconduct, it was impossible to eradicate the effects of such exhibition of feeling from the minds of the jurors. His honor called the attention of Colonel Youmans to the fact that the counsel ! for the defense had not asked the court to , Cilll llie counsel xur mo inusaunuu uu??i at auy time during the progress of their argument for undue license. Major Hart 1 stated that he had his honor to challenge j the solicitor when that otllcial referred to the "10 o'clock conference," etc. His hon- ' or was unable to see that anything had occurred during the argument of which it ( was necessary to take cognizance at this time. ' In reply to Colonel Youmans, Mr. ' dcLoach re-read the indictment com- i plained of to show that it was not defective ! as alleged. He could see nothing else in ' the defendant's objection worthy of notice, I except, perhaps, the objection to the dam- I aging letters of Mrs. Anderson. Mr. deLoach called attention to the fact that i his honor had fully instructed the jury 1 that these letters could not be taken as I for or against anybody else than Mrs. An- I derson. Mrs. Anderson was now out of ' of the case, and whether the admission of 1 these was right or wrong, no objection i that could now be urgeil against them s could possibly effect the ease of Reese or I Luekie. Continuing, Mr. deLoach ar- < gued that the testimony of Miss Fairington, which has been fully coroborated by lteeseand Luekie, wassutlicientasagainst 1 them, and that the testimony of Mr. . Withers had been sufficient as to the i relations between Reese and Mrs. An- 1 derson, even if the letters had not been l admitted in evidence. I The argument was conducted by Col- . oncl You mans, who insisted that there was a reasonable doubt as to the guilt ol the accused, and this being true, it was the duty of the court to sot aside the verdict and grant a new trial. Conimentingon the affidavits of Messrs. Dohson and Nichols, his honor said that it only went to show that the constable was doing his whole duty. As to the other affidavits, his honor had uothing tc say. But continuing, his honor said thai at the close of the state's case, he fully expected an acquittal of all three defendants. This was because there was sr much ground for a reasonable doubt. Indeed, he fully expected that the defense would decline to offer any testimony whatever. Had the defonse offered no testimony and the jury had brought in a verdict of guilty, he would have had no hesitation in setting that verdict aside, But, under the present circumstances, h< could do nothing of the kind. He tboughi the jury was perfectly honest and hat! done its duty. After that woman was pui on the stand," his Honor continued, "tn< whole aspect of the case was changed Before she had proceeded a minute, th< nature of the story she was about to tel dawned upon me, and I began to feel i in my bones, so to speak, that the othei two would surely be convicted as thej ought to have been." Continuing, hi! honor reviewed the testimony of Roberl Anderson. "I advised Anderson," h< said, "that I would not testify against my wife, no matter how unfaithful she maj have been to me. On tbedirect-exami nation he only testified to the handwritinj of his wife without reading the letters On the cross-examination he was aske< if he bad not re-rnairied his wife t< escape the payment of alimony; anc then, on the re-direct examination, il was nothing but right to allow him to tel why he had left her the second time, Mrs. Anderson is now out of it. Mr Anderson's testimony has no effect 01 the other prisoners. During all the lon| trial, I may have made some inadver tent errors of law. I was very careful however, and when in doubt invariabl; leaned toward the defendants. If tbi counsel had been able to show me tba I had made errors of law, even frou which there could be no appeal, I woulc willingly grant a new trial; but no sucl error having beuu called to my attention I shall leave the matter to the suprein court." Referring to the matter of ap piause, ilia minor amu iuiu, iu euuu in stance?he remembered of but twi cases?he did what he could to check it ii its incipiency. In conclusion, he said tha although this matter was extremely un pleasant, he must discharge his duty a he saw fit. He was thoroughly satisfiei that if these parties had not gotten a fai trial, they would never get one; and therefore, their application was refused. At the conclusion of his remarks, hi: honor called for the arraignment of th prisoners. It was another solemn scene The two men came forward tremblingly There was a breathless stillness over th courtroom, and something in the ver; atmosphere that visibly alfected many o those present. Even Clerk Wylie, wh< bad gone through the same thing man; times before, showed signs of deep agi tation. As he re-road the indictment fo the last time, the paper trembled in hi hands until finally belaid it on the tab! and put his bands in his pockets. Am the clerk was perhaps 110 more concerne< than others beside the prisoners. In an swer to the question as to whether or no they, had anything more than they ha< already, said, why sentence should not b pronounced against them, the prisoner remained silent. His honor, Judge Watts, showed n< outward sign of agitation ; but proceede< with the duty of passsiog sentence as ii o tber cases. In substance he said : "I am always sorr.\ for. anyone in you condition, you nave been tried for th murder of Charles T. Williams. Thi jury said that you are guilty, and in in: opinion the verdict is sustained by th facts. You two are the murderers. You M.R.Reese, have lead an irregular an< vicious life, and you are now reaping a you have sown. You, Daniel Luckie, regard as the weaker vessel. The testi mony satisfies me that you have onl; been a servile tool of the stronger min< of M. R. Reese. There is no doubt it my mind that Mrs. Anderson is morall: responsible for the death of Charles T Williams, although I do not believe tha he came to his death, as she says,-at he hands. It was at the hands of you M. R. Reese, and you, Daniel Luckie but to my mind the woman is respon sible for your present condition?the sac rifice of your liberty for the balance o your days. But I do not wish to b( unnecessarily cruel in my remarks. They can be of no benefit to you now The sentence of the court is that you Marion R. Reese, and you, Daniel F Luckie, shall be confined in the stab ponitentiary, at hard labor, for the bal ance of your natural lives." Major Hart gave notice of an appeal t< the supreme court from the judgment o Judge Watts. In a few moments th< courthouse was deserted by the spectators who had come in to see the windui of this remarkable case, and alter beinf again handcuffed togother, Reese anc Luckie were hurried back to the jail In the opinion of lawyers and others familiar with the case, it is possible that they may get a new trial irom the supreme court; but their chances of it, to say the least, are desperate. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January, 1807. The Twice-a-Wekk Enquirer will be furnished from this date to January 1st, 1897, for 28 cents. Thanksgiving. Tomorrow, November 20 is Thanksgiving. As already stated there will be a general suspension of business in Yorkville. Injured HIh Eye. Mr. Frank Caldwell had the misfortune :>f getting one of his eyes tilled with grit while working at the Wallace gold mine in yesterday. Dr. Miles Walker was sent for and found the condition of the injured | organ to J be quite serious; but since the removal of the grit that gave die trouble, there seems to be no danger that the eye will go out. Painfully Injured. Mr. J. A. Ilogue sustained a painful injury yesterday morning. He was working on a windmill tower down on the plantation of Mr. T. B. McClain, on the southwest 01 tskirts of Yorkville, when a workman abo e him accidentally let a monkey-wrench drop on his head. Mr. Ilogue was knocked down and his scalp was badly cut. The injury is not thought to be especially serious. Bone Hack to Georgia. Mrs. Ellen Anderson, her daughter Foster, and her mother, Mrs. Patterson, left last Monday afternoon, shortly after Judge Watts's ruling on the motion for a new trial in the Reese and Luekie ease. I'ho presumption is that they have returned to Georgia. Mr. Anderson returned to Georgia on Saturday night. Before leaving, he expressed it as his intention to lose no time in re-comtnencing legal proceedings calculated to eni sure the welfare of his child. They Drop From Sight. Except in the event of some unforeseen development, the Reese case now drops from sight so far as the public is concerned, at least for the present. The appeal taken by counsel acts as a stay of sentence until the matter is heard by the supreme court. This cannot be before next April. In the meantime, the prisoners will remain in the county jail. If a new trial is grnuted, it cannot come up before the summer term of the court of general sessions. Otherwise, the prisoners will be transferred to the penitentiary, where their only hope of liberty will be in their possible chance of escape or a pardon from some future governor. [ ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. I More Marrlasren?Thankmrivlnir Service? Lectures at Wlnthrop. * Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, November 22.?Although we have enjoyed more than our usual fall quota of marriages, we hear that there are quite a number "in sight," with one or more of the parties from our immediate vicinity. The number is so large that we won't guess at it, and we ' hear that it Wcontinually changing, but never growing less. May they all be prosperous. Mr. John R. Barron has moved into his new dwelling or Oakland avenue. This locality is rapidly building up. Mr. W. J. Roddey will soon go into his new house, and others are Bpeaking of building. Mr. H. B. Buisthas been living a bachelors life with a few periods of intermission. This has ended. The family has arrived and they will occupy the house of Mr. Harry Wylie. Mr. Buist has gotten the grounds and farm attached to the college in a beautiful condition. On Thanksgiving day there will be an union service of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist denominations in the Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Campbell and Rev. Mr. Sprunt will deliver addresses. The collection taken up will be * for the benefit of the various orphanages 1 in the state. A mnnrr farrflnoromonfu frtr tha nlnaa 0 nre and culture of the pupils at Win* throp, President Johnson has arranged a - course of lectures and entertainments to 0 be given at the college during the school 0 term. The programme as fixed now is t as follows: 1. Shipp Brothers' Concert Compas ny?Friday, November 27. 3 2. Mozart Symphony Club?Thursr day, December 10. I? 3. Alexander Black's Picture Play? "Miss Jervy"? Saturday, February 13. * 4. General John B. Gordon?March 0 5th or 6. > 5. Fred Emerson Brooks, poet-liumor' ist?Wednesday, April 14. e The regular admission to these enters' tainments will be, each of the first three 1 75 cents; for the last two, 50 cents each. . 0 President Johnson has on sale what 7 may be called "season tickets" at $2.25. * Such a ticket will entitle the holder to a r reserve seat in each of the five above s named occasions. In case two tickets are 0 bought by one person, all after the first 3 are sold at $2. 1 The importance of public performances - as a means towards the education of t the public in any line is being more 3 fully realized every day. This arrange0 ment will be productive of great good s not only to the pupils but to the public at large. o. 8. 0 . ? 3 LETTKK FROM H00DT0WN. 1 The Weather? Far in Operations?McKInr ley and the Price of Cotton-Personal e Notes. g Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. 7 Hoodtown, November 23.?No finer e weather could have been desired than i, we have had for the last few weeks? i beautiful, bright, warm and cheering 8 days which would have done credit to I spring?with but little of the rain gen erally attending that season. Some cot7 ton blooms are still to be seen. A rather 1 unusual sight so near the close of Noi vember. 7 The farmers have been taking ad van'. tage of this favorable season to sow t wheat and oats. From the present outr look, the acreage of the former will be , considerably less than usual, and but ; few of the latter have been sown, as - most of the oats will be reserved for - spring sowing. f We would be glad to see some cooler 5 weather, as there are a number of hogs , in this section in good condition for . killing and corn is also less plentiful , than usual to fatten them; and last, but . not least, a great many smokehouses j present the appearance -of a vacuum, to say nothing of the dietary list. The singing school at Shiloh closed > Saturday, the 14th instant. Mr. Hopper f has proven himself a teacher of no mean 8 ability, and we wish bim the further success he has made himself by his ) efforts worthy to attain. We will be ; proud to hail the day when all the I churches in this section will take a . deeper interest in developing the musii cal talent of the young people, and thus , adding not only to the pleasure, but to . the profit of the religious services. ( Your humble scribe is not surprised that cotton does not advance in price since the election of McKinley. We have all along regarded that probability as but an idle dream with those who have stretched their imaginations (aud consciences) sufficiently to accept as true, that which goldbugs and money changers would seek ( to impress upon a long suffering people to secure their support, and cause them i to lose faith in sound financial doctrine, lie this as it may, our people are baing forced to market more cotton now than is for their good, at the present price, to meet i claims, some of which are already past ; due. t Mrs. Diana Beard was down last week i to see the little stranger?her little grttndi son?at Mr. W. T. M. Beard's. Miss Nancy McDonald is visiting at Mr. J no. J. Wallace's. Those on the sick list?mentioned before iu this correspondence?are convalescing. 13ill low new cases ui liuieaa uuvu developed recently. Voce. HLACKSBl'RU BUDGET. m Thanksgiving Day?Sermon by Mr. Winecoil?Mr. Anderson Takes Charge of the Church?Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Blacksburq, November 24.?Thanksgiving day will be observed by our people by a general suspension of business, a spirit of gratitude and joy for all the blessings and benefits of a kind providence during the year past, and a better dinner than usual. Kev. Mr. Cauthen will hold services and preach a sermon appropriate to tiie day in the Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Wiuecoff, pastor of the Presbyteriau church, who has been in con