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* lewis imc. grist, Proprietor.! independent ^milp D?rapaper: Jfot; the |)romotion of this jiolitiqal, Social, ^gqicultural and (![ommeraal Jnforesfs of the ,$out!t. J TERMS?$2.00 A year is ADVANCE. VOL 39. YORKYTLLE, S. C? AYLDISTLSDAY, DECEMBEJl 27, 1893. 3STQ. 53. THE TRAGEDY INVESTIGATED. , PULL DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING OF I ^ MR. JAMES T. GLADDEN'. ! 1 The Wounded Man Died 20 Hours After \ He AVas Shot?The Defendant Re- < moved to Columbia?Eye AVitnesses ' Tell AA'hat they Saw to a Jury of c Inquest, and a A'erdict is Recorded, j The main circumstances of the shooting of Mr. James T. Gladden by Mr. Ingraham ' AVilson, in the town of Yorkville, on Tues- ( day afternoon, December 19, were related in The Enquirer last week. In the following story, we follow subsequent developments ( of thej3ad occurrence up to date: After his removal to Mr. Smith's board- t ^ ing house, Mr. Gladden?appeared to be resting easier until' daylight Wednesday mornVtr* nAmmnnnoil tfl frrftW WPfllv PI\ 1 his breathing was with more difficulty, and at about 4 p. m. he expired.' Trial Justice Carroll went to the house in the afternoon to take an ante-mortem statement. Mr. Gladden, however, did not see fit to make such a statemeut at the time ; but, instead, sent for Mr. J. S. Bricc to draw up his will for the disposal of several thousand dollars' r worth of property. Mr. Bricc hurried to the bedside of the dying man, but got there too late. He had just breathed his last. The shooting, as might bo supposed, had created a great deal of excitement, and a number of people from the country lingered about town all day Wednesday. Whispered around pretty generally there were ominous threats of lynching Mr. Wilson in case 0 of the death of Mr. Gladden, and Sheriff m Crawford deemed it prudent to remove his prisoner beyond the reach of harm. Accordingly, shortly after dark, Mr. Wilson, in charge of Deputy SherifF Love, assisted by Messrs. B. N. Moore and K. H. Dobson, was taken through the country to Gastonia. From there Mr. Love carried him on to Greenville and to Columljja, by way of the Columbia and Greenville railroad. The p necessary commitment papers were afterward procured from Judge Witherspoon, and Mr. Wilson is now in Columbia jail awaiting fHrther proceedings. | On Wednesday afternoon, immediately after the shooting, Trial Justice Carroll, acting as coroner, impanelled a jury to inquire into the circumstances of the shoot TUr. I...... irnc nnmnnoeit n? fnllnwS ; Ill?. A lie J Ul JT ???*o VWU<l.VM??. - k M. C. Willis, foreman ; John T. Quinn, I. T. j Parish, James M. Elitt, B. F. Caldwell, W. t R. Carroll, L. Geo. Grist, G. M. Lowrance, ^ J. M. Ferguson, J. N. O'Farrell, J. Q. Wray, I). S. Russell, R. A. Parish, Chas. F. Dunlap. Owing to the absence of several witness in , the country, it was decided that the inquiry t Tuesday night should proceed no further ? than-the post mortem examination. This L was performed by Drs. Bratton & Bratton ( and W. G. White. The bullet was found t after a tedious search of nearly two hours, 1 as hereafter fully described in the testimony f of the physicians. ^ The inquest re-convened on Thursday t morning in Bratton's hall, and the examina- j tion consumed the greater part of the day. j Before the proceedings were commenced, i Major James F. Hart, who was present, addressed the acting coroner and jury as follows: ?. "I wish to state that Mr. McDow and < myself are here by sufferance to represent, s 1 in a quasi way, the accused in this inquiry, j We are not here to represent him in the manner and form of a trial, and would not wish the jurors to so think for a moment. Such an inquiry is intended not to develop all the facts in the case, but only primary \ facts that go to show the death of the deceased, and at whose hands. If we ask any j questions, it will only be to bring out certain facts that may be useful nereafter." Mr. J. S. Brice said : "I wish to say that I am also here rather by sufferance. I do 1 not represent the State, but at the request of certaiu members of the family, am here ' to see that the facts are brought out proper- 4 iy." ; The jury had already been charged by the f acting coroner as to its duties, on the night ^ previous. Mr. Brice, however, read the 1 statutes relating to coroner's juries, and the ( investigation proceeded, The following t testimony is verbatim as taken down by the \j stenographer of The Enquirer : j { I)r. W. G. WHITE was sworn and the exam- | <' ination proceeded as follows: I By Mr. Brice: Doctor, wh it is your jirofes-j{ sion? J Practicing physician. Where do you practice? { In Yorkville, South Carolina. !l Do you know James T. Gladden ? Yes. j 1 Is lio dead or living? J He is dead. Do you know when lie died? Ix Ho died yesterday afternoon ? What day of the month? | * December 20th. ' Do you know what caused his death? I He "died from the effects of a gunshot wound. N Were you called to see him. Did you perform 1 the post mortem examination of his body? j { Yes; I assisted. ! ' Whereabouts, doctor? j ' At Smith's hotel. In Yorkville, York county? I Yes. ' __ Do you know when that wound was inflicted? ! 1 On the evening of the lfth of December, lstW. |? J Where was he then? jj In Dr. Bratton's dllice in Yorkville. Doctor, just tell the jury what you did and * what you found at the post mortem examina-1 i tion ? j ) I found the body lying in Smith's hotel. After;' /it wits stripped, 1 *umd where the ball entered, j1 It entered the left side, below the nipple, passed i J through the Hth rib, grazed the lower portion of ]!l the left lung, penetrated the stomach, went; 1 through the right lobe of the liver, and 1 found J it embedded half through the Kith rib on the j right side. j ' What, in your opinion, doctor, caused his I death ? His death was the result of internal heinor- * rhage caused by the bullet. :} You say that you found the bullet? Yes; Mr. Willis has the bullet. ' [Mr. Willis, foreman of the jury, produced the ' bullet and it was identified by the witness.] Was the bullet tired from a pistol or gun ? ' It was tired from a pistol. , Do you know the calibre? It looks like a 32. ' Doctor, judging from the range of the bullet, what was the position of the party who tired the shot? ' j 1 The party who tired the shot must have been ! rather on the side. j" Just describe to the jury the relative positions 1 of the two parties. Just turn your, left side to me. Now, that is alHiut the position. I' Judging from the direction of the bullet, in!, what position was the party who tired the shot? ' lying clown or standing up? * Jle was standing up. You mean to say that this ball was tired on a level? (] Yes; I think both were standing tip. By Major Hurt: Doctor, front, the position in j which you placed Mr. Briee in indicating the direction tluit Mr. (Madden was facing, would you sav that liis hotly was turned one-quarter to f one sicfe front the front. Was his face about one- ' quarter or one-third to one side? No sir; he was turned away front the party who fired the shot. The ball went in through the , Mth rili on the left side and stopped two ribs be- ' low on the other side. ' ' Then you would say that the side was not . turned exactly toward Itiin? Front the direction of the wound, it looked as ' if Mr. (Madden had gotten up and turned. Could you trace the course of the bullet front , the point where it entered to the point where j you found it. Had it deflected? It went through soft parts and may have de- 1 lleeted a little. It was very near a direct course. How far was the bullet found from the spinal column; from where the ribs join the spina) ; column ? I could not tell you exactly. I did not nteas- j tire that, and I would not like to say. I found 1 it near the spinal column. The point where it ' was found was nearer than the point where it ; went in. By Mr. Willis: Is it likely, doctor, that the ball, in striking this rib, was deflected? I don't think so. It went right straight through. By Mr. Briee: You did not give the date of the post mortem. When and where did you perform it ? On the 20th day of December, is;i:{, between s and f o'clock, in Yorkvillc, South Carolina. Dr. H. A. BHATToN, sworn. By Mr. Briee: Doctor, state to the coroner and jury your residence and occupation. I live in Yorkvillc, York county, and am a practicing physician. Doctor, did you know .lames (Madden ? Yes; I knew him to be a (Madden; but 1 did i * ?i>ludlirte if u*!i? -litii jim miimi ?. nv?? . .. Where is lit* now ? He is dead. State, doctor, whether or not you have been called upon to serve him. Yes; a few minutes after he was shot. What day was it? I don't remember?let me count. Day before yesterday wasn't it? Yes ;?lay before yesterday. [ What day was that ? What day is this? The'Jlst. Then it was the IHth of December, Is!'.:. Now the place, doctor? MnnHnHOMBaaiHBBB I was called to assist my father in our office. That is in thistown ami county? Yes. Well, doctor; you said you attended him.! IV hat did you find? What was he suffering j rom and what was the matter with him ? I found him lying on the lounge, suffering | yith a difficulty* of hreathiug and a gunshot | vound in liis left side. We tried to find tiic lirection of the ball by nrobing, but were unable j o find any passage at all. j That, you say, doctor, was on Tuesday, the lhth | )f December. * Judging from the appearance of i hat wound, how long had that wound been inlietcd? Well, from the wound and his condition, a j irn Miun nine. Had it been indicted on that day, in your! >piniou? Yes. Well, doctor, you stated that that man is lead. He is dead. Did you assist at the post mortem exaininaion ot his body? I did. Do you know when lie died, doctor? Pretty close on to 4 o'clock, December 20th, 893?at 4 p. in.?in a room in Mr. Smith's house, n York county, town of Yorkvillc. Now, doctor, what caused that man's death, in four judgment? Well, a combination of causes, either one of .vhich would have been sutlicicnt. I mean by hat the injuries to the various vital organs hrough which the bullet nassed. Did the bullet cause his death ? It did. Doctor, state to the iurv the direction of the nillct from the time it entered and where it was bund ? It entered the lett side, passed through the lighth rib, then through the pendant portion of he lung, through the diaphragm, stomach, right obe of tiie liver, diaphragm again, and we found t embedded in the tenth rib on the right side. You saw the bullet'? Yes; I gave it to the foreman of the jury. Now, doetor, you have already described the :ourse of the bullet. In vour opinion, what was ho relative positions of the two men? It must have been about that distance, [pointng to a table.] Was the man who fired the shot standing up? They could have taken that position lying lown ; but I judge that they were standing up, is it is improbable that they would take that portion lying down. The left side of the deceased vas to the front of tho other main Well, doctor, another question in regard to petition. From the direction, course and appeartnce of that wound, and the fact of the bullet laving penetrated so far, how far apart were hey ? Probably about five steps apart. By Major Hart: Doctor, how far from the left lipplc did the bullet enter? Probably 2] inches below, towards the back? >robably2J or 3 inches towards the hack?beween tho mammary line and the axillary line. If a perpendicular line were drawn through he left nipple, how far back of that line would he ball have entered? Two and a half or three inches. My Mr. Price: Doctor, in vouropinion, would t have been possible for tiio deceased to have >cen standing up and the party firing the shot 0 have been lying down at the time the wound vas indicted? No. By Mr. Willis: Is it probable that ifthc dc eased was taking a position to strike an object ,vith his right hand, would the body have taken he position in which the bullet could have unged as it did ? I cannot say that it would have. I f lie was one )ftlicse fellows that swing round this way, [indicting] he might have done so. But if he struck his way [from the shoulder] it could not have jcen so. It depends on what kind of a boxer he i vas. It is very improbable that he could ever as sumo that position in boxing. Doctor, you have described, in your judgment, he respective positions of the deceased and the larty firing the shot. Now, I wish to know, if, n your judgment, the deceased could see the jarty tiring that shot at him. In your opinion, loctor? 1 could not even state an opinion. Of course 10 lnav have turned his head. 11. ,,*?u i.i.m ,,-.iv uy air. I. illTuii ; ??cu, muni, II III.II . itanding in a natural position, looking in front >fhim, would he have had to turn his head to tee the other party ? He may have glanced his eye around and saw lim. LOUIS ROTII, sworn. By Mr. Brice: Mr. Roth, where do you live? In Yorkville, South Carolina, in York county. What is your occupation ? My occupation is a baker. I am running a jakery ami restaurant in this town. Mr. Roth, did anything unusual occur in your jakerv on Tuesday evening, the 10th of Deccmjer, 1MU? Certainly. What was it ? When I came into the room, Mr. Gladden gut ip from the table. What Gladden was that ? Mr. James Gladden?the dead man. Ho says: 'Roth, don't I always pay for what I get here?" 'Gladden ; certainly you do," I told him. Tames Gladden walked up to Ingraham Wilson md said, "Mr. Wilson, I respect you as an ollicer md a gentleman, and I have always respected ,*our family, and I don't want you to insult me." dr. Ingraham Wilson pushed Gladden back >ver a chair and told him : "G?d d?11 you, I an lick you." I then stepped between the paries. I told Wilson, "You cannot afford to fight 11 here. You are a police officer. You had beter go out." Wilson rushed forward and told ?hidden?. If I am not mistaken, Mr. Gladden ailed Mr. Wilson a sneak. He told Gladden: 'You are a damned coward"?Wilson told Gladleu. Gladden, after ho was called a coward, he topped up towards Wilson and shook his list owards him, but I stepped between them. >laddcn told Wilson: "\ou takeoff your star md come out in the back yard, and put down rour pistol, and come out in the back yard, and can lick you." I stood between them, and I old Wilson to go out or I would send for Water Moore. 1 at that time told Ben Foster, who vorks for me: "You run upand get Mr. Moore 0 come down here." They had some curse vonls and finally Mr. Gladden called Ingraham A'ilson a son-of-a-biteh. You don't know what those curse Words vcre ? At that point, Wilson stepped toward Gladden ; nit I stepped between them and pushed Wilson Kick nearly to the door, and told him to go out. didn't want any fight in my house. What door was that, Mr. Roth? The door leading out of the restaurant into the rout room, toward the street. But he wouldn't >ay any attention to me, but stepped up to Glad- . leii and asked Gladden to take it back?the son- j ?f-a-bitch back. Gladden says: "I don't take Kick anything I say." At that point Wilson itruek Gladden with his pistol. Where did he strike him ? lie struck him in the head with his pistol and \ cnocked Gladden up through the glass against he wall. Gladden straightened up and reached , >ut his hand and took Wilson by the throat, md struck him about the mouth. They both | ell to the floor?Gladden on top. Mr. <iladdcn j fit Wilson. 1 saw (iladdcn hitting Wilson. | There were so many people standing around, j hat I could not get close enough to see all of it. i Who was present, M r. Roth ? 1 don't know them all. 1 know them when 1 \ ;oe them, but f do not know their names. There j vas Mr. one-armed Parrott, Cat Gordon, Mr. I Thomas Ferry, Allison Burt, Anderson,a broth- j r-in-law of Sir. Ghidden, and Bratton Howry. I don't remember any others. Now, Mr. Roth, we left those two men on the j loor. Did you see anything else? Mr. (iladuen got up and walked away from dr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson got up and reached for us pistol, and shot Mr. <Jhidden. \\ here was his'pistol? 1 think it was lying beside him on the floor; ?ut I don't know certainly. You say you saw Mr. Wilson shoot Mr. Gladioli with his pistol. What was Mr. (iladdcn loing? lie was in the act of walking away from him. ; Mr. Roth, what became of Mr. (iladdcn after! lie was shot? lie put his hand to his side, saying "I am : killed." He walked up to the doctors' office? J Dr. Bratton's office. Was he taken anywhere else? I saw him removed to Mr. Henry Smith's hoarding house at 0 minutes of .*> o'clock, on last j Tuesday, the lftlli day of December. Do you know what became of Mr. (iladdcn? 1 saw him dead. I ask you this question. You have already ; stated that when you noticed these parties, they j ivere quarreling ? (>h, no; excuse me. What then ? 'They were not quarreling then. Mr. Wilson! Iiad been quarreling with another man?a broth- i . r-in-law of (iladdcn. How much time elapsed from the time you licard the commencement of the quarrel until the shooting? Between live and ten minutes. Do you know how long these parties had iw.1.11 iii ilmt restaurant before the nuarrel com i net iced ? 1 >iiI they come in separately or together? Mr. (ilnddcn came in with lour other men. Mr. Wilson had been in dnrinir the forenoon, j six or eight times, lie would walk in, go out ' through the hack door, and come in again and go out. I had heen working and did not pay; imy attention to it. liy Mr. W. It. Carroll: Was Mr. Wilson in your restaurant when Mr. daddon came in' there? I could not positively say. What foureaine in there with Mr. (iladdcn? < >ne of them was his brother-in-law, A nderson. Who were the other men ? I know them : hut I don't know their names, j liy Major Hart: Mr. Hotli, when Mr. Cladden came towards Wilson with his list drawn, in what part of the room was it ? In the centre of the room. Then you pushed Mr. Wilson away? Not at that time. I stood between them. They could not roach each oilier. You kept Mr. (Madden lYoin striking liini? lie did not make any ell'ort to strike iiim. He just stuck out his list and said : "See here ; you take otVyour star and conic out in the yard and I can lick .you." When he said that you stepped between them ? I stopped between them. There would have been no occasion for vour stepping between them if Mr. (Madden had not assumed that position and made that remark? I don't want to say that. I stepped between them because I expected dillieulty and did not want it in my place. I told them at the time to step outside and tight all they wanted to. I did not care. N'oii stated that M r. < '< ladden walked up to him before you did that ? Certain. When Mr. Wilson called him a coward, lie walked up. Mr. (iluddcn took oil' his coat ami told him : "You take olV your star anil we will go in the backyard and tight it out." Well, how long after that before you pushed Mr. Wilson to the partition door? Perhaps two minutes after Mr. (iladden called Mr. Wilson a son-of-a-biteh. There had been no blows struck up to that time? No blows; but Mr. Wilson had pushed Mr. (iladden over a chair. Which is the stronger man; you or Wilson? oh ! Wilson. I should say he were six or eight times the strongest. There is no comparison. Yet he yielded to you and went to the door as you pushed him. Quietly, three or four feet. 1 knew it would not do to talk rough to him. lie pushed me aside and walked back to (iladden, and said: "You take back that expression calling me a son-of a-bitch." And then they fought? Mr. Wilson struck Mr. (iladden. Mr. (iladden still had his list drawn ? Not at that time, lie had his coat and vest oil. Now, Mr. Roth, how many men participated in the fight that you could see ? Nobody but Mr. (Jhidden and Mr. Wilson. You stated that there were so many men standing around that you could not see what occurred on the lloor. I saw Mr. Gladden hit Mr. Wilson. You don't know whether anybody else struck him or kicked him? Nobody else struck him. All agreed to let them light it out fair. IIow long was Wilson on the lloor with Mr. Gladden on him ? Perhaiis a minute. Mr. Gladden striking during all that time? Y os. After Mr. Wilson arose to his feet, how long before he shot? Right oil?instantly. Before the other man could have known tiiat he was shooting at him. By Mr. Grist: How came Gladden to get oil? lie got up of his own free will. Did you ask Mr. Wilson to go out of your house before the light occurred? I asked him to go out about a half a dozen times. By Major Hart: Was Mr. Wilson hurt in any way ? I "did not sec Mr. Wilson. It occurred so quick I did not pay any attention to Mr. Wilson alter the shooting was over. By Mr. W. R. Carroll: Mr. Roth, did Mr. ( hidden make any effort to strike Wilson before Wilson struck him with the pistol? No, sir. By Mr. Grist: Mr. Roth, when you asked Mr. Wilson to go out of your place, what did he say? When I stood between them at one time and told him to go out, he lifted up his hand to strike ine. By Mr. Willis: Which way was Mr. Gladden facing when Mr. Wilson struck him? He was facing the north wall and fell against the south wall. When he was struck, he fell against the glass. By Mr. Briec: Mr. Roth, you stated that you saw, after these parties began lighting, Gladden strike Wilson. What did he strike him with ? With his list. Did Gladden have any weapon ? No, sir. Here, at a quarter of 2 o'clock, the inquest took a recess until B o'clock. On reassembling the first witness sworn was? THOMAS PERRY, who, upon examination by Mr. Briec, testified as follows: 'Mr. Perry, were you in Mr. Roth's restaurant on Tuesday, the l!?th of December? Yes, sir. * Did you see anything there? Yes, sir. What did you see? I saw Mr. Ingniham Wilson step into the hotel. You mean the restaurant? v m- mui.mrniii 1 iilwavs called 1 j .HI. Hum n it a hotel. Mr. (Madden and this man was there. Hesaid, "You eat like a pack of damn hogs." When he arose?the man that arose? the other man?and said, "we arc not damn hogs nor niggers either." Was it this man who was shot who arose from the table? No, sir. Then Mr. (Madden, when he arose, he says, "Well, I am man enough lor you if you want to light, Mr. Wilson." Into holts they went?Mr. (Madden and Mr. Wilson. At last I seen the glass a Hying between the men and they had it hot and heavy. Mr. Wilson hit him across the head here, with a pistol, and lie fell backward against the glass. Was that when they were in holts? Yes. Hid Mr. Wilson have his pistol out? Yes, he had it out?pulled it out at lirst. At the beginning. Did I understand you to say that Ghidden commenced the light with Wilson? Yes, sir; (Madden eoipmeneed the light?no, sir, Mr. Wilson. Which struck the lirst blow ? Mr. Wilson, with his pistol. Well, how long did they talk there ; sometime, or just a few minutes? .Just a few minutes. Did you see the shooting? No, sir. Justus I left the room, Mr. (Madden came out past me and said : "I am just as good as a dead man." 15y Major Hart: Mr. berry, before Mr. Gladden was shot with the pistol, I understand the two hud hold of each other? Gladden and Wilson. Did Mr. (Madden have Wilson about the throat ? I could not tell that from where I was standing. Did Mr. (Madden have his hands on him when Mr. Wilson struck him ? No, sir; 1 don't think ho did. Did "G hidden have his coat and vest oil ? He was that way when he came out of there. Did you sechim take oil' his coat ami vest? No, sir ; I did not. Did he have it oil" when he was struck with the pistol ? 1 declare, I did not notice. At the time Mr. (Madden was struck, lie and Mr. Wilson were near that glass door. Yes, sir. How far was that from where Mr. (Madden had risen up from the table? It was pretty close onto it?between four and live feet. Mr. Gladden had to conic 1 hen between four and live feel to where he was struck. by Mr. brico: Mr. berry, there is one point that you are not clear about. Who was the lirst man that Wilson had the disturbance with? I don't know who he was. "" - ,,':l ' '! 1.1.1.loll \filli liiv liisilol. ?> IIC1I ?> IIMill Mlurn viiiiikk ii .i.. , how did they get together? Did (Madden go t<> Wilson or did Wilson go to (Madden? Wilson followed him. I thought that they were going outside to light. By Mr. Willis: Mr. l'erry, you say that you saw Mr. Wilson with a pistol soon alter he had made this remark. Did they goto lighting right then ? No; not then. It was about a minute. Wilson took his pistol out at the start ? Yes; lie took it out and kept it out. Ity Mr. (irist: Did he have it out all during the quarrel? Yes; lie had it out all during the quarrel, until he was knoeked Mown. BBATTON l.oWBY, sworn. Examination by Sir. Briee: Hratton, were you in Mr. Moth's restaurant on Tuesday evening last? Yes, sir. When did you go there? At what time of day? Between 1 and 2 o'clock. Who did you see in there? I did not pay any attention. I saw this man that is dead, and a one-armed-man, Mr. Both and Burt. Did you see Mr. Ingraham Wilson in there? I don't know whether he was in there when I went or not. Did you see anything unusual? Yes, sir. What was it? A fuss. I did not see it when it lirst started. I saw Mr. (Madden sitting at the table. Ingraham and lie was having some words. Ingraham and M r. (Maddux's friend What occurred next ? M r. (Madden got up and asked M r. Both, didn't he pay for what he got ? Both said yes. Then Mr. (Madden told Ingraham that he was police, but to tear oil'his tag and put up his pistol and he would light him. What occurred next ? Ingraham threw oil' his star, but he would not give up Ins pistol. I don't know whether Ingraham cursed M r. (Madden lirst or Mr. (Madden cursed Ingraham lirst. .lust tell what thay did. and what you saw? M r. (Madden pulled oil' his coat and said he was just now getting mad. Both and myself were trying to part them, until he cursed Ingraham for a son-of-a-bitch. Mr. (Madden cursed Ingraham. (Madden walked up to Ingraham and Ingraham shoved him back against the table and told him not to come on liiiu. Then Both told Ingraham several times?I don't know exactly how many times?to go out. lie cursed Ingraham for a son-of-a-bitch, and I iigraham told him he had to take it back. Ingraham asked him several times to take it hack, and he would not do it. Mr. (Madden said something but I don't remember what it was. What occurred next ? Ingraham hit liitu with his pistol. What Hid you sec next ? Ingrahain got him I?y tho throat. Thru Mr. ( Inddcu got loose from liigraham and tripped him. <>r hit him. I don't know which, lie tell through that glass door. Mr. (iladdcn got on him and hit him four or live times. I don't know how many licks lie hit him. M r. (iladdcn was heating him. I was standing at the corner of t lie table, and this man's brother-in-law came up?brother-in-law or friend?and called (iladdcn. Then I walked around that long table ol Koth'sand was tryingdo get ( la<Ideii up oil' ol I ngraham. At last me and Mr. < iladdeu's friend sueeeeded ill getting him up. Mr. (iladdcn walked oil'past the table. Ingrahaiu was lying down, mighty near llat. Iugraham saw his pistol on the lloor. I saw it at the same time. We both reached for it, and he got it away from me. I told him not to shoot and walked around that long table of lioth's. I heard the pistol go oil and looked and saw Mr. (iladdcn with his hand tip here. Then I started out of the store and got to the front door. I turned and went back, and lngraham was going through the kitchen part. He went back there and got some water and was washing the blood oil' him. I took his collar and cravat oil' him, and went on out and put it in !>r. May's drug store. Itratton. do you know w hat became of (il.nl I (It'll aftor he was shot".' imii inuy ma ! ajiain ? I don't know. You say you triod lo jjol thai pistol. What ! was M r.? I;i<I<I< 11 <loin<j ? Mr. tiladdi'ii was up. I <l<> not know what In w as dointr. Von do not know what In<;rahaui did alitor : in- tit *< '< I tin' pistol? I saw him with tho pistol in his hand. Kid Ingrahuin say anything when ho got that j pistol ? | i did not hoar him. | l'.y M r, McKow: It rat tun, did yon?after Mr. j | (iladden pnllod oil'his coat?did ho advance on ( I Ingrahain ? I don't know, sir. lie was standing with his j hands going this way [witness illustrated by ! opening and shutting his hands.] How tar wort! they apart then ? Four or live feet. Von and M r. Anderson?brother-in-law of Mr. ! (Madden?pulled Mr. (5hidden oil". Kid you hear I <Jhidden say anything after that ? V., vir lw< iliiln'l saiv !i word. Well, Hratlou, when thoy wore about that far apart and ho was gesticulating in this angry manner, did he go towards Wilson or did Wilson go towards him ? I don't know, sir. Did you soe Wilson after this difficulty? Yes. Was he heat up much ? Yes, lie was pretty badly bruised. He was beat up in the head and face. Very badly beaten up was he? It looked to me like it when I saw hiin. Hy Mr. W. It. Carroll: Hratton, I understand you to say that you and Mr. (iladden's friend succeeded in getting Mr. (iladden oil'of Wilson. Did you ask him to get oil'or did you pull him olf? 1 don't know. 15y Mr. Willis: Did Mr. < Jladdcn say anything to Mr. Wilson when he had him down? 1 did not hear him say anything. Did Mr. Wilson say anything to Mr. (iladden? I did not hear him. Hy Mr. Wray : You said that you did not soe Mr. Wilson shot. How did you know that he dropped his hand ? I looked around right quick. Did you see whether the pistol had been discharged or there was a ball out of it? I did not notice. Hy Mr. Willis: How long did the fuss last? We're you there when the quarrel started ? Yes; but f did not hear the first part of it. Did Wilson take out his pistol as soon as the fuss started ? He was talking to this man's brother-in-law. When he commenced talking to Mr. <iladden, ho had it out. When he was talking to his brother-in-law, he did not have it out. MATT IIKW PARUOTT sworn, and examined bv Mr. Hriee : j Mr. i'arrott, did you, or not, seethe difticulty I between Mr. Wilson and Mr. (iladden on Tues (lay, the lhtli day of December? Yes. What did von see ? Well, I went in Mr. Roth's down here, to get some dinner. Mr. (Madden was sitting at the end of the table and had called for some oysters, lie claimed that they were too salty, and sent oil' for another plate, air. Iugrahum Wilson was standing at the stove, and said ho would just as soon "feed a parcel of hogs." Mr. Gladden asked him what did he mean by it, and Mr. Wilson said : "I mean just what I said." Mr. (Madden got up and went to Mr. Roth and asked him didn't he pay for everything he got. Mr. Gladden went to air. Wilson and told him that he wanted no fuss with him ; that he respected hint as an ollicer of this town and respected him as it gentleman, and all his people, and as a friend. I was standing right between them. Mr. Wilson was over here, and Gladden over there [indicating positions.] Mr. Wilson had left the stove and Mr. (Madden, when lie said he respected hint as a gentleman, just stepped oil' about two or three steps. Mr. Wilson, just as he went to turn around, struck him in the back of the head and threw him back on Mr. Roth's cupboard. Mr. (Madden reached out and caught him in tint collar and jerked him against the wall, where he was standing. Mr. (Madden f[ot both hands in this throat, and just choked tint down. He never hit him a lick; but just choked him down. I suppose he hit him three or four licks, and Mr. Wilson said he had "enough." Some of them says then, "Pull Mr. (Madden oil'." Mr. (Madden said, "No; if lie has enough and won't use his pistol, I'll get off." Mr. (Madden got up and stepped back. I reckon .'lor -1 feet, before Mr. Wilson got straight011 his feet, he shot him. Nobody had time to speak. Mr. (Madden just threw up his hand and said: "Men, I am shot." Mr. (Madden went [ up into Dr. I b utton's oflice. I Mr. Parrott, do you know what Mr. (Madden was doing at the time* Mr. Wilson shot him? He was not doing anything. lie never said a word, and Mr. Wilson (lid not say anything. How close were the parties together? As far as from hero to the edge of that table. I suppose they were about live feet. Was Mr. (Madden standing facing Mr. Wilson ? Did ho have his face toward him ? He was standing facing him. i- - . 4 i:?- ..4!ii o >> as 111! SllUlUlIlg suu : Yes, he was standing perfectly still when lie was shot. Ry Major Hart: Did you say Mr. Roth stepped between the men alter Mr. (Jladilcu took oil" his coat? Yes; Mr. Roth tried to get Mr. Wilson to go out of the room. Where was Mr. (Jladden standing when he took his coat oil'? He was standing between the stove and cook room door. He had gotten up from the table where ho had been sitting and gone totlmt position and took olVliis coat. Did that put him nearer to Wilson than he was before? No, sir; I don't know that it put him any nearer than he was when ho was sitting at the table. Well, after Mr. Roth had shoved Mr. Wilson back towards the partition door, did you hear Mr. (Jladden call Mr. Wilson a son-of-a-bitch. No, sir. Mr. Roth pulled Mr. Wilson towards the middle door, trying to push him out. There had been no blows struck up to that time ? No, sir. Rut Mr. (Jladden had hiscoal oil'? Yes, sir. Til OS. W. ('DAWSON, sworn: Ry Mr. I trice: Mr. Olawson, did you witness any kind ofdilliculty between lngraham Wilson and .lames T. (Jladden, in Roth's restaurant, 011 the ltlth day of December, 1N!I.'5 ? j Yes; I saw apart ofil, after they got down 011 | the llonr. Tell what you saw. When I got in there the two men were down on tin1 lloor, and I did not know who they j were. I saw (Jladden on Wilson, and was I beating him. Wilson was the under man. j Then I saw (Jladden, when lie arose and step 1 back from Wilson, probably four or live fool? j not exceeding six feel. Almost in an instant Wilson rose, and 1 saw the pistol shoot. I don't know where he got his pistol. You say, Mr. Clawson, Mr. (Jladden stepped back live or six feet. Yes, he stepped back and still had his face toward Wilson. Was he facing Wilson ? Yes. They were not far apart?about live feet. J Then (Jladden started out of the store. 1 met j him. I asked him if he was shot. What became of (Jladden? j When he came to mo, I asked him if he was shot. He said he was shot through the heart. I j opened his shirt and saw the bullet hole. You say (Jladden stopped back four or live i feet. What did he have in his hand? I did not see anything. I did not look for anything. If he had anything at all it was in J j his hip pocket, as he had on no coat or vest? j nothing but Ids shirt. ! Ry Mr. Willis: Did you hear any conversa| lion between the parties while they were on the j i lloor? 1 No, I did not. 1 lid anybody pull (Jladden oil"? I don'i know about that. 1 saw two men bending over him. You are sure that Wilson was the man who I iliil the shooting. j I don't think there is any doubt about that. By Mr. MeDow: Mr. ("lawson was that shot j tired instantly ? Yes, lie eould not have been more than straight on the lloor. As soon as he got up he tired. I IfKXRY JONKS, colored, sworn.? Kxaminai lion by Mr. Briee: I Ienry, do you know .Runes i T. < Madden ? No, sir; I don't know liim. Do you know Mr. Ingraham Wilson? Yes, sir ; I know him. Do you know where Mr. Roth's restaurant is? Yes, sir. Did you see any dilliculiy in there last Tuesday of this week ? S'es, sir. What were you doing in there? I went in togeta piece of bread. What did you see in there? j I saw right smart, sir. I saw Mr. Ingraham Wilson and another man talking. Did you know who that other man was? No, sir: I couldn't memorize them all. I am ' not acquainted with their names. Tell what you saw. j Mr. Wilsoil said: "You cuss me and you got to take it back." The other man said : "I don't know as I would be a gentleman, if I was to take it back that way." Then Mr. Wilson, he was standing there walking back towards him, I and says, "You must take it back." Then Mr. Wilson walked up towards him and hit him : with his pistol. What did that other man do? lie struck against Mr. Roth's showcase there, j Then he got straight and tliev got in holts. 'CI i....1 1,5*, m-i I.it Mr Wit. i i iii i i i i iiimii 11 i <1 it \ \ I n.n it it i mm .. . ? son. Afterward they both went down on the Moor ajjain. That is aliout all I know that they ilone. I went out of there aliout that time. My .Major llart: You say that they were in ; holts when Wilson struek him? No, sir, I iliil not say that. They was not in holts when Mr. Wilson struek him with the , pistol. The other man hail his eoat oil ? ; Yes; the other man hail his eoat oil". Did he say anything aliout li^htini; Mr. Wilson ? i No, sir; I never heard that from nary one of them. What words did lie use in cursing Mr. Wilson. I>id you hear him eall Mr. Wilson a son j of a biteh ? No, sir; 1 never heard that. j You heard Wilson say that lie had cursed him?take it baek? Yes, sir. ALLISON I'.l'KT, colored, sworn. Kxaniination by M r. I trice. j Allison, are you employed about Mr. Kolli's !! bakery in anyway ? Yes, sir." Were you employed thereon the ltMli day of December, 1W>? I Yes; I was tliereall day. j. Did anything unusual oeeur in there that day? j Yes, sir. What was it ? A light. >! Itetween whom ? Mr. Wilson and Mr. Uhidden. What Wilson ? ! Ingrahnin Wilson. Hid you know what *Madden it was? No, sir. Well, did you see the light? Yes. j Did you hoar any quarreling between Mr. ! Wilson and Mr. (Madden helbre the light oe-1 eurrod? No, sir. . No words passed between tlieiu ? t Mr. (Madden got up from the table and called I,, Mr. ltoth and asked him didn't he pay for all he j _ got there. Mr. Roth said yes. Ho went up to Mr. Sl Wilson and told him lie had always treated him j as agentleman. Mr. Wilson says to him : "You ! area (Sod damned coward." lie shoved him j 11 back nearly over a chair. Mr. (Madden picked si ui) the chair and started towards Mr. Wilson. Mr. Roth got in between them and told them he 0 did not want any lighting in there. Mr. (Mad- c den set the chair down. Mr. Wilson cursed him { again and told him, "You are a (Sod damned dirty coward." Mr. (Sladden then said he could i o not take that. Mr. (Madden then cursed him g for a (Sod damned son-of-a-bitch, and told him to "take oil' his star and lay down his t pistol, and (Sod damn you, come out in the back j, yard and I can whip you." Mr. Wilson called him a dirty coward again. Mr. (Sladden run out of his coat and vest. He went up to Mr. Wilson n and shook his list in his face and says: "Clod damn you, I can whip you." Mr. Wilson said: 0 "You called meason-of-a-biteh, and you have it u to take hack." ITe told him he would not do it. . Mr. Wilson walked up in front of him. He, Mr. " (iladden, hacked hack to the lower corner of the i tahloandMr. Wilson tired [struck] hiin over the head with his pistol. Mr. (iladden fell hack against the glass door and he reached out and | s caught Mr. Wilson. He gripped hold of him a aiuVurucd him around and shoved him against thomor. lie then choked him down and got on ri top of him, and hit him in the face eight or ten j times. Mr. Wilson (old him that that was enough. Mr. (iladden got right ill), lie stepped I hack about four feet and Mr. Wilson got up. ^ llis pistol was lying under him. He grabbed his pistol, got upon his feet, tired, and walked out the back door. g Allison, where did you first see Mr. Wilson's pistol ? " I first seen it at the middle door, sir. I Where was it ? , I He had it in his hand. 11 Did lie have it in his hand when lie was doing t. that talking yon are talking ahont? I fe had it in his pocket with his hand on it. a When did he pull it out? a He ]nd)ed it out after ho was talking to that other man at the door. 1 Did he have it when ho and (Madden started I to tight? i Yes. {l You, say lie picked it up when he got up. c What hceaineof it when ho fell ? Hedropped it on the lloor and fell on it. ! a During that light, did Mr. (Madden have his [ a coat and vest oil'? | Yes. f When did lie pull oil' his coat and vest? I n He pulled them oil'when Mr. Wilson called liini a damned coward. 1 Did ho say anything ahout lighting Mr. Wilson when ho pulled tlioin oil'? |, He said he could whip him if lie would take oil' his star and lay down his pistol. "5 Allison, was that the first time they had been * in there that day? ' Mr. Wilson had been in there four or five \ times. I You heard no other quarrel between them? No. i Were there any other pistol shots around there? Mr. Wilson went out into the yard and tired c several shots just before that. Was Mr. (Madden there then? No, sir. 1 Mr. Mrice, to coroner: "Then, of course, this * | is not competent." Then to witness: Allison, how came Mr. (Madden to get up? si As soon as Mr. Wilson said he had enough, Mr. Gladden got up himself. What did Mr. (Madden do when lie got up ? s | He stepped back about four feet and put his j i hands on his hips. I My Mr. W. K. Carroll: What position was Mr. J j (Madden standing in when Mr. Wilson lired? lie was directly facing liini. My Major Hart: Did he come up in a strik- t I ingattitude? j No, sir; not after he pulled his coat off. = i Was that when Mr. Roth went to see him ? j 1 He had been to see him a good while before L then. |c Was that when Mr. Gladden says: "Takeoff t ! your star and I can whip you." ? Mr. (Madden told him that before he took his coat off. j 1 Do you remember what he did say as ho came / forward toward Mr. Wilson, after he had taken oft'his coat? i I don't remember. . When Mr. Wilson was down on the lloor with Gladden striking him, did any one try to sepa- i rate them? ,, I I tried to get there myself to separate them. I What prevented you ? j His brother-in-law. He said no man could r touch them, Was he the man that Mr. Wilson first had c words with? s Yes, sir. My Mr. Willis: Allison, in what position diil J I Mr. (Madden hold the chair, as if to strike { with it? . He just picked it off the floor this way. * [Witness illustrated by picking up the chair j and raising it about twelve inches from the floor.] * I The testimony of Allison Mint, given above, j concluded the investigation. Mr. Rriee then | explained that the word "felonious" may ap- c ply cither to murder or manslaughter, and j ( i rc-ifl the statutes to show that it miuht be 1 a incorporated in the verdict, if, in the discretion of the jury, it seemed desirable. Major Hart .stated again that this was not a trial, hut simply an inquiry, and while of course the a jury had a right to bring in such verdict as 11 j they saw til, the incorporation of the word i felonious was unusual and unnecessary. Itij only devolved upon the jury to say in what L manner the deceased came to his death, whether by his own hand or by the hand of another. The jury retired, and, after a short time, (l returned their verdict as follows: 'J "That James T. Gladden came to Ids t death from (he effects of a gunshot wound:, ! inflicted by a pistol in the hands of ingraI ham Wilson, in Louis Roth's restaurant, in | Yorkvillc, York county, South Carolina, on | I the l'.Hh day of December, 1S5).1, and so the I jurors aforesaid do say that the aforesaid c Ingraham Wilson did then and there feloni- f ously kill the said James T. Gladden against v : the peace and dignity of the State aforesaid." , The above report includes the full testimony of all the witnesses that were examined. v Resides the above, however, the following j*" will also he bound over as witnesses for the ! 1 State : Jell" Rainev, Ren Foster, Dick Reck-1 \ ham, Calvin Gordon and J. W. Anderson. ItlICK HILL IIAITEMXUS. i Attempt to'lturu tin* City?Mnrrluge of Mr. W.J S. (.'ivigltton?Captain Sharp Writ Again. ' Rock Hill, December 25.?The Rock ' Hill Christmas news, so far developed, is a c pretty well established diabolical attempt to t i burn up the town. About 11 o'clock, Sun- j j day night", Mr. John Sharpe, son of Captain | J. C. Sharp, saw a Negro man, of larger j than ordinary size, witli a slouched bat and j long overcoat on, come down the steps s lending from the second floor to the street, : t by the Roe Hive racket store. Suspecting t the man, from his appearance and where- L abouts. be bad to watch but a few minutes to | see the reflection of a light through the windows ; at first, faint, and then then rapidly increasing into a bright flume. Convinced of ! something foul, lie went up and tried the door e ; to find that it was locked. He then ran across >! the street to the C., C. and A. depot, and I ; called on his aid Mr. Williams, the night rj ! telegrapher. Together the two young men j t broke down the door and entered the room.'. They found a lire burning near the partition ; at the back of the room. On getting con- c trol of it, it proved to be a cheese box filled j' ' with line chips and cotton saturated with 2 kerosene. It had evidently been placed L there by the Negro. In the next room was ' j i In! iii' it miiiinliw TIip rnntn isj located in a solid block. These facts, with the fact that the incendiary had a key,!r strongly indicate two things : First, the Xe- 1 gro is familiar with the block and the rooms ; and second, it was a cool, cowardly o and diabolical plot to destroy the whole t block if not the whole business part of our j i plucky and enterprising little city. Conjee-1 ^ 1 tare is worth little in such a case, but it isj hardly probable the Negro conceived the) plot single handed. It is most likely the;11 I work of a vile nest of criminals with this n fellow as their agent. It was a very shrewd 1 plot. Had it succeeded, the lire, originating ^ in a locked-up room, near lint cotton, would j ^ have been attributed to rats and matches, or . ; "spontaneous combust ion," etc. It goes wilh. out saying that ltock Hill badly needs a l' night watchman, and, at present, a compe- f tent detective would be very useful. u On Wednesday afternoon, of last week, j iMr. W. S. freight on, the popular manager ,j of the Itock Hill foundry, was married to! j Miss Willie MeFadden, 'by liev. O. T. liar- j 0 moil, at the home of the bride's mother, j t The marriage was quiet, but none the less, j ^ they have the best wishes of a large number j of friends. * i r Caotain .1. C. Sbarne. after a protracted t illness, is on his feet njjnin ami looking well,!, hotli to the joy of his IVienils. v. I. M. ^ ? ? ('resident Cleveland has appointed Con- 11 j pressman \V. II. I'.rawlev I'nited States dis- ' I tricl judge to succeed Judge C. 11. Simonton. s LOCAL AFFAIRS. LOCAL LACONICS. lied Near Clay Hill. ? Sirs. Nancy Simril, widow of the late I ugh Simril, died at her home near Clay lill yesterday morning aged about ninety ears. alesilay on Tiu'Hiliiy, ? Next Monday being the first day of the ! ew year, and consequently a legal holiday j alesday will take place on Tuesday, instead ; f Monday as usual. otton Doing Down. ? The price of cotton has fallen a quarter ' f a cent during the past week. We are intruded to quote the figures today at from fi i o fiij cents a pound. 'onr Days More. ? Including today, there are only four I nore days in which taxes may he paid with- j tit the penalty. Treasurer Neely informs is that the amount of taxes collected up to late is very satisfactory. 11 tho Auditor'* Old Offlcr. ? Mr. George T. Schorl) has moved his lock of goods from the Hope building, next loor to the Parish hotel, to the ollice for-! acrly occupied by the county auditor, in the IcClain building, next door to the olliec of 'inley & Brice. (r. (iitllotvuy'it Farewell Sermon. ? There will he union services at the Asociatc Reformed church next Sunday light, the occasion of the farewell sermon of lev. J. C. Galloway. After the services the ilethodist congregation will repair to their hurch, and until 12 o'clock hold services Impropriate to the dying year, and immedi.tely after 12 greet the year 1804. 'he Grnrnil Assi'inbly Adjourned. ? The general assembly adjourned sine lie on last Saturday. The reading of the ode was continued over until the next scsion. The most important business transited was tbe passage of the revised disicnsary law, the redisricting law, and the ' lew county government scheme. )i>ath of u fiood Old >'I'uro. ? Ned Wheeler, formerly a slave of the ate B. T. Wheeler, died at his home in forkville last Sunday, of pneumonia, aged '2 years. Ned was a blacksmith by trade, vas well behaved and wen tnougnt 01 oy an vho knew him, white and colored alike. 'ho l>lx|)enxary Lhw Amended. ? The law prohibiting the establishment of lispcnsaries in prohibition towns has been epealed, and hereafter the matter is left to ocal option. Upon a petition signed by oneburth of the free hold voters of any incoritpd town, an election shall be ordered in vhich the qualified voters may vote for or igainst the establishment of a dispensary, a najority vote deciding the issue. Sntertuimnent at the Graded School. ? The children of the graded school, unler the direction of their respective teachers, ;ave a highly creditable entertainment last Friday at the school building. Though the mtertainmcnt was public, it had not been horoughly advertised, and there was a small ludience present. Those who were there, lowever, speak enthusiastically of the perormaucc, especially of the little tots in Miss Vllison's department, and say the whole enertainment is well worthy of reproduction n the court house. The Position Tendered to AV. J. Gordon. ? The town council of Yorkville held a neeting last Friday night, for the purpose >f selecting a policeman to succeed Mr. Wilion, now in custody for the killing of Mr. tames T. Gladden. There were ten applicaions for the position as follows: M. G. troome, It. C. Howard, \V. J. Gordon, J. W. Vlexander, It. F. Briggs, J. 51. Bryant, J. G. }ulp, G. A. Peters, R. L. Pursley, B. F. /aidwell. The council unanimously decid*(1 to tender the position to Mr. W. J. Gorton, at a salary of $35 a month. Yaterworkx Unmix. ? At the session of the legislature just losed, the town council of Yorkyille was iuthori'/cd to issue waterworks bonds to the ?r iie r.nn 'r|,? l,rt..du ,?ri> ttnvnhlo ;iJiuiuiL wi i ku mwiim.' i?. v i) twenty-five years, hear interest at (? per >er cent., and principal and interest are layable in gold. ' The original deht authorzed hy the voters of Yorkville was $lt>,0()0. The $2,oOt) additional is for the purpose of xtcnding and completing the water plant, ['he hill was drawn up under the auspices of he town council. 'omul limit III Ihi' ltoiiil. ? Will Petty, a York county Negro, was oitiid dead in the road, a short distance from t still house, just over the line in Gaston ounty, N. C., last Sunday morning. His ace and head had hcen hadly heaten up villi a stone or cluh, and it is presumed that io was murdered on Saturday night, hut hy vhom is unknown. An inquest was held on htiiday, hut so far as we have hcen ahlo to earn, no important particulars were dc'eloped. The hotly was found about two ind a half miles east of the Narrow Gauge ailroad. 'lie Hull (Iruzi'il His Skin. ? lTosea Norman, white, was arrested ast Saturday hy Policeman George Peters, s'orman thought he was imposed upon, and m Sunday went to Peters's home, near town, 0 get satisfaction. He approached Peters j n a threatening manner as if to hit him with j 1 stone. Peters drew a pistol and fired, flic hall cut Norman's shirt and grazed the kin, hut brought no blood. About this ime, however, both parties began to realize he seriousness of the situation, and reached | m understanding hy which they agreed to j uspend further hostilities. lint tin- Wrung Man. ? The Fort Mill Times says that recently j i crowd of men went to the house of one | ?ain Ross, colored, who was suspected of] aiming a barn belonging to Mr. Kell Hood. Hie house was dark, and to all appearances, here was no one at home. Upon the open- j ng of the door, however, a Negro jumped! >ut and started to run. The crowd hailed j din, and on his refusal to stop, fired. The j seirro fell to the around riddled with shot; n p f mil will probably die. After he was shot, t developed that he was one Mitt Curry, vho probably thought the crowd wanted to cgulate him for beating his wife. 'rlzo Fljjlit Liirit Friday Night. ? The members of the Carolina club, colirod, of Vorkville, broke the monotony of j he holidays last Friday night by a prize ight which came off in their club room in he old Ruggy Factory building. The conestants were Joe Dixon and Ren Foster, two I .mateur aspirants to fistic fame. They com-! ncnced pounding each other shortly after 0 o'clock, and kept it up until 12, when loth of them, thoroughly exhausted, agreed o call the matter a "draw." The audience, lowever, protested that the advertisement ailed for a "fight to the finish," and reused to he satisfied with anything else, denanding the return of the gate money unless I he programme was carried out to the end.' Plie principals.held a conference with each it her, and Dixon agreed to acknowledge hat he was whipped. iVIiat Was It? ? Farly risers throughout York county eport having seen st strange phenomenon 111 hi; I'nstern sky on last Wednesday morning, letwecn o'clock and daylight. For a time lie phenomenon presented the appearance if a /.ig'/.ag streak of light, very much like a lash of lightning, hut remaining statonary, ome say as long as an hour. Some heard , a rushing noise, and others heard nothing, i From the papers of Thursday, we learn that, 1 the light was seen throughout the Atlantic < seaboard from Washington as far south as! Jacksonville. Some people thought they I saw in flaming letters the words "prepare," | < "war," "time," etc., hut others saw only the i* zigzag streak. As yet no astronomer has j' made a plausible explanation of the phenom- [ I lion. I Garvin ltutt ami Stewart Cut. ] ? Charlie Garvin, colored, was severely ; 1". AV:11 nloA it, ' , niuwuuu uy n in umu cuiujvu, ? ? vwv : i neighborhood ot Jones's mill, last Friday ] night. Both men were attending a dance. < They got into a quarrel which culminated in ] a fight. (Jarvin hutted Stewart almost to j death with his head. Afterward, Stewart got the help of several other Negroes, who j jumped on Garvin and beat him up severely, i Stewart took revenge with a knife, stabbing 11 Garvin severely about the face and head. ' The wounds, though severe, arc not espe- ; cially serious. I ISuricil lit Hidhuiiy. | ? Mr. James T. Gladden, whose tragic j death is fully recorded on this page, was buried at Bethany.church,- three miles north ! < of Chester, last Friday afternoon, with Masonic honors, delegations of Masons being; j present from Lowrysville and Chester. The j ] funeral was attended by a large concourse of!, relatives and friends from the surrounding h country. The religious services were con- | ducted by Rev. \V. G. Neville, of Yorkville, assisted by Rev. J. B. Swann, of Bullock's , Creek. Mr. Gladden was a member of the ( Presbyterian church. . IMauiond Cut Diamond. I ? A lady came to Yorkville one day last ^ week to see her lawyers about a suit she has , pending in the courts. A Yorkville mer- ( chant, who has a claim against the lady, sued out a writ of attachment with a view ^ to seizing her baggage. The lady's lawyers | learned of the proposed attachment und at once took steps to evade service. One of ^ the lawyers escorted her to a point below the Three C's depot, while another made ar- , rangemcnts with the conductor to stop the ! train. The trial justice was at the depot ( with his attachment papers, hut the party he i was looking for was not there. The train stopped a few hundred yards below the depot, took on the fugitive passenger, and as yet the attachment pupcrs have not been served. CHURCH NOTICES. Episcopal?Lay services next Sunday at 11a. ra., and Sunday-school immediately afterward. Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor. Yorkvillk?Sunday-school at 3 o'clock, p. m. Prayer meeting tomorrotv evening at 7 o'clock. Presbyterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor. Services Suuday morning at 11 o'clock and afternoon at 3p. m. Prayer-meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A. Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7 o'clock. Services next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday-school at 3 o'clock p. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Tirzah?Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. Yorkvillk?Services at 7 o'clock p. m. Sunday-school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. OPENING OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. The Baptist High school will be formally opened on January 2 and 3 next, with appropriate ceremonies. The following is the programme: 1. Tuesday, January 2, at 7 p. m. Sermon in the Baptist church by Rev. H. C. Buckholz, of Chester. 2. Wednesday, at 9.30 a. in. Meeting and organization of the trustees. 3. Wednesday, 11.30 a. in. Recognition services in the chapel of the school buildiug. (a.) Devotional exercises led by Rev. G. M. Tolson, of Lancaster, (b.) Full report of the treasurer, J. A. Tate, (c.) An address of welcome on behalf of the town, by Hon. I). K. Finley. (d.) An address of recognition of nf till, minnll'ir ill LlPirO 1IV W It i IIIC IIHC.^W. I..' V..UMUJ ~ -V de JiOacli, Ks(j., of Blacksburg. (e.) Response lo both of these, by the principal, Rev. R. JT. Griffith, I). J). 4. Thursday morning. Matriculation of students. The public generally is cordially invited to attend the services at the church and to be present at the ceremonies at the school | building. The committee of arrangements is Rev. W.J. Langston, Mr. W. R. Carroll and Rev. Dr. It. IT. Griflith. FOR THE PROTECTION' OF GAME. The following law was passed at the session of the legislature just ended. As will be seen, its provisions are intended to prevent the offering of game for sale or exportation, and to prevent non-residents, from 1 shooting certain kinds of game in this State : i Section 1. Be it enacted by the seuatc and ( house of representatives of the State of South I Carolina, now met and sitting in general assembly and by the authority of the same, j [ That it shall not be lawful after the passage of this act, to sell, or expose for sale, any . partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant, deer ' or wild turkey, within the State of South Carolina. Any person so doiug, shall be i deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon I conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than ten dollars, or be imprisoued for not j more than ten days for each offense. Section 2. It shall not be lawful to export out of the limits of the State of South Caro- J lina, any partridge, quail, woodcock or pheas- ' ant, deer or wild turkey. Any person doing so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, ] and upon conviction thereof, shall be lined I uot more than ten dollars, or be imprisoned j for not more than ten clays for each ofFense. Section 3. All persons not citizens of the j1 State and visiting in the State for the pur- j* pose of shooting game of any kiud, shall pay j a license of $25 to the county treasurer of;< the county where the visitor may be, the i, money to be devoted to the public schools, j Any person not obtaining said license before 1 hunting or shooting, shall be deemed guilty j of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there- [ of, shull be fined not more than fifty dollars,; < or be imprisoned not more than thirty days for each ofFense : Provided, that this act j j shall not apply to any person hunting or kill-1 ing game on his own land. MURDERED AND ROBBED. JefF Crawford, a negro aged about 40 years, was brought to Yorkville last Sunday : night by Mr. W. H. Moore and Dr. W. B.' 1 Byers, of Bethesda township, and committed ' to jail on the charge of having murdered Jl Mr. 1). P. Blackburn, a white man, on the ; 1 night preceding. j ] Mr. Blackburn's body was found in the I woods on Sunday morning at about 10, o'clock, some tbree miles from his home, in 1 the lower portion of Bethesda township. , There were two bullet holes in his head, ; lie had been badly mutilated with a bind geon, his nose had been slashed with a sharp j instrument, nmf his jugular vein had been severed. j1 Trial Justice O. L. Sanders, acting as cor-; oner, impanelled a jury, and about the fol-i lowing were the facts developed : ! | Between S and !> o'clock Saturday night, I some Negroes heard two pistol shots near ! their cabin, a man's voice exclaimed, "(> ' ll Lqrdy !" and there were sounds of blows as |. if with a stick. They were afraid to go out ( thou, but next moraine. after a careful i search, tliey found the body of lilackhurn j] lying in the woods described above, near) by was a J5S calibre pistol from which two,< diots had been fired, and also a stick which tiad evidently been used in heating the deceased. It was testified that Blackburn had been last seen at Crawford's house, about dark an Saturday night, and afterward both were seen riding two of Blackburn's mules. It was also testified that Blackburn owed Crawford some money for work ; lie had no change less than a twenty dollar bill with which to pay him, and as Blackburn was going to North Carolina to visit relatives, instead of paying Crawford the money, lie would bring liim some whisky. Karly Sunday morning, Crawford told several parties that Blackburn liad gone to North Carolina and would be ?one four days. The pistol found in the woods was identified as one which Crawford had offered for sale on Saturday morning. It was testified that Crawford had only two cartridges. Two empty shells were found in the pistol, .ind the bullets taken out of the dead man's liead by Dr. W. M. Love, who performed ;he post mortem, fitted the calibre of the pistol exactly. There was testimony to the effect that Crawford had no money before the killing. After his arrest, about eight dollars, including a five dollar bill, was found on his person. He accounted in various ways for the small L'hange, but could not satisfactorily account for the bill. There was no money in the pockets of the deceased. Crawford was seen in jail by a reporter on yesterday. He was very careful and guard* id in bis statements, and generally reason ibly clear. He said that Blackburn came Lo Iiis house oil Saturday night for tlie purpose of getting shaved, preparatory to going Lo North Carolina. After shaving Blackburn, Crawford says he went to Rock Hill, as he llways does on Saturday night, and returned next morning about daylight. He denies all knowledge of the killing. We were informed yesterday, though not positively, that a bloody razor was found it Crawford's house, and identified as his property. There was an empty half pint flask in Blackburn's pocket, and the theory of our informant was that Crawford, or whoever killed the unfortunate man, lured him into the woods on pretence of guiding him to\i whisky wagon. HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT. The entertainment given in the court house last Thursday afternoon by the literary societies of the Banks High school, was largely attended by the people of the town and in every particular was a decided success. The entertainment consisted of declamations, squad drills and music by the Shillinglaw band. The declaraatious were as follows: "Sparticus, the Gladiator," by Lapsley Barron. "The Gladiator," by Fred Adickes. "Rienzi's Address to the Romans," by Frank Dobson. "Southern Soldier Boy," by T. P. Henderson. "South Carolina," by W. Clark. "Future of America," by John N. Gaston. "Sectional Strife," by Meek Williams. "Responsiblenessof America," by Cureton Stewart. "Conquered Banner," by Wm. Banks. "My Mother, my Country, my God," by W. D. Simpson. "The American Traitor," by J. K. Owens. All the declamations were highly entertaining to the audience and most creditable to the boys. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. R. S. Withers, of Blacksburg, is in town. Mr. G. H. O'Leary is confined to his room with grip. Mr. C. R. Simmons, of Henrietta, N. C., was in Yorkville on yesterday and Monday. Mr. Paul G. McCorkle, of Lancaster, is in Yorkville. Mr. W. F. Marshall is at home for a few day's recreation. Prof. J. F. McElwcc, of the Patrick Military institute, is spending the Christmas holdnys with his parents at this place. Dr. W. I. Witherspoon, of Sheffield, Ala., is in Yorkville visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Robert Moore, who is the hook-keeper for the Fort Mill cotton factories, is at home on a short visit. Mi ss Amelia McFadden, of Chester, is in Yorkville, visiting Miss Sadie Dunlap. Mr. Cicero Moore and family are visiting in Cleveland county, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jeflerys, of Spartanburg, are in Yorkville visiting relatives and friends. Prof. W. R. Dove, of the Graded schools is visiting friends (?) at Newton, N. C. Misses Kitty and Ida Harshaw, of Guthriesville, are in Yorkville visiting Miss Relle f Carroll. Mr. Peyton Moore, and son, Baxter, of Chester, visited relatives in Yorkville this week. Mrs. Catharine C'orkill is visiting the family of Mr. W. M. C'orkill, in Chester. Miss Hattic Boulwnro, of Chester, is visiting friends in Yorkville. i?_ m o Alcfvnn Tdv 1/r. i.e. vminiiguv, ui i uii mv, s in Yorkvillc, visiting the family of his brother, I)r. A. Y. Cartwright. Rev. J. C. Galloway's family leaves today 'or Gastonia, their future home. Messrs. Lafe Suit and James Shuford, of Bippus, Ind., have been on a visit to the family of Mr. F. K. Smith. The family of Dr. M. J. Walker, of Pacoet, S. C., is in Yorkville, visiting tlie family )f Dr. W. M. Walker. Prof. K. H. Griffith, of Greer's, S. ., is risking the family of his father, Dr. It. H. Griffith, in this place. Messrs. Harry Atzrodt and R. A. Kenny, jf the Carolina Buggy factory, left last Satjrday for their respective homes in Baltimore, Md., and Roanoke, Ya. Mr. James B. Kennedy, of the Lowrysville High school, is at home spending the Christinas holidays. Mrs. X. P. Wade, of Hopewell, N. C., is in Yorkville, visiting the family of Mr. W. M. Propst. Miss Annie Watson is at home from the Agnes Scott institute, at Decatur, Ga. Miss Lois Perry, who has been visiting relatives in tliis place, has returned to her home at Kershaw. Miss Annie Youngblood, who has been leaching school in Lancaster county, is at home for a few days, having closed hersehool for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. H. A. Chandler and children, of MaysvilIf, S. C., are in Yorkville visiting the family of Mr. \V. It. Steele. Miss Km ma Kennedy returned home last Saturday from the Winthrop Normal school nt Columbia. Mr. I'M gar Kshelman, of Columbia, is in Yorkville, visiting his friend Mr. (). K. Crist. Mr. M. L. Carroll, traveling salesman of the Carolina Ituggv company is home for the Christmas holidays. Tut: .K.Mfi'iKKU I'ceeeived a pleasant call on last Saturday from Kditor John C. Tipton, of the Shelby Review. The following Students of Ranks High - .1. 1 Iwimn f l\4r? nt* SCIIUUI ^V/?IV' "V/Iiiu '/? w. to visit friends: Meek Williams, Fodder, S. L'.; Howard N. Caldwell, Could, S. ; I'hess ('. Leech, Hickory drove: Washington Clark, Julian Lorick and Albert Miller, ['olumhia, S. C.: I). Frank Cannon, Concord, N'. C. ; W. I). Simpson, Monroe^ X. C.; J. X. Caston, Richburg. S. C.; J). O. McFadlen, W. C. Stewart, J. K. Owens, Rock