Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 25, 1896, Image 2
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
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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 *
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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. *
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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