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page fouk Established 1844. THE PRESS AND BANNER ABBEVILLE, s. c. The Press and Banner Company Published Tri-Weekly Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Entered as second-class matter at post office in Abbeville, s. c. Terms of Subscription: One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months .50 Foreign Advertising Representative AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1922 FINGERPRINT EVIDENCE In the three trials of Fatty Ar buckle, charged with manslaughter, it was sought by the prosecution to show that Arbuckle had made an at tack on the young woman in ques tion, and in order to prove this, evi dence of fingerprints on the door be tween two rooms was offered in evi dence. It was contended by the gov ernment that the fingerprints on the door were those of Arbuckle and of the young woman, and that they showed that they had been made dur ing a struggle. This the defendant denied, and much expert evidence was offered concerning the finger prints, one set of experts saying they werfc those of Arbuckle and Miss Rappe while the other set of experts denied this. This recalls that in this state we have already approved blood-hound evidence as a means oi proving crime, and that sooner or later we shall have cases in our courts where fingerprint evidence plays a large part, if indeed we have not already become acquainted with this kind of evidence. In this view it occurs to us that our readers will be interested in an ar ticle from Case and Comment, in the current issue, on this subject. It is as follows: "The use of finger prints in mak ing personal identification is said to have been known to the Chinese be fore the birth of Christ. Such prints are found in the Assyrian clay tab lets in the British Museum. 'Finger print records,' states Judge Wadhams in People v. Sallow, 100 Misc. 447, 165 N. Y. Supp. 925, 'have been con stantly used as a basis of information for the courts since Sir Francis Gal ton proved that the papillary ridges which cover the inner surface of the hands and the soles of the feet form patterns, the main details of which remain the same from the sixth month of the embryonic period until decomposition sets in after death.' It has been asserted that a finger print is an 'unforgeable signature, and the most positive and certa;n means of identification known to wen.' * "The finger-print system ha^ not only been utilized to discover and identify lawbreakers, but its value has been recognized by banks and other corporations and passport bu reaus. Perhaps the day is not far distant when people will sign checks with the:r finger prints. On some railroads it is said freight handlers are required to leave their finger prints along with their signatures in acknowledging the receipt of goods. "The unique marking of the finger tips may save as well as condemn. Recently, in Chicago, thirty-eight witnesses positively identified a sus pect as being a certain person charg ed with swindling. But his finger prints, when compared with those of the real culprit, which were on rec ord, established his innocence. The judge who discharged him character ized the mistake as the 'most start ling proof of human fallibility' he had ever seen. "In contrast with this is the inci dent of the charitable worker who said to an inmate of the jail? 'My good man, I hope that since you have come here you have had time for meditation and have decided to cor rect your faults.' " 'I have that, mum," replied the prisoner in heartfelt tones. 'Believe me, the next job I pull, this baby wears gloves.' in tne recent Arizona case 01 Moon v. State, 198 Pac. 288, anno tated in 16 A. L. R. 362, it is held that evidence of correspondence of finger-print impressions, when intro duced by qualified finger-print ex perts, is admissible to connect an accused with a crime committed. Earlier cases have uniformly held I that evidence as to the correspond ence of finger prints is admissible t< prove identity. 'In view of the prog ress that has been made by scientifii students and those charged with th< detection of crime in the police de partments of the larger cities of th< , world, in effecting identification b: means of finger-print impressions jwe cannot rule as a matter of lav I that such evidence is incompetent, stated Mr. Justice Seabury, in Peo pie v. Roach, 215 N. Y. 592, 109 N ,E. 623, Ann. Cas. 1917A, 410. 'No: Idces the fact that it presents to th< 'court novel questions preclude its ad , mission upon common-law plinciples The same thing was true of typewrit ing, photography, and X-ray photo graphs, and yet the reception of sue! evidence is a common occurrence ir our courts.' "In State v. Cerciello, 86 N. J. L 309, 90 Atl. 1112, 52 L. R. A. (N S.) 1010, the court, in holding thai experts may testify as to the result of a comparison of finger-print im pressions with those of the defend ant, said: 'In principle, its admis sion as legal evidence is based upon the theory that the evolution in practical affairs of life, whereby the progressive and scientific tendencies of the age are manifest in every other department of human endeav or, cannot be ignored in legal pro cedure, but that the law, in its ef j forts to enforce justice by demon strating a fact in issue, will allo-w [evidence of those scientific processes which are the work of educated and skilful men in their various depart ments, and apply them to the de monstration of a fact, leaving the j weight and effect to be given to the I effort and its results entirely to the j consideration of the jury.' j "To warrant a conviction, how lever, the finger prints corresponding i to those of the accused must have | been found in the place where the ' crime was coinmiuea, unuer such circumstances that they could onlj have been impressed at the time i when the crime was committed. Sue* I has been held to be the case where jthe finger print was found upon a j bottle in a shop which bad been bur glarized. Parker v. Rex, 14 C. L. R J (Austr.) 681, 3 B. R. C. 68. In Moon |V. State, supra, the finger-print im jpressions were upon a porcelain slat jon the front of the cash register I which had been removed from the counter to the floor. "The identity of the accused with the person who committed a bur glary is established by the corres pondence of his thumb imprints witli markings on the bowl of a lamp left by the occupants of the house in the kitchen, but on their return discov ered in another part of the house, Rex v. Morris, St. Rep. Qd. (Austr.) 274." HERBERT WHALEY OUT AGAIN Herbert Whaley was sick and ab sent from his place of business at the Coca Cola plant last we?ek. He was threatened with dyphtheria, but did not develop a real case and is out again. RALPH TRIBBLE SICK Ralph, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tribble, developed pneumonia in both lungs last week and has been taken to the hospital for treatment. SEEING THE GAME Mr. J. L. McMillan and son, Ray ford, went to Clemson Friday to see the game of base ball between Clem son and Erskine. They we.nl on to Greenvillo to see the game with Furman Saturday. [ORATORICAL CONTEST FRIDAY ! I The annual state intercollcgiaU oratorical contest will be held hen next Friday. In the afternoon, pro ceding the contest, the annual base ball game, this year between th< Citadel and the University of Soutl I Carolina, will be played. The gam< i will bc called at 4 o-clock at the fail grounds. Preparations are being made for : large crowd of studets from tho va rious colleges. The proposed game on the day fol lowing the contest 'between the Cita del and Carolina will nrnbablv noi be played, Secretary W. A. Fridy oi the Chamber of Commerce states. He has just received a letter from th< Citadel stating that in all probabili ty, no game would be played on Sat urday following the game.?Index Journal. I 3 > > - V COUNTY AGENTS NOTES V c V X 2 vvvuvvvvvvvvvvv (W. C. MoGowan.) S Hog Cholera in County f Several cases of hog cholera were reported to the County Agent dur ing the past week, and arrange ments have been made for a veti nary surgeon to come ito Abbeville Tuesday and Wednesday to inocu late all infectesd herds. Anyone with a sick hog is requested to notify me at once. All sick animals should be isolated and all dead animals burned. Co-operative Marketing Campaign Progressing The Co-operative Cotton Market ing campaign is gaining great head . way. Practically every memiber is ,' bringing in contracts where they : have signed new members during ; the past weak. During this week meetings will be jheld at local school houses for the i purpose of explaining the contracts 1 and signing up new members. State Dairymen to Meet The State Dairy men will moet June 15th at the farm of James L. Mcintosh near Darlington. We wish to have a big representation at this meeting as dairying will be one of the principal sidelines or money , crops in this county in the future. Mr. Williams Coming The Agricultural Clubs are mak ing progress in the county and quite j a few members have been enrolled ! for the pig, calf and corn clubs. Sweet Potatoes | Mr. C. 0. Wililams, sweet potato j specialist, will be in Abbeville Friday " and Saturday to discuss sweet potato 1. curing .houses and the prospect of ! growing sweet potatoes in this coun 1 ty as a means of (fighting the boll r weevil. t1 FOURTH GRADE HONOR ROLL t i (Miss Todd's section.) . 1 Highly distinguished: Helen Gam ibreQl. Distinguished: Helen McCur i1 ry, Margaret Telford, David Sim . mons. , Sarah Perrin Cox, Teacher. [ NOTICE OF CLUB MEETINGS Notice is hereby given that the 11 Democratic Clubs for Abbeville coun ity, pursuant to the rules of the Dem "iocratic party, are called to meet on 1 the fourth Saturday in April, being " April 22, 1922, for the purpose of , reorganizing. Each club shall meet I at its customary voting place, unless [otherwise designated by notice from the secretary of the club, and the hour of the meeting shall be 4 o'clock p. m., unless otherwise designated by ' the secretary of the club. Each club shall elect a president and one or more vice presidents, a secretary and treasurer, a committee of three mem bers on registration, a committee of three members to act as an executive committee, one member as county executive committeeman, and each club shall also elect delegates to the J- v i _t- 11. J J... county convention, wnicn is cauea, to meet on the first Monday in May, 1922. Each club is entitled to one delegate to said convention for every 25 members, also one delegate for a majority fraction thereof, based on the number of votes polled in the first primary in the elections of 1920. The president and secretary of each club shall certify to the coun ty chairman the list of delegates so elected. Notice is also given that the Dem ocratic County convention is called to meet on the first Monday in May, 1922, at the court house in Abbe ville, S. C., at 11 o'clock a. m. The clubs are entitled to delegates to the County convention as follows: No. of delegates Abbeville No. 1 9 Abbeville J^o. 2 15 Abbeville Cotton Mill 5 Antreville 6 Calhoun Falls 5 Central ? ? ? _ 4 Cold Springs ? ? 3 Donalds ? ? ? 5 Due West 6 Gilliam's ? ? 2 Hampton 1 Hillville 2 Keowee 3 Level Land 2 Means Chapel 1 Mountain View 3 Lowndesville (2 clubs) __ __ 8 Rock Springs ? 3 J. HOWARD MOORE, 2t. County Chairman. seaboard changes schedule Effective Sunday, April 16th At 12:01 P. M. The following is the new schedule for the Seaboard Air Line effective April 16th, 1922 at 12:01 P. M. NORTH No. 6 due at Abbeville 4:33 p. m. No. 30 due at Abbeville 12:24 p. m. No. 12 due at Abbeville 1:27 a. m. No. 18 due at Abbeville 10:25 a. m. SOUTH ,No. 5 due at Abbeville 2:01 p. m. | No. 29 due at Abbeville 3:45 p. m. :No. 11 due at Abbeville 3:35 a. m. J No. 17 due at Abbeville 5:35 a. m. The schedule on trains Nos. 6, 30, 15, 29 and 11 are the only changes made, the two most important chang es oeing o ana o. jno. t> is due here an hour earlier and No. 5 is duel (here about two hours later than heretofore. FROM SWITZERLAND. Lewis W. Haskell, American con sul at Geneva, Switzerland, and Mrs. j Haskell have arrived in the states for | a vacation of two months and are ex pected in Columbia shortly. They j landed in New York a few days ago , on the Arabic and will spend Easter with Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lips jcomb, former Columbians, in Mary land, and after remaining at the North a short time will come to Col umbia to visit Mrs. Haskell's sister, Mrs. William S. Nelson and some of their many friends. They will proba bly reach here about May 1.?The State. NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE TAKE NOTICE, that on Monday, April 24, 1922 at 11:30 a. m. in front of the Court House, Abbeville, S. C., I will sell to the highest bidder for jcasn, tne ionowing aescriDeci prop erty to wit: | 2 Sherer Patent Display Counters, j 15 feet 8^ inches long, containing '32 drawers. W. WALLACE HARRIS, Atty. ' Dated Abbeville, S. C. Apr. 17, 1922 I SEED PEANUTS, POP CORN, SUDAN GRA8S, LAWN GRASS, CANE SEED, MILLET, KAFFER, CORN, SPRING BARLEY. GARDEN and FIELD CORN . .and a full line of. . ..GARDEN SEED.. TOMATO PLANTS FOR ....SALE.... BRIMMER, STONE, ACME, and NEVER-WILT. AMOS B. MORSE CO. 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