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iTIjc Cotmtt) llcroriX | VOL. XXX. KiyGSTREK SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1015. NO. 81 f f | Fire P I Gov. Richard I. Mannin 1 assist you in the proper obsi | them. Hanging one or mo: I of your loved ones or of sav | who has to console himself i I |^^CofHn^and Cas! COURT OF G. S. HOLDS BUSY TERM SESSION MARKED FOR RAPID WORK?MISTRIAL IN ONE MURDER CASE. k The fall term of the court of general sessions convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning,JudgeS W GShipp r* of Florence presiding. Court Stenographer L E Wood of Sumter was at his post when the crier announced the opening of the session, as were also all other officials of the tribunal. Solicitor Stoll handed the ioreman of the jury a number of bills for consideration,among which were two murder cases. Judge Shipp .charged the grand jurymen briefly, and they left the ' court room to take up their work. The first case brought to trial was that of the State against Burrell Kelley, a white man, charged with the killing of Willie Singletary, a t negro man, at a lumber camp near Taft about a year ago. The evidence in this case was practically the same as that offered at a former trial, when the jury failed to agree upon a verdict. It was shown that the negro went to the camp of Kelley, took his stand near the fire where Kelley was <?oking his supper and proceeded to roll a cigarette over the vessels in which the meal was being prepared, Kelley ordered the nemro several times to get away L'lOlUii) lUHtfUiVtvt* MW -V w that Pringle had harassed the defendant all day and at night went > into his home and continued to make abusive threats against Singletaryj and other members of his family. ' Jeff Prichard.a negro,plead guilty I indictment for aggrayated as ault and battery, and the court fixed his punishment at sixty days on the chaingang or pay a fine of $50. Lewis Davis, negro, who claims Florenre as his home, was arraigned on a charge of car.breaking and taking $2 worth of watermelons therefrom j \ t from his pots, as the tobacco would fall into his victuals. The negro refused to move as ordered and swore at Kelley, whereupon the latter struck him on the head with a lightwood stick, the blow fracturing the negro's skull. The accused was acquitted.' David Frazier? a young negro,was arraigned* on a charge of forgery and plead guilty. He was sentenced by the court to a term of two years on the county chaingang and to pay j a fine of $5. Joe Davis, negro, indicted for as,_8aultand battery, plead guilty, and the court sentenced him to sixty days on the chaingang or pay a fine , of $40. John Harrington, negro, also plead guilty to the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. He was | sentenced to serve one year on the chaingang or pay a fine of SI50. Cinrrlr?torv fl VlflrmlpSslookinC oaill ? young negro with a good reputation, was arraigned charged with the murder of Jack Pringle and plead i not guilty. His case went to trial r and the jury found in accordance J with his plea,the evidence in the case being strongly in favor of their deinocmtmh no it Hparlv showed 'reventic g has issued a proclamation design; ervance of this day. We have the re up in convenient places in your h ing many thousands of dollars. It vith regret.. Be wise and call op z *S_ ^r~l Kini E\ | last July. Davis,who plead his own case, was convicted and sentenced to 18 months on the county chaining. Stephen Gude,white,charged with assault and battery, plead his own case. He was acquitted by the jury. In the case of the State against I James Haines, a young negro boy, 1 charged with breaking into the store of Mr C H Gordon near Hemingway, the jury was directed by the court to write a verdict of not guilty. The mostjnteresting case to come before the court at this session was that of the State against Colon Patterson, a negro, charged with mur der.in that he did on Saturday night,! October 2, wilfully, maliciously and I with malice aforethought take the | life of one Lizzie Wilder by shooting her in the back with a shot gun, and so far as was proven by the testimony of six or seven witnesses,with-j out the slightest cause or provoca-1 tion. To the Solicitor and a large majority of others who heard the testimony at the Coroner's inquest and at the trial in the court of general sessions Tuesday the affair had the complexion of a cold-blooded murder. When the negro was first arraign- . ed at the bar he wanted to plead! guilty in order that he might get off j ( with a life sentence by the court. I ^ TUo QrJi/Mtnr wmilH nnt aor?f?nt his; Jw ilV UVItVIWVl TV VMI\? _ x plea, feeling that he deserved the , full penalty of the law for his crime, and the court appointed attorneys to conduct his case. At best, even they , could hope only fov conviction with a recommendation to mercy. A jury of twelve intelligent gentlemen was empaneled and the case ( went to trial on its merits. Every " " * ?- ? ^ ?3 scintilla or evidence yoiuieu eiuici directly or indirectly to the guilt of the accused. Henry Wilder, the old father of the dead woman, saw Patterson as his daughter fell, with the gun in his hands; Robert Epps ran out of the house in pursuit of the murderer and after receiving a severe blow on his head with the gun, still in the hands of the fleeing negro, Patterson, a blow that necessitated six stitches in the wound and crooked the barrel of the gun to an angle of several degrees, captured him. The gun was identified as bej longing to Lizzie Wilder, in whose j house Patterson had made his home j for some months past. I It was shown by two witnesses that Patterson had quarreled with the Wilder woman on the previous 1 Friday night and threatened to "cut her neck off." Another witness testified that Sat- * urday about 11 or 12 o'clock Patter- ; son came to him and said, "I raised , hell last night, but I am going to ( raise more hell tonight." Saturday afternoon Patterson came to Kings- ( tree; that night he, as was his cus- j torn, went to Lizzie Wilder's house f and,not finding her there, he picked 1 up the gun and went inquest of her. t He found her at the home of Henry * I Wilder,her father. Leaving the gun J outside, he went in. After failing in ? an attempt at reconciliation with i the woman for the abuse and threats 1 he had heaped upon her the night t before,he stepped outside, picked up ( the gun and fired its contents into t her back, inflicting a mortal wound. >n Dayiition Friday, October 8, as Fire I justly celebrated Baxter Fir ome, place of business, ginnery, will cosf you but very little to pr tnd purchase from 2*stree !i 'ENTUALLY?\ I Stoves! To make room f( Stoves and wire WILLIAM He: HH^^5S?flnB(9IEifl^llJ^?flHHSSBB^9MBI!HB9M (Real EstateCountry Farms and If You Want I If You Want We can place you in any s you want. Address all c( Gourdin & Harpe This is purely and simply the sum and substance of the case without any legal or technical garnishments ?the plain facts in the case as they were recited at the Coroner's inquest and before the jury who heard the :ase in the court of general sessions ruesday, composed of men not opposed to inflicting the death penalty for cause. Yet after seven hours of ieliberation a mistrial was announc?d at midnight. The evidence in the case was plain and straightforward; the guilt the accused was proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The Judge's iharge to the jury was as plain and simple as he could have made it,and Jespite all this the county must undergo the expense of trying this vretched negro again for the same rrime, all on account of the boneleadedness of several of the jurors vho sat upon the case Tuesday. The six members of the grand iury to be held over for next year ire: W H Touchberry, T B Patrick, W H Parker, H S B Johnson, T B Feagin and W D Bryan. Court adjourned sine die yesteriay at 6 p. m Grand Jury Presentment. ro His Honor, Judge S W G Shipp, Presiding Judge: We, the Grand Jury of Williamsburg county, having completed all )f the business that has come before is at this term of court, and having nade the usual investigations, desire :o herewith make our report: We desire first of all to express >ur thanks for the courteous treatnent that we have received at the lands of His Honor, Judge Shipp, ind for the able manner in which he las explained the law to us and ;hereby assisting us greatly in performing our duties in an orderly ind expeditious manner. We also iesire to express our thanks to the solicitor, who has, by his advice and issistance, aided us passing upon all natters that have come to our at;ention. 1. We have passed upon 17 bills, )f this number we have found 17 ;rue bills. 2. We have examined all of the -F riday, Prevention Day. The Kingstree T e -E-xtingxiishers in stock garage, stables or barn may pre epare for an emergency. The wis ardware VHY NOT NOV ! - Sto ?? Wire F )r our fall stock we Fencing. Come in, ] SBURG HA adquarters for I -Farm Lands. I 6. Rural Policeman aiancm nas turned in his report of the work done by him from the time of his appointment, October, 1912, to October, 191/). The fines from the cases that he has prosecuted have amounted to $2,390.00, and time served where fines were not paid is 12,175 days. Rural Policeman Allen failed to hand in an itemized report, but from the number of cases he has appeared in, we believe that his report would be equally as pood. We desire to commend both of these officers for the seryices they are rendering the county in their efforts to preserve law and order. All of which is respectfully submitted. W H CaRR, Foreman of Grand Jury for Williamsburg County. Kingstree, S C, October 5.1915. Chronic Constipation. "About two years ago when I began using Chamberlain's Tablets I had been suffering for 3ome time with stomach trouble and chronic A ' i- JUi'aw i ?v? r\t?A?mrl consupauoil. iviy cuhuihuh iui(jiuycu rapidly through the use of these tablets. Since taking four or five bottles of them my health has been fine," writes Mrs John Newton, Irving, N Y. Obtainable everywhere. \ J Town Lots For Sale! R to Buy, See Us I to Sell, See Us | section of the County that I >rrespondence to I ;r, Kingstree, S. C. I county offices and find that they are being regularly and properly kept. We have examined the accounts of all of the county officers and find that they are correct in every detail and books neatly kept. 3. We have visited the jail and find same in good condition. We find that it is clean and the prisoners are well cared for. We would recommend, however, that the portion of the jail in which the prisoners are confined be screened immediately on account of the mosquitoes. which are a nuisance in that part of town. 4. We find that the jurors' rooms of the court house are almost filled with ballot boxes, old stoves, etc, and we would recommend that the proper authorities build a small metal building adjoining the coal hnilHinir for this nroDerty to be stored in. 5. We are prlad to report that the County Commissioner has adopted our last recommendation and is keeping a correct record of all county property that is in the hands of the Road Engineer. * ?" 1 rn Mi l , October [ardware Co., who are always on the i and can sell them to you at factory p went a disastrous fire and may be the me e man looks forward and prepares, whil Co. | We Le:td--( ves! - Si encing. are making special pr: let us show you and mal RD WARE COI Guaranteed Goods 4 ?^Jv>\Jw^v-^v-4Ar\*v-4*v\/v^vA*vOw5v-Wv4/v4?vi ! like city gas. There are no wicks, o t or anything that looks like a wick. | of the Detroit-Vapor Stove applies tl the bottom of the cooking utensil. ' the heat. No waste, therefore rapi( ? We have them both with and with the agency for this popular stove. The King Hardwa I Kingstree, - - ! ^?I I*fw MEMBER FEDEBALBESERVE SIC WE ARE ALSO A MEMBER OF TH SYSTEM OF BANKS WHICH "STAND T ILML.H u i hlk mnu i ntiK utruai i un; BANK WITH US. YOUR MONEY WIL GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. BA^ WITH U WE FAY H PER CENT INTEREST ON Farmers & Merchants 'ABSOLUTELY SAFE" Cotton Loans Made on 6 1 liiwi? iwmi i n?ii?mi iiiiiiiiw i 8th. | ilert, are prepared to i>rices. Come and see ans of saving the iife ? e it is the foolish man mb'i wmwmmmmmmmmmmammmm )thers Follow. 9 toves! I ices on Cook i ke you prices, i VIP ANY, I ;. 1 5v*2VOV"C2V?Q??2V'2V*??VO wny ine i etroit-Vapor itove Leads. troit-VaporS to ves are difent from all others. Simlight the burners and put cooking on at once?just r perforated metal rings, The quick action burner 1 he flame directly against You get the benefit of all I cooking with economy, tout the oven. We have j re Company I South Carolina | rie/w ounA I u/tocrtluuA. I ta/wtlou/wJl I OUT- I latxcryidL I fyy/nks S 5IEM0FBANKs|| E "FEDERAL RESERVE" OGETHER" TO PROTECT >. L BE SAFE AND YOU CAN S. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. National Bank, LAKE CITY, S. CPer Cent. Basis. V -