The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 25, 1920, Page 6, Image 6
"MUGGSY" HENNIG
SENT TO HIS DOOM.
Found Guilty of Malicious
Crime-F. W. Cappelman
Presides as Trial Judge.
Thursday night was the an
nual fun night of the law asso
ciation, and they proceeded to
do the event up in style. The
Junior and Senior classes of
Chicora were in attendance, as
well as a large number of co
eds and young ladies from the
city.
The case commenced when
Sheriff McCauley led the de
fendant in, bound with a rope,
and he was led to the bar to
be arraigned. When asked how
he wished to be tried by Clerk
McIntosh, he replied "By God
and my country and a feminine
jury."
The jurors were then sworn
and Mr. Henning was given a
mixed jury, consisting of three
young ladies from Chicora and
three young gentlemen from
the law school. The jury was
composed of Misses Brice, Ash
and Lucius, and Messrs. Aiken,
Johnson and Keith.
Chief Carouthers, who made
the arrest, was the first witness
for the State. He said that
while he was on duty at Chi
cora he made the arrest at the
request of Dr. Byrd. He ad
mitted that his badge "C. C.,"
did not stand for Chief Cop, but
for chicken chaser.
Miss Emaline Frier and Miss
Sophie Brooks, gave excellent
testimony, the gist of which
was that if they flirted it would
be with a better looking Romeo
than "Muggsy."
"Muggsy" introduced as evi
dence his fiancee, her ring and
the marriage license. Altho
his love sick swain in the per
son of Miss Jones, testified that
he bought the wedding ring on
the installment plan and that
he was engaged to her-how
she knew it, she could not tell.
The jury brought in a verdict
of guilty, and requested that
he be hung.
Judge Cappleman, however,
sentenced him to the confines
of the campus andl that he re
frain from seeing his fiancee
for two weeks.
TVhe State was rep)resentedl
by M~essrs. J. E. Edens and
Frank TIhomplson, and Mr.
Thompson's checked suit,
which was so loud that it spoke
to the jury.
D)efending Mr. Hennig were
Messrs. Oxner and Bryson.
After the case the guests as
sembledl in the saousn ibrary,
PROFESSOR THOMAS
TO LEAVE CAROLINA.
Resignation Tendered Board of
Trustees--Successor to Be
Elected by Board at Regular
Meeting.
Prof. John P. Thomas, Jr.,
dean of the University Law
School, has tendered his resig
nation to the Board of Trustees
and plans to retire at the close
of the present session. Mr.
Thomas' successor will prob
ably be elected at the next reg
ular meeting of the trustees in
time for the opening of the law
school for the 1920-21' ses
sion.
Prof. Thomas came to the
University in 1906 as a member
of the law faculty, which that
year had been increased to
three professors, one of whom
served as dean. In 1910, Prof.
W. Herndon Moore, then dean
of the law school, died, and
Prof. Thomas succeeded him.
Under Dean Thomas' supervi
sion the law school has made
wonderful progress, attend
ance increasing practically ev
ery year. Last year Petigru
College was completed and the
law school moved into new
quarters, where every detail of
the teaching of law was pro
vided, the moot court room and
law library all being in the
building with the recitation
rooms. Prof. Thomas, in addi
tion to his activities as a meni
ber of the University faculty,
has also been one of the lead
ing members of the Columbia
bar, retiring from actual prac
tice two years ago. He is at
present chairman of the coun
ty board of education and a
leader in community affairs.
The members of the junior
law class, hearing of Dean
Thomas' intention to leave the
University faculty, served a
petition, signed by every mem
ber of the class, asking that he
reconsider his resignation and
remain. Dean Thomas has
been one of the most popular!
and most admired members of
the University faculty, both
with studlents and1 pr1ofessor..
Eff'orts ar'e now being madle by
members of the studlent body
and faculty to urge him to r'e
cousider his resignation.
where (lancing was indullged in
and r efr eshments served.
Among the visitors were : Dr.
and Mr s. Currell, Prof. and
Mrs. Rucker, Mr's. Bird, Mrs.
Frank Simril, Misses Rucker,
Green, Coles, Legare, Sims,
Jones and othes
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