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Tl v s VOL. 3. NO. 45. Court Proceedi I ? The Judge's Chargebet of Cases Disp Others Yet to be 1 The court of genera convened here Monday at 10 o'clocK, Judge \ siding and Solicitor 1 Stenograhbr McCaw a spective posts. Being term of the year, the ju charge tothe grand jui in a clear and succinc the general scope of its the pasting upon all dictment handed out I ictor, the examinati public offices, bonds of>t public buildings, the finances, etc. He a< jury to pay no attenti onymous communicaic usually result from spi If a party knows of a tion of the law in his c ho should go before a i ttuu swear ou? a warrt port tho nutter in per grand jury or a membi Judge Watts alluded i< erous homicides in So lina. W^jile it is pc an occasion to arise w necessary to take hum self deleuse, tho jud$ seemed to him that th much unneccessarv 1 ing on in the State. lie not refer to Lancaster c ticularly, but to the w In proportion to ts p he stated, there are p tow homicides in this in any county in Soul na. Much has been sb the non-enforcement < some placing the resj on the judges, others o ies, hot from his ol Judge Wat's said tha the trouble is due to testimony, witnesses falsely to ?aye relatives In every county t here j ber ot families banded ? ro to speak, by blood, association and friend when a member of one gets into trouble, tl connections generally i liim. The laws will any better enforced, declared, until the reli the law-abiding ele every county get togei the matter in hand ar justice is done. At tl sion of the judge's cbai ber of bills were lui grand jury by the soli( The lollowing busi disposed of Monday : of Sam Waiters, charg< sault and battery witl kill and carrying weapon, was transfer contingent docket. A was entered in the c Palmer Steole, chai bastardy. Similar disp< made of the case o| Benson, charged with dispensary law. Two ca Joshua II. Hinson, in obtaining goods undei tense, wero likewise n ie Lai LEDGER 18 SEMI-WEEKLY. ? ill ITS Siniril ^teed wa9 tried and ? victed of assault and bat A with intent to kill and senteii llfY^ a to pay a tine of $25 or serve lOSed of? ^ days on public works. A be rr!ed. j warrant was issued for Hill Mi I sessions alias William Massey, cliai f morning with house breaking and larce V^atts pre- A new trial was granted in lenry and case of J. B. Connor and D t their re bar Robinson, appeal from ir ; the first istrate's court, charged with idge in his orderly conduct in public hi y outlined way. Thoma9 Fowler plea ;t manner guilty of house breaking and duties? ceuy and was seuteuced tc bills of in- months hard labor. R. M. Wi by the sol- er pleaded guilty of larseny on of the received a similar senteuce. T be officers, bills were found in follow county's nomiciae cases: fars Fun< Ivised the hurk, killing son of Capt. (J. oil to an- P-yler; S. Frank Hough, kill ins, which a negro who resisted arr ife work. Grover O. Welsh, killing Be ,ny viola- B. Mobley; J. B. Sini9, kil omraunity Hampton Stogner ; J. C. Ca magistrate killing John Snipes. The W< snt ot ro- case was continued on inotioi son to the defendant's counsel, on sr thereof, ground of tlie sicknoss of his ) the num tomevs. The Sims and Ci uth Caro- cases were set for trial yes ssible for day and the Ilough case for here it is day. In the ea*e of John \ lan lile in son, Hubert Alexander and 1); ;e said it West, charged with larceny, ere is too first named two pleaded gu tilling go- and wero sentenced to 18 mot said he did hard labor, and the last nan ountypar- Daisy West, was tried and c hole state, victed, the sentence being opulation, years. Bo?sy Hammond plea robably as guilty of larceny?stealing a county as ?and was sentenced to ih Caroli- mouths hard labor. The cas lid about John Gettys and James II if the law, charged with assault and batt lonsibility with intent to kill, was trt 11 the jur- ferred to the contingent docl bservaiion Yesterday morning the gr t much of jury reported the following t perjured hills: A. Curry, breach of ti swearing with fraudulent intent: or friends. | Brown, 2 cases, obtaining mo I ... ,1 __ r..l . . mi ire {l num. unuoi laieo jjrenjusesj i no together, Uuutor, assault and battery v marriage, intent to kill and carrying c ship, and coaled weapon ; Ilenry Wrij ol these similar oflonse; Charles Olybu le various **?? *'ox> Ellis Wright andoth riot; 8am Wright, assault i r> o save j)Hltery wjt)j intent to kill never he carryjng concealed weap the judge Wavne Williams, similar chai gious arid B.Sims, similar charge;no in.uiis in WU8 f?und in the caeo of He I her, take !Ial 8' chfgod with ho . , breaking anu larceny. The 1 .d see tji?t ease uken up ye?,rday le conciu- that of J. 0. Catoe, charged v go a uum- murder, report of the trial tnded the pearing elsewhere, i or. ' ? * ness was Three Negroes Killed The case Wreck. Pd With a ^ Koanoke, Va., March 9.?r 1 intent to negro men and one ne^ro woi concealed were killed in a wreck of a ? rod to t.hft lolk tfc Wostoril frfif'ht t nol i>ros ,icar 1'azewell, Va., today. r , negroes were beating thoir ase of d. . . in a box car. I he wreck ged wiih caused by a slide in a deep )sition was The two engines cleared : Jo!ins'>n slide, but the coal cars \ violating pilod in a heap. There sen agftinHt ?'>out 400 ton, of coal i n the and it is said two m^ro ( dieted tor ^)eft{<1 nro under the wreck false pre- None of the crew of I ho train ol prossed. j seriously injured. MCAS' 52 REVIEW 1873 T A \TO A omnn <~i .LjrviNA illIV, i5. U., iVIAKf co"" The Catoe Case. ter/ iced 25 The Trial Yesterday o nth Catoe for Killing lllv- Snipes in Antioch S( J ust Before Christ *ny* Verdict of Not Guilty the , , dered. ?unlag The trial of J. C. Catoe, dis- ed with the murder of igh- Snipes on 22nd Dec. 190 ,ded also charged with carrying lar- cealed weapon, was enlere ? 20 yesterday morning, in the alk- of sessions, Mr. Harry Fos and presenting the defendant, 'rue following jury was empai ring C. II. Crawford, D B Stoi der T. Barton, A. T. Mango, A. Bowers, R J Rorie..! n V ling J. R. Threatt, John E. Ph est; John W. Hall, F. L. True >rry Abel N:*l?on ling B. R. Miller, sworn for loe, ?John Snipes was shot or ?lsh day evening before sun a of Lancaster county. Was wi the ceased and defendant a whi at- fora tho shooting. We w itoe Mr. Olyburu's am ter- Catoe asked me to go over t to- Amos Catoe's with him Vil said he would get his diniu \isy if I would meet him we 1 the go on toSnipes's together, iltv Wright wes with us and iths Snipes. Snipes and Catoc led, mencad quarreling. J :on- drew his knife andgrabbsda two Cutoe's neck, he then grufc ded rock but was prevailed U] hog put it down ; he and 12 then pat down. We all t e of drink: we all were drin ood we drauk very little. J -ery er Snipes or Catoe ins- much out of the way in < ket. Didn't see any pistol. 1 and see shooting. Didn't he rue shooting till next morning rust J. C. Catoe told me he Joe Snines. npy Cross-examined: Snipes mas long, dangerous looking kn pith [am hard of hearing. on" R. T. Blackmon, swori 5ht, State?Saw Catoo day of ir?) ing ; he was excited from i orH' S aid he had shot Snipes; tl in'l had it to do; that he was and . , 011 . ing on him with a knite. Cross examined: Sail bill dreaded being cut with a nfy said he had run from Snip* Mrs. Julia Hance swor irst . ? . waH ota'e?Saw Snipes and vith gr'xuK UP l^e road. There ap others with them. They ? scutlling; they sat down? and Snipes. The crowd se in ed; one man came ru..ning towards my house, the othe pwn across the field. There w turn together when 1 first saw for- Did lot know the parties rain 6at down, two stood up an went awav. About dar^. th v> a** was told of killing. (No w?H r v cul examination.) the Miss Virginia Hancesw< vore State?Remember (venini aro Snipes was shot Saw foi cut . , . i , , k"-- v. p , 10 ro.'o; thov were lead ??e ding?throwing on o a whs down. Heard no 9l:ots. jdark ihat day heard Snipe YER N ENTERPRISE 1891 11, 1908. killed. Saw one man running j\Vas wi?h nov mother (No cross examination ) fj. c. Grandison Wiiite, colored, John swor? for Slate?Remembers ection t')at ^r* G'atoe tol.l me Sunday mas._ night that lie had shot Mr. Snipes. Wanted me to go there and see it he was hurt bad. Said Snipes had intruded on him charg with his knife and he had it John to do. Sail he was sorry for 7, aud Snipe's wife, also for his own a con wife. Said he tried to avoid the id into difficulty. Said he walked back court from Snipes. Mr. Catoe gave me ter re- the pistol; it was a 38-calibre; The don't know what make. Mr. aeled : Catoe didn't seem Ike he wus rer, J. drinking W. .1 nmoo . if - - . v/? voa CAOUIIIICU . IlllOW iVir. llliott, Hen Charley llinson and Mr. lillips, Van Uagler; didn't teH them I >sdale, didn't know what I was going to swear until 1 saw ray man. State Reply: Mr. Catoe said further i Sun- that he was going to get another iset in man for cutting him in the back, th de- That he lived in Camden, ile be- Will Stradford, colored, sworn ere at for State?Saw Mr. Catoe night d Mr. o f shooting a t Grandison ,o Mr. White's. Said he had shot He Snipes; said he shot him to his jr and knees; that as soon as ho had would shot Snipes, one ot his (Ca'oe's) E. B. friends stepped up to him and John dropped a 38 in his pocket. (No 5 com cross examination. Snipes x. Ilauce sworn for State? round gJVv Mr. Snipes alter he was shot >bed a ?same evening. He was shot pon to near the jugular vein, in right Catoo jjjje 0f neck. The ball was found I ook a just under the skin undor 1 elt king; shoulder blade. Snipes could Meith- reach the ball. (No cross examwere ination.) Dink. j)r> i^is^np'g testimony before Jidn'fc * ( coroner put in evidence by conar sent, he beinr; absent?Death Mr . ' ' caused from pistol shot wound. 8*10t Went outward, backward and downward from entrance; passed mt* a through windpipe and jugular * vein; pierced apex of left lung. The wound caused death in about 1 for 22 hours. 8l,00t- State rests, drink. B. Wright for defense was nit lie wj{ji Catoe and Snipes. They con;- o *? mat f->?" III l? UHIlbUI IV UtJiir iur. Ilance's. Miller and myself were 1 he both walking behind Catoe and knife; Snipes, who were quarreling. 29. Asked them what was the matter n for they nothing. Snipes caught Catoe ^afcoe an^ asked him if he wanted to go in branch. Catoe ) were rot t 'VOtl , me." I persuaded them to stop fuss then. Afterward Snipes r-ira'" threw his arm around Catoe's do vu Hhonider with a knife in his hand >rs ran aiuj hftid, "how easy I could cut ore 4 your throat." Snipes afterward ihem. got a rock, lie and Catoe then ; twojsat down. Snipes pulled out a (i ouo quart bottle of whiskey and we \ at day t;" took a drink. Snipes and Oacross toe ''lon rot ln holts. Snipes again r.ot a rock. Catoe walked . aw*y. We cot together again. >rn for . . J . 7 ? ^ Snipes whirled on Catoo again 1 r'i with his knife. Catoe retreated ir men an(j while retreating and while 1 H( 11 Snipes was advancing on Catoe collier wjth a knife Catoe shot him. About Catoe walked about five or six 3 1 a9 steps or more. Ilo went back ^ ^ FWS PRICE 5 CENTS PER COPY pretty tolerable fast, partly iti a run. Snipes went on him saying a? he went, "I will cut your damn throat." Snipes walked pretty fast on Oatoe. Thinks they veie on level ground can't say pos'ively. There are high blulFs near there, but level where they were. Catoe was the larger of the two. Snipes about 140 lbs, slender. Had been over to Snipes' about 10 or 11 o'clock. Met Snipes below his house. Afterward ate dinner with Snipes. Catoe's children told me Catoe was going over to Snipes. After dinner we went oyer to Catoe's house to get some whiskey, got a quart, though I didn't see him get it. Snipes going along road whittling, was doing so when he drew knife on Catoe. It seems that there was some trouble between them. Can't say what they said, too far away. All of ns drinking, got full before shooting took place. Said at inquest that they were half drunk. Catoe had whiskey, a pint or a pint and a half too. It was Catoe's pistol that 1 hai when 1 went to Snipes' Same pistol Snipes was shot with. Was with Catoe the day before and lie leit pistol in my bugg/. Didn't remember saying at inquest that there was no trouble between them. Don't remember saying at inquest that neither of them seemed to be mad. My testimony was not read to me. I said, "Mr. Catoe 1 dont see how you fellows can go on that way and not get mad." This was before the shooting took place. I gave Catoe his pistol after we left his house. Lie asked me for it. It was not loaded when I kiave it to him. Can't Jsay when he loaded it. Can't say whether he loaded it when backing oi not. I run because I was excited. Don't Know whether Catoe run or not. The pistol was a 32 calibre. Ben Charley Ilinson?Grandison White told me last Sunday night that he did not know anything about case. Van Ilagler?Knows Gradison White. Wouldn't believe him on oath. Little related to Defendant. Defense closes, nothing in reply. Jury after being addressed by counsel and charged by presiding Judge retired at 12 45 p. m. and returned into court at 3:30 p. m. with the verdict of not guilty. t At the conclusion of the case of the State vs. Catoe, the court entered upon the trial ot the caso of the Stale vs. J. B. Sims, changed with the murdes of Hampton Stogner. ? 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