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duties of his offide therein. 5th. That the 5th day of February, 1909, the said L. I. Feagle, as county supervisor of Newberry county, de sanded that this plaintiff vacate the offiee or room now occupied by him as auditor of Newberry county, and further demanded that the plaintiff remove or permit said L. I. Feagle as county supervisor aforesaid to remove therefrom the books, records, furnishings and equipment of the said office to another room or of fice in the said court house. His rea son therefor is this plaintiff is in formed, believes and alleges, being to permit his codefendant Frank M. Schumpert, as judge of probate of Newberry county, to use and occupy the said room and office, and as this plaintiff is informed, believes and al leges, the said Frank M. Schumpert, as judge of probate of Newberry county, was and is assisting the said L. I. Feagle as county supervisor to cause ithis plaintiff to vacate said of fice or room and was and s advising, urging, aiding and acting with him in the effort and attempt to cause this plaintiff to remove from the said room or office. 6th. That the 'room or office to which the said defendants are trying to have this plaintiff, together with the books, records, equipment and furnishings of his office, removed, is so small and ill arranged that it is not a proper and suitable place or of flee room for a proper performance and discharge of the duties of the of flee of county auditor of Newberry county, and that the same does not contain, and is too small and ill ar ranged to be made properly to con tain the necessary furniture and sta tionery for a proper performance and discharge of his duties of the said of flee, and that to cause this plaintiff to remove thereto will seriously ham per, interfere with, and prevent the plaintiff from a faithful, satisfactory and proper discharge of the duties of the said office. 7th. That as .this plaintiff is in formed, believes and alleges, the said L. I. Feagle, as county supervis or of Newberry couuty, encouraged, assisted and urged by the said Frank M. Schumpert as judge of probate of Newberry county, have threatened to cause the removal of the plaintiff from the room or office now occupied by him as aforesaid, and if necessary 'to eause his said removal to resort to force, and that the said defendants by their acts aforesaid and by their threats aforesaid, are seriously inter fering with and preventing a proper discharge of the duties of his office as county auditor of Newberry coun ty, so much so that the plaintiff is compelled to lock and secure the doors -thereto to prevent the said def end ants from entering his said office and with their servants and agents carry ig out their wishes and demands, and the said defendants by their acts and threats aforesaid are at this time preventing and by a -continuance of their said acts and 'threa.ts will pre vent the tax payers of Newberry county entering the said office for the purpose of making their returns, which a number of them now desire now to make in accordance with law, and that because of the acts and threats of the said defendants, this plaintiff is prevented and will be pre vented from transacting the business of the said office with the public gen erally contrary ;to the laws of the State of South Carolina. WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays that an order an injunction be issued and granted enjoining and restraining the said de fendants, their agents and servants from interfering with, interrupting, and annoying the plaintiff from the use, occupancy and possession of the office or -room hereinbefore described and enjoining and restraining the said defendants, their agents and servants from removing or attem*pting to -re move the plaintiff from .the aforesaid room or office, and for such other and further relief as may seem just and equitable to the court. Blease & Dominick, Atto-rneys for Plaintiff. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. Personally came before me Eugene S. Werts, plaintiff in the above en titled action, who being duly sworn, sa.ys, .that he ha.s read the foregoing -complaint and that the allegations contained therein are true to depon ent 's own knowledge, except as to those matters therein stated to be on information and belief and as to those matters deponent believes them to be true. . Eugene S. Werts, Sworn to before me this 5th day of February, 1909. Cole L. Blease, (L. S.) N. P. S.C. The Injunction.. Ft,liawin<r is the order of Chief Justice Pope, the caption being omit ted: Um~r o'~dieration of the verified comnplaint herein, It a reb ordered and adj,dged, The+ 0 ' defendants L. L. Feagle, as county supervisor of Newberry coun ty, and Frank M. Schumpert, as judge of probate of Newberry county, do show cause before the supreme court of South Carolina at Columbia, S. C., on the 20th day of April, at 10 a. m., if any they have, why the said de fendants, their agents and servants should not be f rever enjoined and restrained -from interfering with, in terrupting and disturbing the plain tiff, Eugene S. Werts, as county audi tor of Newberry county, in the peaca ble use, occupancy and possession of the office or room now occupied by the said plaintiff, situate on the southern side of the court house of Newberry county, immediately opposite on the one side to the office of the clerk of the court of said county, and on an other side thereof to the office of the county treasurer of the said county, and why the said defendants, their agents and servants should not be for ever enjoined and restrained from re moving, causing to be removed, or at tempting to remove the said plaintiff from :the aforesaid room or office. And it is further ordered and ad judged, that in the m6antime the said defendants, their agents and servants be and they are hereby enjoined and restrained from interfering with, in terrupting and disturbing tha said plainiff in the peaceable use, oecu par.cy and possession of the office or room now occupied by him as afore said, and that the said defendants, their agents and servants be enjoin ed and restrained from removing, causing to be removed or attempting to remove the said plaintiff from the aforesaid room or office. LTet.,a copy of this order, together with the summons and complaint herein, be forthwith served upon the said defendants. Y. J. Pope, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. At Chambers, Newberry, S. C. February 6th, 1909. JONES FOUND GUILTY MURDER. Recommendation for Mercy Accom panies Verdict-Motion for New Trial to be Argued Next Friday. News and Courier. Union, February ' 6.-''Guilty of murder, with a recommendation to mercy,'' was the verdict in th'e case of the Staate vs. W. T. Jones, render ed here at'three minutes after 3 o'clock this afternoon, the ju,ry hav ing deliberated since 8.45 last night, in all eighteen hours and eighteen minutes. The law has answered affirmatively the question propounded last July, ''Did W. T. Jones force his wife, Marian Jones, to take strychnine?'' Thus has ended one of the most inter esting crimnal cases ever heard in this State, and by far the most remarkable in the history of this county. To some the verdiet was a great surprise, the jury~.'s ieigthy deliberation giving promise, and to some hope, of a mis trial. However, reliable information is to the effect that the jury hesitated between an extreme verdiet and the one rendered, there being for some time nine members in favor of inflict ing the death penalty. At 11.37 this morning Judge Mem minger ordered the jury brought be fore him, and asked whether the dif ficulty in reaching a verdict was bas ed on the facts in the case or the law as expounded from the Bench. The foreman replied that the disagreement was on the facts, whereupon the court proceeded to further charge and en lightened the jury. The element of suicide having been injected through argument of counsel for the defence, the court explained the law in refer ence to suicide, saying that a person who aided, assisted or in any manner caused anQther to commit suicide by providing 'the means for the consum mation of such unlawful act, was guil ty of murder under the laws of this State. The court also fully explained the law of circumstantial evidence and impressed upon the jury the great im portance of reaching an agreement and not leaving this duty to 12 other itizens, who would sooner or later have to decide .the matter. Reference was also made to' the 'great expense attached to this trial, and which must be borne by the county, although the jury was cautioned not to allow .this to influence them. Reading of the Verdict. At 12.04 p. m.. the jury again re tired, and remained out until 3 o'clock, 'having announced a short while before that a verdict had been agreed upon. The jury was polled and as the clerk of cour.t prepared to read the verdict a dea.th-like stillness characterized the assemblage, which rwded the court room. As the fate fwori were uttered the prisoner ereenPt h1' -4e. o!l e- es being fixed n him. 'n'r n few moments he '1 ..! - into soce, seeming to inquire the significance of what he had just heard. The most dramatic moment of .the entire trial was when the clerk read the first word of the verdict: "Guil ty," then hesitated, for the one word would have inflicted upon the con vieted ian the extreme penalty. W hen the rest of the verdict had been read there was evident in the coun tenances of the defendant and his counsel expressions of a certain de gree of relief, although the jury's fipding was a distinct disappointment to them. The judge thanked the jury for their patience and forbearance during the trial, which lasted more than three days, and discharged them. The jury showed signs of great fatigue. While they were made as comfortable as possible during the time they were kept together and perhaps suffered oomparatively little discomfort, phy sically, still the mental strain caused by. a realization of their grave re sponsibilty was evident. It is not known upon what featur es of the .testimony the jury based its verdict. Two hours after the verdict was rendered, the court being occupied in the meantime with hearing motions of appeals in several minor cases, W. T. Jones was placed in the prisoners dock to receive the sentence which the law provides. Motion for New Trial. Before sentence was passed, Col., George Johnstone, who made a val iant fight for his client's life and lib' erty, entered a motion for a new trial. Counsel for the defence stated that, being very much fatigued and wish ing to secure a transcript of the tes titmony in this case, and also to con salt authorities bearing on same, they would request the court to postpone the hearing of arguments on the mo tion until some time next week. Mr. P. H. Nelson, of counsel for the State, interposed an objection, but the court granted the request of the defence and fixed next Friday as the day for hearing argument, unless otherwise ordered. The motion will be argued here, as the court of commen pleas will be in session. Sentence was sus pended pending the outcome of the motion for a new trial, and the pris oner remanded to jail. During most of the day, W. T. Jones, now convicted of perhaps the most heinous crime in the criminal ategory, the murder of the, wife of his bosom, ~the mother of his only hild, and that in the most insidious manner conceivable-the~ administra tion of a deadly poison-sat by his ounsel. The appearance of indiffer ence and unconcern, which was no ticeable during the previous days of the trial had given way to extreme nervousness, which he apparently made no effort to coneeal. However, hortly after the verdict was announc d, adverse though it was, the prison er seemed relieved, and when taken back to the jail, had apparently re rained his remarkable composure. This case is not yet ended, for Tee'' Jones is a man of wealth, ma not until every legal resource is xhausted will he become a peniten t:ry inmate. The verdict meets with the general >proval of the people of this com unity, and, with f weexceptions, a'. feel that justice has been done, but here will be a sad sequel, the con emplation of which, has elicited in umerable expressions of sympathy, ad that is ,the effect it will have on the innocent, fourteen-year-old son. A styp-to-dyn. Has cured itch magically for others in Newberry and will cure for you. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. VERY LOW RATES. To New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and Birmingham, Via. South ern Railway. Account Mardi Gras Celebrations the Southern Railway announees very low round trip excursion rates to New Orleans, La., Mobile, AI a.nd Pen sacola, Fla. Ticekets will be sold February 17th sto 22nd, limited for re turn up to and including, but not lat er :than midnight, March 1st, 1909. By depositing ticket at New Or leans, Mobile or Pensacola and pay ing fee of $1.00, ticket will be extend ed until March 13th, 1909. To Birmingham, Ala. 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