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REASO"NS PARDOMNG RU-NTE. Blease Explains Action in Lauren Murder Case-Governor Goes Into Details. The reasons moving Governc Blease to pardon G. Wash Hunter, a which have been placed in the papei in the case and, therefore, a part 4 the public record of the office will 1 of general interest. Governor Blea will transmit these reasons to the lel islature along with those in each ca. in which he has exercised executih clemency. The reasons follow: "Hunter, G. Wash, (white.) "Convicted of manslaughter at t1 November, 1908, term of court f< Greenwood county, and sentenced I eight years' imprisonment in the Stai penitentiary. "The defendant was charged wii -murder for the killing of one Elbe: F. Copeland, in the county of Laurent was tried, found guilty of manslaugl ter and the verdict set aside prompt] and immediately. He was afterwar tried three times in the same count and soon after the mistrial was orde: ed, a motion was made to change t venue, which was heard by the san judge who had ordered the mistri and forced the defendant to trial; wa argued during the session of the civ court at Laurens and the change i venue was granted, which, In m opinion, was one of the greatest tra estles on justice, because of the weal1 and influence of the deceased, that h ever been perpetrated in this State. Taken to Greenwood. . "The case was transferred to t1 county of Greenwood, in preference any other county in the circuit, no withstanding Greenwood's well-knov prejudice in regard to drinking whi key and gambling, which to my ce tain knowledge, among some of tl citizens, is hypocritical, yet it had i weight in this case. The case w, brought to trial in that county. T] relatives of the deceased, with the wealth and influence, employed, , their counsel in that county, a mc who it was publicly stated could ma a jury of Greenwood county do an thing that he told them to do. A ve dict of manslaughter was the resu The case was appealed to the supren court and, in both courts, in my hui ble opinion, the defendant was givt a raw deal and his case was not give that consideration which should haa been given by these courts. "In deliv'ering the opinion of tl State supreme court, and I beg you very carefully observe the words que ed here, Mr. Justice Woods said: "'The contention that the judgme> should be reversed ibecause the reco: does not show that the grand ju: had found a true bill, requires no fu ther notice than to say that no su< position was taken in the circuit cour and, therefore, can not be considere on appeal.' 63 S. E. Rep., page 686. "That opinion was delivered Fehr ary 23, 1909. July 19, 1909, the sat judge, writing the opinion in the ca; of the State against Lazarus, said: In Lazarus Case. "'Under this exception to the rul it must be held that where the law r quires the presentment of the gra2 jury as a condition precedent to tV trial of the crime, the grand jury is ti constituent part of the court, and wit] out its presentment the court has jurisdiction of the cause; hence, appellate court will declare void conviction obtained in such cast without the presentment of the gral jury for lack of jurisdiction of tl subject matter in the trial courts.. In such cases this very lack of jurn diction, in the trial court, will decla: the conviction of no effect even whe: the .point is not made in the tri; courts.' "Now, by reading the two decisioi of this very distinguished, conscie: tious and Christian judge, you will si that in the Hunter case he says 'ri quires no further notice than to se that no such position was taken the circuit courts.' "In the Lazarus case he says, 'wi declare the conviction of no effec even where the pcint is not made the trial courts.' "Now, why is it that in the Hunt< case, what has been the law of th country ever since the Declaration. Independence must be set aside, at in the Lazarus case, only a few wee] later, he returns to that well estal lished old principle of law and di clares what is and has been the la -namely, that the question of juri diction can be raised at any time, ev< in the s1m;re21e court? Says Court Reversed !Itself. "I do not know why it was niece sary for the court to reverse this lot standing principle of law in the Hu: ten case, and then immediately back and rev'erse itself by reversji the Hunter case and declaring on' my opinion, and as individual have of-i ten expressed it privately and public s ly in no uncertain terms, but as chief executive of the State I will not criti cise a co-ordinate branch of the gov ernment-to wit, the judiciary, be ir cause, were I to say here what I be .d lieve in regard to the matter and what *s I hav'e said both in private and public f conversations as a, -private citizen, it >e might by some be construed discour ;e teous to the court. In my opinion, as - a criminal lawyer of 22 years' exper .e ience, and a practice which has made e for me a handsome living and paid for several State campaigns (as I had no other. income,) I most positively e assert that if the original and well r known principle of law had been fol o lowed and recognized in the Hunter e case, he would have been granted a new trial. Then, again, he comes to a justice of the supreme court and asks that the case be held up until he can appear in the lower court to make a motion for a new trial. Even that, Y which had been extended to. many others, was refused him and he was informed that he would have to go on his term of service, and that there was nothing to prevent him from L making the motion on circuit after Le a3 he had begun his service .in. the peni tentiary. See 70 S. E. Rep., Page 306. - This was refused Hunter. but we no A tice, as late as December, 1911, when a rehearing was asked in the supreme court, certain wealthy and influential defendants walked about at their leis ure even for some time after the su preme court had refused a rehearing. Why this very sudden change in the rulings of the court just at the time e he Hunter case i..peared again? to t- Petitions From Your Counties. "In view of the hisILry of this case s and strong pctitions signed by about r- 700 people and coming from four le counties, viz., Laurens, Newberry, ts Greenwood and Abbeville, and signed by such men as Col. Thos. B. Crews, Senator J. H. Wharton and Hon. David ir H. Magill; also signed by several of the jurors requesting a pardon, I par Ls 2 doned the defendant, and I thank God that I was in a position to save this boy and his relatives fro mthe hu miliation and the disgrace that was it. attempted to be heaped upon him. I"I submit herewith the entire case; the brief in the first case on the ques tion of change of venue, which will be found in 79 S. 0., -page 91; the brief in the appeal from Greenwood county, which 1Will be found in 63 5. E. Rep.,[ 685; the brief as submitted to the sux ipreme court of the United States and to the arguments of counsel in the State tand United States su-preme courts, and1 I beg and .beseech of all honest and ait impartial citizens to read the records rthoroughly before they criticise me! for granting this pardon and to parti rcularly compare Judge Woods's lan guage in the Hunter case and Judge Woods's language in the Lazarus case, and then find out if a very near rela tive of any of the supreme court jus a tices married a Copeland, and I am ie satisfied that after you hav~e given se careful study of the case, as I have done, that you would have done as I did, but, see Judge Woods in February *e, and in July, so short a time and so e- different. id "In conclusion, I think this a proper le time and place to call your attention lto the dissenting opinion of Justice i- Jeremiah S. Black, in the case of Hole 10vs. Rittenhouse, 2 Pbila, 411, in which tn he speaks as follows: a Justice Black's Opinion. asi "'When a principle of law is estab id ished by a long series of decisions, le without a single case on the other side, .to carry it out in plain good faith is s- as sacred a duty as any judge has to re perform. His notion that it ought to re be otherwise is not entitled to a mo a.1j ment's consideration. It is no part of our office to tinker at the law, and is patch it up with new materials of our i- own making. Suitors are entitled to sit just as it is. Bad laws can be borne; ebut the jus vagum aut incertum--the y law that shifts and changes every time. in it passes through the courts-is as sore an evil and as heavy a curse as~ 11 any people can suffer, and no people :t, who are fit for self-government will in suffer it long. Even a legislaitor, if he is wise and thoughttal, will make no achange which is not absolutely neces isary. ,Legislative changes, however, af are prospective, ~and disturb nothing d that is past. i>ut judge-made law s sweeps away all the right which may Ihave been acquired on the faith of eprevious rules. For such wrongs even w the legislature can furnish no redress. s- When the scales of justice are shaken Sby the hands that hold them here, there is no power elsewhere to ad 'just them. . . . If each new set of 3judges shall consider themselves at iliberty to overthrow the doctrines of a- their j,redecessors, our system of jur tisprudence (if system it can be called) ig would be the most fickle, uncertain e1 and ;'icious that the' world ever saw. ninistration would be an immortal :hing in comparison to the short-lived 1 >rinciples of Pennsylvania law. The 'ules of property, which ought to be is steadfast as the hills, will become is unstable as water. To avoid this f ,reat calamity I know of no resource ut that of stare decisis. I claim aothing for the great nen who have 7one before us on the score of their marked and manifest superiority; but [ would stand by their decisions be .ause they havie passed into the law a,nd become part of it, have been re lied and acted on, and rights have grown up under them which it is un ust and cruel to take away.' "If the supreme court of our State would follow this principle possibly t would be easier for the citizens, in cluding the members of the 'bar, to form some opinion as to what its de ision would be in important matters, r at least determine what the law 1s." ROUND TRIP WINTER TOURIST FARES NOW IN EFFECT ...-via SOUTHERN RAILWAY-"PREMIER CARRIER OF THE- SOUTH." Tickets on sale daily including April 30, 1912, with final limit returning May 31, 1912. For complete. information as to schedule, sleeping car service, etc., call on nearest Southern Railway ticket agent, or F.- L. Jenkins, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga. J. L. Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Attacks School Principal. A severe attack on school principal, Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania.,Ga., is thus told by him. "For more than three years" he writes, "I suffered indescrl bable torture from rheumatism, liver and stomach trouble and diseased kid neys. All remedies failed till I used Electric Bitters, but four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me com pletely." Such results are common. Thousands bless them for curing stom ach trouble, female complaints, kid ney disorders, billiousness, and for new health and vigor. Try them. Only 5c. at W. E. Pelham's. Now is the time to subscribe to The Herald and News. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY RATES. Account the Christmas holidays, the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens rail road announces very low round-trip rates from all points on its line, tick ets on sale December 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and January 1, 1912, with final limit to return Janu ary 8, 1912. For full information regarding rates, etc., call on Ag*ents or write J. F. Liv ingston, S. A., Columbia, S. C. ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROP ERTY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1912. I, or an authorized agent, will be at the following places n:amed below for the purpose of taking returns of personal property for fiscal year 1912: Newberry, January 1 to 9, inclusive. Kinard, Wednesday, January 10. Whitmire, Thursday and Friday, January 11 and 12. Jolly Street, Monday, January 15. Pomaria, Tuesday, January 16. Walton, Wednesday, January 17. Glymphville, Thursday, January 18. Maybinton, Friday, January 19. Prosperity, Monday and Tuesday, January 22 and 23. Little Mountain, Wednesday, Janu ary 24. - O'Neal1, Thursday, January 25. St. Lukes, Friday, January 26. Longshores, Monday, January 29. Silverstreet, Tuesday, .)anuary 30. Chappells, Wednesday, January 31. And at Newberry until February 20, after which date a penalty of 50 per' cent. will be added against all persons, firms or corporations failing 'to make their returns. The law requir.es a tax to be charg-' ed on all moneys, notes and mort-' gages, also an income tax on gross in comes in excess of $2,500. There shall be a capitation tax of fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds to be expended for school purposes. Dogs not returned for taxation shall1 not be considered as property in any of the courts of this State. All male persons between the ages >f 21 and 60 years are liable to pay poll tax, except Confederate soldiers, or those persons incapable of r-aaing aiapport :from a:being maimoed of Nothing but personal property is to >e assessed this year, but all persons vho have bought or sold any real es ate since last return are required to iote such transfers on their returns or 1912. All property must be assessed "at ts true value," which is construed to nean "the sum of money for which ,uch property, under ordinary cir -umstances, would sell for cash." Please do not ask that your prop ,rty be Itaken from the auditor's du Dlicate the same as last return, for ,he law requires that all property nust be listed on regular tax return 3lanks and signed and sworn to by person listing same. Name of township -and school dis xrict must be give on every return. EUG. S. WERTS, Auditor Newberry County. Newberry, S. C. DON'T DELAY. ome Newberry People Have Learned That Neglect Is Dangerous. The slightest symptom of kidney trouble is far too serious to be over Looked. It's the small, neglected trou Les that lead to serious kidney all ments. That pain in the "small" of your back; that urinary irregularity; those headaches and dizzy spells; that weak, weary, worn-out feeling, may be nature's warning of dropsy, or fatal Bright's disease. Why risk your life by neglecting these symptoms? Reach the cause of the trouble while there et is time--begin treating your kid neys at once with a tried and proven kidney reinedy. No need to experi ment-Doan's Kidney Pills have been curing kidney trouble for over 75 years. Doan's Kidney Pills are used and recommended throughout the civi lized world. Endorsed at ho;ne. Read Newberry testimony. John W. Reagin, 2015 Eleanor stree., Newberry, S. C., says: "I can strong ly recommend Doan's Kidney Pills and I advise their use in all cases of kid ney trouble. My back was weak and there were pains through my loins and kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills brought me entire relief." For sale by all dealers. Prica 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the najme-Doan's-and take no other.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Walter L. Herbert, Thomas'G. Herbert, C. C. Herbert, Mary Bryce Herbert, Lillie Haynes McMullen, Hattie Lee Haynes Morris, Abba Haynes and L. B. Haynes, Plaintiffs, against Campbell Bryco Haynes and Hilliard Galbrath Haynes, Defendants. By virtue of an order of the Court herein, I will sell to the highest bid der, before the court house at New berry, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale, on Tuesday, salesday, January 2, 1912, all that piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situate in No. 8 Township, County of Newber ry, State of South Carolina, containing~ four hundred and fifty (450') acres, moe& or less, bounded by Beaver D)am creek, land of W. I. Herbert, land of estate of I. H. Boulware, the Bouk night Ferry road, land of Hannah ohurchl and others. Also, all that other piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situate in No. 8 Township, County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, containing sixty (60) acres, more or less, bhounded by Beaver Dam Creek, land of W. I. Herbert and the Schumpert mill road. Terms of sale: One-third cash, and the balance in one and two equal an nual payments, with interest on the credit portion from day of sale at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, interest payable annually, said credit portion to be secured by a bond of the pur chaser and a mortgage of the premises sold, said bond and mortgage to pro vide for 10 per cent. attorney's fees in case of collection by suit or by an at torney, with 1-eave to the purchaser to anticipate the payment of the credit portion in whole or in part. Purchas er to pay for papers and recording of same. H. H. RIKARD, Master for N. C., S. C. Master's Office, Dec. 11, 1911. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Corrie Kennedy and Rufus Eichelber ger, Plaintiffs, against Jesse Eichelberger, Louise Eichelber ger, Cannon Eichelberger, Fred -Eichelberger and Earle Eichelber ger, Defendants.. By virtue of an order of the Court herein, I will sell to the highest bid Jer, before the court house at Newber :ya & . Car.nMn. "within ethe lasral January 2, 1912, that lot of an ly and being situate in the town of New berry, County of Newberry, State of South Carolina, described as follows; all that piece, parcel or lot of land ly ing and being situate in the town of Newberry, County and State aforesaid, containing one-half (1-2) of an acre, more or less, bounded on the north by a street separating it from land of estate of William Langford, deceased, east by lots numbered 1, 2 and 3, west by lot No. 19, and south by lot No. 7. This being lot No. 20, of a plat of land surveyed by James F. Glenn, survey or, on the 15th day of December, 1890.1 The said plat is now of record in the office of the register of mesne convey ances for Newberry County, in Book No. 6, at page 407. The said lot of land was conveyed to Lucinda Eichel berger by Thomas F. Harmon, execu tor of Cora B. Harmon, deceased, on the 7th day of January, 1902, and the said deed is now of ecord in the of flee of the register of mesne convey ances for Newberry County in Deed Book No. 12, at page 6. Terms of sale: One-half cash, and the balance in one year, with interest on the credit portion from day of sale at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, interest payable annually, siid credit portion to be secured by a bond of the purchaser, and a mortgage of the premises sold,s aid bond and mortgage to provide for 10 per cent. attorney's fees in case of collection by suit or b an attorney, with leave to the pur chaser to anticipate the payment of the credit portion in whole or in part. Purchaser to pay for papers and re cording of same. IL H.RIKARD, Master for N. C., S. C. Master's Office, Dec. 11, 1911. STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The Newberry Real Estate Company, Plaintiff, against James J. Lane, the First National Bank of Clinton, S. C., the Palmetto National Bank, Carolina National Bank of Columbia, S. C., the Bank of Columbia, S. C., South Carolina Loan and Trust Company, Georgia Chemical Works, M. S. Bailey & Son and Wallace B. Todd, Defendants. By virtue of an order of the Court herein, I will sell to the highest bid der, before the court house at New berry, South Carolina, within the legal hours of sale, on Tuesday, salesday, January 2, 1912, all that piece, parcel or tract of land lying and being situate in the County and State aforesaid, containing ten and 71-100 (10 71-100) acres, more or less, bounded by a public road known as the "Columbia road," by land of S. P. Crotwell, by land of Henry M. Sligh and by a tract of land containing six and forty-two one-hundredths (6 42-100) acres, more or less, conveyed to the said James J. Lane by Henry M. Sligli on February 15, 1907. Also, all th&+ other piece,, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate in the town of Newberry, Coun ty of Newberry, State of South Caro ina, containing 'seven and fifty-eight one-hundreds (7 58-100) acres, more or less, and bounded ot. the north by other land of J. J. Laue, east and south by a branch whicb separates, it from other land of the Newberry Real. Estate Company, and n~u the west by Glenn street. Being the same tract of land conveyed to the said James J. Lane by the said the Newberry Real Estate Company on the -1st day of February, 1906. Termis of sale: One-third cash, and the balance in one and two equal an nual payments, with interest on the credit portion from date of sale at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, in terest payaJble annually, said credit portion to be secured by a bond of the purchaser, and a mortgage of the premises sold, said bond and mortgage Ito provide for 10 per cent. attorney's Ifees in case of collection by suit or by an attorney, with leave to the pur chaser to anticipate the payment of the credit portion in whole or in part. Purchaser to pay for papers and re cording of same./ H. H. RIKg..D, .Master for N,. S. C. Master's Office, Dec. 11,/911.1 ISTATE OF SOUTH CARLINA, COUNTY OF NEWB 'RY. COURT OF COMMON PLANS. H. L. Parr, Plaintiff; vs. Nannie W. Davenport, Marth( M Hipp and Ola E. Wilson. By an order oil the Court herein I will s.ell to the Nighest bidder, before the Court hous$ at N3wberry, S. C.. within the legdAl hours of sale, Tues-! day (salesday) January 2, 1912, all that lot or lyarcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Newberry, State of E%outh Carolina, containing fifty-seven one hundreds, (57-100) of an acre,Jmore or less, .id bounded.by Coesreet,' Ny -lotf'Z --W B land, known as town coui.l lot, th, I 5ame being the identi aA! lot of land 3onveyed to Nanii.: W Da-enport by Wfartha C. Schump!:t by er deed dat Ad, the 7th day of October, 1903. Terms of sale: Onc-ha'J of the pur :hase money to be paid in cash, the )alance in twelve months, at the rate Af 8 per cent, per annum, to be se ured by a bond of the purchaser an 3. mortgage of the premises sold with leave to the purchaser to pay all his bid in cash, said bond and mortgage.tO ontain a stipulation of 10 per cent. f the amount due thereon, as attor ney's fee in case said bond and MO gage is collected by suit or placed in the hands of an attorney for collef-I tion. The purchaser shall be requi. to pay $500 immediately when said property is kpocked down to him, and shall be required to insure house on said lot in the amount required by the master, and assign the policy over to the master as required by said order herein, and in case of failure of' the purcbaser to , insure said hiouse," the master will insure the same at the purchaser's. expense, in sich amount as he may deem proper and ciArge expense of policy to purchaser *fth., interest on S=e at the rate per cent. per annum and charge same to the purchaser when be pays inhb bond and mortgage. The purihaser to pay for papers and recording of' same. H..LRTK RD, Naster. Master's Offiee Dec. 11, 1911. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLFAS. The Newberry Savings Bank, Plain-7 tiffs, vs. Frank G. Spearman, Jr., and John R. Spearman, Defendants. By an order of the Court herein I will sell to the highest bidder before the court house at Newberry, S. C., within the legal hours of sale on Tues day, January 2, 1912, all the interest and estate -of Frank G. Spearman,. Jr in all that tract or plantation of land situate, lying and being in the Coun ty of Newberry, State of South Caro lina, containing three hundred and forty-seven (347) acres, more or less, and ibounded by lands of Mrs.'Fanlie Maffett, A. J. S. Langford, Thoma Henry Spearnman ,d Sallie R. Hud son, (formerly 3. S. Speaarman, J. I. Spearnan and G. C. Wilims.) Also all the interest and estate in all that other tract or plantation of land lying and being situate in the county of Newberry, State of South Carolina, containing two hundred and forty (240) acres, more or less, and= bounded by lands of, or formerly of, Will Sanders, Charlotte V. Spearman, and others, being sometimes known as Little River Place, of the' late John R. Spearman, the said interest in said lands, both tracts, being derived un, der the terms of th-e last will and tee tament of the late John E. Spearman) deceased,' the grandfather of the de fendant Frank G. Spearman, Jr. Terms of sale: One-balf the pur- 4 chase money to' be paid in cash, the balance on credit of twelve -months~ the credit portion to be secured by the4 bond of the purcha'ser and a mortgage of the premises sold with interest atj the rate of 8 per cent per annum, and[ in case said bond and mortgage is col lected by suit or put in the hands of an attorney'for collection, 10 per cent,4 must be added to the amount dues thereon, as attorney's fee. Thle pur chaser may pay all his bid in cash if he so desires. Purchaser to pay for papers and recording of same. H. H.RIKARD, ~ Master.. leaster's Office, Dec. 11,. 1911. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. COURT OF COMMON PLERA-S. The Newberry Real Estate CompanyK Plaintiff, .vs. Hannah B. Leitzsey, Defendant. By virtue of an order of theC herein, I will sell to the highes der, before the court 'house at berry, South Carolina, 'within thl hours of sale, on Tuesday, sa January 2, 1912, all that piece, or lot of land lying and being in the Town 'of Newberry, Count State aforesaid, known sand designate~ as Lots Nos. 101 and 102, Block "6D,2 fronting 50' feet each on McCaughr3in avenue, and running back thereformn two hundred and nine feet each, wif a width in the rea.r of fifty feet each;' said lot being more fully described on; a plat of a portion of the land of Thei Newberry Real Estate Comnpany, made by F. W. Higgins, surveyer, on the. 18th day of October, 1905, and now g rcord in the office of the register of mnesne conveyances for Newberry County in Plat Book "D," at page's23) and 211. Trmns of sale: Cash. Pur pay for papers and recording or