The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, November 25, 1913, Page TWO, Image 2
DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST C. P. SIMS
Numerous Charges Against Spartauburg
Attorney.?Attack Character
and Reputation.
Columbia, Nov. 21.?Disbarment proceedings
were instituted in the supreme
court today to strike the name
of C. P. Sims of Spartanburg from
the list of attorneys at the Spartanburg
bar.
Sensational charges are made in
the petition and in the affidavits
filed with the clerk of court. Mr.
Sims is one of the best known lawyers
in the State.
Some of the charges are briefly as
follows: That Sims attempted to mis-'
lead the supreme court in the case of
the State vs. John Sheldon :n attempt
ing to secure a false affidavit; that
Sims solicited a suit against the city
of Spartanburg by going to secure
plaintiffs in the case. That Sims solicited
one Richard Jackson and his
wife to employ him in a case and
"collected a $10 fee;' And after taking
the fee failed to defend Jackson;
that Sims solicited Tom Jackson and .
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L. M. Jackson to employ him in another
case and collected a fee and "then ;
wilfully refused to bring the action."' j
One of the most sensational allega- j
tions in the Sims charges is that,
against him for securing a fee of $10 (
from Mrs. M. E. Thomas to represent
her in ^getting a pardon for her son,,
Baxter Thomas. The complaint alleges !
th^t Mr. Sims took the fee and then ,
asked Governor Blease not to pardon
Thomas. Mrs. Thomas makes an affidavit
to this effect.
Several other charges of a similar ;
, nature are made in the petition nam- i
ins- those from whom Mr. Sims is al- !
leged to have solicited cases. It is j
also charged, that Sims secretly exe- (
cuied a mortgage on a house and lot,
and kept the same off the records for .
39 days for the purpose of "defraud-'
ing Webb Thompson out of $1,500,"
that Sims collectel an account for the!
Charlotte Brick Co., "agreeing to pay
the Charlotte Brick Co., which he wilfully
and fradulently refused to do;
tlhat Sims collected $20 on an account,
for a client and denied to the client
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that he had collected the same.
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The ohflraMer and renutation of i
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C. P. Sims is attacked in affidavits,
from members of the Spartanburg bar J
and the venerable magistrate, A. H.!
Kirby, Mayor John F. Floyd and oth- ;
ers.
The petition points out that Mr.
Sims was temporarly suspended at '
one time by a circuit judge.
Some of the nam^s signed to the
petition which is brought in the name
of S. G. Finley, an attorney, and 1
Ralph K. Carson, president of tn'e 1
State bar association, J. C. Otts former
solicitor, and a'torney for the petitioner.
Sim* Claims He Will Be Cleared.
Spartanburg, Nov. 22.?The following
statement from Atlanta was sent
to The Herald tonight by C. P. Sims,
the Spartanburg attorney, agains.
whom a complaint fcr impeachment
was filed with the clerk of the supreme
court at Columbia yesterday
by 11 members of the local bar.
"In reference to che disbarment proceedings
against me mentioned in
your paper, I beg to say that I am
conscious of my innocence, and I
have absolutte faith in the fairness
and sound judgment of each member
of tae supreme court. Therefore I
expect complete vindication when the
said charges are investigated."
Taxes Increased by Huerta.
Mexico City, Nov. 21.?One of the
last acts of Provisional President
Huerta as dictator before the new j
congress places a restriction on his
power, was an edict today making a
sweeping increase in the internal
taxes of Mexico.
The stamp tax which requires a
revenue stamp on checks, receipts,
contracts and all documents of a
public nature, was doubled. The tax
on tobacco, alcohol and crude ptroleum
was heavily increased.
As a measure to relieve the difficult
small money problem arising
out of the restriction of silver circulation,
President Huerta today issued
a decree permitting banks of issue
to put out one and two peso bills.
The smallest bill hitherto in circulation
ft as been five pesos.
Books for Library.
The following books have been received
at the library:
For Yenasr People.
What happened to Mary; Miss
Santa Clans of the Pullman?Annie
Felloms Johnston.
The Motor Boys on the Wing;The
Motor Boys on the Border; The Motor
Boys after a fortune?Clarence Young.
For Adults.
The Glory of the Conquered?Susan
Glaspell.
The Broken Hats?Florence Barclay,
author of The Rosary.
A Son of the Hills?Harriet Comstjck,
author of Joyce of the North
Woods.
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The White Linen Nurse?by the author
of Molly Make-Believe.
{ Miss Billy; Miss Billy's Decision?
by the author of Pollyanna.
Poor Dear Margaret Kirby?Kathleen
Xorris.
! TIip Tinder Box?Maria Thompson
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Daniess.
1 The Story of Waitstill Baxter?Kate
Douglass Wiggin.
The Terrible Twins?Edgar Jepson.
i The House of Happiness?by the
author of Mary Carey.
John Barleycorn?Jack London.
The Way Home?by the author of
The Inner Shrine.
The Golden Road?by the author of!
Anne of Green Gables.
A Fool and His Money?McCutcheon..
AFTER THE LYNCHERS.
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Four Members Spartanburg Mob Inj
dieted.?Tiie Grand Jury Urges
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Action. !
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Spartanburg, Xov. 21.?Four alleged
members of the mob who on
the night of August 18th last dyna- j
mited che Spartanburg county jail in |
an effort to lynch Will Fair, a ne- j
gro accused of assaulting a white wo- 1
man not guilty, will be prosecuted. 1
The grand jury urged Solicitor Albert!
E. Hill to institute criminal proceed
ings against the men and such other i
members of the lynching mob as may !
be apprehended. The accused members
are W. R. Belcher, Jesse Wolfe,
Robert Wilson and Robert Ward, and
the grand jury presents them in the
following language:
"After careful investigation into
the assault on the jail on the night j
of August 18, 1913, we find that certain
parties, utterly disregarding the
lives of the officers and the county;
property, did make an assault on the j
jail with the intent of taking the ?
life of Will Fair. We present to the j
court W, R. Belcher, Jesse Wolfe, '
Bob Wilson and Robert Ward and !
ask our solicitor to prosecute them."
Solicitor Hill wasted no time after 1
the presentment was issued. At his !
request Judge De'Vore issued bench i
warrants for the arrest of the four,
men.
The grand jury's action which is
without precedent ii this county, j
came like a thunderbolt from a clear I
sky. Tje excitement attending the'
arrest of Fair, the attempted lynch- j
ing, the trial and the negro's acquit- j,
tal had long since died down and the j
whole affair was regarded as a clos- j
ed incident. There has been some j
talk a month or two ago of a grand ;
jury investigation of the near-lynching
but after that body in its report
at the July term of court merely
thanked Sheriff W. J. White for upholding
the majesty of the law by,
Vtrtl^inor tVia mrvh at h?V it W3S Sim- i
I1U1U1U& ui^ mvw W.V ) -V Jposed
that nothing more would be I
done. In the meanwhile, however, |
detectives have been at work, it is re- {
ported, and they did not conclude their
investigation until recently. W. G. J
Query, foreman of the grand jury, de- |
clined today, however, to divulge the
method of procedure adopted in the
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search for the identity of the members 1
of the mob. He explained that to make
t'Ms public might interfere with the
iinnrphprisimi of other members of the'
"ft" - - - mob
whose names are yet unknown.
It was announced that further devel- j
opments were expected and as the.
necessary evidence is secured by the
grand jury additional men will be
presented.
Nothing certain had been learned1
up to late Thursday as to the vocations
and residences of the four j
accused men, but Ward is thought to i
be an employee of the telephone com-'
pany and one or more of the others
are said to be mill workers.
The grand jury's move startled 1
Spartanburg and has given delight
nnnATiPnts of lvncliins:.
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The negro Fair, it will be remem- .
bered, was accused by a young wo- j
man of near White Stone, the wife '
of a farmer, of having assaulted her
in her home in the absence of all
other members of her family.
; Though she persisted in her story1
: when Fair was brought to trial, the
preponderance of the evidence was j
that it was an '(hallucination on her j
; part. Physicians who examined her j
. testified that they could find no- evi- j
! dence that she had been assaul-.ed, |
and many negro witnesses testified
| that while Fair passed the woman's i
Uouse he did not enter. Neverthe- i
I less Fair's acquittal in the face of the |
; young woman's unequivocal accusa-1
cioa was regarded as epoch-making.
After the unsuccessful attempt to
lynch Fair he was carried to the 1
State penitentiary at Columbia for j
safe keeping and held there until a i
couple of days before his trial. I
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Give Up to Solicitor.
; Spartanburg, Xov. 22.?Jesse Wolfe,
| a mill operative, and Robert Ward, a
lineman ior tne jrosiai leiegra-iju wmpany,
presented by the grand jury
Thursday as alleged members of the
mob that attacked and dynamited the
county jail here on the night of August
18, in an effort to secure Will
Fair, a negro, accused of criminal asi
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Thanksgivini
only "bird" tha
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that occasion,
right kind of "'<
dress goods, ha
your needs for
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De iruiy inariKi
at greatly redu
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We carry a completi
Coats for ladies and rr
made of the best fabri
ordinary.
Boy
In Norfolk and regi
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Men
Just received, a big
the latest styles and c
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We have just repler
wear for all the fami
andjgirls, union suits.
Ladies'
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Everything that is
large assortment. C(
Ladies'
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In fancy and piain c
1300 Main 5tr<
sault on a young white matron near
Whitestone, this county, this afternoon
gave themselves up to A. E. Hill,
solicitor of the seventh judicial circuit,
and were released on a $1,000
bond each.
W. R. Belcher, a mill operative, and
o-v ? noinfor whn livps 71f>ar I
DUU TV HDUU, a puxutv* ) I' **W
Greer this eounty, and two others j
presented, have not yet surrendered,
although bench warrants are in the
hands of Sheriff White for their arrest.
The former w\ll surrender and
will give bond in the sum of $1,000
Monday. The latter was struck by a
railroad train near Greer last Saturday
and was severely injured. His
face and forehead were lacerated and
his skull fractured. He has been unconscious
since the accident, with
the exception of intervals when he
utters a few incoherent words. He
is not expected to live.
Further developments in the dynamiting
case are expected to accrue
Monday as the result of further investigations
made by the grand jury
and the solicitor.
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VAJKIU15 A3 JLF ALL ADVll,
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Some Observations and Comments of
the Local Reporter of the Herald
and Mews.
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We read in the Charlotte Observer
Monday of a double funeral. We read
in the Columbia State of a double
wedding. Marriage and death go hand
in hand.
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;ey Will be
Dressed. I
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y Day is j ast a few d
it requires "dressing
id girl always looks
The store of Cop eh
Jressing" for every 1
ts, shoes, ladies' suit
the great occasion,
ul. Ladies' coat su
ced prices.
Coats.
3 line of stylish high grade
lisses. The Coats are well
?? i < 1
lcs. The prices below trie
s' Suits
liar styles. Just the thing
'rices $2.00 to $7.50
is Hats.
shipment of Hats in all
olors $1.25 to $3.50
lerwear.
lished our stock of Underly,
men's, women's boys
rn. ftvi aa
races suit zoe, ouc, 4>i.uu
Underwear.
new you will find here,
)me and -see.
Silk Hose
iesigns, prices 2-5 and 50c
Do Your SI
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:>eland
eet
It would be a hard matter to name a
town that could equal Newberry with
as good preachers, doctors, lawyers,
bankers, merchants, (Jew or Gentile)
mill men, railroad men, insurance men,
telephone and telegraph people, clerks,
operatives, laborers, and citizens generally,
town and county, of any class,
denomination or nationality. The
same as to water, climate, health, etc.
May be it would not be so hard to
strain at a gnat if you could spell it
HMthrmt tbp "or" or use a "k". The
way the word is spelled is enough to
make one strain.
A harpoon is a missile for catching
fish; and Vic Cheshire says he is out
for whales. Well, the has a whale of
a job on his hands in his congressional
race, anyway.?Abbeville Medium.
He has a wkale in Dominick.
Speaking of the guys that put letters
in words or take them out, the
guy that would take the "i" from
Louise ought to be killed.
The presence in the city of Sheriff
Hornbeck of Duchess county, New
York, led to the belief that Mr. Jerome
ihad expected to take Thaw back to
New York with him as a result of
today's proceedings, but nothing happened
during the hearing to substantiate
that belief.?-From a Concord, N.
H., dispatch, after an all day hearing
Tuesday. Leaving Thaw in Concord
"waiting, it is time to hear something
from the Parr Shoals robbery.
The people of Laurens are right in
their fight against carnivals. They
are a great nuisance. Not only an
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Properly
)ut How Abi
lays off. The turk<
" for Thanksgiving,
i forward to "good
ind Bros, can furnisi
nember of the far
s and long coats. I
Then you will hav<
its in the newest styl
f0
Handberchi
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vye nave jusl upeiieu up ;
misses' and childrens' Hand!
them in plain all-linen, initis
special Xmas boxes, will n
present
"Bear Brand"
For boys and girls are th<
for
We have the best 10c Hos
ladies and children
Latest Dress Good
A good range of colors
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cords, Foplms and (Jrepes, a
Everything New in
Dress Ginghams in checks
at per yard
Light and dark Outings ?
Spn Tslnnrl Homesnun. wo
One case light and dark C
Shoes!
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Don't forget that Shoes f(
can be found here, all new ;
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hopping at
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injury to the business interests of
any place, but there is not one
thins about them that is elevating.?
Greenwood Journal. Are these carnivals
so terribly, awfully, frightfully,
hideously bad? There is nothing ele|
rating about them, they don't come to
elevate, but are they such tremendous
nuisances? A circus is not elevat!
ing, baseball couldn't be classed as
. elevating when the gambling by betting
is counted, neither is a lot of
other things elevating, but they are
- mi
noi ruiea out. nuwc ia su muvu ui
straining at gnats and swallowing of
' camels.
The turkey trot hasn't struck
Newberry, but Mr. D. Fair Pifer was
making the near-turkey trot the other
day. The reporter met him embracing
a turkey the other day, which
?-oo naorocf tho tnrlrpv trot wp had
U CL O UVat VUV vv*a -w
| yet seen. Preparing for Thanksgiving
, next Thursday.
You hare heard that a fellow can't
be in two places at the same time,
| unless it is that he is "in the spirit"
at another place from where he is in
the body, but here is a case where a
man was and yet was not, paradoxi|
cal as it may appear. A man told
I Mr .Tanksnn Rowers, it looked natural
"to see him back" in the postoffice.
Jackson told him he "hadn't been
there before.'' When it was explained
that he hadn't been in the new
postoffice before it was made clear.
| The point is plain enough.
What are "you all"' doing towards
i
)ut You?
jy is not the
Every man,
dressing" for
i you with the 1
miy, Liu cuing,
-et us supply
3 just cause to "
es and fabrics
lefs.
a big lot of ladies',
serchiefs. We have
il or embroidered in
lake fine Christmas
Hosiery j
s best, at two pairs 1
25e
ie on the market for
Is Fabrics. i
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in suitings. y? nip- i
it yd only 15 to 25c
Domestics.
plaids and stripes,
10 and 12?c
it per yard 9c
rth 6Jc, special at 5c
"alicoes at the yd 5c
Shoes! i
or the whole family \
ind prices right.
ers j
ay light Store'
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"looking out" for Christmas? It is
coming fast. First thing you know
it will be gone. Do you see any signs
of it except in the stores? Where are i
the Christmas brides-to-be? The De- j
cember brides are in order now, and :
Judge Claude Schumpert is ready to
issue the littler passports and the
preacher is ready to be given the
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! Time once was at this season of
the year in Newberry when one heard
much talk of hog killing, with backbone
pie and' spareribs and the like,
and possum and potatoes, and pumpkin
pie, turkey and so forth. Things
have changed. Now you hear of
nothing but automobiles, motorcycles % (
1 and other things, which have taken
the places of the former ways and
have something to do with "the higk
| cost of living." y
A r-nmortoKlfl is rplat#*/? in
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cat and dog life. Mr. Geo. Martin,
who conducts a sto-e at Longshores,
ihas a dog and cat that stay in the
store. A few days ago Mr. Martin
, went to dinner as usual, the house being
near the store. His dog follow!
ing him for dinner, picked up a pieceafeflf
; of bread in his mouth and took it^H
to the store. Hunting the cat until
he found it, the dog deliberately put
the bread down in front of the cat
and whined and jumped around until V
j he attracted the cat's attention to the
i bread. This is a fue sory. u is 1
worth, relating.
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