The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, March 06, 1912, Image 1
1HE SESSIONS COWT
UQHT CRIMIN'AIj DOCKCt
THIS TKHM.
THE GRAND JURY'S REPORT
Hm fount) Attiirwy to <V»rr«Lru4>
New Knnri I m u WlykJi in
Not Clear.
Ot> Road a and Bridges: J. J.
ThomiMon. O. W. Hoff. W. D. Pen-
der. Z. J. Frali*. E Spell.
Oa Offices: B. O. Hyrne, W. H.
Sanders. J. K. Pripp.
On Poor Farm and Jail: j. a.
Kdwards. W. H. Crosby, W. L.
Johr-s, J. E. Yarnadoe.
On Cha’n Gang: L. E. Griffith,
C. 1\ Price. \V R. Hlers. L Bel
linger.
H R. Padgett. Esq . wr-s elect-
td expert for the Grand Jury.
The committee on Jafl. visited
the jail, and report that the lower
f'< cr of the jail is |r. splendid oon-
dit ! or; the up-stairs, where the
prisoners are kept, in tolerably fair
condition but in tx»ed of more brd-
dtng. .There r-re only . two thin
The Court of General Sessions • i,r!w -trattres-srs and four thin
for Hila county convened Mondav fl’l't^fts for each mntress. There
With Judee Frai k B Garv uresid- n ° W F]X P rt *on*‘"—five men an
■with Judge r rat k a. oar), presid on „ won , an Th< , fj Ve men 8 , ee
in*. This being his first term in on or- mattress The stove needs
thill county, his commission was new pipe The fencing around .he
retd in open court and recorded jail yard needs r* pairing, as does
4 1 the piazr-a floor. The br.*h tub in
the prisot^rs room is out of com
mission. The pair of blood hounds
are in good condition
\Ve recommend that the Sher
iff at oice supply more bedding
and that the other matters men
tioned be attended to.
It is needless for the Grand Jury
to me-ke any mer-Mon as to *he
Had condition of the roads in the
county.
The Grand Jury finding that ‘he
•'Act to abolish the offices of Su
pervisor and County Commissioner
of Colleton courdy and to provide
a system of cor.r'y government ;'o*
said county.•• and the Supply Bil!
passed at the'recent seas/’on of th'
Legislature eoi.‘ain repugnant c-nd
contradictory provisiors decided to
request the County Attorney to
construe there Ac’s in order that
hope rhonld be no delay in making
the change in county gove-nTr-nt^
and arriving at the intent of these
Vets and what is irw. The able
''pinion o/the County Attorn*-’)-, f.
*3. Padgett, Esq., {s-hereto append
'd and made « part of this pre
sentment.
We desire to express *o y|>ur
Tonor and the other court, officiate
•ur sf precir Mon for your courtesies
•nd asseistarce.
Respectful’)* submitted.
W. W. Smoak,
Foreman.
A'alterhoro. S. C.. March 6. 1912.
y^lNelgett'a Optnjon.
The Grand Jury for Colloton Coun
ty: ^
jent lemon:
Replyli-g lo your favor of the
‘•th. intt.. rtkiog my opinion rela-
ive to the recent lets of the J.eg-
siature. known as the County Gov-
rn:rftt Act, end !he Supply Bill
orlhe year 1912. 1 rcepeUfully re-
•ort that I hr e examined the Act
vLolishicg the effice .f County Su-
>er\ iscr and County Commissioners
f Colicfcn cc<uMy, and 1 find the
ollowlrg: There is a repugnancy
r contiedkUiy no\Irion it: he
A £ Act 88 to following tuat-
•■r: It provides Section 2 for a
iighway Commission who i hall t>*
r pointed by the Governor upon th
'ecommepdatiot of the members •’
he General Assembly from Colleton
ount). and shall consist of thtev
•nembers. The chairman she.!! be
•ppeinted for four years, and ;Lo
•- p-n. t/ Section. 2 it pro
vides, "The said commission hal!
a.:t tf one Highway Commission
'r. ten Highway Commissioners,
he term of office for the HlgL-
vr-; Commifsiooer shall he foot
errs tid the Township Commla-
Vner two x^ars. etc.” It^ wiil
hes be seen that there ^r*5^fvro In-
^ «Urt rrd, irrrconrilable * pro-
'"isions In the same Section, to
wit: relt’ive to the Commissioners
’o he rppoirffd by the Gox-err.’r.
In the fjrst part of the Act there
* provisicn for two members to
gether With the chairman who ihall
'■'nmtute the County Highway.^om
•np-ftcr. In the latter part oHIie
'aid Sortie n, it provides for or.?
Highway Commissioner r-nd ten
Township Commiseiorora. There ;«
no provision in the Acta for any sal
ary to be paid to the two Commi«-
aicrera as provided in the first
part cf Section 2, but ihere is a
prevision- for saUries of the
Township Commissioners.
As I have stated above,' 5 ’these
provisions are Irreconcilable. The
ir w Is. as I understand, R. tlvat in
constrnlrg an Act of the I^eeisle-,
ture. due consideration must be^
given to all Ms parts and if possi-
mSSOAUDU BEACH NOW UAHS
W THE GREAT VOTING CONUST
od the Session's journal. Solicitor
Peurifoy, Clerk Padgett, Sheriff
Fox, 16 grand, and 31 petit jurors
were present. J. S. Crosby and J.
H. Hudson, grand jurors, vrere
Absent, and a. special venire was
drawn to fill thter places. J. A.
JSdwards and W. W. Smoak were
drawn.
After this delay, Judge Ge-ry de
livered his charge to the grand
jury after designating Mr. Smoak
to act aa foreman-.. This charge
waa one of the clearest and most
direct heard in a long time in th*
court houae. He explained the du
ties of a grand juror and impres
sed upon them the importance of
'their office. Speahing of educa-
cailonal conditions. Judge Gary, sai
the cheapest thing in the world is
education c-nd the most expenuive
ignorance. He hoped the educa
tional conditions in this county
were good. • » ««
The grand jury was impressed^
cot to allow prejudice, fear or fav
or to control in -Its actions.
The following bills were passed
upon by the grmd jury and true
bills returned: Van D. Ryals
housebreaking and larceny: Lucy
Garrett and Paul Sheffield, 'arceny
of live stock; H. T. Herr don, as
sault and battery and intent to kill
McKinley frosty and J. M. Crosby,
-assr-ult and batiery with M**ent ;o
It HI: Mary Ann furry, violation of
the dispensary law; John Williams,
nnd Lewis Mack, murder: toseph
and Strobel Mr.-k. obstructii-g -n-
gine and injuring railroad '•’o bill
was rel.’.rnf!i against Jack Wilson
for larceiv of live stock.
_ • Van. D. Ryu!* plei- icd gu: , ;y *<-
brci-’iing Into store of Vr For
Lodge, and was sentenced Jo rerve
« sentence of or--’ yea> on the chain
gang. 1
A verdict of guilty was returned
in case of I>avid f; -son for viola
tion of dispensary Jaw. A sealed
set' ence was left as defendant was
at large.
The ease agftnrt Joe and Stro
bel Mack charged with »penirg
wwjtch at White Hell thereby * reek
ing a train waa trfed and these
negro hoys were found ruitty.
The motion for a new trlrl by J.
F. Brown, atton ?) for .he defend
ant* hes not been heard.
Thla morning was taken up with
th* trial of Lucy Garrett and
Paul BhcfCield, chr-rged with steal-
lr<* a hog from B. G. Price. The
attorneys ar* Padgett l^macks *
Moorer and the Solicitor
The case against H. T. Herndon,
tried Tuesday nrulted in r- mis
trial. This was a ease brought fty
Laurie Benton for assault and bat
tery with intent to kill. The dis
turbance r-ose at the Snider - "hoo!
house, Dec. 23, at r*r "r’ertainro*'***
Young Ber*‘cn got nfruck on he
head and pretty badly hurt Hern
don entered a plea V not
Lancy* Hen-ion tee-Mflfd *h; • '♦
was he and net H. T. Herndon th»t
Little Mias Claudia, Funderburk,
who for so many week# has hoer>
at the head of the column, has
been turned down by Mias Claudia '
Beach, and drops to second place. 1
The rivg-lry between the contestafeta 1
is keen and there is no telling who
will win.
The greet bonus offer for renew.!
suhscrlptions will close Saturday
l ight, and the results will be an- I
nounetd in next weeks Issue. A ]
grett many renewal subscriptiot-s i
ave teen turned in, and there Is 1
o telling who will win these two !
splendid hot.-us offers.
Beginning Monday, March 11, we
will have a Mg ballot box in which
will be placed a-M vote* cast next
week—the last week of the" con
test. These will be counted by a
committee of dlsictereated ottlaens
Saturday. March 16. at the close of
the contest. No information will he
given out aa to the standing of any
caididate after Saturday, March 9.
This same information will be pub
lished in our next issue.
Remember there is plenty of time
yet in which to win. Greater thli g
thi n winning a piano contest have
tak«n place in less time that;- a
week—yea than a da-y!
The piano has been received and
Ik displayed at the Browta furni
ture store. The public and the
contest a i-ts are urged to go there
and see it and the hr.-ndaome or-
ftan which is the second prize.
NOW IS THE TIME TO HUSTLE!
CONTESTANTS AND THEIR STANDING.
Miss Claudia Beach, Waiterboro. Route 3
Miss Claudia Funderburk, Waltorboro
Miss Audrey Simmons. Iilandton,
Miss Emmie Crosby, Round, Route .3
Mias Lucile Glover, Ritter, .
Mrs. Daniel Nettles Ruffin, Route i
Mias Kate Preacher, Ruffin, Route g .
Miss Claudia Cummlnga, Walterbo r „ h OU |1 r ‘ ’ ’
Miss Sula Pellutn Waiterboro. n** te , 6
Miss Emily Blocker. White Hall, R oll , ' i
Hiss Viola Sanders, Feetlg
Miss Ida Williams, Williams, ..
Miss Pet Rent*. Islandtou
ilpa Neta Lirder, Weeks, .. ..
Mrs. Sallie Weeks Beach, Round...
Vllss Annie Yarn, Islandton,
Mrs. Effie Beach, Stokes,.
N • • • • • •
drs. Jennie Beach Padgett, Waiterboro Route 3
Mr, W C. Patrick. Jr. Smoaka. .. ° U ^ 3 •
^ •• •• •• •• •• m 0
163.000
1ST.000
147,250
57,400
52,620
. 45.770
29,600
15.680
14,690
10,640
10,510
. 10.060
/. A030
.. 6220
. . 5840
. . 5R00
.. 5210
.. 4700
.. 4000
Hum* R- Htr*pk1#nd a
Hugo S. Strickland, whose card
••ppears in this issue for county su
perintendent of education, la a
yciing mar. 34 years of age. He
was born and rer-red near Smoak#
In Warren township, and is a son o
Paul W. St rick laid. Mr. Strick
land has been teaching school for
ten yer-rs and has taught In a
number cf places in the county, '^rin****. «t al
RONTRK—MARCH TERM. IBIS.
0 O
First Week—Ovll Oases. Monday,
March 11th. lam.
G. L. Warren va. P. J. Wilson.
Jacob Ehrhcrdt, et al, vs. E. P.
Carter, et al.
Central National Rank. va. M. L.
•truck R«nton.
The rteferd
>»y P»dgett L
l/emscks end Moorer:
Solicitor Peurifoy conducted the
pro»«>cnt.t<m
The remainder rf **je week wl**
be trker up m trying appeal -nd
equity cases. \
Mr Strickland a few months an)
derided to give up his bachelorhood
and made Mrs. Lula Campbell Pear-
ey his wife They immediately
ctme to Waiterboro to reside.
Mr. Strickland hr-J^twice before
b-en a candidate for county stiper-
intrrdrtvt of education but says ha*
is in the race to win this time. He
h/'-s many assurances of support
from friends over the county.
different sections or parts of the
same statute the last words stand,
ar-d those which r-re in conflict
with them, so far aa there is a
conflict, are repealed; that is, 'he
part of the sfaute later in position
Jn the same Art or section is
d'-emed later It. time, and prevails
over repugnant parts occuring be
fore, though enacteg and to take
effect at the sr-me time. This
rule is applicable where no rea
sonable cot-at ruction will harmonize
the parts. It Is presumed that
orch part of a ntr-tute la intended
to antagonize the general purpose
of the enactmerf. To ascertain the
legislative Intent every purt of an
Act, and other Adte in prri ma
teria. part-—an early section a- later,
and vice versa; hut If one part is
so out of line with other pants and
the general purpose of Hie *ct that ,
It can only operate by wholly i-mi- i
trr Miln, mm, aim p.n. th,„ I ho ? „ <udw . u . Hr
•T U II _.# n —
Commerce Trust Company v*. M.
L. Grimea. et al.
TurMlny Majfcli littli. IBIS.
J. E. BeaJ va. J. J. Divine, et al.
At-nle Bennett. Adntx. vs. Henry
Bennett.
Beauhardt Bros. vs. F. J. Berry,
et al. Several Cases.
H. 1). Padgett, Jr., vs (’. K. and
L. W. (/Quin.
Baltimore Bargain House vs. R.
L. Roger.
Ws^tncwlfty, March |:l. 1»1B.
J. D. Rjsher. et al. vs. W. R.
Thackston.
Allen Pearson, vs. Western Union
Telegraph Co.
Mjntve White vs. Western Union
Telegraph Co.
Tprarwlay, March l-ttii. IBIS.
Eolo Or-rideau vs. Western Union
Telegrnph Co.
A. Bennett vs. Colleton Cypress
Co.
C. M. Rmyly, et al vs. Colleton
Cypres* Co.
Pfclday March KMJi. IBIB.
Drake-1nness-Green Shoe Co. vs.
J. 8. Padgett A Co.
Ludden e-fd Bates vs. Mirti. C. C.
P. Glover.
J. D. Welch vs. A. C. L. Rail
way Co.
Zettle Fisher vs. Westmoreland
Lumbber Corporation.
laMer provision is supreme as ex
pressing the latest
law maker.”*
rill of (he
T. H. Caldwell, of Stephens X
Roads, Broxton township, is a «*an-
dldate for Sheriff of Colleton coun-
As to the Supply Bill for the t Mp w-ll , ~~~~
year 1812, It Is fnartificlally drawn wf ° f th *
cut about as aood the s.vr.ep . knOWn ’ '"d most highly respect
cut about as good -m the average
layman could be expected to pre
pare. I think that there would
be to difficulty In harmonizing |t
with the County government act
hereinabove referred to. sinca wher-
ed citizens cf upper Colleton. He
is a successful farmer and business
mao, and one whose word is as
good aa hia bond.
At the age of 16 he entered the
^rmy to tight on the side of the
the
The grand jury conctudpd its
'’Ork today at noon and (he pre
sent me r-.‘ was read by J.'C. I.*»n>-
v-cks, F»q., actinc for E-rv-rt Pad-
*»tt, who was absent. This - -r”-
aentmen-t does nor gq Into matters
very d-erly Vt tbis time, hut a
pron-tpp {ft mad" for tbo future
Hevelrvimei'^s. Much i*«t‘-res» was 1 ■ ” — • *' r - »»"*'» nnu n possi-
shown «n the intcrpfrtation of t>e : e> the Act must bo construed to
ror-d taw a® tMvrn by Attorney J ! ^ harmonious, hut where there
G. fedeet* 4*1 tb« p’V’scnJmert. i are repugnat< provisions and Jrre-
Judge Gnrj- thr-nked 'he pr-">d ! co o r G»blc conflict in the same Act,
Jnry for Its preaenfment end 00™-!***** ther, and in such case, the
mended the report. provision in the Act shili gor-
c’-n and he taken as the ir w fhere-
Prcuontmcnt of (.rami JT-y. j f 01- ** *»/ opinion i« th-^t th" Coun-
We, the Crand Jury, h-«vn -’as«e^ 1 1 >’ Highway Cotrmissfoper and he
upon al' bilN cf 'nd1et-r**-r>* t-aedeH t^n Township Cor v njiFPicncrs shrll
us by the Solicitor, and onr f!rtd- j h:,ve r h a »Te of. ar-i exercise the du-
inp-j ha--® been endor*ef! thereo»*7\ ! tie * hercto'ere df vehed upon the
The Orer-L Jury, in the shor^ • g ”P^rvisor and the County
vpr-ne of time at its d’*po*ai, hs«\ Ht*hway rommlssioncr created
99 #99 d a a 1 * - t ^ a ^ 1
not deemed it wise at this term
of court to go into dct-B as
the matters which will receive st-”
teutlcn in the future. Commit
tees have been appointed rrd v
foil report as to the condition# of
•ffnlyg in the county, will be made
•t the next term of court.
The fallowing committee* have
been appointed.
the last session cf our LegigJuture.
1*- support of the opinion .herein
^iven. ! ouote the following taken
frem Sutherland Statutory Con-
efrucliot-. Vol. 1, Second Edition,
page 541, very eminerA authori
ty r«d the doctrine stated therein
i* supported and endorsed by our
own Suprame Court: **Where there
I* an Irreconcilable conflict between
tb T r=: n . th ;
“m d m*^or d a9r ° UnU Hl * h *i ♦tlTVegimenL^rcae* C ~' ^
Supply"bH*a^rcfers^oThe Confed- h^ne^ghbor" a^d tefe;^ M h"" ° f
erate Monument that does rot re- e^U« to be JJ^H ' Wh ° a '“
quire opinion r-» the provision ,. | Mp< rt,n * to b «
unamNgious and (here Is rothlnv 1 .. ~
left for the finperviecr to do but i d,,##,-
to comply with the plalr provision m , rp .. * 4 , . S P^'i al: A
of the Jaw relative to said menu- c Utercsf
ment. Whet 1 hrve said as to hor^ n^u ' 1 " ^ a / f ,“ ,r " 00 '» ^ »h«
♦ he Monument may be said in ref- 0 v| 0r u T 0 h n A H r » nf . '»» 6
erer*ce to fo much of the Supply w _ M . b ( rft i' , ing parties
B‘M as affects Fraser Towrxship and |/, n *J ^4, rn n ” nd Ku *
referring to T. 1*. Johnson as-ver ^
seer in n portion of the said town- i, rfe „ np „ lt * ,; Mr ’ ” ran, ,n ,h °
P h<p Presence cf quite a large crowd of
Referring to the revision for ^
back indebtedness, will c av » hM . 1 , Kl "? r ' 1 H ,he '^"'-hier of
construed that to mean that Countv j a ” y ,R , n / m,n '
Highway Commlssiotr-rs is J'uthor- r ‘ ha ‘ a< ., \\ r Ji***™''* ° f
ized to use the tax levy of one 1 JnT of J r K 'n’rH
rr!!! fof thf' navment of hr* o k indoht * Kin« re. fliid j 5 *
edness cf the Courty for' the ver * V ro *V* r <"'»y™''r termer arid bus
1911 out of the ordinary county for^he “Jl-ese^t Thl h at fT,'"
X d r' , 0 R , , ;f,"r , ' dn ":n' ,,W,nK . ’ h '
prior to 1911. if any. will » not
prrtieipate in the fund 1 rising
from the one mill levy.
If there is at ythlng further that
I have not explr-ined. 1 will be
pleased to confer and advise your
Honorable body at any time my
service* may be nought.
Reapectfully submitted,
„ J. O. Padgett,
.1 i County Attorcey.
Editor The Prea# and Standard :
Two or throe times recently your
oorrespondenta hnva inquired for
me, and my mother taught me that
H waa impolite.to refuse to answer
when spoken to. I approach the
1 A with some misgiving, but my
eppreelatlon of the compliment paid
me Impels me to “show up." 1
wish to say Amen to that very
pentir.ent and- sensible article from
the pen of (’apt. Way in your li-vt
Issue, (’apt. Way has been (o the
legislature, and knows something
of the obligation which an honest
representative feels resting jupon
him when he is acting iK»t for'him-
self, hut tor the people whom he
represents. /
He pr-ys his respects, very mildly,
to the read law, and I wish to do
so as mildly as the ufily thing will
permjt.
First, let me aak. What la the
difference between a highway com
missioner and a supervisor? Not
one whit that I can see. except, that
Ir* this caaae, the highway commis
sioner la appointed by the governor
and |t was necessary to do It thla
way In order thr-t the delegation
could rope |t In. Then another
difference is that w* have ten
County Commissi on era inatend of
three aa heretofore. Now the peo
ple can have this office an It only
pays 950 per annum and of gourae
no member of the delegation will
ever want ibis. And again I wish
te ask. By what authority the gov
ernor make* an appointment for
four yenraf Thla term of office
will Irp cleer over the governor's
auccessor aa*d Into the term of the
third man. so that every other gov
ernor only, will have a chance at
thla appointment. When the Su
pervisor wd the Superintendent of
Education were made four year
offices, the Auditor and Tree surer
would have been treated likewise
but for the reason that the gov
ernor's term waa oNy two year*
r-nd he could not appoint for a long
er term than his own. But then
the extraordinary man who holds
the relna of government and de
nudes the fair nr-me of our be
loved State today can do thinrs
which no other governor ever did.
Even the President of the United
states muk's no appointments for
a lorger term than his own, exc*ot
••rdrr Civil Service rules. Our
delcgrtlon stood with hats off to
eerve Cole Rlease at every heek
and £all. but 1 don’t think anvhody
«oo hl’nd to see through it
»ll. The devil said of Job. "He
doe* net serve the l.ord for
naught." "See his :rind. his e.Htle
and his onmels." The foMeton iV’-
egatlon did Mt serve Cute B'er-e
for naught. T*tV gbt the Auditnr’r
office with a ealarv of 11,400 and
his term expired six month*
over Into that of (he next man
elected Another rot »bi» ioh o'
ttjgt’wev commissior-er with a salar
of $1,100 (for himself an clerk) on
a four year appointment, and he,
thing we call our Sere-tor. got Allen
Avlsms out cl the penitentiary,
which was the helghth of Ms am
bition. He went to Jaekeor-horo
last week and escorted his net
home wHh a# much pride ra lep-
<ha ever returned from his most
glorious victory. Last year, when
th* representation of the State was
reapportioned. Colleton waa reduced
from three to two. but the pity Is
thr-t it wae rot reduced to one
with no senator at all.
Now. let me *sk with all candor,
how much better off is the county
for the work of our members
tbe recent seslson of the /House?
Thle redlculoua Hoed I .aw %rd the
nesta of the delcgrtlon well festh-
ered. I# there anything -Mse? Who
will answer?
J. B D
Paroled auring oqod rehay-
BY GOV. BLKA8E.
KILLED HENRY JAQUES FEB. m
•rice Hewtewccd pi he
.(Niwuiwled to Life
mewl Now Free.
•’Allle" Adams |s at home agaliN
having been paroled during good
behavior by Governor Bleaae. Dur
ing the lt4t nine years he has had
a most checkered career, and his
case has time ar-d again aeemad
hopeless;'but despite the fact that
fhe has been twice sentenced to be
hanged, he la now a free man. ard
at home with hi* ft-mlljr. Friends
have not ceased to work In his
bahnlf, and their efforts have at last
been rewarded.
Petition after petition baa bean
presented to the three governor*.
Heywrrd. Ansel and Blaaae, who
have held offtea sines Adams kill
ed Henry Jaqnres. Fab. 11, T96*.
hut non* of thorn was snffleloctly
Impressed to tarn him loose hot
Bleaae. though Governor Ansel
commuted hia sentence to life
Imprisonment five years' ago. Of
the guilt of Adams there are vary
pronoui -'ed opinion#—on# Bid* elntas
ing that the killing of Jnqnaa waa
a moat brutal murder, and the oth
er that It was Justifiable homicide.
Pet*tions signed by a large number
o' th* citlseaa and prominent offi
cials of the eonnty have been pro*
seated to the pardon board and to -
the governors, asking that Adams
be peedoned. Solicitor Jas. K. Da
vis. who prosecuted tbe case, bitter
ly opposed these petttons, but It
is understood that he baa recently
changed front and Joined in the p«-
titlon for pardon.
Brief Hletnry of Gaao.
R. A. Adame, Henry Hoff c-nd
W. B. Adams ware placed apon trial
at the winter term. 1969, of Conrt
of General Sessions, charged With
the killing of Henry Jnques. Feb.
II. 1903. R. A. Adams was* con
victed. the others being acquitted.
He wr* sentenced to be hanged
June 14, 1903. On June 12, he
escaped from the Waiterboro MMI
and spent the balance of the year
at and ner-r his home not far from
Gottagevllle. The latter part of
December. 1904 he was captured
ai-d reincarcerated In ja|l.
An r-ppeal to the Supreme Court
ws# taken by Adams’ attorney*
which was lost, r-nd |r< March 1905.
the soliritor. upon the call of the
case, moved for Judgment, in ac
cordance with the decision of th#
Supreme Court. Judge D. A. Towo-r
send waa presiding at this term of
the court, aid granted a new triaJ
upon the grounds of efter discover
ed evidence. The State appealed,
contending that Judge Townsend
was without jurisdiction. The Su
preme Court sided with solicitor,
and the case was remr-'-«1ed. with
instructions to set a new day for
the execution . Before the romlt-
etnr could be filed Ir- the (Meruit
rnu-t the defendant’* council mov
ed f’st It be stayed and that they
be allowed to mr-ke a motion for
a new trial In the court below,
upon the ground# which at tbe Unto
they had served upon the •'oUcItor.
Thla motion waa heard by the court
en hr nr. all of the clrcnlt Jtkteel
but one Htt.'rg on the case Tho
motion was fullv argued and divided
court refused the motion. Jlidre
R. O. Purdy, at the fall term. 1906,
re sentenced Adairs to be hanged
* on the secoM Friday In Jrnuary.
1907. Governor Heyward respited
the defendant t*l| the 23rd of Fetv
l*r. Black a (tsitUriate. rnary. Meanwhile large petltlor-s
Dr H. W. Black enters the race ! t»to the pardon bo--d and
for county superintendent of ndu- ,h * *o*emor. resulting In the final
cation to socrard himself. Dr c^nimutation of the sentence to
Black needs no Introduction to the imprisonment. Adams -began
people of the county., He hr3 been w ’ v,,, g his seMenre at once, and
In public life for a. long time hav- \ ba * been, according to reports, a
ing served *« county superintendent ' ''’ H -o"er gtetn" »he peftlten-
of education for 8 years He serv*^ Hr'-v offie.'al* no trouble
one term 1888-’90. and w»* again
elected in 1906 and re-elected Mj
Henry Jaqnes, the man killed hv
Adams, e«d R. A. Adams were
1908. He hre beer- an active cif- near neighbors. A short while be-
Jxen for many years, having been ! for '* ’be HIRug ‘-'’rro :coi«4)ie
a popular dentist here for -*.**nv between the families, brought ahoibt
years.
•vith Dr.
Admms, «t was stated, went over
to Jaques' house r.nd reonested Mrs.
Janue* *0 keep the children out
cf h's yavd. et--t''TO"nrevenf fb»’ir
dentist here for -****nv me lamine*. urougnr anoqt
He, Is now Ir. partnership by ’h*' r **P 0 i’’ lhr» Jaoues’ boys
- J If. Br-ker, having an h,,d r,,r, "* d Adams’ aged :nofb«r
office on Main Street. ^
At the close of thr last "-impalvpi
1908, Dr. Black was stricken -imk[
, for moi-ths h s life was d’spr'red 1
of, hut he has gotten much bet-
! ter «.
Dr. Black js en earnest
"rd has a grout amoui
He wW! be re-e!fotf(
ion of his frierds.
workre
Nlr. (i*f<y>l«*tiiMin |4» lecture.
ttsire such offensive language. Mrs.
Jaoues claimed in th)< interview
' 0 - curs* d bke i-’d s t’<-n her
hi”*
alleged
eursfng Jaques "took his. gun
and wen* over to Adr.nis s h^ime and
cail'ri^ h'm out shot hith down
loavirF him presumably dying. The
>unt of enerry j.bushajvl mr'e hon<e she told
d is the opln- 1 ^ u : Art*®' 8 ’ vistt^and the al
A.E. Williams of Wjllh^ms was in
town Monday. *
4 • • •
Heccy OQuln of Williams, was
in town yesterday.
'"“b* • * »
A. C. Smith, of Bavannah. I* via-
Hlng at th# home of W. H. Pad-
Jm. I» Capplepiann. of rharlr*. pr ^" mnD,y 1 n "
ton. will deliver s lecture at the i ' hnw *' rr - "™ll.'* : «nd
Methods church Friday cv*n|nr,f ' 0t,f H '' aln Th '*
this week, his subjrot being "The “ Wftrrant
Sunday Schools of Wr^rhor^"
The puhllr is frv'.ted to be preaent.
At t||e conclusion of hie lecture an
Interdenominatiorwl teacher, train
ing class will be organised.
H. H. Kinard. of Lodge, had bnsl
ness in town Mon4ny. :*
pending in the magistrate's court.
Busy bodies began to ce-rry “nawa”*'
from one to the other, and on tlia
lltk of February, 190*, they mot
in the public road near 8. O. Acker*
man’s home. Each was agpeettng
. Continued on Pago i, r ..., iir .
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