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ANSWERS SNIDER
Regarding the Disposition of
the Case of One Oaks
Massey
DISPOSED OF BOY
BACK IN VIRGINIA
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Young Man.
To the Editor of the Horry Herald:
Please allow me space in your paper
to reply to an article in last
week's i?sue written by C. H. Snider,
headed, "History of Oaks Mas.sey,"
but that history was soon chan&ed
into a criticism of tlir? Probate Judge
in his management of the case un-1
der question.
I must say that the first time I
ever heard of this your.fr man was on
November 15, H)20. On going out
that morning I met Dr. Burroughs.
He said there was a boy in town that
needed my attention, and that Snider
could tell me something of his observation
of the boy. When we reached
the corner there was quite a crowd,
all as far as I could see of one accord
that there was a crazy boy in town.
Dr. Burroughs called Snider and asked
him to tell me something about the
boy. 1 wouldn't pretend to repeat his
words, but intimated strongly that
there must be something done. 1 said
if some one would fro down nnd ?itm i
the application and answer the questions,
I would have him examined. I
then left and went to the office. In
a few minutes some one came in and i
told me that Snider and Magrath had
taken the hoy to jail. This act on
their part was perfectly rip-Jit. Tp.
just a short time these two gentlemen
came back and said the boy was in
jail. I then asked them to sign the
application and answer the questions
and 1 would have him examined, they
said they wouM send Dr. Burroughs
down to do the balance. In a few
minutes Dr. Burroughs was there: T
asked him if he could answer the
questions; he said he would do the
best he could, so he filled in all the
anrwers. I then asked him to examine
the hoy. He said he had examined
him before he was put in jail. He
then wrote up his certificate of insanity,
statrng that to the best of
his medical knowledge Oaks Massey
was a lunatic and wrote in severe*
reasons on which he based his opinion.
I then went out to get another doctor.
The first one I found was Dr.
J. K* Stalvey. I handed him the paper
and asked hiTn to go to the jail and
examine a boy that was in jail. He
s?clrr?H iv?*? if it u'n? linv frsm Viv
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I told him it was; he said he
had already examined him and hi.1
mind was sure off, and he swore the
*amr> thin# that Dr. Burroughs did
?nd that ended my investigation, and
I thought T had done like Snider and
others wanted it.
The next day Snider came to mc
and wanted further investigation; 1
told him that I couldn't do that. It
would be ignoring the oaths of Drs
Burroughs and Stalvey, and fron
then till the 2nd day of December ]
waft annoyed and nagged by this
Snider, telling me this thing and thai
to do, which 1 could not do. I don'i
know how many lawyers he tried t<
.get behind me.
This was an unusual case, but no
the first of the kind I have handled
The boy was a native of Virginia anc
therefore could not bo placed in ou:
stata hospital; however, th<$ law i:
very clear as to my duty, requirinj
the Probate Jud^e to lay the fact
before the governor of tho other state
which I did on the same day that tin
boy was locked up. It was over j
week before I pot a reply; they ad
vised me thr.t they could find no ev'i
dence that Oaks Massey had eve
been a resident of Virginia. I stil
kept on writing: the different partie
in Virginia, as I can show at an
time.
On the 2nd day of December Sn
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'nider take the hoy in his home if,
>e would make a su Yi ieut bond to.
'Me. I told him I would, provide I !
the bond was conditioned lo suit me; j
i. told him the boy must be subjectr
to my order. This I did throuph
sentiment of humanity to the boy
while seeking information where to
leliver him. I aelivera.l the boy to
Snider under that bond, conditioned
properly and witnessed by two reputable
citizens of Conway. I felt easy
about the boy as 1on.fr as lie was under
the custody of Snider. On the 31st
day of December I was told by one
of the best citizens of the town Hint
Oaks Massey was not with Snider,
and 1 had best require Snider to deliver
him to me. On January 1st 1
made a requisition to Snider for the
boy and he ddin't bring him; I then
-ent an officer to get him and lock
him up. And who is responsible for
Oaks being locked up first and last?
opider locked him up the first time
without orders and is responsible for
him oeing locked up the last time by
forfeiting his bond, which I have in
my possession and would be glad to
show it to every citizen of Horry
county.
1 want to tell the people of Horry'
county that I have not needed any
H handle this f*ase of lunacv,
and if T had I would have sought it
o some (trie who was capable oi giving
it, and not from C. H. Snider. I
will say to the readers of the Herald-,
that 1 have been complimented by I
^ a 4* i\in? (i l\l n 1 ?? \i? t r r\ 1 i
IMU1 f tiuid uiic in win awit lun ^cid vi
Conway for the firm " nd lawfV
course \ have pursued with this case
of lunacy.
Now, Snider says in the heading1 o
his article that he was once committed
as a lunatic. Now listen?who
committed him? I certainly did not.
This is one thing that he certainly
will not try to shift off on me. C. I!
Snider is the identical man that did
it; and lie says in his article that he
committed him as a lunatic. Now,
what did he mean by locking the boy
up? Was he a lunatic? Did he think
the boy was a lunatic? His actions in
locking him up certainly indicates
that was his opinion. What did the
whole crowd mean? Did Snider and
a1*I the rest mean to have a game of
play with the boy?I mean a crazyplay,
including Burroughs and Stalvey,
or what did the whole push
mean ?
Would the words and actions of I
Snider alone be sufficient to lev.d a j
rational man to believe that prompt
action was necessary? Who will
answer? And then undertake to make
the public believe that I -am the responsible
party, all because I wouldn't
let him take the job away from me.
Now, I hope that everybody can see
that I haven't been playing with this
in the least. Snider says that Oi ks
was an apt pupil, and nice in other
ways. Why didn't he keep him, as
a guardian should, and not let hin.
go back to jail? Poor boy, T have lv.
I much sympathy for him as any other
unfortunate lunatic.
I I am proud to tell the public that
1 have succeeded in placing this un.
fortunate boy back in Virginia. lint
' oh! how deplorable that these two
gentlemen with sucty marked intel[
lect and broad vision as Oaks Massev
I and C. H. Snider should have to be
separated.
J. 4. VAIT.HT,
Probate Judge,
SALE IJNDER EXECUTION ANL
; ATTACHMENT.
' By virtue of an execution issued
* upon the judgment rendered by the
J Court in the case of J. W. Cartel
5* Company, Plaintiff, against J. E
Harbourr Defendant, and dated Oc
tober 2nd, 1920, and by virtue of i
t Warrant of Attachment issued be
fore that time in said cause and dulj
1 levied by me upon all of the following
propei*ty:
B i have levied upon and siezet
T of the property of the Defendant, J
s K. Harbour, and will sell at publii
auction for t cash before the cour
e house door at Conway, in the count;
a of Horry and state of South Caro
" lina, within lepral hours of sale, 01
salesday ii\ February next, it beinj
r the 7th day of said month, the follow
injr described property, to-wit:
H First: All that certain tract o
y land of 500 acres, more or less, on th
northeast side of Lumber River, i;
i- Horry county, South Carolina, bound
-t ed north by Coloman Worley land
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Battle land, and' west by said Lum-'
bov itiver; boii'itf the s: ne tract of j
land conveyed to .1. 10. Harbcur by W. I
L. Bryan, Cicrk of Court of Common j
Pleas September 1st, 1019; excepting,'
however, ivom the above stated boundaries
twenty-five acres thereof conveyed
to .J. R. Battle by the Defendant
on December 2nd, J.91.9, and also
one hundred and twenty-live acres
thereof which ho conveyed to H. ?1.
Floyd, December 2nd, 1919, as will
more fully appear by reference to the
records of Horry county.
Second: All and singular, all of
the certain timber which was convnvpd
to Ihe Defendant. .T. F,. Hmv
hour, by W. A. and M. A. Prince, by
deed dated July 10th. 1017, and recorded
in Book C-4, paj?e 215, records
of Horry county, said timber being on
10r>.73 acres of land in Green Sea
Township.
Third: AM and singular the following
described personal property:
40 head of cattle.
J. A. LEWIS,
Sheriff of Horry County.
If. H. WOODWARD,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
Dated January 8th, 1921.
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UPPER PEE DEE
UNION PROGRAM
i Following: is the program for the
'r)Pa" Dee Union to be held with
Spring Branch Church Saturday atid
Sunday, January 29th and 30th:
Saturday, 11:00 A. M.
Devotional Services.
Calling the Union to order.
Calling roll of churches, reading
letters and enrolling delegates.
Query No. 1?The Sunday School
as an opportunity for teaching the
young people as to good reading,
right living and duty to God and humanity;
by J. E. Harrelson and A. T.
Martin.
Query No. 2?The awful results of
disobedience; by W. J. Wilder and S.
H. Harrelson.
Query No. 3?What is the duty of
the whole community to the Sunday
School in its midst? by Mrs. Edna
Worley and Elsie Holmes.
Report of committees.
Sunday 11:00 A. M.
Devotional Services conducted by
B. T. Holmes.
Sunday school mass meeting ieu uy
tho Superintendent of Spring Branch
Sunday School.
Sunday 12:00 M.
Sermon by J. T. Going.
W. C. HOOKS,
N. K. HAYES,
Committee.
CONWAY MECHANICS
TO LOCATE AT AYNOR
Aynor will have a new business.
It is an automobile repair shop, owned
and operated by Messrs. I). T
Tisdale and A. M. Gasque. These
young men arc prepared, as staled ir
their advertisement in this week'}
issue, to overhaul and repair anj
make of car used in this section o1
the County and they wiill make i
specialty of starter and generatoi
work.
Mr. Tisdale has been connecte
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past several years. Before that ti.v.e
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the po.ition of io rem an in the Buck j
Motor Shop and has had a long |
experience in the business lie will
open up with Mr. Gasque af Aynor.
Mr. Casque has also been in the employ
of Buck Motor Company for
some time.
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OPENS GROCERY
I This? issue of The Herald carries a
lone-fourth page advertisement announcing
the opening of the grocery
department of J. M. Marlow. They
have secured the handsome store
building next door to the dry goods
department and after making several
alterations on the interior so that
tha two stores are now connected together
they have opened a rull line
of heavy 'ayd fr.-ncy groceries ant!
announce in this issue that they are
now ready to serve the trade.
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and Herman Marlow. T1 c ,-,a;uo close
attention to dchiils will i>f shown in
this added department of the hu^.ficiss
as ha;; beer, used in carrying oi?
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several years.
THE LOCAL BOAKI)
or PUBLIC WELFARE
On October 7Mi, 1920, the following
were appointed by Governor
Cooper as a "Local Committee of the
State Board of Public Welfare," C.
H. Snider, Chairman; Mrs. W. A.
Freeman and i\lr. A. D. Jackson.
Some of the duties of this committee
are:
1st. To inspect the jail and almshouse
quarterly.
2nd. To assist locally in helping
persons paroled from public institutions.
3rd. To report any mentally defective
children that may come under
the obesrvation of the Committee and
to assist such children bv seeking- to
improve their home conditions, or if
they require institutional care. b\
aiding them to enter the State Train
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4 th. To co-operate with the pro- ?
bate Courli pnd with tVe Board in the
handling of dependents and delinquent
children in the county.
5th. To Rive such information as
the Board may seek.
The local committee will always
welcome information that will assist
it in becoming a factor for the beitelinent
of the condition of the uni'oiturn
te children of Horry county.
C. H. Snider, Local Chairman.
MASSKY IS GONE.
0:dcs Massey, a young man who
wandered to this place last year and
was taken up as being unbalanced,
was recently placed in jail after he
had left the home of Mr. C. H. Snider
and accepted a position in the shoe
shop of Kulchycke. Judge Vaught
states thrvt he had only tunned over K.
the custody of the young man to Mr.
Snider until he could hear from authorities
in Virginia, from where this
young man had come.
It seems, however, ^hat Conway
will know no more ahout Oaks, as
the sheriff left here last Sunday
morning with the boy and has turned
him over to the authorities at Richmond,
Va.
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