The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 26, 1921, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVI
| ROBERTS CASE
COMES TO TRIAL1
Defense Failed to Establish
Bad Character Occurring j
Previously
FEW WITNESSES
USED IN TRIAL
Solicitor Provokes a Laugh I
When He Reads Letter of
Defendant.
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On Monday afternoon tlio court
of general sessions tried the case
of seduction against N. W. Roberts.
This case had been laid over from |
a former term. The jury was as fol- ,
lows: D. T. Smith, W.' M. Vaught,
W. S. Rabon, John Doyle, Pope:
Watts, C. W. Booth, G. H. Shelley,
W. F. Hardee, Arthur Clardy, Sam
J. Strickland, Rupert McNeill.
The prosecutrix, who said she was
30 years old, testified as the first
witness in the case. She testified
that defendant had been paying her
attentions for the past ten years
or therabouts, calling on her about
twice a week on the average. She
also received letters from him; that
he had promised to marry her and
had broken faith after she had relied
on his promise of marriage. She
testified that defendant had been
drafted and went to Camp Jackson j
and wrote her from that place. One
of the letters was introduced in evidence.
It was read by the Solicitor
to the jury. It contained very en-dearing
terms and spoke of her as
nis imended. A great laugh was created
when in reading the letter the
Solicitor got to the passage which
said, "I love you better than Peter
loved the Lord." Judge Shipp had
to call the audience to order.
Still another letter was read in
which he addressed her as "darling"
and as his "intended wife." He continued
to go to see her after the
war when he returned from Camp
| f Jackson. It was after this that affairs
became worse for the prosecutrix.
Still more letters were read, written
by the defendant, some as late
as in li)20, in which he said the lady
was all the world to him. It was after
he had left the army that this
wrong had been done the witness.
Witness took him for a man of his
word and thought defendant would
marry her.
I The cross examination showed
that she went to Columbia while
he was at the camp near there. She
stopped at the Jerome Motel. The
defendant had visited her on Sunday
at the hotel; that another lady had
gone with her to Columbia; that
the other lady was a visitor at the
state hospital one day, and that
prosecutrix had been at the hotel
with defendant for a short time after
her companion and others had
ir.mo m I lu> hocnil ?il * iia)U!i><?
improper had taken place at the hotel,
though defendant had tried to
take advantage of her at that time.
In the course of the trial an infant
about two months of age was
placed in evidence as corroboration
of her testimony.
The father of prosecutrix testified
for the state. Said he lived with
his daughter and one small grandchild.
His wife had been dead about
three years. Defendant had been
calling there ever since before he
was grown.
' Here the state rested its case.
'The defendant then went on the
stand and testified in his own behalf.
The substance of his testimony
was that he had spent the
imost of one .iight at the girl's home
on one occasion when her father
? -was away; that this was in 1917,
before he went to the army. Ho denied
that he had ever promised to
! marry her, but made promises of
a different kind.
The cross examination concerned
mostly a letter written to the girl
by him in 1014, and expressed his
feelings in very loving terms.
Bennett Todd testified for the defendant
as to seeing the parties together
at Myrtle Beach in September,
1917, but saw nothing out of
the ordinary.
This closed the defense.
Then the state called G. H. Jones
to testify to the good character of
the prosecutrix.
Then followed the arguments ol
attorneys and the charge of the
t .
\ The jury remained out Tor aopui
three hours and failed to agree or
a verdict and a mistrial was or
dered.
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BEER MAKERS FINED
The mayor's court here a few dayi
( ago tried George Adams and Bucl
Sharon on the charge of making beei
at the home of the former within th<
corporate limits. Officers raided th<
place and took a quantity of the honv
brew found in the kitchen of th<
house. Each defendant was fined ii
, the sum of $75.
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Ihr
BAND CONCERT
NEXT SUNDAY
The Conway Chamber of Commerce
Band will give a free concert
at 4:00 o'clock next Sunday afternoon
at the park near the depot.
The band has made much progress
during the past few months, and are
capable of rendering as good music
as any organization in the state.
Concerts will be given every Sunday
afternoon until further notion.
The merchants and business men '
of the town have shown a fine spirit
of co-operation by purchasing park i
benches for the convenience of those !
attending the concerts. Each bench
is painted and has the advertisement
of the firm or individual donating
it to the park, and will seat
from four to five people.
These concerts are free and everybody
is invited to attend.
REGISTRARS OF |
STATISTICS
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Names in Full Furnished for
Publication by Dr.
Hayne.
The Herald has received the followiiur
letter from Dr. James A.
Hayne, State Registrar, and Secretary
of the State Hoard of Health,
I jvi viny; the complete list of local registrars
in this county, in relation to
l?irths and deaths as required under
the law and the regulations of the1
State Hoard of Health:
Columbia, S. C., May 20, 1021.
The Horry Herald, Conway, S. C.
My Dear Sir: Below you will find
a list of the local registrars of vital
statistics in Horry county, which
Mr. A. E. Goldfinch, registrar for
A - \ ? 1 ?
vviiiiwiiy, suK^csu'd would do a good
idea to have published in your paper,
.so that the doctors, mid wives and
undertakers will know to whom to
report. We will greatly appreciate
your doing' this, as we arc anxious
to obtain complete statistics through
out the state.
A. E. Goldfinch, Conway
A. Bell, Bayboro.
Cornelius Cannon, Conway.
J. L. Dozier, Conway.
D. Frank Davis, Jondanville.
B. H. Todd, Hand.
G. M. Muggins, Gallivants Ferrv.
E. L. Buffkin, Tabor, N. C., Rt. 2.
C. C. McCorseley, Little River.
S. E. Williamson, Tabor, N. C.
Dan W. Hard wick, Loris.
W. G. Turbeville, Conway, Star Rt.
Yours very truly,
James A. Hayne,
State Registrar.
S. S.~CONVENTiON
SUNDAY, MAY 22
Waccamaw Presbyterian Sundav
School Host to flthor
Schools of County
BANNER AWARDED
TO GALIVANTS FERRY
Mr. Leon C. Palmer and Other
ProiAinent Speakers Made
Addresses.
The Waccamaw Presbyterian Sunday
School was host last Sunday to
the Sunday Schools of the bounty
in their Annual County Convention.
The convention was a very enjoyable
one, as "well as profitable to
those who attended. Delegates wero
present from about fourteen schools.
Schools represented were scored on
the basis of the number of delegates
present multiplied by the miles traveled.
* A banner awarded on this
basis fell to the Galivants Ferry
Baptist Sunday School. A most delightful
dinner was served on the
grounds by the local school.
Mr. Leon C. Palmer, General
! Superintendent of the State Association,
was the main speaker at the
morning session. His talk was instructive
and entertaining. Mr. Pau!
< I Quattlebaum and Mr. E. S. C. Bakei
jalso spoke during the morning sesI
sion.
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After dinner Dr. J. C. Atkinson
!! of the Conway Methodist church, de
divered a real instructive lecture 01
^ Sunday School Evangelism.
1, The following officers were elect
ed: President, Mr. W. M. Goldfinch
(Vice President, Mr. E. S. C. Baker
Secretary, Mr M. A. Wright; Treas
urer, Mr. Paul Quattlebaum; Distric
s Presidents, Mr. F. G. Holliday, Mr
( M. J. Bullock, Mr. P. M. Colemai
r and Mr. Joe Harper.
b Special attention was called to th<
e State Convention that meets nex
d month, the 8th, 9th and 10th, a
e Winthrop College, Rock Hill, am
n everyone was urged to attend. i
great convention is anticipated.
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CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY
SUB-DISTRICT
SET UP MEETING
For Methodist Pastors and
Laymen of Horry Held at
Conway Monday
LARGE ATTENDANCE
FROM OVER COUNTY
Rev. W. I. Herbert Delivered
Address Along' Educational
Lines.
A Sub-District "Sot Up" meeting
of the Methodist pastors and laymen
of Horry County was held at Conway
Monday, May 23.
Representatives from every section
of the county were present and a
spirit of optimism was expressed as
to tlie outlook for the educational
campaign now on for the schools
and colleges of the church.
| The Rev. W. I. Herbert, of Marion,
ill :i ni'ivnvlv mldrnui! 1 > ? / >1 i ?rl i1 ?\iil
great needs of the church schools be|
ing taken care of at this time.
Indorsement of the work of the
home institution, the Horry Industrial
School, and a suggested list of
I memorials to asK the friends of the
[institution to donate was adopted.
' Among the list of specials which
individuals and churches will he
asked to direct to this institution
are tho.following:
Two Dormitory Buildings, $25,000
each; one Memorial Chapel, $10,000;
ieight Memorial Class Rooms, $2,000
I each; two Memorial Scientific Dei
partments and Laboratories, $2,500
I each; one Memorial Dining Room,
$1,000; one Memorial Kitchen, $750;
three Industrial Department Equip!
ments, $1,500; Farm, $10,000; three
! Memorial Cottages, $3,500 each,
i The donors will have the right to
place such tablets as they desire, injdicating
the person to whom the donation
is a memorial.
LORIS PEOPLE
AT INSTITUTE
Quite a number of the people of
Loris attended the Beulah Sunday
School Institute which convened with
the Church at Hickory Grove, near
Conway, last Saturday.
There must have been 1,500 or
2,000 people present. This Institute
is composed of ten or twelve schools.
The program consisted of songs and
speeches. Each school performed its
part with credit.
At the close of the program in the
I afternoon a sumptuous dinner was
I served in the grove. Everybody had
plenty to eat and there was sonic
to spare.
Afte i the dinner hour, the superintendent,
Mr. W. H. Collins, called
the people together and, after a song
by the choir, Mr. Hosea Hardee injtrodueed
Hon. W. A Prince, of Lor is,
who delivered the annual address
lie spoke on the subpect of "Efficiency
in the Teaching1 Service."
The Institute then held its business
meeting.
The next session is to be held with
the Church at Macedonia, near Loris
The meeting' was dismissed by Rev
P. B. Coats.
Good order prevailed during th<
meeting of the Institute. We were
glad to see Rural Policeman John
son present. "Dike is a good one.'
?J. L. S.
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ARE BEING FINISHED.
Two new cottages, one for I)r. J
A. Norton, the other for Mrs. Mar;
Hucks, are now receiving; the finish
ing touches at the hands of A. B
Garren, the contractor. In a shor
time the one for Dr. J. A. Nortor
will be finished and is expected U
be occupied early in June, the fam
ily moving from the Norton resi
dence on Fifth Avenue as soon a
he new place is ready for occupancy
! The new residence of Mrs. Huck
will be ready for occupancy in a weel
, or ten days, judging by the amoun
of work already accomplished there
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1 GET NOTE BOOKS.
When in need of promissory note;
- buy a tablet of them at the Heral<
J office, and keep them on your desk
' They are the approved form an<
will cover all expenses for collectioi
" and attorneys' fees; and if not want
ed, this clause can be stricken out.
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FEW FAILURES FOR HORRY,
i There have beer) fewer failures i
this county than in many of th
- other counties of the state. So fa
; there have been the following fail
; ures:
Harrelson-Bell Company
t W. J. Dorsey
Fred W. Hucks
\ Ay nor Pharmacy
R. C. Anderson
e Isaac L. Lee
t In regards to Mr. I^ee, last abov
mnnfirtnn/l ? 1 - 1
v | v.v.v-v,, no iiwjs vumpiciea an ai
[\ I rangemcnt with his creditors and wi
(lno doubt come out finally withoi
making a failure.
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> MAY 2G, 1921.
INTELLIGENCE
OF HIGH ORDER
Found Among the Lowly Accused
of Crime in the
Court
jMAN ACCUSED
HAS READY WIT
'Tough Element Holds Boards in
Causey Trial Last Tuesday
Afternoon.
The State vs. Melvin Causey,
charged with shooting Temp Vereen
on February 5th, 1921, proved to ho
one of the most entertaining cases
that was tried before the court this
| week, judging; hv the amusement
jand laughter that ln'oke out sever;; 1
mines during the testimony <>f Cora
I Causey, wife of Melvin Causey. This
|case went ti> trial Tuesday afternoon
and was equal to a vaudeville show.
| The wife of Causey is a sister of
tin4 prosecutrix, Tempie Vereen. In
the testimony of Causev he denied
that he had shot the house of Vereen
and denied that he shot Tempie
Vereen. The testimony of Tempie
had been that some days after Cora
Causey had left Melvin and gone to
live with her, that she, Tempie, was
standing in the door of her home
when Melvin Causey came up with
a shot gun and shot her, the shot
J striking in several places.
The testimony showed that Cora
{Causey remained away from the defendant
a week or ten davs, and returned
the same day that a warant
was sworn out for Melvin: that day
the wife returned to the husband.
It was shown that the prosecutrix
had been frequently in this court before.
and there were insinuations
against her character, which were
barred because irrevelant in this parl
ticular kind of a case.
One of the peculiar matters
brought out was the statement by
!To??n '
?cmxii uiiit m?xi mornimr a
pipe was found, the property of Melvin,
at the nlace where he was
standing. When asked where was
this pipe, she. said it was in the possession
of Mr. Syl Dusenhury. The
defendant denied that lie ever smoked,
and tlie Solicitor had the pipe
produced by sending Attorney S. C.
. Dusenhury to his office after it; yet
the defendant denied that he had
, ever used the solace of the weed in
. that wav. even during the time of
the prolonged absence of his wife.
k The wife of the defendant went
on the stand and admitted that shr
I had been persuaded to leave Causey
11 by Alva Grainger and Tempic VeJreen,
who had taken her in a cai
'. into North Carolina, and sold liquoi
J on the. way.
By far the most interesting thing
. |connected with this case was the
I evident intelligence and mental alert.
mess of Mclvin Causey. In appearance
he is an ordinary day laborer
, or perhaps a movable share-cropper
here this year, there next year
wearing patched clothes, delapidatec
shoes, torn and ragged shirt, bul
? clean shaven face excepting a bud,
ding mustache and chin whisker?
J (His wife said on her solemn oatl
?I that she never allowed him to smok<
jor wear a mustache), and keen blacJ
eyes, and wit just as ready as thai
of the smartest college bred mm
who was ever called upon to answPi
J the questions of any prosecuting of
_ ficer. He remained on the stam
about half an hour and during tha
I time ho proved that ho was full}
t able to take care of himself in i
, mental contest. The pity is tha
. such intelligence had not been turne<
. to better use.
s His wife was also a remarkabli
witness, showing again a native in
telligence that would have served a:
^ a fitting foundation for a trainet
I and polished female lecturer, wh<
, would have the power far ahead o
any of those who now would coun
themselves famous. She calle<
R spades spades, and she told nearl;
j everything except to admit oiv
single fact that might damage Mel
1 vin Causey, and such a thing as thi
? the Solicitor could never make he
_ ,do. It was during her testimony tha
I the audience broke out into roar
of laughter, so that Sheriff Lewi
had to use his authority to keep 01
n dor in the court room.
o i Causey testified that Tempie Ve
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y | i t-en ana Aiva urainjarer had lake
I- his wife away from him, yet he ha
been easily reconciled in Conwa
a week and two days after thai
when he met his wife in Conway.
Life, in all its various phases, i
detailed in the trial of these crim
inal cases at the court house, an
there is to he found in them man
'e tilings of great interest. They g
r- to the very bottom of human natur
II and there are lessons to he learne
it' from them. Connected subjects ar
'worthy of the closest study.
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POLICE TAKE
BARREL STILL
Rural Policeman P. Frank Bellamy
on Thursday of last week captured
and broke up a homemade
whiskey still located near a canal 1
in what is known as Dee]) Head, a
point between Vaught postoffice and
Myrtle Beach. The still was of
about forty gallons' capacity ai^l consisted
of a light gasoline barrel
made of steel and a picce of oneinch
pipe coilcd for a steel worm,
't had been recently used. Around;
| the still was a lot of molasses kegs,
'tin cans and fruit jars and a small \
I quantity of manufactured moon - j
| shine.
HUT-ANNEX
| 1 4 nrm * I 1 a rr./>/
1 nAnEiKALiLrfciA"1JS
Speaking of the Hut-Annex hall
jg.-jnu* last Friday afternoon, it is
i wort hy oi note that the Baptist boys
are game sports in the face of defeat.
i In conversation with one of the
wise jLi'iivs of the Annex hunch?one
of those fellows who are familiar
with the game as played hy the kids
lin the back yard during the <>0's?
he said: "Yes, our boys are very
much elated over the outcome. You
see, there are several elements entering
into the game which worked
to our defeat.
"In the first place, there are times
when it is more heroic to be magnanimous
than to be victorious. In
this case we were the quests of the:
Hut class, and it was pretty well un-J
derstood that it was the proper
{thing to let them win.
i "As proof of this, you doubtless
i remember seeing our starter and our;
'stopper occasionally meeting half
j way between the plate and the saucer
and having a confidential chat.
Well, to the uninitiated this was a
puzzle, but to us old fans who were
wise to the situation, as well as to
those with a spark of imiganation,
it was easy to surmise that they)
i were hatching up a scheme whereby)
'jit wits proposed to allow the Methodist
rooters to bray like a long-1
'eared mule. It would have been
[extremely discourteous to have
beaten them and cat their rations,
[too. There was a selfish motive alj
so involved; it was like tipping the
i waiter at a restaurant; quicker seri
vice and more of it, you soe.
I "Then the weather was decidedly
against the sticklers for emersion.
If you wish to throw a iJaptist, into
; fits, simply speak of 'sprinkling'
or advocate 'open communion.' We
were having a practical demonstration
of how sprinkling would throw
a damper on our enthusiasm; and
then the contemplation of free and
! open communion later in the evening
; J was deeply demoralizing.
"Furthermore, our team had. trainled
to meet the onslaughts of 'South|
paw Ambrose, while as a matter of
J fact we had to contend with the ue|
f iant curves of 'North-paw' Sessions.
.! "Again, we understood that the
J pre-destined brethren of the Presbyterian
crew had challenged the
winning team. Now, we had no
dread of meeting in mortal combat
'our Methodist friends, who were
likely to 'fall from grace' in the midj'dlc
of the game, but we are told
that these people down on Kingston
L I ..I,,. ..-1 I I
,,iuuc mim-iu mi icLiy 10 the doctrine
J "what's to be will be." We were
more than willing to shirk the task
' I of walloping those aristocratic deci'
Spies t?f John Calvin and place the re'
sponsibility upow the shoulders of
j those champoning the Wesleyan
1 faith.
"Lastly, the most important factor
; working to our defeat was the fact
'that the umpire was evidently
|against us from the start. When
' .we saw his autocratic personage
.iconic upon the field with a double
j i barrelled shot guru it was predicted!
right: then and there that it was 'all
over for us.'
"Give us real Baptist weather?
" either sunshine or a Hood?an unarmed
umpire and five more Holli^
days on the team, and we can successfully
meet all the denominations
. of the Protestant faith within he
domains of this jurisdiction.
"Oh, the barbecue? Well, that
'was some cue. That's the best rations
we have seen since the AnnexPine-bark
stew down on the Wac'
cam aw some weeks ago.
f "Those pigs from Busksport were
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,p..?vuu.T irtiu-vi m an atmosphere
' inspired by the 'bull frogs bellowing
.Mat the moon' and enchanted by the
('music of the katydids singing to
the silent stars.' A royal welcome
' awaited their swineships at Hardee's
(j Ferry, where the mosquitoes whistled
the funeral dirge, while the red bugs
^ formed a mournful procession paying
' homage to the noble dead.
"That's where wo won out in hand
some style; the score stood 10 to 1
(j in favor of the Annex Class?whicl
v by the way, is more than 9 to 1.
*D "Yes, fine set of boys, those Hut
e fellows. We were proud to be theii
a guests, and delighted at their splen
e did hospitality. Do it again, corn
rads."
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NO. 6.
CRIMINAL COURT
IS IN SESSION
Numerous Cases Are Tried and
Disposed of By the
Solicitor
CROWD WAS LARGE
ON OPENING DAY
Two Murder Cases. State vs.
Bovd. and Hickman Killing
up For Trial.
Monday.
The criminal court, known in th<5
lanj;Uau'o of lawyers as the court of
general sessions, convened on Moti
.i? \ iiiorniisjr w;m js. \v. Ci. Shipp,
.Judge of the Twelfth Circuit, presiding.
The first business was the calling
of witnesses to go before tHo graiul
jury on various indictments.
The court room was packed at the
opening of the court, as is usual on
tlu* opening day of the terms here.
After Monday the attendance wax
not very large, as it is now the busy
season of the year when farmers
wish to make all the headway they
can in the raising of crops.
After the witnesses for the grand
jury had been sworn, the court
charged them and explained the law
as to each of the indictments they
were to pass upon. The jury then
retired to consider these bills and
the court took up the trial of cases
laid over from the last term of
court.
There was found to be two murder
cat-.es for this term. One is that;
of the State vs. Neil Boyd, laid over
from ir.c last term. The other is
that against Will Hickman for killing
his fatehr recently at Myrtle
Beach, S. C.
The State vs. Frederick Bryant
was continued.
The State vs. W. P. Hardwick
was continued until the novt. tprm
j The State vs. J. B. Jones was
continued a* being- under reference.
| The State vs. E. B. Sarvis was
J continued.
The first case tried was that
I against' It. C. Boyd, Trizzie Barker
land Lizzie Barker, charged with
keeping a disorderly house in Simpj
son Creek township, where these
parties have lived for several years
! past.
! Witnesses for the State made a
! showing of very bad conduct on the
part of defendants. They said that
bad men visited the place and there
i was drinking and disorderly conduct,
but there was nothing proved against
'Trizzie Barker and the court directed
a verdict in her favor and the case
j went on as the R. C. Boyd and Lizzie
Barker. Defendants \fere found
1 not guilty by the jury and were
. discharged.
In the case of Causey Dimery the
j grand jury found no bill.
| Will Hickman, charged with murder,
was arraigned and pleaded not
j guilty. The defendant told the court
; he was unable to pay a lawyer and
had no property, and the court apjpoinled
M. A WiMP'^t to defend the
I accused. This case was set to be
tried on Thursday morning.
The court went into the trial of
ithe case of seduction against N. M.
Roberts. There was not sufficient
(time to conclude this case on Monday
and all of the jurymen were discharged
for the day except the
twelve engaged in this instance. The
case went to the jury late in the af
ccrmioii, alui after being out about
three hours and failing to agree oui
a verdict, a mistrial was ordered. A
full account of this trial will be
found in another column.
Tuesday.
State vs. H. J. Prince was contiried
until the next term.
State vs. Hvman Hill and Sam
Chestnut for larceny from E. M. Gra
ham, at Ay nor, was called and the
defendants pleaded guilty but sentence
was suspended in order that
defendants might testify in another
case.
State vs. J. J. Floyd was continued.
State vs. Mack Smith was called
and tried on Tuesday morning, the
defendant charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill. The
1 contention in this case was on the
(Continued on page four.)
TO SPEAK AT
1 THE PASTIMK
P
i m
[ Mr. J. P. McNeill, of Florence,
will address the Men's Bible Classes
l of the Conway Sunday Schools at
the Pastime Theatre next Sunday
I morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. McNeiU
r is a forceful speaker, and has a treat
.? in store for those who attend. All
. the men of the town and county
are cordially invited.