The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 01, 1922, Image 1
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VOLUME XXXVII
COOK IS TRIED <
ON NON-SUPPORT
Trial of Case With Annie Cook I
Brings Crowd Last
Wednesday
HUSBAND AWAY IN ARMY (
Prosecution Swore Very Limit- '
ed Number of Witnesses-- i
Cook Left Last August '
One of the most interesting cases t
tried in the court last week was that t
of the State against Richard C. Cook, (
on a charge of neglecting to support ^
his wife and minor child. <
Such cases involve a matter of hu- (
man interest and hardly ever fail to (
attract u crow$ of spectators espec- s
iallv when the parties are of any j
prominence in the community. ,
The trial of this case brought a
crowded courtroom and this crowd re- ,
mained throughout nearly a whole \
day that the trial was in progress. (
The parties lived in Dog BlufT town- ^
ship, near Jordanville, and occupied (
the little home that Cook had built ,
after his return from service in ^
France, until August 0, 1921, when
this warrant was sworn out by the ,
wife and on that night Cook caught J
a train on the main line somewhere
in Marion county and went to St.
Augustine, Fla., where he accepted a
I position with the Florida East Coast
Railroad Company and where he t
i i 1.1 ' i...:..
Kwui'Keu mil 11 mu prosecutrix i uuiui
lout where he was and obtained a
requisition for his return here,
j, It was some weeks ago that the
|jlieri-ff of this county went to the t
SFIorida city and brought Cook back
to Horry county. On his arrival in
Conway with the sheriff he was not J
lommitted to the jail, but was released
on bond, his bail having arInged
this in advance of his arrival.
Tn the trial of the case the state
ut up as a witness, besides the proseutrix,
Wilber Hardwick and Henry t
lichardson. brothers-in-law of the i
ife. The brothers-in-law said they (
Lul been called in on August 0, the t
liy the warrant was taken out, to .
e what supplies of food were left in (
^,e house. They saw a small quan- |
jy of me.il and of flour and a few ^
I Bier articles, but very little of any- \
finu- whatever, according to thorn.
I f had testified that he had refused
Is furnish anything to eat and she ]
Ifd )told him that slip would take out t
llw^rrant for non-support. Accord- \
I pr to her testimony he had failed to j
l-nish those things since about the x
111 of July, 1021, until August 0, .
I|en she came to Conway and took j
II a warrant. t
Hjlere the state rested its case. (
> cross-examination of the prose- j
Htrix the defense exhibited a small ,
|to on which appeared, the picture
^Bftbe prosecutrix beside that of Mc- |
^Blvire, a picture agent, who at that
^ lo was unmarried .and was with j
H I in Conway that day, and at a }
Bit when R. C. Cook, the husband, j
HI off in France. She admitted that j
| was her picture and that the man
^ Ivn on it with her was McNamire. j
- HfnXT.imil'O VV!1? rilnced
I in, wiiKii iuvii. in... v ......
I | I
le stand by "the state to deny cer-l ,
things that had been proved, he,
admitted that this was his pic-If
and also that of Mrs. Cook. I
itnesses sworn bv the defense 1
, * it
nie Richardson, M. W. Martin, C. *
ardee, W. T. Martin, Avie Mar- 1
Vlack Hyman, C. N. Richardson,I
. Singleton, J. H. Atkinson E. J. c
rts, H. B. Jordan, W. Hamp J
irdson. |
these witnesses there wa3 es-l .
hed a showing of a number of .
[s that went on while Cook was ]
p United States army. A num- f
r other names were brought intol |
transactions, also men whose M"
U were not told by the witnesses! 8
|e stand. Automobile rides fig- '
In the story as well as pleasure
I along country roads after sun-I
One incident was laid in Flor- (
p. C., but all the rest took place
Irl old Dog BlufT township. Some I
Ise witnesses told of how Cook {
II crops in 1021, including sev-I 1
Icres of tobacco and how the I )
jssisted elsewhere in harvesting *
I) and not at the home of the ,
Id. All in all the whole his-1
1' the time while Cook was in
liny, and after his evident rereturn
after being discharged, '
ought out by this array of .
es. The long trial tried the I ^
I [? of the court to some extent I
|> rule limited the number of Ij
I es to any one point to three, I ,
I statute provides. Avie Martin i
I how she carried notes and aid-1(
I aking appointments. She was v
Iwmdled on cross-examination J
I prosecuting officer, but she I'
Lt of the ordeal with flying .
Ili./i hor testimonv was entire-1 4
I peached by anything that j
brought against it. j
(fense wound up its side by
;hat pay had been ofTered to
e witnesses; that one of them
ave $1.25 per day and the i
00 per day; and by C. G. \
was proved that John Capps i
Eitened him before the trial <
hi in that if witness told any-. |
linst his sister he would beat j
he would never be satisfied \
:ould take it out of his hide. r
\v took the case early in the <
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CLOSING TIME
BURROUGHS H. S.
Baccalaureate Sermon Delivered
at Methodist Church
Next Sunday Morning
The Burroughs high school will
:ome to a close with the conclusion
>f this week's work.
The annual oratorical contest for
joth girls and boys will be held in
;he Baptist Church on Thursday evenng,
June 1, at 8:30 o'clock. On Friiay
evening1 at the same time the in;er-society
debate will take place in
,he Baptist Church. The public is
;ordially invited to be present.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
jreached in the Methodist Church on
Sunday morning at 11:15 o'clock. Dr.
3. E. Burts of Columbia has been secured
for this occasion. It is undertood
that the regular morning preachng
service in the other churches will
lot be held.
The graduating exercises for this
/ear will be held in the Methodist
Jhurch on Monday evening at 8:30
j'clock. Dr. Josiah Morse of the Uni/ersity
of South Carolina will deliver
;he address. Dr. Morse is a splendid
speaker and no doubt will have a
vorthwhile message.
DAVIS CASE IS ?
IN HIGH COURT
Argued Recently Before Supreme
Court on Various
Exceptions
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED
Blow Might have Killed Graham
Who Appears to Have Had
No Part in Difficulty
Frank Davis, a negro, was sentenced
by Judge Memminger here in
L921 for knocking Bryant Graham on
-he head at a gin. He appealed to
he supreme court of the state.- This
ippeal was argued before the judges
>f the supreme court recently in Coumbia,
but it was understood that
;he decision would not be rendered
'or some time.
The statement for the appeal says:
"The defendant was tried at the
March; 1021, term of the court of
general session for Horry county beore
Judge R .W. Memminger, under
ndictment for assault and battery,
vith intent to kill. The jury rendered
t verdict of guilty of an assault and
>attery of a high and aggravated na/Ure.
The defendant was sentenced
o serve a term of six months at hard
abor on the public works of Horry
:ounty.
W. B. Graham testified on the trial
lore:
"I live two miles from Conway in
lorry county, S. C., and was living
lear Conway on October 2, 1019. I
enow Frank Davis when I see him.
-Ie is sitting in the criminal's box.
"On October 2. 1010, I was at Mr.
Dozier's and John Spivey's gin at
Conway having some cotton ginned.
?rank Davis was there to have cotton
?inned also. My bale of cotton was
ihead of his, but he went in ahead of
ne. The boys who were working at
he gin, Jessie Williamson and Willie
Uraham tried to keep him out. The
ule was: First come, first served.
Jesse Williamson, Willie Graham
tnd Frank Davis were having a little
:ombat. I was not having anything
o do with it, and hadn't had anything
,o say to him. As he drove in he
lit at Williamson with his lash and
umped off his wagon and hit at him
igain and stooped down to pick up a
joard that was lying there; as he
stooped down to pick it up, Williamson
had a stick and hit at him and I
eckon he hit him?I don't know that
ie did. William Graham came up in
his time and he took a pitchfork out
>f William Graham's hands. I was
standing in the alleyway and started
o walk to where my wagon was, and
is I walked, in going away he knocked
ne clown with a pitchfork ana mm
vas the last tiling 1 knew anything
ibout until T was in the drug store.
There was nothing said between
?rank Davis and myself. Tie hit me
>n the head with a five-pronged pitchork.
T didn't know anything else for
ibout three days.
"I guess that was between 10 and
LI o'clock. Jesse Williamson and
William Graham were working at the
rin:?they were all that were out
here. I am not related to William
jJraham. I was something like two
>r three steps from them when they
vere having their difficulty. The fuss
vas about his going in there, when
io had orders not to go in?Jesse
Williamson and Willie Graham gave
nm mo orders not i.u ku m.
old him to wait until his time came.
Frank said lie was not tfointf to do it,
le was tfoinj* in then and have his
(Continued on Editorial Page.)
ifternoon of Wednesday. They renamed
out for several hours and
.vere called out by the court. They
<aid they could not a^ree. Witii
'urther charges from the court they
itfain retired and finally the court
vas adjourned with the jury still out.
Hie result of this trial will appear
ilsewhere in this issue of the Herald.
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CONWAY, S. 0., THURSDAY,
| COMING EVENTS
| OF GREAT TH
< Future progress and develop
^ ows before as the Herald records
< at Myrtle Beach 011 June 8, next 1
* * Association, which was formed in
o Chicago,' 111., by way of Cincinnati
< thus connecting- us up with the
o as to the various links in the gre*
< predict great things for this sectioi
the plans of the association when <
< It is being arranged for th
^ tion, of which W. R. Bar ringer of
o state, to hold a meeting with the
time. The purpose of the coastal i
o connecting up the Atlantic seaboai
< connect with the road practically f
the state line between North and !
< the state line to Georgetown now
O Cl 11 1 !l i. J ? .J
ur oioiicwini rouu, as li is lnienueu
way and Myrtle Beach, and we are i
ect, and every encouragement wi
Chamber of Commerce.
The bankers of Group G of t
their convention at Myrtle Beach 01
association. The delegates to the
Marion by a committee of Conwc
to Myrtle Beach in automobiles. E
vided for the visitors.
All that this section has eve
of other sections of the state is ti"
Good, hard dirt roads are f
and mud holes. Each mile comp
toward our goal. The additional
about so much will soon be on the
JACK HUNT IS
IN TWO YEARS
. On Thursday morning the case bf
criminal assault against Jack Hunt,
a negro, was tried and disposed of.
The jury was empanelled to try the
case:
Hill King
J. A. Phipps
Bert H. Holmes
J. E. Voreen
J. C. King
R. J. McCracken
Sam W. Graham
F. A. Singleton
W. E. Pitman
N. F. Edge
S. H. Hard wick
John W. Fowler
The State put up Ada Perrett, Margaret
Anderson and Ruth Stanley.
The jury returned a verdict of guilty
n oo.xilf '.1
w i ?nnauii> r.inu ij<iil,ci ' > i cl 111^ 11 clihl
aggravated nature. He was sentenced
to two years on the public
works.
MAKE MISTRIAL
IN COOK CASE
Solicitor Announces That Case
Will he Tried Again at Fall
Term of Court
In the case for neglecting to support
wife and child as brought against
Richard C. Cook, the jury retired last
Wednesday afternoon to consider
their verdict. For a long time they
failed to make any decision. Judge
Shipp remained at the courthouse until
n late hour that evening, bringing
them out once to give them a further
charge as to the law, and finally sent
them back with instructions to bring
in n sealed verdict the following day.
The section of the criminal code
under which Cook was prosecuted
reads as follows:
f>97. Misdemeanor for Husband to
Fail to Support Wife and Children.?
Any able-bodied man who shall, without
just cause or excuse, abandon or
fail to supply the actual necessaries
of life to his wife or to his minor,
unmarried child or children, and, upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
for a term not exceeding one year,
or be liable to a fine not exceedincr
$200; Provided, that if he, enther hefore
or after conviction, shall give
bond, with one or more sureties, approved
by the clerk of the court, in
the sum of not less than $300, conditioned
upon his supporting and maintaining
his ^a'd wife or ?n;d minor
unmarried child or children, he shall
not be imprisoned or the fino imposed
until the condition of said bond is
broken.
When the court reconvened on
Thursday morning: tin? jurv in the
Cook case was still out. When they
were brought in for further instructions
o?i Wednesdav evening the
nuestions asked of the court by the
foreman of the jury indicated that
they may have'been split 1?n tho iiuostion
of holding Cook responsible for
the babv while finding him not guilty
as to the wife. The foreman asked
the court if th?y could find that he
was frniltv for llio non-support as to
the child hut not guilty as to 'ho wife.
The court had charged them that it
would he lawful for them to so find
if they decided that way.
On Thursday morning the court
had tho jury brought in and the foreman
stated that they could not agree
and the court ordered a mistrial in
the case.
The circuit solicitor announced That
he would try the case over again at
the fall term of the court.
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Saxophone players go in bands. It's
dangerous to play one alone.?Altoona
Mirror.
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JUNE 1, 1922.
?
. HOLD PROMISE |
IINGS IN HORRY f
inient here are casting their shad- ^
the news of a meeting to be held +
"hursday, by the Calhoun Highway
i the interest of a highway from T
and other points to Myrtle Beach,
/est. The Herald is not informed ^
it system, but it knows enough to +
11 of South Carolina resulting from
carried out to fulfillment.
e South Atlantic Coastal Associa
Florence is the chairman for this i
Calhoun association at the same +
issociation is to establish highways '
d. This land road is expected to 4
inished through \01th Carolina to
South Carolina. .-md the link from Y
being- pushed. The Calhoun road 1
to name it, is important to Con- T
nteyested greatly in the other proj- * ;
11 be given both by the Conway
he bankers' association will hold
w June 8, thd same day as the road ^
highway meetings will be met in +
lyites and taken through Conway
Entertainment features will be pro- +
r needed to bring it out far ahead X
asportation facilities.
ast taking the place of sand hills Y
ileted is' just that much further
railroads that have been talked
way. 2
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NOW PREPARING
AN HORRY MENU
Hoyt McMillan is chairman of the
sub-committee appointed by the general
committee of the Conway Chamber
of Commerce on the matter of
#
refreshments on the day that the
members of the press association will
pass through Conway, on June 21.
He is preparing a menu which will
embrace articles of food produced in
Horry county. The menu cards, which
we will have prepared for the occasion,
will show this and will doubtless
give other information that will be of
great interest to the newspaper men
passing through Conway's doors that
day. (
This menu which is having the undivided
attention of Mr. McMillan,
I flw\4- ? m * ? 1 1 /\?\/\?\
miii jji un/j>?v ; '/iiivnuiii; 1.11 <ii, \>III VJJVTII
the eyes of everybody to tlie great
possibilities of Horry county as a
good place to live and where an easy
and fine living may be made. It also |
promises to please the taste of every
scribe who will participate at the dinner
that will be given with this menu i
as the basis. .
At this time the chairman of the j
committee is getting the plans all
worked out and he will continue to do j
this and make the refreshment part \
of the program everything that is to
be desired.
It is understood of course, as was
published in this paper recently, that
the ladies of the Civic League will
take charge of the preparation and (
serving of the dinner. It is needless
to say anything here of the ability of
these ladies to carry out their part 1
of the program. People of Conway :
already know, from past experience, (
that this part of the work could not <
be placed in any better hands. (
BEACH GETS A
ROAD MEETING
I
Calhoun Association on Same j
Day as Bankers Dis- (
trict Meeting 1
The Calhoun Highway Association T
will meet at Myrtle Beach on June <S
for the purpose of perfecting its organization
and plans. Its p trpose is
the establishment of a road leading
from Chicago .on the (lre.it I.akes, c
by wav of Indianapolis, Cincinnati,
{
Monroe, N. C., Hartsville and Par- f
lington, Florence and Marion, in this r
state, by way of Conway, to Myrtle ^
Reach. I
This association was only with j
temporary officers for this state, as
. ' I 1/ 1~ C
mi nn> "<. ii. i'. uacouft) ill V 11II toil, j
president: R. K. Hanna, of Cheraw, |
vice president; and Wilson VV. Harris,
of Clinton, secretary and treasurer. ?.
County Chairman have been appointed
for a number of the counties of 'c
the state. At the meeting; at Myrtle j
Heach permanent officers will be pro- .
vided for. ,
The Association has claimed the in- ,
terest of the people in all sections N
through which the road will pass. It f
it expected that representatives will <
be present at the meeting from many j
sections of the country, possibly from (
as far away as Chicago. .
The Chamber of Commerce of Conway
has aranged to have the dele- j
gates meet at Marion on June S, and j
take them by automobile from that (
place to the place of meeting. En- (
tertainment will be provided for the ,
visitors. }
The bankers of group six of the ,
state association of bankers will meet (
at the beach the same day. The
South Atlantic Coastal Association t
has arranged to meet the members of
the Calhoun Association on June 8th.
raid.
ROCKY BOTTOM
NEAR THE TOWN
Makes Work Count Only an
Eight Foot Channel Instead
of Twelve
A request for the removal of a
rock-like formation in tho bed of the
Waccamaxv River a short distance helow
Conway has been made by the
Conway Lumber Company in a letter
to Major G. R. Younj?, district on
gmeer or Charleston. In this letter
the lumber company points out that
ii twelve-foot channel has been completed
from Conway to Georgetown,
with the exception of this formation
near Conway, which has the effect
of giving only an eight-foot channel
for the entire distance. The company
states that with a twelve-foot channel
it could make :.i much more extensive
use of the river than it is able
Lo do.
The letter from the company to
Major Young follows:
"We hope that it will be possible
to complete the Georgetown to Conway
12-foot project on the Waccamaw
River at an early date. We are now
practically deprived of water transportation
for our lumber to the Northern
markets at a time too, when water
:ransportation would mean so much
;o* us, owing to the high freight rate
Dy rail.
"We are producing about 300,000
ions of lumber per day, one-half cf
which is almost debarred from 4he
Northern markets because of high
freight rates by rail. Could we bring
;ea-going barges and schooners to our
locks at Conway, a great saving
would be effected, besides we would
thus be enabled to market millions of
feet of lumber that is now lying in
nir yards deteriorating every day.
"Some years ago this twelve-foot
a. ~ n - - tii
.iwuiiiui in V/unway was completed excepting
a short distance just below
Somvay. At this particular point in
.lie river it was found that owing to
i rock-like formation in the bed of
ho river the dredge which was used
it that time could not provide the
twelve-feet at that particular point.
"Since we are so near the goal of
et twelve-foot channel from Conway
Lo the sea and since all the money
expended on the twelve-foot channel
is practically doing no one ;\ny good
until the twelve-foot channel is completed,
would it not be possible to induce
the Federal Government to complete
the twelve-foot channel so that
the money that has been spent may
become active? Will you not, therefore,
take the matter up in any way
that may suggest itself to you, with
the proper authorities and see if
something may not be done, provided
in the meantime there ;ire no definite
plans already on foot for the accom~.,.l
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to?"
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CEMENT WALKS TO BE LAID
The town of Conway will furnish
;he materials and the county of Horry
A'ill do the work of laying* a concrete
walk from tlio coi*nor of the public
wjuare at the store of E. II. Lewis,
lown along Third avenue to the hard
walk leading up to the courthouse
loor through the center of the public
?iivire.
This work will he done as soon as
he work on the grounds, now going
>n, has been finished.
With the completion of this new
>iece of walk it will not cost much
o finish a complete walk all the way
Tom the corner at the town hall to
he courthouse square. This should
>e finished as soon as possible.
TOBACCO BARN
FOR STORAGE
That sweet potatoes may be suclessfullv
stored and cured in a flueleated
tobacco barn is proved by exjcriments
already made. The process,
which is very simple and easy, is
explained in a bulletin. Hon. E. P.
Smith has secured a quantity of these
>ooks aiul wants to send thorn to all
'armers who are interested in this
>lan of taking care of sweet potatoes.
The Herald luis received a letter
'rom Mr. Smith about this and the
etter follows:
"Washington, 1). C., May 23, 1!>22.
'Gentlemen:
"1 have secured a limited number
>f Farmers' Bulletin, No. I2(>7, which.
think will prove of much interest
md might prove the saving of some
noney to those of your readers en?age<l
in raising sweet potatoes ;m<I
vho have tobacco barns on their
'arms. This bulletin is entitled
'Utilization of Flue-heated Tobacco
{;inis for Sweet Potato otorage," and
lescribes how to use them for curing
ind storage.
"1 would appreciate it very much
f you could carry a notice in your
>aper that this bulletin can be se ured
by writing me. To send them
>ut broadcast would soon exlviuse my
juota and many would come into the
lands of those who do iot desire them,
lepriving others of the bulletins who
lo.
"Thanking you for your kindness in
his matter, I am t
"Yours verv trulv, #
"E. I)! SMITH."
NO. 7
GRAND JURY IS
AGAINST PLANS
For Balloting by Patrons for
Their Choice of
Trustees
A CTrn rnnM. .1
Hncn rumviAIM SHtLLEY
Calls Attention to Condition of
Small Bridges over County-Various
Persons Presented
State of South Carolina, county of
Horry, May term, 1922.
To his honor, S. W. Ci. Schipp, presiding
judge:
The g-rand jury herewith makes its
final report for the May term of this
court,
1 ?Recom mend at ions.
1. We have passed upon all billsand
indictments handed to us by the
solicitor and have returned them to
the court with our findings.
2. Our standing committees report
progress in their several subjects and
are continued upon their work until
the next term.
3. The committee on schools and
education have made a report in the
form of a resolution which has been
placed before the grand jury and .accepted
and approved by them. The
resolution is as follows:
"Whereas, realizing the responsibility
resting upon us as the educational
committee of the. grand jury of Horry
county, we feel it incumbent upon us
to take notice of the recent ruling of
the superintendent of education,
wherein he directs the chairman of
each district board of trustees in
* -
uviijf wuuty to can a mooting of all
patrons of his district on Monday
night next, (May 25), 1022,) to nominate
"by ballot, someone to fill the
vacancy or vacancies which may exist"
on the several district boards of
trustees.
Whereas, Section 1752 of the school
law of South Carolina, Code of 1012,
and amendments thereto, plainly
states that "The county board of education
of the various counties of the
state * * * during the month of April
shall appoint one trustee in the various
districts who shall hold office for
three years, etc." And such law applies
to the public school districts of
Horry county; and
Whereas this important duty is
placed by law upon the county board
of education and the county superintendent
of education has no authority
for shifting this important duty, and
this is a critical time in the development
of our schools, we feel that in
many districts the election of trustees
by the patrons will create confusion
and endanger the harmonious develop
ment of the school, and,
Therefore, we, the educational comI
mittee, recommend that the grand
jury direct the county board of education
to ''make the appointment of
trustees as the law requires and not
I shift this responsibility upon others.
1. It comes to the attention of
members of the grand jury that a
magistrate or magistrates in the
county are refusing or neglecting to
investigate and try cases presented
to them under the compulsory education
law. A committee of the grand
jury, including the foreman, has been
appointed to investigate both the administration
and execution of the
compulsory school law in the county,
and to report their findings to the
grand jury at the September term of
court. Members of this committee or
any member of the grand jury will receive
evidence upon this important
matter, and will present such evidence
to the committee and 10 the grand
jury for their information. The grand
jury desires to make specific recommendations
upon this subject at the
next term of court.
5. We recommend that Furman
Shelley, who has absconded after conviction,
be Vapprehended and brought
back to serve his suspended sentence;
and that the clerk of court bring this
recommendation to the attention of
our efficient solicitor.
(>. Wo again call attention to tno
condition of tho small bridges of the
(Continued on Editorial Page.)
NEGRO MAN GOT
IN FIVE YEARS
Altman Gagum, a negro, charged
with the crime of rape, was trie<l on
last Thursday for his crime. He admitted
that he had committed the act
after first ple.'iding not guilty. A
jury was empanelled under direction
of the court and recommended mercy.
I he negro was sentenced to five
years on the public works of Horry
county.
RUM BUSINESS POUND BAD
According to the report made to
t llO Ka - a * - *
v..v- ..vmvivvi mt- i-oiiri iasi wook t>y
.J. K. King of tho rural police force,
conditions are now generally good,
with exception of the making of monkey
rum. His report follows:
"Conditions in my district are generally
good except the unlawful manufacture
and sale of whiskey or monkey
run, as you will find from the
number of cases I have brought to
the term of the court. Hop that
I may he able to destroy those not
caught."