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TihlRSDAT, JUNE SRD, 1*26. TOE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL. BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA BARNWELL ATTORNEY TO • \ . . -* *•* . DEFEND YOUTH IN TLOR1PA (CONTINUED FROM 6TH PAGE) and Itwio® ravened it and or- a nevr trial and Nickela is now tar*' up witR only the indictment arraignment against him. The supreme court voted (three to two against throwing out the con fession of Nickels, the dissenting opinion was that to the effect that the, confession was not a confession, but a cross examination wrung from j him under apparent coercion, j Nickels has maintained that while he was incarcerated in the Jackson- i ■. '' - . • * . . ^ * CANDIDATE’S CARDS. MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION For Mayor. I hereby announce myself a candi date for die office of Mayor of Barn well, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Barnwell Municipal Democratic Primary Election. W. D. HARLEY. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Mayor of the Town of Barnwell, subject to the | Emitted ville jail two men came to him a abort time after his arrest and told him that M if they get you back to DeLand they are going to lynch you, and the best way out of it it for you to confess. They can’t hang a man when he confesses.” He claims that shortly after this & Mr. W. A. Hol- oweel, Jr., an attorney, and a court reporter and a policeman came to his cell while he was being moved around from one Cell to another and asked him the questionsv and v that it was fear which made him answer the questions as he did, after two other men had told him that they heard it .hat if he made a statement against this woman he, (Nickels) would be shot off of the witness stand-while he was in this jaiL When Nickels originally arraigned he had presence of mind enough to enter a ploa, of not guilty abouit 11 a. m., and his trial was set for 3 o’clock that afternoon, May 12, 1922. The court appointed itwo attorneys to represent him as he was without money or friends, and had only been in DeLand about ten days before the alleged attack, Nickels going to De- Land after being mustered out of the marines, having served four years and was virtually unknown in De- Land until this alleged crime was said no. -- — 1 nder the Florida law there was nothing i«-ft for the judge to do-but t«» serUenco hirr to be hanged- The woman ciadirf that Nickels came to her house disguised as a plumber, and pretended to look for a look, g-nng out :n<? coming bacK again, aid finally enticing her into (be bath rcom. where, according to the testimony of Ithe woman the at leged attack occurred, i nd struck her. Shfe testified that when Nickels start ed to leave the house, that he came over to her and asked if her mother-in law lived next door; that 'he would go and tell her to come over, but that she did not know what he did. Nickels claimes that he did ask her the question and did offer to call her mother-in-law over, but that the woman shook her head, and that he left the house. , Nickels claims that he did ask her he had let the woman have sixty-two dollars and she had let him have some jewelry’ to keep for her and that he went rto her home to get this money by appointment. Nickels’ affidavit maintains that the sixty-two dollars ww VpiiY of a wra bTfSHiundred, and eighty dollars which Was given him to buy moonshine liquor with by one v Robert Robinson, a hunchback and. commonly known as and nicknamed "Hunchback” who was proprietor 0 f a cold drink stand and restaurant in D.rJLand. He steadfastly maintains that hris innocent of the charge, and, asserts he and the woman had a fight over this money after she, had ap plied a vile epithet to him and struck at him with a knife which she was using to peel oranges when he asked her for the money. Leading consel for the defense, Ed gar A. Brown, of Barnwell, S. and associated counsel Major Henry C. Tillman, formerly of Greenwood, S. 0.. but who moved to Tampa on Jan uary 1st, and Hon. Edgar *W. Way< bright, of Jacksonville, and also i candidate for the, State Senate from (the eighteenth district without op position, are retained by Mr. R, W. Nickels, father of Aubrey Lee Nick els, to defend his son at the coming trial, which was occasioned by the withdrawal of Mr. James H. Bunch, who has saved Aubrey Nickels’ life ™SLU;i.>JLUlULiliWBij —!■ PAGE SSTWr several times. As It has been stated in the press, through the. failure, in delivery of a telegram, Nickels found himself pres ent in the court hoqae of Sanford ready for trial, but without attorneys, whereupon the Court appointed Judge Ernest Householder, a prominent and popular attorney in Sanford to rep resent Nickels, and owing to the fact that Major Tillman was not a member of the Florida Bar Associa tion, neither was Colonel Brown, and as Mr. Waybright had not at that time received jhis letter from Mr. Nkluds retaining him, the Court al lowed his appointment t& stand, thus Judge Householder was added to the defense counsel. Judge Wright was very generous in his ruling on May 25th in calling the case three times that same day In ab sence of the attorneys of Nickels. Tho attorneys were all busy with other cases, and were expecting local afttomqys in Sanford to advise Major Tillman in Tampa, if he could not arrange to have some one introduce a motion for a continuance until they could get there, and owing to the fact that this attorney was out of town, and ths delay of w, message sight hours informing Major Tillman of the situation, resulted in n mis which necessitated Tillman leaving Tampa at 4 o’clock in the morning of the twenty sixth of May appearing at nine o’clock, and upon making the motion for continuance, the court set the date up to June 9th. ^ Edgar A. Brown, leading defense counsel, owing to the fact that ha- has cases in three courts besides this Seminole County court, and who U at present waging an active campaign for the United States Senate from South Carojina, wired that be would arrive in Sanford on June 7th. Three of the present attorneys for Nickela are South Carolinians, while Mr. Waybright is a Florida cracker. Many witnesses will be summoned, according to Major Tillman, who with Judge Householder is actively engaged in working up the caee. Major Tillman stated to a press representative that much new evi dence would be introduced and ax- presse confidence in the eventual outcome. 1 v T rules and regulations of the municipal primary election. fc. D. PEACOCK. For Alderman. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of tho * ! town of Barnwell, subject to the rules : ^cl regulations of the municipal fmocratic primary election. | G. MALCOLM ANDERSON. I hereby} announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules' and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. L. E. DAVIS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. J. NORMAN DICKS. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. E. E. GOODSON. I hereby announce myself a candi date for (the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, subject to the iiiles and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. T. ASHTON HOLLAND. I hereby announce myself a candi date fof the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. G. M. HOGG, After a short fifteen minute con sultation with the court appointed at torneys, who, aeoordtng to the affi davits of those attorneys themselves, they would not tell Nickels how to plead, but told him that they had | talked with the. judge about it and that they wanted to get through with this case as.soon as they could; that they would not advise him how to plead. That if he plead not guilty and had a jury trial they could give him the death penalty or life impris onment, and that hfc could change nis plea to that of gj : lty an.l th» iudgt could take teshmony in the" case and weigh the testimony; that Nickels told them that if they thought he wouki get the death penalty he would go to trial (meaning trial by jury). Nickels says that not knowing how ito plead, and as his attorneys would not advise him how to plead, and remembering what he had been told while in jail in DeLand that he would be shot off of the witness stand if he made a statement against this woman, and being afraid that he would be killed, he changed his of not guilty, to a plea of guilty. The court at this first trial asked him if he was offered*any inducement to change his plea from that of not guilty to that of guilty, and Nickels 666 is a prescription for MALAJUA, CHILLS AND FEVER, DENGUE OR BILLIOUS FEVER. It Kills the Germs. NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL PRIMAK\ ELECTION. Jbr Economical Transportation CHEVROLETi r \ i A * Improremeitf -has made this (fte WOlklS Bnestlow Priced Car <— —*' I hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell* subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. MORDECAI M. MAZURSKY. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman of the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. WILLIAM E. McNAB. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. S. B. MOSELEY !■ 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for the office of Aldarman for the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and j egulations of the municipal Democratic primary election. ' y J. GARY OWENS. I hevob ' announce myself a candi date for the office of Alderman for the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules apd regulations’of the municipal Democratic primary election. J. W. C. REED. Commissioner of Public Works. I hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Commissioner of Public Works for the town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo cratic Primary election. > E. W. HOLMAN. ^ . hereby announce myself a candi- ^dater for the officer of Commissioner of PufJlic Works for the Town of Barnwell, subject to the rules and ^ regulations of the Democratic muni cipal primary election. B. S. MOORE. * Pursuant to authority vested in us by the Executive Committee of the Barnwell Municipal Democratic Party and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the said party, we do hereby order an election to be held in the -city of Barnwell, on Tuesday, June 8th, 1926, for the purpose of nominating a Mayor, six (6) Alder men and one Commissioner of Pub-, lie Works to succeed E. W. Holman, as the Democratic nominees to be voted for in the general election to be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor, six Aldermen and a Commis sioner of Public Works for the city of Barnwell. This election shall be held under the rules of the Democratic party. In the .said election the voters shall scratch the names of all save one candidate for mayor, all save si* (6) candidates for Alderman, and all save one candidate for Commissioner of Public Wofks^ No person shall be ab' lowed to vote at this primary unless he or she has enrolled his or her name in the book provided for that purpose. T. A. Holland, S. J. Halford and G- M. Buist afle hereby appointed mana gers of election and it shall be their duty to conduct the said election as the State, and County Democratic pri mary elections are held, and' to de clare the results of the election in writing to the executive committee of the Barnwell Municipal Democratic Party w-ithin three days after the said primary election. The polls shall be opened at the Court House and kept open from eight o’clock, a. m. until four o’clock p. m. on said day. By order of the Executive Commit tee: P. W. PRICE, Chairman. G. W. MAN VILLE, Secretary. • Barnwell, S. C. f May 17, 1926. 3t For year after year, Chevrolet engineers have been refining and improving Chev rolet’s time proved design. Examine the Improved Chevrolet and you will dis cover every engineering development essential to finer performance, smoother operation, more striking beauty and greater economy of operation and owner ship. Quality features! Quality materials! 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