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\ vSl NEAL IS SENTENCE Ex-Superintendent the of Penitentiary Fined SI,090 AND FOUR MONTHS IMPRISONMENT On the Charge of Failure to Turn Over Public Funds to His Successor ?An Appeal Taken. ? ? ' ?tand up. Wm. A. Neal!" said Judge Gary after he had refused the motion for a n;w trial in the rather remarkable case against the former supetiatendent of the State penitentiaty. "Have you anything to say why yoj should net be yentenced. the jury having convicted you of failure to trim over money to your su~< ess e in off.ee] within "0 days after h- had qualifk j The prisoner at tha bar v.ith superb seif control turned to his attcrn.-ys. Mr. Bcggs shook his head. "Nothing," ] replied Col. Neal to the question cf thd court. A hush fell upon the court room. ] There was pity in the hearts of many | for tuo man who des.'rted. it is sii.I. by many whom he has befriended. has suffered the reproach of many for the past three years, had just been c nviitcd by a jury of his countrymen and was now standing in the presence of the court awaiting con lenination upon the least of the charges prefened against him. Judge Gary, with a touch of emotion in his voice, proceded to pronounce the sememe, which is that Col. Nral shall pay a fine of $1,000 ar. 1 be confned in pay a fine of $1,000 and be confined in He will not be required to work or to wear stripes. Judge Can* said: "I do not propose to harrow your feelings by expressing any views I mty entertain with reference to this case. I simply desire to state, however, that I derive r.o personal pleasure in passing the sentence of the law upon you. I take it the conviction itself will be sufficient admission to you: therefore, I will content myself with simply passing what 1 conceive to be the penalty warranted by that verdict. The sentence of the court is that you pay the sum of $1,000 and be confined to the county jail of Richland for the period of four months .1 will not go to the extent or connnmg you to laoor or even to wearing stripes. I simply content myself to sentence you to the county jail taking that to be a sufficient requirement under the law as I conceive it. Take your seat." Soon after the sentence was pronounced the attorneys for Col. Neal gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court, and asked for Col. Neal to be released on $2,000 bond pending the action of the higher court. This was ^granted. There was not much flurry or bluster or speechmaking on the motion for a new trial. But the reasons assigned by the counsel for Col. Neal are very caustic, charging unfairness and partiality on the part of the judge presiding. Judge Gary declined to notice this charge against him. but remarked that he was willing for his charge to the jury tP be his only defense. He is willing for tTIe supreme court to decide the issue. When the court opened. Mr. Julius E. Boggs of Col. Neal's counsel, presented the written statement of the grounds on which an appeal for a new trial w.13 made. Judge Gary asked If he had anything further to say. Mr. Boggs declared that he had no remarks to make. Mr. Duncan Bellinger, attorney general. also waived discussion. The paper which was signed by Julius E. Boggs and P. H. Nelson, defendant's counsel, reads as follows: The defendant mfves for a new trial on the following grounds: 1. Because the court allowed evidence as to the amount of money for which the Carolina National bank had sued the State. 2. Because the State's attorneys made argument on said evident testimony which was liable to predjudice the minds of the jury against "th* defendant. 3. Because incompetent and irrele vant testimony in regard 10 cenaiu rent for stables paid by the board ot directtors of the penitentiary was allowed to be received against the defendant. 4. Because the court refused to charge the jury in regard to the authority cf the superintendent of the penitentiary to pay out convict hire on the running expenses of the institution. Z. Because the court failed and refused to charge the law as set forth in section 551. to wit: "That the superintendent of the penitentiary is to re ri'iVC illl.l ^uV Ulll itil iiJUil 2? ?,! JKLCU by the general assembly .or in any other way aeeruing for the support of the prison ami carrying on the work." Said section among others having been called to the attention of the court by one of the attorneys for the defendant at the commencement of his argument as the law applicable to the case. and upon the court's failing to charge the jury in reference thereto, the court at the conclusion ?;f the charge but before the jury retired wars again requested so to charge, which said request was utterly ignored, one of the defenses being that the moneys collected as charged in the indictment had b?en disbursed by the superintend ?. cnt "for the support of the prison and j carrying on the work." 0. Because by your honor's charga 't u A M ^w^ha i I'ish^the the prisot^HTCirrying on the work." the same being a question of fact upon which it was within the exclusive province of the jury. 7. Because your honor's ruling (luring the progress of the trial were not a fair and impartial exposition of th" law, and was preiljudiciai to the c nFiitutional rights guaranteed to the dt' fendant. It had been a matter of comment that during the trial there had been a number of little passage3-at-anr.3. in a thoroughly professional way. between Col. Nelson an.l Jndee Gary. AS me miter was cnaciuuuig u ? charge to the jury. Saturday. Col. Nelson asked that the judge charge the jury upon a certain point of law. This judge Gary did. but in a way which Col. Nelson had evidently not expected. The latter then asked for Judge Gary to charge the jury upon the law ?s to the right of the superintendent of the penitentiary to pay out for running expenses moneys received from convict hire. Judge Gary, with some show of impatience, turned from Col. Neis-ii to the jury without taking notice or th ? request and ordered the jury to retire and tind a verdict. This is the mat.^r referred to in the complaint of the ati torneys as being "utterly ignored." Judge Gary replied to this by saying that Col. Nelson, under the law. si.ou.d have written his "requests to charge" and submitted them before beginning his argument. In commenting upon the points submitted by the attorneys, and in refusing the motion. Judge Gary said: "I do not think that, the first, sacon 1 and third objections raise any matter I should consider." i As to the fourth and fifth objections (which are given in the formal objections) the court said: "The rule is well settled in this ca-e i where counsel relies on a proposition of law and think it material to the defence the rule of court prescribes thjt the request must be sent up in writing at the beginning of the argument. I had no opportunity to pass u:;on the question and in fact had finished my charge bo the jury, but I permitted an interruption in my charge as to one iequest, although it was submitted not in accordance with the rules of court. After the charge was about conclude 1 I permitted counsel to bring before the court one proposition of law wa.ch I charged. I again directed the jury to find a verdict, whereupon counsel again arose and submitted anotne: proposition. I did not know to wuat exteot it was going and not hiving the opportunity to examine the proposition I sent the jury out because the rule of court had not been compiled with in framing such requests. As I say, I had no opportunity to see it ;o know whether it was applicable or not. Sixth. (This was read from the cbjjections cited.) The Court?That assumes a ia i which I cannot admit. "The seventh is simply a conclus'on and I do not care to express myse f as to it. The charge will show for itsjlf whether the conclusion announced in the seventh ground is correct. "I take it that the charge will be its own answer to the seventh ground tor a new trial, which I say is a concliuVjn of counsel engaged in the cause, therefore the motion for a new trial is refused." Calls on the President. Vv'ashington, D. C.. Special.?H. Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, called on the President to bid him cood-bve before his departure for , Cantcn. He told Mr. McKinley that ho had been taking an inventory 01 ail pension claims on hand, that ho could have his annual report ready very soon, and asked the President if he had any instructions or orders to give. The President made few sttggestions. The interview was an extremely pleasant one and nothing ha3 developed to change the situation as it has existed for some time past. In per capita only a few years since Denmark was one of the poorest countries in the world. Now she turns up one of the riche-t. and the improvement is ail due to timber cultivatirn and the enlargement of her dairy system. The I nrgest and Most Complete Establishment >outl>. GEO. S. HACKER & SON, ?MAXCFACTCKEKS OF ? Sash. Doors. Blinds. Moulding and iiulldln^ Material, Sash We iff/its a ill* r d CHARLESTON, S. C. Purchase cur mnke, which we guarantee superior to nuy i%)lJ South, unci thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty. f ^coaoooooooocoocococoococr 3 FARM TOPICS 1! o c OOOOOOOCGOOCGOGOGOGCQGCGCC A Sir.ootliiiiK Harrow. Take a io^ tin* length of a harrow. . >1111 ju two aim auacii eacu en a ui u 1 . r i ?. HOMEMADE IMPLEMENT FOE THE LEVELING OF LAND. 3 to a harrow, as portrayed, by means of a stout wire about six feet Ions, f placing tln? ova! side of leg down, j Such an implement works well ismoothing the surface after the liar- f row.?E. DickeusoL, in Farm and Homo. 1 W.-ifrli the Chick* Clo?cTy. Watch the little chicks closely, and note the first symptoms of any disorders. A continual chirping denotes trouble of some kind, while that contented lit- * tie peep, which we have all learned so well, denotes a healthy state, that foretells rapid growth. n T'orimtw fr in !!. .? .in.? if cn ic I *' * " - ? no surer road to failure?unless they are at once cleaned out. Catch the hen and dust her with in- d seer powder, and if possible, treat each chick similarly, bur if this Is nor possible. then uivase the hen slightly under wings, tail and on rop of head. ! This will kill every louse and egg. If the fault lies in the feeding. change the diet at ouee. and noie each | change as made. ; We can never hope for success with chicks that were started wrong, and a little extra cost at first will be offset i by greater gaius in the future.?Home and Farm. ? Preparing For Drouth. I I will give you an instance of two dairymen in my neighborhood. One is about the best and the other is not the , worst, but among ibe poorest. They | have each 100 acres. Last season was | * t*i J UIJ, ItlU III /COL X IKl ? r t?Cl LViUV ! through. We had uot a good soakiag ? rain from the time the snow went cfT till October. This good dairymau had fourteen cows, to which he attended thoroughly. He had about an acre of oats and peas, and put In two and one-half acres of corn early, and he fed hig cows right through the season. Doth these farmers sent to the ? factory for seven months, and the good dairyman received in the seven months an average of 0007 pounds from each of the fourteen cows in the herd. The other dairyman, who did not provide anything, received an av- . erage cf 2032 pounds each. Then when | it came to cior.ey the man with the ] 0007 pounds pot 840 per cow, tne ctner man pot $18 per cow. The poor dayman's cows averaged S2..70 a month, and the other man's S7 a month. Now I the fault was at home. Ons man pre- 5 pared against drouth in case it needed g it. and the other man prepared ncth- a iug. Ho had hoped it would bo a wot ? I year, and there would be plenty of j | grass, but if it was a dry year he ex- j ! peeled to have no money. lie received ? 'about 8102 for? these nine cows, aud ; 1 the other man received 5441, making a difference of $280 to the man for hl3 farsightedness.?W. C. Bright, teforo _ the Ontario Dairy Convention. Varied Rations. The stock raiser and feeder must ' not only know the kind of hoof the ; market demands, but must know how , to feed to get desired results; ho must z j also know the combination cf foods 8 that will produce these results and at minimum cost. 1 The basic fact Is that the feeding \ must be varied, not so much to develop and pet the appetite, as to meet j the needs of the animal system. If I /wi'n is fad tr\ ?(>PSS. Stock Will CCaSO | to oat with relish, becauso only part t of the system is belli? normally act;:*- ished. but If with this carbonaceous food a nitrogenoous one is fed. and also foods are furnished that will supply the mineral substances needed by the animal, the varied food is furnished that will gire good results and keep the animal in liealfb and appetite. This ration question is one that should lie intelligently considered by the intelligent calf raiser. It was but a few years ago deemed that such i knowledge was only needed by the ! feeder finishing cattle for market, but the well informed cattleman knows today that bone and muscle to give the large frame arc developed in the calf, while maturing, and he feeds foods thai, will make bone and muscle. These facts being true, the farmer that ignores them must be the loser. This varied ration problem should be giwa critical attention, and not be Treated as a fad. liaise : calf or two on what are regarded as established feeding laws, and see if the calf doesn't show the intelligence of its owner. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, so give "bossie" a balanced ration pudding and ho will tell the story.?Rural World. Learn to keen vour troubles to your- ^ lili H LaA il'i.ii 12 iii ri.uiy. BUELL & ROBERTS' CASH cm IB SHE. N ?Ve continue off^riDK inducements to eloM iut our Summer Goods. We can mention idly a few of the many Kooda reducedi Ladies' 8c Uudervests for 5c. luc ilea ULU bows lor jc, 25o 'J les and Bows f r 15e. Initial Handkerchiefs, H. S., embroidered, in hIk>x, lor 19c;26o goods. 15o Men's Black Initiui Siik Handkerchiefs ur 10c. Men's large White Figured, Drawn-Stitch, j aponet Handkerchief for 15c: worth 25c. j Six Large White Flue H. b. Handkerchief* i or 60c. in fanov b.>x; cheap at 75o. Three large Wbibi Fine H. b. Handkeroiefs, in fancy box, for 40c- worth 5jo. Black-bordered Linen Handkerchiefs for 2c; eheap at 15c. Good Mourning Handkerchiefs for 4o. Haudkcrchiefs for 1c. Handkerchiefs for 2 l-2c. F idkerchiefs for Sc. 3#>-ineh Madras for 7 l-2o; worth lOo. 86-!n h Madras tor 6 l-2q worth be. jAWNS AND ORGANDIES FOIl | LESS THAN COST. Shirt Waists for much ieea than it cost to j sake them. BiG REDUCTION ON SKIRTS. 40c Pique Skirts for 25a. 98c Crash Skirts for 81o. All Summer Good# are bring sold at r*? uced prices. NEW GOODS. One case Longeloth 5c; no starch. Fine Black Henrietta at 50c. TINSEL DRAPERY SILKALINE, BALL FRINGE. Black Duck at 8 and 10c. FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. 10 plecfl Walnut Suit* $73 to $100. 10 j?We Solid OhIi eulia $18, $22, $25, $30, IS5. $40. *50. $55. Oak Hall Ilucks, French Plat* Glaan, $7, 8.50, $2.50. Wardrobe* $8 to $23. Bed Lounpea $9 to $15. bedstead* $2.25 to $lft Iron Bods. Iron Cribs. Parlor Suite $30 to $50. Baby Carriage* $6.50, $7, $7.50. Hoor Otlelotb 30c. 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