The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 18, 1910, Image 3
n DOE WATTS AM) JONES CASE.
In <.ranting Hcsvnt Order, Ho Fol?
lowed l.nte?t Decision of tho Su
|iii'iiir Court.
The position of Judge Richard C.
VYutts In the matter of his recent
or<l?>r In the celebrated Jones case Is
thus stated by the Columbia Record :
The fact that Judge R. C. Watts
on circuit recently granted a motion
of the attorneys for W. T. Jones, the
wealthy Union farmer under life sen?
tence for poisoning his wife in most
revolting circumstances, for a stay
of sentence pending a further motion
before the circuit court at Union for
? ri.".\ tri.il on alleged after discover?
ed evidence, which will have the ef?
fect of keeping the noted prisoner out
of the penitentiary for perhaps anoth?
er year, even If he acts no new trial,
seems to have the weekly press of
the State badly pussled. Some of the
papers are disposed to criticise se?
verely Judge Watts, while others art
sending up the usual cries about the
delays of the law a rich man can eas?
ily secure through shrewd attorneys.
There have been n imerous stay*
and delays In this case, and the su?
preme court Itself having taking three
different positions on the question ot
after disco--ered e\ hi. n. e within re?
cent years, there Is small wonder that
there Is confusion In the minds of
laymen.
Investigation here. however. re?
veals that Judge Watts was following
the latest decision of the supreme
rourt. although there Is reason to be?
lieve that personally, he Is of the
opinion that In a case like the Jon?s
case, which was passed upon by the
supreme court after Jones' sentence
at Union, the supreme court alone ha*?
Jurisdiction over a subsequent qes
tlon of after discovered evidence.
At an en branc meeting of the
Judges in which he sat when a ques?
tion came up. he held with the mU
I Tlty that such a matter was with?
in the Jurisdiction of the supreme
court, solely; but the circuit court en
banc decided gf a large majority the
other way. On circuit, therefore,
there was nothing left for Judge
Watts to do but follow the latest de?
cision of ruling majority.
There has been much speculation
even among lawyers as to the effect
of this latest position of the supreme
bench, some taking the position that
this opens the way for any prisoner
in the penitentiary to move for a new
trial on after-discovered evidence?
and Judging from the statements in
the average pardon petition there are
many plausible pleas of this kind.
However, in view of the supreme
J court's position In the case brought
up a few years ago from Sumter, in
which a white man and a negro, both
belonging to a circus, were convicted
of murder, there seems to be no
ground for this alarm. The white
man. who, had not begun service of
" sentence, was freed, but when at?
tempt was made to get the supreme
court to act on the case of the negro,
the court promptly announced that j
the negro he Ins: begun sentence', was
In the hands of the governor alone.
The negro was pardoned on a clear
I showing of after discovered evidence.
The fireman of the State had bet?
ter send In a petition to the weather
bureau to give us fair weather next
week. It will be rather disagreeable
for It It rain during the tournament.
Mayor Fred. ri. k W. Plalsted, of
Augusta. d. lares that whoe\?-r 's
nominated by the Democratic State
I 'invention w ill hi the next Fovernor (
of Maine. In ordinary times such a
de'!,irat|..n would attract n-? atten?
tion, but coming this year eevryhody
won.brs whether It may not bi
prophecy.?Sprlngtb Id lb-publican.
It Is better to live rich than to die
rl h?Johnson.
Satisfaction
Guaranteed
We aim to hold our trade, not
* alone by llM most reasonable
prices ?nd square dealing, but by
enstirin^ your satisfaction with
every piece of furniture bought <?t
us.
H KM IURE
To -mt every home?for decora
I live purposes and for every-day
! hard IM U'r
Shop here.
Witherspoon Bros.
Furniture Co.
(OFM) NOT BE ELECTED.
Strong Men In Business Who Art'
Wisely Not Seeking Office For They
\\ "iii,i Suffer Defeat.
Colombia, Juno 14.?Now that
someone has risen up and nominated
Col LiTO) Springs of Lancaster, for
tiovernor and that gentleman has
hastily hut nrmly declined, one daily
h its mention on the streets here of
Other hig husiness men who in the
opinion of various persons would
make good Governors.
Mention has been made here in
the past few days, for instance, of
Johll L Mimnaugh. the millionaire
('.?in i bia merchant; of a. j. Mathe
son. of Marlboro. of R, P, Hamer.
Jr.. also of Marlboro, and of H. D.
Wheat, of Cherokee, none of whom
has he? n In politics or Is likely to be.
CALLED IN EXTRA SFSSION.
< mint.v ( onmiisdonns to Consider
Cotton Platform Situation.
Fr an TIN 1 fcllj Item. June 1 I.
The Cotton Warehouse Company
has given notice to the County Com?
missioners that the cotton platform
cannot bt tiasd any bmger as a public
platform, in eonseuqence of this an?
nouncement tho Board of County
Commissioners have boon called to
m . t in extra session on Friday, June
17th. At that meeting there may be
some legal opinions given as the
county contends that there Is a ten
contract, a contract the com
prOM company held them to some?
time ago.
It is a pity that the.*e should be
frLtlon in this matter, for the busi?
ness of the town suffers from it. The
County Board may decide to build a
platform and put a stop to all con?
troversy. It would be money well
spent to put in the platform and the
law allows It to be done.
The meeting on Friday will be
watched with a great deal of interest.
SCRAP SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Two White Men Have Difficulty at
Cost Iii'h Place.
P. E. Andrews and one Broadway,
both white, had a difficulty in Will
Costin's place at the depot last Sun?
day afternoon and the whole thing
was aired In the police court this
week. From the evidence it ap?
pears that Broadway was following
Andrews up and Andrews hit him o?
the side of the head with a bottle of
soda water, cutting him so badly that
Dr. Cheyne had to sew the wound up.
As Broadway seemed to be the ag?
gressor the Mayor threw the cas^
out.
BLOW AT THE BEEF TRCST.
< mm eminent May Erect Its Own
Cold-Storage Plant.
Washington, June 13.?A blow at
the Heel Trust will be struck to?
morrow, when Representative A. O,
Stanley, of Kentu? key. will Introduce
In the House a bill appropriating $1,
300,000 for the erection of a cold
storage warehouse In Washington for
the Storage Ol supplies Intended for
the army and navy, soldiers' homes
and Other Institutions to which the
government now furnishes food sup?
plies.
MOS account of lack of cold-storage
t o llltlea." Mr. Burnley says, "the
<i >\eminent has hitherto been com?
pelled to purcha ? meat supply for
the army and navy, soldiers' homes,
StCM almost entirely from the Beef
Trust. It will not soon " -gotten
"?it our brave boyi were ii. more
danger of being poisoned by Impure
beef than shot by Spaniards in the
late Spanish-American War. The
Government has refused to buy to
bacco from the Tobacco Trust or
powder from the Powder Trust, and
there is no reaBOB why it should not
mike every effort to obtain its gup
ply of meat <roin some other source
than the trust which has been time
and again indicted and convicted.
"It is not intended to have the
Government go into the meat busi?
ness, but the Government itself is
leeeaaarlly the largest purchaser of
meats and like products on the con?
tinent, i?uring the last fiscal year
more than Il.tee.ftM was expended
for meats and like supplies for Sol
diets' bom. <. The army expended
more than $ 1 7?.*? o0 for lard, nearly
ts.Ott.ttt for bacon and mole than
If.oee.ttt for fresh meats. The navy
expended for butter alone $3tt,f2l.?
:?'>. or l.ttl.tts pounds, for which it
paid nn average of nearly cents.
It spent MlM4l.ll for hams and
M1.394.t0 for bacon, The navy pur?
chased IS.tlS.4ll pounds of fresh
meat, aggregating $l,t?i,tit.lT, We
purchased also thousands of pounds
Ol poultry and other like meats."
The Masons of the city are expect*
a great time nexl week when the de?
legates lo the Grand Chapter. Bast?
ern Star, come By the way, a few
more homes are needed, if you can
i ?mmodate any, communicate that
fa. t to Mr. Bartow Walsh,
If we wish ourselves to be high.
w-> should treat that Which Is gVOff
us ns high.?Troilope.
FAVORS USE OF A TAH BINDER.
Rhode Island Has Adopted This Meth?
od of Construction With Much Sue- j
eess.
The use of a tar hinder in the con?
struction of roads is urged by Mr.
Bdwln H. Brownley, of the Haiti
more bar, who has seen the advantage
<>f this mode of construction as com?
pared with the old style macadam
road. Mr. Brownley says in the Bal?
timore Sun:
"Qood roads to a State are as much
a net easlty ai are terminale to a rail?
road or proper harbor facilities to
our city. In other words, good roads
are one of the most important ave?
nues to the commercial prosperity of
any State.
' No goo 1 ran be accomplished
by the Qood oad RCommlsslon unless
it builds roads tht will stand under
modern conditions and can be used
as well by the farmer's wagon as by
the tourist's car.
"Throughout the North most of the
States have given the question of
roadbulldlng serious thought, and
In almost every instance with good
results. Macadam, of course, has
been used to some extent, but the
modern road, to my way of thinking,
Is that of the tar binder construction,
properly sanded. Rhode island has
to a large extent adopted this, and
in every case with success. Some of
the roads. I am told, have been down
for five years and yet look as good as
new.
"OH, of course, can be used to good
advantage, bill inless propertly sand?
ed has no las) rig qualities. The use
of sand on ai l road gives it a crust
of conslde durability, otherwise,
the use of i l more of a nuisance
than a bencht
"The use Vehicles with wheels
of narrow tr< d has a tendency to
cut into a road surface and at times
do considerable damage. It would
not be a bad idea if people could be
induced to discontinue the use of
narrow wheels and encouraged in the
use of wider wheel treads. If this
could be brought about, no doubt the
life of the ordinary road would be
extended.
"The Good Road Commission, to
carry out successfully its plans, must
look to the future by adopting mod?
ern methods of construction and get
away as far as possible from obsolete
ideas. In the construction of the
roadbeds it should see that the grades
are established without regard to the
wishes of individuals. It should also
see that the foundations are properly
laid down and the roads built up ac?
cording to modern science and neces?
sities.
"No good can be accomplished by
building inferior roads. In point of
fact, the people do not want them.
Good roads are what they want. In?
ferior roads, or cheaply constructed
I ones, in the long run are dear and a
useless waste of the people's money.
"No reason can be given why this
State should not have as good roads
as can be found in some of the other
States. The people are looking to the
Good Road Commission for them
They are entitled to them and expect
to get them."
Distributed Lingerie On Subway.
_ i
Scores of shop and factory girls
and pretty stenographers boarded a
Bronx express at the Fourteenth
Street station of the subway last night
at 6 o'clock. So did a number of
clerks and other mere men.
In the crowd was a man about 32
years old, finely dressed, who carried
a sample case, on side of which was
stamped "A. C. P.. Providence, R. I."
He carried also a load of "strong
.vaters."
After the usual scramble to find
seats and when the crowd had braced
itself to withstand the rush at the
Grand Central Station, the happy
salesman began to address the pass?
engers.
"Ladies." he said, "I am carrying
in this sample case the finest line
that there is on the road. You arc
ail good looking and I am going to
give each one of you a sample of
my line to remember me by."
Then he opened the sample case
and began to unpack an especially
fine lot of lingerie. It was the finest
lot of goods of its kind that any of
the girls had ever seen, and it was
the first of that kind of wear that
S' lne of the men had ever seen.
Then the drummer, smiling his
best smile and steadying himself as!
well as his condition would allow, be?
gan to hand herlbhoned chemisettes,
corset covers and other things.
Some of the maids began to titter,
others blushed and others got mad.
One a/irl slapped the drummer in the
face as he handed her an especially
fine sample of his lingerie. Others,
highly insulted, declined to take the
presents, but many of them wrapped
up what was offered, 'blushing the
while. Every man wore a broad grin.
Ella Jackson, Lizzie Mouzon and
Blanding Heriot, citizens of color, got
mixed up in a family row last Sun?
day and proceeded to use language
not becoming to print, and for the of?
fense were fined $5 each, or given
the alternative of ten days each.
Dillard Williams contributed $2 to
the paving fund on Tuesday for
reckless riding, and Daisy Green got
$10 or 20 days for stealing some
clothes from Ethel Palmer. Daisy
was for going to Columbia ,and need?
ed some more clothes, so appropriat?
ed them. She'll spend a while with
Mr. Owens at the corner of Canal
and Sumter streets.
There Is no chance in results.?
Emerson.
tiii: jones cask.
Lawyers Are Using Every Expedient
To Keep Convicted Man From the
Penitentiary?Delay Not Granted.
Union. S. C, June 14.?At the
eourt of general sessions here this
morning with W. B. Gruber of Wal
terboro, special judge presiding, the
case of W. T. Jones was brought up
in the form of a motion for a new
trial on the ground of after-discover?
ed evidence.
Efforts were made by the attorneys
for Jones to postpone the hearing on |
account of the illness of one of Jones'
attorneys, Stanyarne Wilson, who was
operated on over a month ago for I
appendicitis, the point being raised
by the attorneys presents that Mr.
Wilson who was ill had looked after
getting up the affidavits In the case
and that he was better acuaqinted
with the facts regarding the evidence.
They requested the judge to continue
the case until conference could be
had with Mr. Wilson.
The attorneys for the State took
the grounds that the attorneys for
the defendant had had ample time to
have made all their arrangements and
to be ready at this term of eourt. Fur?
ther, that by the delaying of the case
it caused a further delay in justice
and that if the case would be continu- j
ed this morning it would most prob- i
ably mean that the case would not'
come up until the September term of j
court. Judge Gruber, after hearing
arguments from both' sides in regard j
to postponing the motion, decided j
that the hearing must be proceeded
with today.
Attorneys for the defendant then
proceeded to hear the petition for the
new trial and the affidavits in support
thereof which were numerous and
voluminous and the hearing of them
occupied the morning hours. When
court reconvened in the afternoon the
State presented its affidavits for the
purpose of showing why the motion j
should not be granted. Counsel for
the defendant as each affidavit was
read, objected to such portions as
was considered irrevelant or incom- j
Petent. In this way the whole after?
noon was consumed.
The privilege of printing the offi?
cial program for the tournament has
been sold to Mr. G. A. McKinney. Mr.
Parish is assisting him in getting the
program up. There are others, It is
said, who are endeavoring to get up
j programs, but there is but one official
i program.
The magnificent bell at the Catholic
Church has been placed in St. An?
thony's tower, the one on the right
and the bell from the chapel of St.
Joseph's Convent has been put *.n
St. Anne's tower, the one on the left.
Riches are able to soldier up ab?
undance of flaws.?Cervantes.
XFAVBFRRY WILL ENTER.
Coming to Firemen's Convention De
term ine<l to Carry Baek Prize.
Newberry, June 14.?The Xe wherry
Excelsior Hose Company, Xo. 1, will
attend the Sumter tournament 20
strong. Chief H. B. Wells and As?
sistant Chief J. W. Earhardt, Presi?
dent W. J. Swittenhurg and W. C.
Waldrop, delegates to the Firemen's
State convention, will go to Sumter
Monday to be present at the first
meeting. The hose wagon and the
reel teams will go over on Tuesday.
The Xewberry firemen have entered
every tournament, with but one or
two exc eptions, for 20 years, and have
always carrio<] off some of the prizes.
A charitable Englishwoman who
insists on a personal acquaintance
with all her pensioners in an account
of some of her amusing experic ices
says that a' small girl of eight celled
at the house soon after Christmas
With a bundle under her arm. "Please,
yer ladyship/' r.ho began. "Please,
mum says thank yer kindly, an' says
tell yer that down our way capes is
worn now, an' if she was to wear this
shawl yer sent her all the neighbors
would think she was one of them
ladies what sells flowers in the
street; so please, yer ladyship, mum
says will yer sen 'er a cape 'stead of
the shawl?
"Or, if yer ain't got one, a pick
sher '11 do. One in a gold frame for
the front room; an,' please," conclud?
ed the child with delicate insistence,
"mum says she 'opes it '11 be of Bob?
bie Burns and gentle Mary."
Two Irishmen were in a city bank
recently, waiting their turn at the
cashier's window.
"This reminds me of Finnegan," re?
marked one.
I "What about FInnegan?" inquired
the other.
" "Tis a story that Finnegan died,
and when he greeted St. Peter he
said, 'It's a fine job you've had here
for a long time.
M 'Well, FInnegan,' said St. Peter,
'here we count a million years as a
minute and a million dollars as a
' cent.'
"'Ah!' said FInnegan, 'I'm needing
1 cash. Lend me a cent.'
I " 'Sure,' said St. Peter, 'just wait a
' minute.' "?Cosmopolitan.
Lampley Hodge, Rembert Britton
and Shelton Reid were each re-arrest
' ed Tuesday. They had fines out?
standing that they had not" paid.
When they got into trouble the time
for paying the fines was extended.
( They had not paid up and as the
treasurer had to make a report up?
on them, this action was taken.
Choice of Gifts.
Easy Money.
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