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CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS MANY CASKS CONTINVED RF. CAVHK OF LACK OF W1TNFSS KH OR ARSKNCK OF AT TORN F VS. "f?Ifr of Plena of Oullty and Par tans Sentenced?Bradley Case Com Hi nod Trur BUN Hctiinwd?.lu rora IBsndssc4l~l U|ulty Matters to From The Dally Hem, June 23. Two Court of Qeneral Sessions will probetjly come to a close some time thai afternoon and equity cases will ba heard during the rest of the time that eourt Is in session. This morning Judge Wilson dismissed all of the patty Jurors except those engaged in the Bradley case which was then on trial er,* which will come to a close thai afternoon most probably. A large number of indictments were cotfilaued, because of failure of pros ?cutis? witnesses to appear in the case, and true bills were returned by the grand Jury In a number of esses. A tarse number of esses were con? tinued because of the absence of Mr. Jennings, who wan counsel In the cane, or on request to continue cases in which the defendants are out on bond. Several pleas of guilty were entered and sentences passed. Taw following true bills were re tea and by the grand Jury: Marrlson Walters, housebreaking -aast larceny; Julius Johnson, larceny of bicycle; Seaborn Cantey. resisting mm ameer: David Berg, entering a house with Intent to steal; J. H. Cop* podsje, assault and battery with in? ten* to kill and earning concealed weapons; John Robinson, breach of trust with intent to steal; John White, larceny of live stock; Willie Green, grand lsrceny; Roe Halliard, housebreaking; Seaborn Cantey, dis? charging firearms at dwelling house; Charbe Turnstall and John Turn stall, ssaault and battery with intent ta kill; Charlie Turnstall and John Turnaiall, assault and battery with latent to kill; Charlie Tarnstall ami Jahn Turnstall, assault and battery with Intent to kill and carrying con? cealed weapons; Elisa Qlbson, arson. The following cases were contin? ued: Felder Atkinson, arson; Moma Wilson, murder, case ended on ac? count of death of defendant; Botsey Williams, Moses Dcas, murder; Qree *ey Rush, assault and battery with latent to kill; Oreeley Bush and Metern Kelsen, aasault and battery with Intent to kill and carrying con oeaJed weapons; Claude Hog an, re? ceiving stolen property; Ellen Barno and Susan Barno, resisting an ohicer, assault and battery with Intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; Bill tu rnaga, assault and battery with in? tent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; Wm. Cnpeland, disposing of property under lien; Alma Washing son, murder; Harrison Waiters, house breaking and larceny; Julius Johnson, larceny of bicycle; Seaborn Cantey, resisting ofacers; Prank McLean, lar? ceny of bicycle; J| II. Coppedge, as? sault and battery with Intent to kill and currying concealed weapons; John White, larceny of live stock; Sjeaborn Cantey, discharging firearms at a dwelling house; Charlie Turnstall and John Turnstall, assuult and hat* aery with Intent to kill, three esses, sind one for carrying concealod woa pesis; John Woods, lsrceny of bi? cycle; Elisa Olbson, arson. A large number of Indictments were continued on account of the ab? sence of prosecuting witnesses. , The following pleas of guilty were enPrcd and sentences Imposed. I>avld Berg plead guilty of entering a house with Intent to steal and wss sentenced to pay a tine of $100 and to serve a term of four months, the rest of tho sentence being sus? pended during the good behavior of the defendant and upon the payment of ii fine of $50, one of the eonditlons of the suspension being that the prisoner leave the State. John Robinson pleud guilty to breach of trust with fraudulent Intent and was sentenced to n term of two years on the gang. Roe Halliard plead gtdlty to the charge of housebreaking. Ills sen? tence was to a term of four months In the reformstory ut Lexington. Willie Green plead guilty to the charge of grand larceny and was giv? en a sentence of two years on the gang The grand Jury was winding up Its work today and will probably snake Its presentment this afternoon. The case of the State ugulnst J. W. Bradley for murder was commenced this morning, It being the first and only jury case which will be heard st this term of court, as Judge Wilson excused the Jurors not engaged in it. Bradley Is accused of ?n< Itlnn an un? known man to nhoot Frank Pye, an Indian, lnst year several ndlcs east of town, when I've would not allow Bradley s wife to leave his (Pyes) place. The case wus tried at the last term of court and resulted in a mis? trial. Mr. M. W. Seahrook is attorney for the defendant, he having been ap? pointed by the court tu rwprssent the defense, and the solicitor Is prosecut? ing the cuse for the State. The State had closed its case and the defense was putting up its side of the ease, when court a ljourned for dinner. GUARD uhy's presentment < >ftl<*es InsiHH'tcd?Recommendation That Disorderly House i be Watch e<l More Closely?Renewal or Ad I vUvh as to County Guard Houses. To the Hon John S. Wilson. Presiding Judge: We, your Grand Jury, beg leave to submit our final presentment for the summer term of court of General Sessions of Sumter county. We have passed upon a 1 bills hand? ed us by the solicitor, endorsing our action thereon. Wo desire to thank Your Honor for the uniform courtesy and considera? tion shown by you In th< transaction of the business of the court. The committee appointed for in? spection of public buildings have re? ported and we understand the most of the minor repairs have been at? tended to. On their report we rec? ommend the placing of bath tubs in the Jail for the use of negro prison? ers to take place of tubs n >w in use. We wish to commend Mrs. Mitchell on the manner in which she conducts the alms house. We would also recommend the placing of a lavatory in the sheriff s office. The committee appointed to inspect the chain gang report ev pry thing in very satisfactory condition and wo wish to commend the supervisor on the way it is kept. Complaint having boon made before the Grand Jury in regard to the law? less condition existing about certain disorderly houses located Just out? side the city limits of Sumter. We recommend tho placing of these lo? calities under more strict surveillance of the rural policemen in whose ter? ritory they are, with instruction to gather any evidence as to the lawless condition existing. We have previously recommended the building of guard houses for the use of rural policemen, we now rec? ommend that our legislative delega? tion introduce o. bill appropriating $800 for this use from tho county surplus, if there be any. If not. introduce a bill levying one-quarter of a mill taxos for this purposes. Again thanking ye or Honor and all officers of the court for courtesies extended. J. C. Dunbar, Foreman. president cant attend. Declines Che raw's Invitation Wltlf Regrets. Washington, June 22.?President Wilson and Vice President Marshall today declined with regret the invita? tion extended to them by Congress? man Finlcy and Messrs. Duval and I Johnson, of Chcraw, to attend the 150th anniversary celebration at that town, July 8 or 9. Reprcesntatlve A. F. Lover promised to be on hand. I Dots From Old Hard Times. Dark Corner, June 22.?Nothing very exciting In this cornor. Crops are looking well, but recent rains have been very healthy to the grass. Some farmers are done laying by their corn, while others have Just commenced to chop their cotton. Mr. Joe M. Ardis still keeps very 111. W. J. Ardis, who has been sick for nearly three months, Is a l.ttle better, so Is his wife. We were shocked to hear of my old friend Flowers' suicide. Death under tho most favorable events Is solemn, but so much more so for our friends to be snatched off in a moment and that by their own hand. Rut a thous? and ways has providence to oall ua into eternity. 1 surely sympathise with tho bereaved family in their af? fliction. The young folks are having a lively t?mo taking honey this week at W. J. Ardts', of which he has a lot of nice white comb. He has about fifty hives to rob this season. Pinewood has lost two of Uh best citizens Mime my last letter. Bsffj Pi?Kh Gedding? and Milton Maxwell Graham, also Mrs. Clara K. Weeks, widow of the late W. Warren Weeks sad Mr. Jasaes it Kolb died there last Tuesday Right. Mrs. Weeks was a Miss Stakes and was raised neat Manning. Mr. Kolb lived In Sum? ter a few years ago, but has been at his son-In-laws, I. Morris, in Pinc wood for some months. Mrs. Tabby Lackey kept losing her chickens, so she set a trap uns night last week by her fowl bouse ami the next morning she hud n large female wild cat in her trap Saw "Hustler" somo time ago, while In Sumter. He said he would tell us something about his Jackson vllle trip Come out ' Mustier'' ami let us hear from you. Polities tire <alnt so fur In this neck of the woods. | could write more but must l|Ull here, as the mul latlu gang (yellow nies? are here In lull force and I cannot write for righting flies. "11. T." BRING ENEMIES TOGETHER. HVFRTA AM) CARRANZA A4.1 ATS TO OONFISR AT NIAGARA. Washington Officials Regard Slop as Real Progress Toward Peace. Niagara Falls, Ont., June 12?? Through the invitation of the. United States government and the good of? fices of the three South American mediators, representatives of the two warring factions in Mexico?the con stitutionalists and the Iluerta govern? ment?soon will be brought face to face in an Informal conference dis? tinct from the mediation proceed? ings. To save Mexico from further spolia? tion and tho possibility of a foreign war, the constitutionalists apparent? ly have been prevailed upon to meet their countrymen?the Iluerta dele? gates?in a conference, whose object shall be the ending of the Mexican civil strife. The belief is general that this plan stands an excellent chance of being carried to success If recent differences between Oens. Villa and Carranza are sutliciently com? posed to guarantee that the constitu? tionalist delegation may work with? out embarrassment. Arrangements for the meeting are in a formative state. The mediators and American and Iluerta delegates, however, believe that by tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest, they will be able to announce not only the per? sonnel of the constitutionalist dele? gation, but the place of the meeting and its general purposes. Tho new plan has buoyed tho hopes of tho principals to mediation. The South American envoys discussed it briefly with the American delegates today, and later conferred with the Iluerta delegates who were asked formally if they would meet constltu t.onalist representatives. The Huer Xx delegates replied that thoy were willing to enter any conference with their countrymen which had for its ccjoct tho prevention of bloodshed and the destruction of property and srught to establish a national govern? ment on a firm basis. The plan tho mediators have work? ed out is to confine the formal media? tion conferences to a consideration of international questions, treating with tie Iluerta and American delegates on these points. On internal ques? tions the Iluerta and constitutionalist delegates will be expected to con? fer alone. With tho constitutionalist and Uuertu delegates discussing names for the provisional presidency and kindred internal question, the media? tors and American delegates would await the outcome of their efforts be? fore signing a final protocol. Fernando Iglcsias Calderon Is ex? pected to head the Carranza dela? tion. He is due in Washington lo? ir orrow. Although there was no offi? cial announcement here it was under? stood that Gen. Carranza, through Luis Cabrera, his Washington repre? sentative, hud given his assent to the plan of holding a conference separate from tho mediation and that details were being worked out now by tele? graph. It Is virtually certain that no ar? mistice would be declared by the constitutionalists until an agreement of a detinito character Is reached In the Informal conferences as to the estahlishn ent of the provisional gov? ernment. On arriving at such an un? derstanding it would be expected that a general suspension of hostilities ard guaranty of amnesty would be proclaimed, and the constitutionalist delegates then might bo formally ad? mitted to the mediation proceedings for the signing of the final protocol, recording the solution of tho differ? ences between Mexico and the United States. RAILROADS NOT LIARLF. Free Fassos Willi Stipulations Vscd at Passenger's Risk. Washington, June 22.?Railroads are not liable for injury to employees of Interstate carriers, or members of their families, while ruling on free pasnee, containing stipulations that tho passenger assumes all risks While being so transported. The Supreme Court so hold today in reversing a Jut gment procured by Lissio Thomp? son, wife of a track hand at Augusta, Ca, for $1,300 for injuries sustained In a railroad collision near McCor mb'k, s. C? In 1010, ' 'he court held u pass is not to be regarded as part of the compensation for which the employee works, but Is In reality "free," ami subject to any conditions the railroad may im? pose. AMI TRI ST LIK.lSL VIiON. The Administration l ight opened in the Senate To-Day. Washington, June The opening gun III the administration's anti-trust program was Urcd in the Senate to? day when tho committee on interstate commerce favorabl*, reported the \ewiands hill for the formation of the re.dv.ia. trade commi?wiun. UOVKXOR DENIKH RUMOR Ol?1 SUPPORT BY MILL PRESI? DENTS. Smith in Good Form?-Jennings ami Pollock Tackle Governor. Walterboro, June 22.- -About eight hundred citizens heard the candidates for tho United States senate speak here today, the meeting opening the second week of the campaign. The train from Charleston, bearing the four aspirants for senatoroial hon? ors, was delayed several hours by a wreck near Adams Hun, and it was nearly 1 o'clock when the speaking began, the crowd having wait'ed since about 10 o'clock in the grove near the centre of town, where the meeting was held. M. P. Howell, Esq., county chair? man, presided. Although a number of questions were fired at the candi? date* the audjence preserved the best of order. Gov. Please denied a rumor he said was being circulated that Lewis W. Parker and other cotton mill men were supporting him, saying Mr. Par? ker was one who was ready to con? tribute to Senator Smith s campaign fund. The governor declared he would be nominated in the first pri? mary. Gov. Please left hero this af? ternoon for Columbia, and will go to Florence tomorrow afternoon to speak at ihe State Firemen's Conven? tion. IP will rejoin the campaign party at larnwell Friday. Mayor L. D. Jennings undertook to explain the new enrolment rules and show that no such injustice had been done the poor and illiterate citizens as charged by the governor. Mr. Jen? nings also discussed the governor's pardon record. Mr. W. P. Pollock also tackled the governor's pardon record again and touched up the executive in other ways. Senator Smith's best speech of the campaign so far was made today. The senator showed considerable fire and seemed to be in his old form of six years ago. Flowers were in evidence again to? day, Senator Smith receiving two bouquets and Gov. Please one. Gov. Please was tho first speak? er. In denying that the cotton mill men were supporting him, he declar? ed Lewis W. Parker one of his bitter? est enemies, "who before the dispen? sary investigation committee attempt? ed to blacken my character." He said he warned his friends when here be? fore about attending club meetings and conventions. "And see what has been the result of your inactivity," referring to the control of the State convention by the Anti-Pdease forces und changes in the primary rules to keep thousands of his friends from voting. He declared it had been boasted on the streets of Columbia that 15,000 or 20,000 Please voters had been disfranchised, and that one must go before a "Haskcllite, Samps Popeite or Deasite" who would say whether a name should remain on tho roll. That negroes were used in Xewber ry to carry clubs against him, was charged by the governor, who also stated that good men who can't write must make their marks, witnessed by "half-Haskellites, negro-appealing Kepublicans, before they can vote." The governor claimed that two years ago from 15,000 to 18,000 votes were stolen from him. He denie 1 he was to blame for the withdrawal of tue encampment invi? tation to the South Carolina militia, and quoted from a communication from tho Secretary of War to the ef? fect that the invitation was with? drawn because more than one hun? dred thousand dollurs' worth of mili? tary stores, guns, etc, the property of the federal government, and distrib? uted to this State's troops, was un? accounted :'or, and that until this shortage was explained tho South Carolina National Guard could not at? tend the encampment. He said he had one mix-up with the war de? partment and beat them out; that he bad no apologies to make for any? thing ho had ever done, "and those that don't like it can't help it." lie said some of the State candi? dates arc dodging the Phase? issue, but that when they get in the Pied? mont they will have to tell where they stand. When tin* governor declared he would be elected in the first pri? mary, that he had 15,000 to 18,000 majority two years ago, "and whose going to take them from me?" Somebody in the crowd said "Smith's going to heal you," whereupon the governor ottered to wager a Prince Albert suit on the result, and his challenger accepted. He paid some attention to Senator Smith's record, but said he had not time to go fully into it. Mr. Jennings, in defending tlu? en? rolment rule:;, explained that the pri? mary regulations in Charleston are covered by a special Act of tin- legis? lature making time of residence in the stale for Charleston voters one year, therefore Ihe Stale convention bad m> power tu uhaiige the law, or Charleston would have had the two-1 year state residence rule like all oth? er counties He said that under the old rule one hundred names could have been taken off the tombstones in Charleston, placed on the club rolls and on election day one hundred men could he taken from ships and voted in the names of the dead men, but this couldn't be done now. He said not all the men who can't write their names will vote for the gover? nor; that voters on both sides must sign the rolls, the same rule apply? ing to both. He said the governor harped on the poor man. and an al? leged scheme to disfranchise him. but that so much wouldn't be heard about the poor man If he didn't have a vote. "What you going to do when you get to the senate?" some me in tho crowd asked. "Haven't time to tell you today; will show you when 1 get there," replied Mr. Jennings, who de? clared the country was safe while Woodrow Wilson was president. Mr. Jennings denounced the govern? or's pardon course and enumeratedi some of the things he would work for If sent to the senate, lie declared he would try to open the eyes of the people to conditions in South Caro? lina from every stump, and that Oov. Bleaas wants to keep on fooling the people until he gets in the senate. Mr. W. P. Pollock recited his leg? islative experience, saying he had been in the general assembly with both Please and Smith and was wil? ling for his record to be compared with theirs. He also defended the new rules, and If the governor doesn't like them, "he can't help It." lie was not a member of the State convention, hut thinks it worked to get honest elections, so "Hagocs" in Charleston couldn't kill the votes of others. He asked what must the military com? panies think, when they have to pass in review before the governor, who would have standing beside him a man appointed lieutenant colonel on his staff, "the Italian, Dagri, blind tiger, Jim tfottile." He asked what Mo-is had said today "to make you thin ? more of your county, State and nation,?" He said, "1'dease is proud of his record and .stands on it, then it takes mighty little to make some people proud." He charged the gov? ernor with not sticking to his an? nounced platform, which, he said, was made only to catch votes. Mr. Pollock declared that although the governor had said hew as in favor of impartial law enforcement at Charleston he transferred the respon? sibility to the shoulders of Sheriff Martin, saying he had nothing to do with blind tigers, race tracks, etc.; that if the governor issued orders to the sheriff the latter would have to enforce them or the governor could remove him. Mr. Pollock declared there was much lawlessness in Char? leston. When he declared he saw no Sunday a bar room in full opera? tion in the Charleston Hotel, some? body asked if he didn't think he (Pollock) should have reported it to Sheriff Martin. The speaker replied that he was reporting it to the people of South Carolina. He said that the governor expected the people to be? lieve his statement, that he had all three of his opponents licked; "he must be trying to play you for fools." He urged the people to vote for "law, order and decency." Senator E. D. Smith closed the de? bate today. He said he was "pursued by three lawyers," although he hoped (that when he started on the campaign he would be rid of lawyers for awhile, as 7o of the 9G members of the sen? ate were lawyers. He invited his op? ponents who had been attempting to belittle his efforts in Washington to come to the National capital and see whother or not "the cotton patch farmer from South Carolina oouht hold his own on the floor of the sen? ate.'1 He declared he would never let up in the light until those who pro? duce shall reap the benefits. "In spite of flesh, devil and lawyers." he declared, he was going back to Wash? ington, with six years' experience be? hind him, and that there were en? ough votes to keep from Washington the man who couldn't go there and talk cotton. He said he was a farm? er, only incidentally a senator, and believed the crowd knew he had done more for cotton than any other man since the war. "You've heard the three gentlemen who preceded me. Has either one of them given a sound, convincing reason why they should be sent to the senate?"' asked Mr. Smith. "No. no," came in chorus from the crowd. Mr. Smith declared he was elected six years iigo by thirty thousand ma? jority, given by all classes, and lhat he had spent his time talking and working for cotton, lie went Into other phases of his record. Which seemed highly satisfactory to the aud? ience, the majority of whom wen1 farmers, Tho candidates have agreed on 10.30 o'clock A. M.. as the time for the meeting to open, with from thtriy to forty-live minutes for each s|?cceh. They nsk that the various count) chairmon take note of ih'.s and, wherever possible make plans ac? cordingly, i\Ti;iiMor\T\i\ RATE im:< ision l l*H( rl l?S (OMMI .HCK COMMISSION. United States Supreme Court Finds That Regulatory ik?d> is Not Pound to Pass on S|HM ifi?* Instances Put Can Outline "Zone" i barges. Washington, J\jne 22.?Tho inter? state commerce commission's socalled intermountain rate orders were sus? tained as valid today by the supreme j court, which held at the same time that the long ami short haul clause of the intcrstae commerce law was constitution !. J:??111 had been attack? ed by transcontinental railroads. The defunct commerce court, pass? ing over the constitutional question, had annulled the orders on the ?round that the commission had no authority to issue "blanket" or zone orders and might act only on the reasonableness of sp/ocific rates. In overturning thai contention today and holding that the commission did have that power, the supreme court decided a point, lawyers and close observers of the interstate -ommerce commission's procedure say, is of equal importance to the intc:mountain rate case itself ?if not greater. I tpposltton to the I per cent in? crease in freight rates being asked by the Eastern railroads?ami on which the Interstate commerce com? mission is exneced to announce its decision any lay?had been based principally on the contention that the commission did not have authority under the law to grant such a "blan? ket" increase. What the effect, if any, on the decision in the rate case may be, only can be the subject of conjecture. Some of the well inform? ed in the commission's procedure, however, say the decision in the dis? position of the railroads' application ha'i been delayed awaiting the su? preme court's decision on that point. A? to the intermountain rate orders themselves, however, their effect is that such Western cities as Ueno, Spokane and Phoenix will not be forced to pay on their freight from the East the regular rate through to the Pacific ceast and then also an? other rate from the Pacific back to their stations. They will be forced, however, to pay certain increases over normal rates from certain zones. As a result of the decision all dis? cussion is removed as to the commis? sion's right not to pass on the rea? sonableness of a lower rate for a haul to a more distant city than to a near? er one in the same direction. It rec? ognizes the commission's power to tix such rates by zones as distinguished from taking up the conditions sur? rounding each point of shipment in the United states. Chief Justice White announced the unanimous decision of the court. He said the case turned largely on the construction and validity of the long and short haul clause in the fourth section of the interstate commerce act, as amended in 1'JIO. 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