The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-05-13

o.'e'ati"n Of the civil rights bill,
pnd told the Jury if they found that
Nobiey had been refused bccyn<e
OF hi, co!or, they should find vor.
diet o' guilty. Ii thoy believe /
that Mr.. Timmnns beoa angry
win him for his g,aff manner, they
sh.nld, find him not guilty.
The Jury retired. IN. few mo-.
m"n,s they returned with verdict
of not guilty. (They had previously
soue To the saloon to. examine tn,
70 'ns to see if there was any diff
rencc between tho rooms.)
This MAS II righteous verdict. We
ti'mIy believe June Mobley came
over merely to made some uotoriet, =,
tor himself aud to array tnel races
III antas"uism against each other.
Juue had Letter lie careful. A row
over here would not bo healthy to
Iii M
THE CASE OF II. a. SS.iTh.- On
Wednesday morning, Attorney Cen
er"I Melton appeared in Court, aud
presented all indictment against H..
a. Smith, Ex-Treasurerof Fairfield
County, for an offence in that he did
knowingly neglect to turn over to the
S,ato monthly moneys collected.
Mr.. Melton said that other counts
might be brought against the defend.
at, hut that tho State would now
rest i:s case upon this, count. lie
read the law requiring Trrasurers
on or before the 18th of. each mouth
to turn over moneys to the State
Treasury.
The Grand Jury having rouudI q
true bill, the Attorney General NOV
cd tor continuance for the reason
'thnt Treasurer Card,za who was a
material witness was absent in New
York on rablic business.
Col. Rion, defendant'a COUNSEL
cl"iu.cd the right OF speedy trial
which was guaranteed to all accused
| lcrs'ns, pnd maintained that Treus.
u1cr CurdO:l was not material wit.
mesa After some further argument
Judge Mackey decided that the
Treasurer was n material witness.
a"d that, ashc was uuavoidably alb.
seht, the case shonld be continued.
Col. Rion after some consultation
with tho prisoner, announced that
II. a. Smith plead guilty of tho in
d'ctmcnt. Twas a f4ct, lie sail
hat the money Lad not been turned
over, ami lie plead guilty to that
otf'nce Of not tuning it over 10 the
!l"c ptesc' bed, bus he denied hav
ing stolen the mouey, aud muintaineu
h's ignorance Of how it had disap.
teared.
lie plead the clcnicnty Of the
C'ir.t iii bis h.ha If, as he hid him.
SELF voluntarily confessed the def.
c.ncy t" the c"mpt'ollr, gen, raj.
The attorney Gancr"l ackuowl.
edged he force OF what lad been
said. lie WIS acquainted with the
cx'stcIoe of the ex cnuating circnm
> a"ce>, and touched upon the will.
'"gnhss which the dtfendaht had
sho"n for ii thorough cx4mtil .tion,
AID lso on the fact that he had ex.
pres Cd iis desire that the reorle of
.hc County should suf!r no loss.
But while this was true, it wns very
strange that II hian; as intelligent,
MS practical, and as we'll educated as
tie defendant is; should suffer
heavy loss without beiug able to give
any account of it. the present sys-
ten. o' collecting taxes Is pe'rs,5.
derived FROM the experience Of ali
tho Suites. Before tho war tax COL
lrctins was n simple affair. There
were no checks aud balances, and
yet, such Vas tho innate honesty Of
tho, n,cn Of those days that defal.
cations were Of the rurcst occur renee.
But now 10 optic Of tfe oordous
drawn ur"und the State Treasury, in
spite of .hc bars md bands and triple
locks. in spite Of the guards who sur.
rofhd it; uul Of the lamp that never
ceases to burn, vast amounts Of
morley money wrung from strug
ling psople--bave been recklessly sto-
len and squandered, loavntg the
whole government clogged, ond her
credit destroyed. There now srists
1" the State IF South Carolina an Ora
IF corruption such as has neoer before
bee" ,oitn"ssed. But this thug caunot
last. 1t must have an end: Initial
steps are now being taken to put an I. nd
forever to this vile outrageous thing.
Although Mr.. Smith conf, s,ed bis
def,lca'ion Voluntarily, he had been
cush al h.fnre Tna ayeo of th,