The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-11-10

defence admits that th~
not take tho money, there.
loss lies between the treasurer
self and some of these tramps VIII
go roaming around tho country and
who opened this combination and
the money evaporatod.
He here reviewed the circ,
stances of the defendants abscl
and his testimony concerning
alleged discovery of his loss, and q,
luded to his failure to speak to the
clerks in his office of the loss. s.Does {.
he s"y word to any one as far rs
we know? Does hc say word to
his bondsmcn who had placed i'm (
lplicit confidence in him I, Does ho 'e
/ say u word to his intimate friends I
or. to tho Comptroller General or y
Treasurer After the lapse \of
taoemty doys he confessed tho loss to
Capt. Little, and was arrested
Col. Rion objected to this argu
ment, because the court had very
properly refused to permit him t.
adduce the very testimony tor tho
failure to produce which he is now
ccnsured, Court sustained this.
Solicitor then gave the, theory of -.
the offence. 1t was n spreooncciyed (
}p'aM, }Ppl'aM, hy which he should leave
money enough in the, county to savo
tho county and the schools, laA laA!l / thus tlaHHSs ,
tell tho jury "I have not hurt you. I
nave saved the county money.
And tho whole plan was to gotta
pardon from Moses, (and it would
not take al that money to get a
pardon) and then enjoy the balance.
And who would not live nine months
i'll tho back room of the county jnil =.
ot two Thousand dollars month g. ~
Tho confession was made because it
would DO impossible to deceive
Fillobrown, and IL flight fro,
county would be perpetu,
scnco. He preferred to romM
jail and then come out md go
Now NJ to the property. 1t W.
be very remarkable if the defends,
had invested his money right her,
when tho State would havo seized it
all and his Imprisonment would havo
beon for nothing. He therefore
Gowns no property" v.
AS to the assertion concerning
Mr.. Davidson, it almost makes me
wish for the last day to come i'll
order that Frank Davidson may riso
up and tell the people of the State
what became of their money. H.. Il
The solicitor continued his argu.
mcnt ut length.
The Solicitor then closed with an
appeal to tho Jury to act fairly
without prejudice, and to blend thoir
sympathy for the defendant with
sympathy for tho outraged commit
nifty from whom the money has bean
taken. .'.i -.i~>.--.... l.,
The cot,rt then Charged So anaTf
Tho prisoner ut tho ".
charged with breach Of Il o.! wit
f}tudulcntintclt in this tha HS,hargi :
with the collection of taxes . ho 4
collect such taxes and appropria1
them to Ills own use, frl.udule}
and III, violation of his duty rs ccs
ty treasurer It il the nerd ~
provision Of the law that eI {
man is to be considered innJ
until his guilt be proved. ThiI y.
case Of circunistantinl evidenced
the circle surrounding the acd
must be complete and provmgA is
guilt beyond n reasonable do,M an
The case has boon condncted wiz
ability and earnestness
rnto with tho gravity OF
Public officials should.
stSict accountability by
~ is to guard I'll"
&sc statutes
]ereliction
! w will j,r
facts Rofcrcnce>shoulu
to public opinion, or,
should only impel til
search more carefully his
before rendering q
Pontius Pildtc yielded
force Of public opinion and sen
tenccdT ono whom he knew to
DO innocent. Aud Pontous Pilates
mistake was tho crlcifxion eighteen
centuries ago. If you believe the
prisoner guilty beyond reasonable
doubt, yonr verdict will be "guilty"
If there be reasonable doubt, jiJur
verdict will be ''not guilty"
The jury were then dismissed to
tho jury room, Aftor several hours
they reported disagreement with no /
possibility of agreeing and were dis:
charged. Tt is reported that FOUR
jurors, IT. McMeekin, r. T.. EllisoP
ST., O. S. Jones and Moses Jamd
were for conviction end the balnnc
for acquittal. The Solicitor ga'
notice for q new trial with u ch"'
of Uea,ue.
The court Of Sessions w
adjourned, and tho civil
tered upon. The civil
importWnt. Tho case
the Town Council of Wa
damages for falling into
was discontinued, each par,
costs. The council gavo y
wall 81, 100.
AUGUST TIowER.--Tho
erable beings in the world
suffelinp from Dyapensin NJ