The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-04-27
The Election Cases.

The case of the United States VS..
Carroll, Shaw and Wilson, Mana
gers of Election at Mayesville pre-
einct, Sumter County, was taken up
in the United States Court IN
Charleston the 18th, Immediately
after the conclusion OF the case
against Bates and Others Inc
charges were the same as IN the
first case. The testimony for the
prosecution attempted to show o.
that the managers had refused
to exhibit the box before the
voting began, (2) that the mana
gers had stuffed the ballot box,
and (s) that the managers had
knowingly permitted persons to
vote more than one ticket. Iae
testimony was very weak, and
none of the charges were proved:
The defendants were represented
BY Joseph q. Earle, OF Sumter
and Attorney-General Younans'
The speeches of Youmans and Mel
ton Friday are described as among
the finest specimens Of forensic
eloquence ever heard in Court
House in South Carolina. I-ey
are both men of giant intelleet and
wonderful oratorical power. 1t
was case Of s'Greek meet Greek
Judge Bonds charge was short
The jury, composed of seven blacks
and five whites-11 Republicans
and / Democrat-retired to the
jury room at 8 P. NJ. Friday. They
were closely guarded from the time
they were put on the jury until
Monday afternoon st 3 O'Clock,
when, failing to agree upon s YER
dict, a mistrial was ordered. The
case will be tried again at the
present term of the Court
Case No. 3 was against D. j.
Winn and 3. J. McLaurin, Com.
missioners of Election for Sumter
County, charged with violating the
law in refusing to count the votes
from two precincts. When this
csss was called Saturday Gen E.
W. Noise, counsel for the defend
ants, read an affidavit signed by
them, which said that they acted
under legal advice in the matter
and had no intention of violating
the law. The District Attorney
then mol. pros'd several counts in
the indictment, and the defendants
pleaded guilty to the rest. The
District Attorney moved for a sus'
pension of the Judgment, which
was granted; and Judge Bond as
sured the defendants that the judg-
ment would not be enforced unless
they violated the law again, and
that he would recommend the Pres
ident to grant them pardon.
Case No. 4, against Joseph B.
Bates, of Barnwell County, charged
with voting more than once, was
then taken up. The jury in the
Mayesville case being still out,
Bates succeeded in getting a pretty
fair jury of eleven whites and one
black. Several negro Witnesses
swore that they saw Bates vote
twice at three different precincts,
several miles apart, the same day.
On the part OF the defense it was
proved that Bates was Chairman OF
the Board of Managers at Millett's
precinct; that he acted as Chair
man, administered the oath to the
voters, and was not away from the
polls fifteen minutes during the
day. The case was submitted with.
ont argument, and the jury returned
in three minutes with verdict Of
not guilty.
The Grand Jury returned mo
bill'' in the case against Howell,
Paigett and Holmes, Commission
ers of Election for Coileton County.
Case No. 5, against Jno. 7. Hogg
and thirsy-eight others, charged
with conspiracy to intimidate voters
at Buford Bridge precinct, Barn
we'll County, at the general election
of 1880. The Mayesville jury being
still out, the defendants secured a
pretty good jury of eleven whites
and one black.
Mclean, the crank who shot at
Queen Victoria recently, was tried
last week, and was found not guilty |
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