Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-27

agreement under sanction of my Office that
shall move that this case is not to be callet
up for judgment unless hereafter the people
shall be convicted in this Court Of crime
against the election laws"
Judge Bond said 'The Court takes pleas
IRE in saying that this is the proper termina
tiOn of this case 1 hope that every citizen il
the United States knows that the United
States government has no malice against its
citizens and the sole object of the government
is to vindicate the purity of the ballot box.
! have been looking at the statute to see
whether there could not he some nominal
fine imposed, but I find that the costs will be
too much. The Court will accept your sug
gestion, and if it is desired the Court will take
pleasure in signing an application to the EX-
ecutive for pardon altogether"
Judge Bryan said: "It is customary under
such circumstances to suspend judgment in
order that Executive clemency may be in
vOked."
Judge Bond: ssThere can be no judgment in
this case unless the District Attorney calls
for judgment, which he is not going to do"
Mr.. Melton said 1.-THE statement which
made will Of course govern my successor IN
office. Under the circumstances l will dis.
continue proceedings against the managers at
Rafting Creek and Carter's Crossing precincts
in Sumter county and the witnesses in the
Sumter cases are discharged"
The Court then took up the case against
Joseph B. Bates, charged with voting more
than once in Barnwell county. Five negro
witnesses for the government SWore positively
that the defendant had voted at Millet, had
then taken the train for Baldock, voted there,
and then had gone to Allendale, voted there,
returned to Baldock and voted there again.
The witnesses swore they had known the de-
fendant for years, and followed him from poll
to poll to see if he voted more than once.
The defense proved by fifteen respectable
citizens that the defendant acted as Chairman
of the Board of Managers at Millet and had
remained there all day. The proof for the
defense was overwhelming, and upon the sug-
gestion of Judge Bond the case was submitted
to the jury without argument, and the jury,
consisting of eleven white men and one negro,
rendered verdict of not guilty in few min
utes.
The jury charged with the case of Carroll and
others had not agreed upon verdict up TO
the hour of adjournment on Saturday.
On the oath, the jury charged with the case
against Carroll and others, the Managers of
Election at Mayesville precinct, who had been
out since Friday last, having failed to agree
upon verdict, were discharged and mis-
trial was entered. In discharging the jury
Judge Bond said he was sorry they had not
agreed to some verdict, as it would entail upon
the United States government the additional
expense of another trial at this term.
The grand jury were finally discharged, the
bills of indictment in their possession against
the Managers of Election at Camp Ground
precinct, Richland county, being withdrawn
from them by the District Attorney.
The government took up for trial the case
against John T.. Hogg and thirty-eight other
defendants, charged with conspiracy to pre-
vent qualified voters from voting at Buford's
Bridge precinct in Barnwell county at the
election of $780, Three witnesses were ex-
amined for the prosecution before the adjourn
ment on Monday.