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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1893-02-22
Court.

Court Of General Sessions for Lex
ington county commenced Monday
the Goth instant, Judge I. D. With
erspoon, presiding.
Mr.. G. A. Derrick was selected as
foreman of the grand jury.
The case of George Kinard, in
dicted for criminal assault upon a
white woman at Irmo last year, was
called for trial Monday. Mr.. Mon
teith, Kinard's Attorney, made a mo-
ton for a change of emu upon the
following afidavits:
MORE AFFIDAvITs.
Personally comes Walter S. Mon
teith who, being first duly sworn,
saws on oath: That since the last
term of this court he has diligently
attended to preparing for the de.
fence of this case, and has inquired
as to the possibility of the defendant,
his client, getting a fair trial in this
county. That an affidavit stating the
condition of things as they existed
|! at last term of court is on file in this
cause, and deponent here says that
they have not materially changed.
That deponent has been repeatedly
notified by persons whose statements
are entitled to credit, that it will be
impossible for the Sheriff to bring
the prisoner from where he now is
alone to the court room without a
strong guard, and even then it will
doubtless be extremely difficult, as
violence continues to be freely
threatened. That a perfect reign OF
terror exists, and it is impossible for
the counsel of the defendant to Sc
cure any considerable number of
afidavits in support of a motion to
change the place Of trial, as the very
best citizens to whom said counsel
have applied, while willing to admit
that the danger exist declare a posi-
tive Discrimination to make affidavit
to that effect: That after the arrest
and examination of the prisoner and
his commitment, a plan to lynch the
prisoner was formed and a large
number of persons visited Licking
ton G.. H. for such purpose, and they
were only frustrated in their design
b. 1.-The fact that the Sheriff received
warning, and upon consultation with
the Governor, removed the prisoner
before their arrival. That during
yesterday a large number of persons
said to be from Lexington county,
came to the city of Columbia, and
declared it to be thier intention to
intercept the Sheriff and take the
prisoner from him, they believing
that he was to be carried over to this
point this morning. This fact was
to deponent's notice yester-
at about 4 p. No., by persons who
: to his residence to give him
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whose pycccpts though not in the
books arc sometimes little less than
divine, to season justice with mercy
il the case of the Sheriffs who be-
lieved, however mistakenly, that they
we're performing their duty in carry
ing out their instructions?
Was it a case and circumstances
under which such severe penalties
could be wisely imposed on them,
considering that their crime was
merely constructive at worst?
Is it not enough that the State is
enlightened with regard to the enron
eousness Of it's former views, but
necessity is also found to impress it
on, her by such severe and plenary
discipline of executive agents and
Instruments? Has it come to that
pass where a State cannot test her
sovereign rights by efectual-nay,
aggressive-action without having
before her eyes the unworthy fear
and threat Of punishment?
As we have said before, we regard
the outcome of these cases as very
unfortunate, even if it vas the only
solution. It is unfortunate: we
think. for the railroads, inasmuch as
it is essential for them to have the
good will of the people, and the i'm
policy of antagonizing them, as they
must stand by the State, would seem
apparent, as suggested in his speech
by The able and judicial minded
counsel of the respondents, Mr..
Samuel Lord, whose digest of the
points presented in behalf Of the
Sheriffs is reproduced elsewhere in
this paper today.
It is unfortune to see some Of our
people so obviously swayed by pre-
JUDGE and passion as to forego their
traditional training and life long
:
poinciples of State and national rela
tion-whether correct or Incorrect
not as an act of Judgment, but
through the infence of political and
personal pique, and to gloat over and
triumph in the discomfort and humil
iation. of the mother State for any
reason. These things we deplore.
We deplore the injection of political
prejudice, however slightly, into the
discussion of questions before the
courts. And we wish to be under
| stood that this sentence is only in
tended generally and is without ref
ence to the esteemed judges Of the
United States Court. But it all
tends to widen, intensity and per
petuate the division among u peo-
pie and TO hand down a fued which
should have terminated with the i'm
mediate contest which provoked it.
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tute legal proceedings against him
at once. S. J. Messenger and I. J.
Glaze are material witnesses to
prove above charge.
We understand that there are sew
eral Trial Justices in the county who
have no bonded constables as re-
quircd by law. We recommend that
Trial Justices require their consta
bles to execute the proper bonds &C.
cording to law.
The Court of General sessions
closed today, and Court Of Common
please is now in session.
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= Idu DCS" IiN'
The other Trial Justices of the
county have neglected to present
their books to US for examination.
We insist that they be required to
send them to us for examination at
the June term of court.
We insist that Trial Justices
should thoroughly investigate each
case before sending it up to the court
of sessions. The practice of Trial
Justice in sending up a large num-
Der of cases without any evidence to
sustain them, and in binding over a
large number Of immaterial witnesses
should be rebuked, and if not discon
tinued the Solicitor should take some
action to speedily remedy the evil so
as to save so much unnecessary costs
and expenses to the tax payers of
the county.
We have received an anonymous
petition signed "Citizen of Fork
Township" setting forth a supposed
grievance of obstructing Broad
river by the canal dam, preventing
the passage of fish up said river.
We cannot consider such petition
unless the signature of some person
is attached to it. The citizens of any
community, having any grievances,
and presenting them in proper form,
this body, as their servants, will give
them due consideration.
The attention of the grand jury
has been called to the fact that at
two Incorporated towns in the Fork,
to wit, Chaplin and Peak, there I
unlicensed bar rooms, known as liter
airy or social clubs, in which intoxi-
eating liquors have been and is
being sold. We recommend that the
Solicitor take such steps at once as
may be necessary to suppress this
growing evil.
Messrs. Smith and Caughman,
County Commissioners, appeared be-
fore our body and made it known
that the town councils of some of
the incorporated towns of this county
are not keeping their roads in proper
notably, "Three Dog
in the corporate limits of
Hill, is in almost an impassa-
bic condition.
The public roads Of the county we
fiji | have been generally worked, but
are in a bad condition in consequence
of the wet weather.
Complaints having been made to
us that Trial Justice j. G.. Maxcey
had collected fines and failed to pay
over the same to the County Treas
lrer, and had also collected the sal
ny Of his constablcs and failed to
pay the same over to them, upon ex-
animation of the matter and The tax
ng of testimony of witnesses, and
he examination of the books of the
Treasurer and County Com
nIssioners. We find that the COM
,laint IS we'll founded, we, therefore.
ecommend that the Solicitor insti-
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Personally comes George S. Drafts
who, being duly sworn, says he is
the Sheriff of Lexington county;
that upon a warning given him of a
contemplated attack upon his jail,
he removed his prisoner, George
Kinard, to the ~penitentiary at Column
bia, by order of the Governor, for
safe keeping; that SO many threats
are made, and so much has been told
to this deponent that he here says
that without a strong guard to pro-
tect him from violence from outsiders
this deponent does not believe he
can bring the prisoner to court for
trial. GEORGE S. DRAFTS.
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Six cases were disposed Of by jury
trial as follows:
Ors Sutton, Sallie Kinard, Mary
Metz and Eliza Eleazer who were in
dicted on the charge of larceny from
the field were acquitted.
John Buckley was found guilty of
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Upon the showing made, Judge
Witherspoon granted the change of
venue, and the case was ordered sent
to Columbia for trial at the next
term of court for Richland county,
which will be the fourth Monday in
March.
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Cemetary Association.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please announce through your
paper that the members of the st.
Johns church, (Clark's Road) Gene
ta~y Association is requested to meet
on Saturday, the 18th day March
next, a. 2 o'clock p. m. d. kYzER.
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The State Wins.

Port Royal Railroad Shall be Re
leased, Says Judge Aldrich.
Augusta, Feb. lS.-A special from
Beaufort says: Judge Aldrich has
rendered a decision in an application
for two bills brought by the State of
South Carolina and by B. King and
other stockholders of the Port Royal
road for breaking Of the lease held
by the Central Railroad, sustaining
the complainants and appointing J.
H. Averill receiver.
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Church Dedication at Leesville.

Church Dedication at Leesville.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please announce that our new
church building at Leesviile will be
dedicated on the 18th Sunday of this
month, IL a. m. Dedication Sermon
will be preached by Rev. J. A. Sigh.
Rev. Prof. Fox, of Newberry College,
will preach on Saturday previous, at
II a. M, and on Sunday afternoon.
We invite the public to these SER
vices. Yours truly,
l.. f. BUsBY, Pastor.
Leesville, S. c., Feb. IS, 1898.
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"Tao STATE Il@il a:e1."

Able Utteranccs on the Railroad
Cases by an Independent Paper.
We publish below an editorial from
the Charleston Sun on the decision
of Judges Golf and Simonton in the
railroad cases, which meets our ap-
proval that we transfer it to u edi-
tOrial columns:
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LAWYER BAUsKETT ALSO MAKES A STATE
MENT.
MI. John Bauskett, associate coun-
sci with Mr.. Monteith in the case,
also filed an affidavit corroborating
the material points of Mr.. Mon
teith's paper, and states that he had
opportunities of Judging of the feel
ing against the prisoner and believes
that he cannot get an impartial trial
at Lexington c. H.; and also feels
confident that upon a fair and impair
tial trial the prisoner can prove per
adventure his complete innocence of
said crime; he, therefore, also asks
for the change of venue.
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Mr.. Monteith then presented tc
the court the following
ADDITIONAL AFFIDAyITS:

ADDlItON5L
Personally comes G. NJ. Eird
who, first being duly sworn,
says on oath, hat he is an attorney
and resides at Lexington; hat it is
his opinion that if George Kinard
was brought into court and a jury
impannelled to try his case, that he
would be fairly tried; but thinks
there is danger of interference from
outside parties, citizens Of the county,
if an attempt is made to bring him
here for trial from Columbia.
G.. NJ. EFIRD.
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The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
IL COMMON Pleas.
Lexington County. plaintiff,
against

DURSTANT TO THE ORDER OF THE
Court made in the above case, and on
Tile in the Office of the Clerk OF Court, | will
sell TO the highest bidder before the court
house door of said county, on the first
Monday in March next, to wit, March
9Th, 1893, during the legal hours OF sale,
the lands mentioned in the comllaint in
the case and described in the Judgment for
foreclosure therein as follows:
All that piece. parcel or tract OF land,
situated, lying and being in Lexington
county and State aforesaid, containing
tw~uty-tour Hundred and sixteen acr:s
more or less, on Red Bank creek, made up
of thrre tracts, as follows:
One containing five hundred and seventy
one acres. more or less, originally granted
10 Cornelius Clark on the 18th Of January,
1910.
One containing nine hundred and
seventy seven acres, more or less, originally
granted to Gabriel Friday, and one other
tract con aiming one thousand acres, more
or less, originally granted to William kins-
Ter.
On the following terms, to wit: one-third
cash. and the balance in two equal success
sive annual instruments from the date OF
sale. with inter, st from said day Of sale at
the rate of I per cent. per anunm. payable
sem annually the credit portion to be SO
cured by bond or bonds of the purchaser
or purchasers and mortgage Of the premises
sold The purchaser TO pay all taxes fall
ing due and payable OF ard after the day
CT sale, and the Sheriff tor papers, and to
have the privilege Of paying all cash.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS,
Shorif Lexington County.
Sherif's Office,
Lexington. c. H., February 7, 1898.
Avis
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week. In the meantime
patch will say that there LIZ
total absence of any demI yon
of excitement or lawlessnea On the
part of our people during this court,
and that to say Kinard could not
have obtained a fair trial in this
county is simply a SANDER upon the
whole people which facts do not war
rant.
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Ar. New York. Y SO o m

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between New 70. - Atlanta, Danville,
Va, ard Augusta. GA. and Salisbury, and
Columbia and Augusta.
On Trains II and - Pullman Sleeping
cars between Washington and Atlanta. and
New York and Asheville.
On trains 81 and SO Pullman Sleeper be-
tween New York and Augusta. Dining
\Car between New York and Montgomery.
For detailed information as to local and
through time tables. rates and Pullman
Sleeping Car reservation, confer with local
agents, or address
w. A. TURK, S. H. HARDwIcK.
Gen. Pass. Agt. AS. Gen. P. A.,
W. hington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
VI McBEE, General Superintendent,
columbia, s. c.
W. H. GREEN, Sol. HAAS.
Genrl Mgr. Traffic Manager
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C.
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The affdavits submitted to the
court in the Kinard case 20 30. I'd
the possession of the DisisisSss!s
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}seSeraI dav. and then only on an

udy1 dHu UHeH OHly OH I'D
order from this court.
W. S. MoNTEITH.
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COLUMBIA, NEWBERRY AND
" LAURENS RAILROAD.
Time Table No. !, to take effect Sunday,
June 9Th, at 1901 4. N.

Eastern Standard Time.
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FAST EXPRESS BETWEEN CHARLESTON
AND ASHEVILLE CARRYING SLEEPER.
The herald., 1893-11-20
" JACK THE SLASHER. !"
BOLD ACTS OF VANDALISM AT
WASHINGTON, D. G.
Some Miscreants Enter Houses, De.
moIish Furniture, slash Draperies,
Etc, and Brighten Housewives
Into Hysterics.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The vandalism
of the miscreant who has been desig-
mated as Jack the Slasher" is becom-
ing more bold and outrageous. Last
night he, or they, entered the house OF
f-----~a- ~A--y----y-fo fo,fs sss-s.c1ryrf Htreet
the family being out at the time. Mrs.
johnson returned home in the evening
and no sooner had she gone into the
dining room than the whole neighbor-
hood was startled By her cries. People
in the immediate vicinity ran to the
house and found the poor woman lying
on the floor in the dining room, suffer-
ing from violent attack of mysteries.
All the draperies in the room, mantels,
chairs, curtains, portieres, table linen,
and other cloth materials had been
slashed to shreds and thrown on the
floor in q heap. That was only the be-
ginning CT the outrage. in the kitchen
the scene at first glance represented
chaos. In the middle of the floor the
family larder had been emptied, meats,
groceries, etc.. in heap. Over the
mass the vandals threw at random huge
quantities OF lard and butter, and then,
to make the ruin more complete, picked
up gallon can of oil and thoroughly
saturated the mass. The condition of
Mrs. johnson tonight is serious.
The herald., 1893-11-20
PRISON PAROLE.
The First Convict Set at Liberty Under
tho New Law.

The First Convict Set at Liberty Under
the New Law.
FOLSOM, CAL, Nov. 19-The prison di-
rectors at meeting Saturday took the
the first action under the parole law. A
prisoner under sentence from Shasta
county for murder was granted parole,
and John Mackey will give him employ
ment and will be responsible him.
A Pitt river Indian chief was also pa
rolled. He was sentenced for killing
medicine man who had failed to cure his
(the chie's) brother. This was the Gus
tom of the tribe, but the people of Modoc
wanted to put stop to it and caused
the chiefs arrest and prosecution. The
superior Judge and others, believing the
desired end to have been reached, re.
commended the chiefs parole.
The application of Calvin Pratt, an
embezzler, was referred by Governor
Markham to the board. Pratt was
called before the directors, but declining
TO state where the money is and pre-
ferring to serve his remaining two years
rather than give it up, no action was
taken.
The herald., 1893-11-20
WILLIS STRUCK A SNAG,
Hence He Did Not Reseat the
Hawaiian Queen.
He Weakened on Learning the
True Situation
And Probably Sent to Washingtonl
for Further Instructions.
Such Is the Inference Drawn from the
Minister'S Hating Action-A
Synopsis of Commissioners
Blounrs Report.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.--It has been
the chief fear of the friends OF the pro-
country, that, in it's ignorance OF public
sentiment here and the frat shock of
the threatened action by the United
States, it would yield its authority. The
fact is however, that for some time past
the provisional government has enter
tanned no hope OF favorable action by
the present administration towards an
nexation, and has been considering
means to put itself on a permanent
footing. 1t may be that the public and
the press have come TO wrong conclu-
sion as to the extent of Minister Willis
instructions. They supposed, owing to
Secretary Gresham's letter declaring
what he thought ought to be done and
President Cleveland's declaration that
he agreed with the secrerary's opinions,
that they meant to proceed determin-
edly. Yet some people believe the pub
lication must have been intended as an
appeal to public opinion for information
as to the course to pursue.
1t is conaidered that the chances of
action by Minister Willis to restore the
queen will be much lessened after the
news of the reception accorded to Secre-
tary Gresham's letter in this country is
read in the islands. The first news OF
Secretary Gresham's letter ought to
reach Honolulu by the steamer which
lett Vancouver on Thursday, or the one
that left San Francisco on Friday, but
oa+ G,,n MAndou nh
steamer lett San Francisco for Honolulu,
having on board newspaper men, and
doubtless also some communication
from Minister Thurston to his govern
ment. This charter steamer should
arrive at Honolulu today or tomorrow !;
THE would be after the next steamer to
arrive at San Francisco sailed from
! Honolulu.
\ 4--4As<minent-4D Democratic senator, q
member Of the foreign relations commit
mittee, who declined the permit to use
hie name, said tonight: at seems verv
| clear to me that Willis has encountered
state of affairs which he has not been
led to expect. The inference ie justified
that when Minister Willis discovered
that the feeling of the intelligent peo-
pie of the island was favorable to the
present government. he weakened in
the determination to reseat the queen.
If, indeed. the Dole administration dis
played determination to maintain its
position by force of arms, there was
nothing for Willis to do but change his
plans aud aek for further instructions.
10 have persisted in landing marines
for the purpose of forcing change of
government would have been an act Of
war, pure and simple. and no sane man
can believe President Cleveland ever
contemplated such move as that"
The same senator expressed the view
that the islands ought to be annexed to
the United States, and said their gov
ernment could be made simple and easv
by constituting them part OF the state
of California.
The herald., 1893-11-20
A PENSION SCANDAL.

Wholesale Frauds Unearthed by the
Bureau at Buffalo, N. ".
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The officials
OF the pension bureau are unusually re-
ticent regarding the announcement that
the bureau unearthed at Buffalo, N. Y,
a wholesale acheme for defrauding the
office. Its publication at this time they
fear will hinder them in bringing the
guilty persons to justice. The post this
morning announces the name of the per-
son who has been carrying on this
scheme to be w. Boen Moore, who was
formerly special examiner of the bureau
in this city. 1t is believed $500 has
already been paid to fraudulent claim
ants whose cases were engineered by At
tOrney Moore.
The herald., 1893-11-20
FORMIDABLE FLEETS.
The Opposing Brazilian NavIes Ready
to DO Battle.

4h0 OPPtbinE ANaNtoS Rohuy
to Do Battle.
New York, Nov. 19.--The Brazilian
ship Nictheroy is now ready for sea. 1t
is possible she may get off tonight. If
not she will sail tomorrow sure. Minis
ter Mendonca has been aboard today.
He is OF the opinion that if the Nicthe-
roy happens to encounter one of Mello's
formidable warships, such as the Aqui-
daban, che will be sunk sure. He
thinks. however, the Nictheroy can
avoid such meeting, and is competent
to 60 against Mello's weaker vessels. 1t
is thought Mello will have no show
against the force the Brazilian govern
ment now has on land and sea.
The Worlds Buenos Ayres dispatch
says: A Rio journalist, named Murat,
arrived here today. He is refugee. He
says the revolutionists have 10 tirst-class
warships, % minor warshlps and 5000
men in the aeet and provisions in abun-
dance. The damage caused by the
bombardment is already enormous. MIC
theroy is almost completely destroyed.
The rebel fleet, he says, is anxiously
awaiting Peixoto's new squadron and
anxious to give them battle. He says
the report that Admiral Mello favors
the restoration OF tine monarchy and has
proclaimed Prince Pedro as emperor OF
Brazil is foul calumny.