The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-06-10
argument, allowing one hour and a

opening speech. He was employed
10 assist the solicitor, and with lis
usual summing up OF the testimony,
lie made Il decided Impression upon
Chewing, who up to this time did
not seem to realize the danger of lis
position, and up to then wore a smile
upon his countenance.
He was followed by Mr.. Grie!
for the defense, and it was a grand
effort for his unfortunate client.
He handled the testimony with
fine ability and eloqucntly pleaded
for his man and IN behalf
of the mans wife and her
three beautiful little children who
were in the court room from the be-
ginning Of the trial.
Col. Barron closed the defense
with q magnificent argument and a
most eloquent appeal for the prison
er, and his illusions 20 tie wife and
children brought tears to the eyes ot
many in the audience, and at one
time We thougl: We saw tear trick
ling down The cheek of the jadse.
Solicitor Wilson closed the case
His experience with criminals gave
him al advantage to study human
nature, and he read guilt in the face
OF Judspn NJ. Chewing. He be-
lieved Mrs Florence T;ndai to be a
pure woman and her husband a game
little man. He went iuto the case tc
do his full duty ana he did it well
not a thing that came from the stand
to the case escaped his at.
tention. He made a powerful argu-
ment. It was perfect cyclone OF
conviction and his excoriation of the
defendant brought a death pallor tc
cheeks of Chewing and it was SC
powerful that one felt like shrinking
from It. The Solicitors argument
sounded the death-kuell to Chew,
ning's hopes.
The jury retired after receiving a
clear charge from His Honor and af-
ter they had par;aken OF their Sup
per, tbey sent for the Judge 10 receive
the verdict.
The news went over town, that the
jury would soon be out brought a
rush to the court room and when His
Honor arrived rush was made
to get seats. The jury fled IN and
took their seats, the clerk read theil
names and each man responded as
lis name was called. Tc the query
"Gent!eman, have you agreed upon a
verdict? the foreman rose and hand
ed the baliff the indictment, who in
turn handed it to the clerk, and when
he read these words, guilty, With
recommendation of mercy" the de-
fendant sat unmoved; not a muscle
of his face changed, bat VIXEN he was
ordered into the dock to receive bis
sentence the blood left lis flce and
his lips quivered. When asked what
he had to say why sentence should
not be pronounced upon him. He
said, "lIr. Judge, please sir, be as
light on me as you can sir; I have a
wife and three helpless children with
10 one to look after them but ne.
Ny wife's parents live in foreign
country and her only dependence is
me. Please sir, be merciful to me. i
While the prisoner was speaking his
voice was husky and it was with
great difficulty that he could bring
his words out ana when he finished
the Judge said in substance:
''This court house all the weel; has
been resounding with the talk OF
rape, or the greater portion Of it.
The arguments to the juries have
been addressed to the character O;
the oiliense OF which you are charged
The jury has found you guilty, with
a recommendation to mercy It was
in their power to exercise discretion
by recommending you to mercy,and
must assume, as I presume, they did
exercise it wisely. I want to say
here, though I could not say it to tie
jury, the impression I had. I heard
it commented on several occasions
during tue progress Of this trial, that
the victim Of yonr rapa could never
recover from the effects Of your VIC.
lence That is great mistake; il
size was a virtuous woman, as the
verdict Of the jury says she was and
as jsliere she was, an honest and
virtuous married lady, an attack upon
her person could not diShonor her
1t does not take one flower from her.
1t does not cast OF soil her fair ermine
OF name. She stands, so says the
verdict of the jury, peer of any Ia
dy in the land 1t was q sad sight
for woman--a pure woman--to be
brought into court 4, a witness to
testify to the wrong done. But
really no great wrong has been done
her, or, can be done her that would
last. II you shoot a woman down on
Tie street and wound her, yoa iniure
her person; 10 man attributes to her
any infamy. So no man-12o nlQn,
no gentleman in nature aud instinct
would, for moment visit upon the
head of the victim the iniamy which
she would give her lie to escape.
Just here I want to say il this cou-
nectior, aud in reference to what |
have. heard. I have heard exDrcs
sions fall from tue lips of various
parties that it is derogatory Tor :
woman to come into court and testify
n 4 rape case. And ti!ata commune
ty, the injured hushaai or bis neigll-
oorsshould wreak vengeance bydealing