The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-30
Newbold's Surrender.

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was simply turned out to go at large.
But he howled at the brand put upon
his brow. Newbold went to the House
of Refuge at Columbia and through the
pets of the State administration as
high diplomats arranged that he
should rot be molested until the Court
at Spartanburg should adjourn. 1t was
q wholesome regard for Justice which
diplomats at Columbia and the States
Governors well considered. Newbold
was then allowed to return TO the
bosoms Of his distinguished friends in
York and Chester. Finally the Court
at ~Spartanburg adjourned until March
next and the diplomatic Columbia ar
engagements were carried out. On
Monday last Newbold came TO Chester
with a great flourish. A Magistrate
was secured and q warrant issued
Newbold submitted to a friendly con
stable, the Magistrate required no
return and there was no commitment
to tho Chester Jail. Instead an hon
orary guard was supplied and the pri-
soner allowed to proceed in a palace
coach to the Columbia White House
where the diplomacy was renewed,
the Attorney General Of the State
being in the counsels. What to do and
how to dispose Of the distinguished
prisoner vas discussed with the gravity
OF q national issue. There is no ex-
ageration hcre-thc facts rs uncontra-
dicted support this presentation Of the
case. But tho funniest part Of the
travesty occurred at Chester where the
States important prisoner perform
ed the preliminarics to the ridiculous
travesty upon justice, as she is now,
and recently enacted in the State. We
quote from a letter addressed from
Chester to the News and Courier, evil
IDENTIFY by an Intelligent cores
pondent, describing the ovation ac-
corded by the officials and prominent
citizenship of that bailiwick:
"Chief Morgan was the first caller
and he found Newbold resting easy in
his room, surrounded by his family,
with his pistols bucklcd on Soon at
Ter Mr. Thomson appeared upon the
scene, and informed the chief that
Newbold was his prisoner, then Sheriff
f'ornwell, Magistrate Williams and
solicitor Henry called and paid their
respects to the gentleman"
Now we are always and at all times
and under all circumstances of q char
liable disposition. The Magistrate
who failed TO commit this man charged
With the gravest felony known to So
siety is excusable in the presence of
ne constabulary and the Solicitor of
the Circuit; we desire to emphasize
tlis point; but especially 90 we ask
Clarity for the Circuit Solicitor in
ealing to make his o~beisancc in view
81 the character of the prisoner and
WISH known friends in the White House
at Columbia. 1t was q notable ovation.
NDdoubt the participants duly con.
< nv ID souvenirs of the occasion:
"Yea, (oid) beg a hair Of him 70,
memory,
And dying (will) mention it within
III ir wills,
Bequrathing 1T as a rich legacy,
Unto their issue"
Then. surrounded by armed guards
the gentleman proceeded to Columbia
in q Pullman coach and held IL confer.
ence at the State House. "CANO ARMA
QUE vIRUM."
Now what we have written is in
tended to bear on the times-not upon
Newbold's case. He is entitled to q
fair trial-ty an unbiased Jury of his
c~ountrymen. This he will have in
Spartanburg County But be it re-
membered there was q time even in
South Carolina, when a homicide was
committed, that every citizen from tie
highest to the humblost, was ready t.
see that the perpetrator, ~justifiable o,
not, responded at once to the majesty
OF the law. Let every man be in
dicted who had any hand in harboring
Newbold and let the Attorney Genera
see to it. In the meanwhile let the
Governor hands of until the case
reaches him in an official way.
%xk
Governor e lcrbe, it Is announced
Will be q candidate for reelection and
VIII run upon MS record. we m
times read that it is custom in South
Carolina to give a Governor two
terms. Hardly. Several Governors
have had two terms. Before the war
one term was the rule. McDufie and
Hammond were content with q two
years term. Hampton served part OF
his first term with Chamberlain and OF
mis- second term only one year. Simp-
son served a year. Hagood Utter a year
turned over the high trust. Thompson
was chosen twice, but served out but
three years. John g. Sheppard a
year. Richardson two terms. In the
last half century not far from a half
dozen Governors have had two terms.
There is no such custom unless one
swallow makes spring. We are not
~quarreling with Governor Ellerbe.-
He has not had a year yet. He is
right to be tried by his record. He
has had an awful time with the Atlas
dispensary on his shoulders, the Me-
tropolitan Olympus, and the debris OF
the phosphate interest crumbling
around him. He has fourteen months
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