The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-03
THE COURT.

1t practice OF passing Mr.. IhlGpen
house making Objectionable remarks,
and singing tantalizing songs.
one of which starts: Il amt like
bukra no how. he eye so keen, and
he head so sharp, amt like bukra no
how When Mr.. Thigpen remon
Strated with Richbourg and several
times cautioned him not TO continue
his objectionable conduct the darkey
cursed him in an outrageous manner
and on the 3rd of January Richbourg
again went by with his insulting
manner. Thigpen's patience was
exhausted and with a shotgun in his
hands ne went out to make the fell
low shut up. The negro. instead Of
becoming frightened at the sight Of
the gun, became emboldened and
drew Il pistol, whereupon Mr.. Thig
pen fired and put a load Of shot into
him.
On the examination the Solicitor
required the prosecutor TO repeat 4
verse of the song he sang when pass
ing Thigpeu'S, III order that the jury
might determine whether or not the
same was calculated TO be offensive.
Here is what the coon RichbourS.
said he sang:
Dig NY grade wid a silver spade,
Golden chain let ne down.
Marble stone at de head Of my craba
TO member ne darlin when I'm gone.
The jury remained in the room
until nearly midnight, when the
judge had them called out and after
ascertaining that it was impossible
for the jury to agree a miStrial was
ordered. We learned the jury stood
six for conviction and six for ac-
Quittal.
On Thursday morning the first case
called was against Zachariah H.
Duncan, indicted for assault with
intent to Kill and CARRYING concealed
weapons. The defendant was absent
and the case was put on trial in his
absence. The prosecutor was Charles
7. Duncan, a brother Of the accused.
These two brothers fell out about
some money matters. The jury said
Zachariah was guilty of assault Of
a high and aggravated nature.
The next case W s against a young
black buck by the name Of Sam Nell
SON. indicted for houSehreaking and
larceny He broke into a store be-
longing to Bennie Bell, at Davis, and
stole therefrom several articles of
merchandise. The defendant had
no lawyer and probably it was best
that he had nope, as the jury
promptly found him guilty and had
he a lawyer he could have Jared no
worse.
Then the case of Charlie McFaddin,
charged with houSebreaking and
larceny, was begun. The accused Is
charged with breaking into the store
house of Rev. r. y. SubleJt, Of Sum
merton, and stealing therefrom lot
of seed cotton. McFaddin is indicted
with Chester Jefferson and Chovine
Jefferson. but his colleagues were not
put on trial with him. After the
testimony was taken, it showed the
proof to be entirely circumstantlal
without sufficient connecting links
to convince the jury of the guilt of
the prisoner and the jury were not
very long in bringing out a verdict
of not guilty. Maj. \. Levi repre-
sented the accused.
Next was Isaac Rhame, Jr., Ben
Rhame and Isaac Rhame, the former
mere lad and the latter an aged
darkey about 20 years of age. They
were tried and convicted for
breaking into the store Of Mr.. r: II.
Griffin, near Pinewood. Capt. w. e.
Davis represented the accused.
On Friday, the case Of Will McFad-
din and Robert Rush, charged with
breaking into the mill hoaSe of James
Hudson in Salem, was tried, that Is,
the defendant Rush was tried, his
colleague was not present and Rush
was tried by himself The testimony
was not clear and the jury could not
agree. \ mis-trial was ordered. r.
A. Stewart was defendants lawyer.
On Saturday, Solicitor Wilson mol
pressed cases for violation OF the Dis
penSary law against the following
persons: Rufus Brunson, W. H.
Dyson, August Johnson and Pat
johnson. He stated to the court that
the witnesses whom the State relied
upon claimed they knew nothing
about the cases and it would be use
| less to give out bill under those
conditions.
In the Common Pleas several orders
| were taken out by the members Of
the par ana the only jury case was
that OF boSchette, against Coshies
lor 1he recovery OF lanu anu 1t result
eo IN laEor o! the oeIelioant' -,
'!i1nN ~, =. ptopv ,s. ,,,,,ors r.I,;cL
rraw on1 of the lamentable killing Of
! Thomas h. Rhame bv Ralph s. De-
Schamps, there was nothing in the
testimony adduced on the witness
stand Which gives the slightest foun-
dation for scandal. The entire testi-
mony from both sides showed De-
SchalnpS TO have acted III sell defence
against a man whom he had the
kindesT feelings for, but who, unfor-
tunately, must have been craZed by
strong drink and did not know what
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