The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29
hose goods. Never sold Joe Riser any
tobacco, shoes orstowels@ M

4 No CROSS cHamlnRtioH. & 2&
Jesse Gallman sworn Says by Mr..
Scasc: Live at Pomaria. Saw Mr..
Riser first this year. Worked for him
Bought pair shoes from him elastic
garter shoes. Guvo $lS6 cash, Owe
% cents yot, Thoy woro si,76 shoes.
No cross examination.
| Andrew Bowers sworn says~-Sy Mr..
Sease:r Liyo at Thoo,, ElhlSrS. Know
MIR. @Joe Risor. lsouSht pair shoes
from him. Said no had pair shoes
wanted to soil. Said no bought then,
from MIR. Setalcr's and could not OK
chanGc. SctAlcr said ronld not ux.
change. Mr.. Riser thon saia tAko thom
TO Moseloy Bros, Wanted to get pair
shoes for little, girl aud these wero too
small. IT, was last Of January or nrst
OF February.
| No cross examination,
| Millio Bowers sworn says Hy Mr.
| Sease: Vito OF Andrew Rowors, Was
with him whom no imTht pair shoes
| from Mr.. Joe Riser. Al know | sent
| my little girl after shoes.
No cross examination.
| Luke Edwards sworn Says---Ry Mr..
Sease: Had shoe transaction with
MIR. JOc Riser. Bought thom from him
at his house. Had conversation with
him about pair shoes. brought thcm
| them to 'hc crib. Had trunk inside.
Oponcdit aud got ball ribbon for Jno.
klnard and had three pairs shoes in
truck Paid $l.65 for shoes. lle told
| mo II anyI ody asked where got shoes
to say | got them t, ON Mr.. IL. ipp.
The State rests.
The defense offered no Testimony.
AT the afternoon session Solicitor
Sease asked permission to reopen tho
case and put up another witness.
The defense objected on tho ground
thnt tho State had closed and tho wit
nosses Tor the defense had all been dis
missed and it might DO unfair to tho
defendant. ......,
The court allowed tho rcopening of
the case mnd the examination was had.
II. w. holloway was recalled and
was asked to testify us to his rccollcc-
Llon Of the testimony OF j. w. Risor on
the former trial.
The defense objected on the ground
that the stcnOgrapher's notes were tho
highest evidcuce us to what Mr.. Riser
testified.
The objection was Ovcr?ulcd.
Mr.. Holloway examined by Mr.. John
stone: AS near as | can remember he
said he got some of the goods from De-
"illlus Baker and said he was scared
and started to enquire US to where
.}aker got the goods, but did not.
Argument wa1 nude by Mr.. John
stone and Mr.. Sease for the State aud
by Mr.. Cnlbrcath and Mr. w. If. Hunt
for the defense. .,..,.
NOT GUILTY..
The jury came into the court with
their verdict about ten o'clock on Wed.
ncsday night, after remaining in the
room about four hours, with Il verdict
OF not guilty, and Joe ". Riser was q
free man once more.
Under the facts us proven on the
stand and the charge Of the Judge, it
was hardly possible for any othor vcr-
dict to be returned. The Judge charged
that If It was found the goods claimed
to have been stolen or bought or re-
ceived rs stolen goods, knowing them
To bo STOLEN, were OF less vnluc than
$2o the verdict must be not guilty ?" to
larceny aud receiving stolen goods. :.,r
OF larceny where the value of the goods
was less than $40 Even If it we're pro-
ven that the goods claimed to have
been stolen were stolen, it appeared
that the goods were of the value OF
only about 81, and there could be no
verdict OF guilty. There was no evil
dence that Joe w. Riser broke in the
store aud therefore the verdict in this
case Is Il proper one under tho law and
lacts. We do not say that q case of
petty larceny was proven or that it was
proven that the towels and tobacco and
shoes taken from Joe w. Risers house |
were stolen goods, or that Joe w.
Nlscr knc" them to have been stolen.
The evidence is published, and the de-
icndants attorneys certainly thought |
no case had been made out, for they
put up no testimony for the defense.
AZ any rate one OF the POmaria cases
IL at an end. !
THE POMARIA MURDER CASE.
The people OF the county are famil- |
iar with this case, or rather with the
iacts leading up to it. Such facts rs
arc not known will appear from the cy-
idcncc AZ given herewith.
There are five white men and two
negroes charged with the murder of
thc ncgr" woman. They, w. II.
iatt0n, Adam l.. Aull and Albert II.
Riser, white, and East Fnlmer and
Wash Wicker, colorcd, OF Newberrv
County, and Robert Blair and James
Blair, white, Of Fairfield County, arc
charged with the murder and were put
on trial Thursday morning.
So'iC'tOr Scasc Is assisted in tho
prosecution by JOh nstonc & Wclch and
the defendants are rcDrcscnted by
Hunt u Hunt and j. Y. Culbreatb,a OF
inc Ncwbc"ry bar, and Ragsdalc and
Ragsdalc, OF the Winnsboro bar. Mr.
Il. B. Hagsdalc being present in shc
case.
The defendants were brought into
court on Wednesday afternoon when
they were arraigncd, the Indictment
read aud the plea OF not guilty was en-.
tered by each defendant separately.
The further consideration OF the cage
was continued until Thursday morning
when the calling OF witnesses was taken
up and the impanelling OF the jury be-
gan.
The defendants looked fresh. noot