The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15
TIE NEwBERRY HERALD AND NEWS. MARCH 15, 1898

would have had all these goods piled nj
III their rot1ns ready for a second search
Ana you must remember that on the sec
ond search they were at Magistrate Ellie
sor's, and Mr.. IIcntz knows nuthin,
about that second trip? And if there !.
truth III the testimony of Holloway why
not put Joe Wcrts on the stand1 have
nothing against this detective. Any ma,
can make Il living i'll any way lie pleases
but young detectives have to resort to al
sorts OF things, as they have Il reputation
| to make, and if'thiS detective succeeds il,
| convictlnE these parties it will be worth a
great deal to him to secure future Jobs
| Counsel asks us to explain this pile oil
| goods. All, gentlemen, We can't explain
how this detective found all these goods
OH that second search. Yet lirclng eau
come into this community and for two
| dollars day bring Il charge against these
defendants for one of the most diabolical
| and diSSrhceful crimes known to the law
! Never before was there a whisper against
, these people of wrong doing. lust as
| much reason to charge this detective with
w"ohS doing as to charge these men. On
Saturday these men were arrested and
turned loo { OH their own bond to be at
The magistrates Office on "Wednesday
morning. They were there ready to meet
this detective, ready to meet Mr. Uipp or
against them. When they declined the
oppot iunity given them to run away then
they were put in jail
Sensational newspaper reports have
been sent out all over this country from
Ponarla charging these defendants with
crime. When you came OH the public
square OIL Monday the town was full of
rnmors, and you, gentlemen, and every
body els. had heard about it. The pub
lic mind was excited and wrought up. 1t
Is unfortunate i'll this state Of the public
ihihi ttlat .iicsc men should be brought
To trial ut this time, and regret that His
Honor could not sec his way to grant the
motion for continuance in this case. II
there IS reign OF terror in Pomara COLI
dcnnation must be visited upon these
GOO. people. These men must be COLI
rictcd on sensational rumors. That is
the argument, gentlemen. But when we
get before all impartial jury, such as you,
lCcl safe. We can rely upon you that
your verdict will be not guilty, until you
are satisfied from reliable testimony upon
which you can absolutely rely. Gentle
men, your verdict will affect the standing
OF Mr. Riser and his children and grand
chlldrcn and generations yet unborn.
Mr. llcntz, who was sent to identify
these goo Is, had only been in this store
Tor month. And you know it is impos-
sblc for man to become acquainted
with a big stock Of goods in SO short
time. Why did they not take Miller or
John Summer? Mr.. Hentz could rcmem-
Der on'y three pieces i'll this pile until he
looked at the list he had in his pocket.
When that list WAS made out we do not
Know, but If they are telling the truth it
WAS made at Magistrate l>lleSor's on w d.
nc% lay because il couldnot have been made
until alter the second search. | will not
reflect upon the character of any of these
witnesses that do not reflect upon them
selves by their testimony. AS to what
went on at that store that night | will
only say that loys will be boys MIR.
licntz was an inexperienced man but he
was III the hands of a detective who could
tC2l him just like lie could fool YOU. Nou
must remember that it has boon published
all over the country that Detective IIollo-
way has pallet the Pomaria robbers, and
now lie wants it published that these men
have been convicted. If the Riscrs put
these goods light where they put the
others Tor him 20 get OH the second trip
they are the biggest fools OH Gcd's green
earth DO you believe ii?
My eloquent young friend WHO pre-
ccdcd me spoke tclcllingly of Mr.. Riser,
II MIR. Riser is a thief why is it tha. Mr..
Holloway and Mr.. Hipp had not kicked
him ont OF their church long ago. If
these people thought they were doing
wrong do you suppose they would have
lett ID. lllpp's private mark on these
goods: They would have been fools to
have done 50. Some Of YOU. gentlemen
have been on committees with these Dco-
PIC and III The councils Of your party with
mem and you know they are not fools.
When this old man went on the stand he
was pale and excited and most of YOU
would be excited under similar circi,m-
stances, and If lie didn't tell the truth 10
witness on that stand told the truth. As
to variance between his and his wif,,e
testimony that is not material. They
wee put through the most viYid cross
examination that have ever witnessed
NO breaking has been proven. agree
win the Solicitor as to the law, but if
tn&y want to suggest that Albert Riser
hai key to that store I want Won to rc
member that he had not clerkcd thee
tor ten years and that new locks were put
Oh Oh the 25d Of January and the store
was charged to have been broken in on
the 5th of February.
AS TO Captain liatton. / never saw q
man conduct himself better on the stand
man ne aid. He says he slept i'll Jail with
Albert Riser and that he is his Intimate
friend. aud lie stands by him i'll his trou-
pc and ! honor him for it and you do too.
Ii Captain liatton told you ANYTHING nm
true the State has uttcrl' failed to prove
II. When think OF that bows Grand
lnthcr splling his blood OH the fields of
Mexico III defense of his country and his
b9dy beng brought home corpse, and
his father laying down his life in Virginia
IN defense OF his State, feel a righteous
indignation at his treatment on this stand
yesterday. If the people in that co,nmu-
nity who want to hound him down will
get lhe facts and come out square lie will
meet them face to face.
When you come to write your verdict
III TINS case remember your own bows
Whan you come to write your verdict, be-
lore you separate this old man and this
old woman, think Of their long life TO.
gcther for over forty years.
MR. J. y. CUI.RRI:ATII
next addressed the jury in behalf of the
defense. He spoke for only threc-u,,ar-
!crs of an hour, but it was a most touch
ing appeal in behalf OF the defendants
lie sad; In my experience at the. bar for