The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04

10 he (IOlbort) WOulG 90 SnOh IL nc eve
: returned. Mr.. Johnstono then asket
him to say whether or not he was tolt
bv him that not one Of the defendants
= would harm q hair Of his head, and tt
\ this he fnally gave q reluctant assent
\ Then the counsel asked Tolbort II ha
did not go into room with Tolbert at
his invitation, and II he (Tolbert) had
not pledged his honor that whatever
took place between them should not be
divulgcd. This was q most destructive
blow to Tolborts hopes, and he was
forced to admit in the presence Of the
court and jury that he had violated his
plighted word. The enacting Of this
who was on the witness stand looked
far more like culprit than any OF the
defendants who were on trial. The
subsequent proceedings had little
charms for Tolbcrt, whose visions of
glory and greatness were fast vanishing
away.
| Tho case against Sturkey and others
was called on Thursday morning, but
| WAS postponed until the afternoon, on
llioUlOIl vi IlSUIlCb INOUOItlCy bubllEOD,
| who was not prepared to try the case.
When the case was called in the after
poon, MIR. Lathrop WAS not much better
prepared for trial as he had not been
| able TO get witnesses for the prOsccu-
| tion in HIS office, although they were
| in the city. The defence was willing
| to postpone us a. matter OF courtesy,
but this WAS declined. Tho work of
organizing the jury began, and it is q
singular fact that the jurors were
nearly all men OF mature years and
some OF them over the age limit, which
| is 90 years, and several were rejected
on this account. Mr.. Ii. 8. Vandlviorc,
Of Walhnlla, WAS excused on account
| OF his age, and Mr.. A. Nj. tolgcr was
challenged for cause, as hc is post
master at Easlcy,. The defence chnl-
! lcnEcd Alexander Robinson, a negro.
and Nj. Is. Robertson, Of ihis county,
who is II Republican.
Then ensued ~ brief discussion as to
whether the accused were charged
with IL felony or a. misdCmcanor, and
Judge Brnwley ruled that any offence
punishable by Imprisonment at hard
labor is a felony. This ruling gave
tho defence ten challenges instead Of
and O.. B. Taylor were asked to stand
aside. The government challenged
= Noungblood and Brunson, presumably
, as they were citizens OF t,dEciicld.
The jury rs organized Is as follows
, w. w. hughes, foreman, j n. Stewart
George uowcrton, II. a. McDavid
lMthcr Hawkins, II. }. Curcton, +. NJ
Ncsbitt, Robert Dunn, w. II. Davis
, James Mcphcrson, VIM. Bibb an.
Samuel Childcrs. Grccnvilc wa:
evidently in favor with counsel on botl
/ 4 al ,,f 4
frGm this county.
MIR. Ernest T.. Cochran, assistant Dis
:. trict Attorney, explained the 81,
counts in the Indictment for con
spiracy TO iEjurc and Opprcss Jas
u w. TuiDCrt in the full exercise Of hi
!, rights as citizen ot tho United States
- particularly AS Is clerk in the MCCor
y mick post nnicr tn prevent his casting
h vntc for ~ H. Tolbort; to give hi
ld aid and support to X. H. Tolbcrt t
y assist and instruct voters as to no
they should prepare uilidavits: to il
3" ducc him ~ forco and intimidatic
On TO leave the place when his duties
MS clerk in the pO,t Office required him
so remain at Mccormick.
a., The first wigrcsS called was Il.
~ T0lhurt, who WAS tho candidate (,
ny Congress, and Who gavo his tcstim0r
as in ~ quiet, digniiicd manner. Tho fO
it lowing Is hr'r' summary OF the cv
IN uehcc given ny Ihc iour witnesses Il
lio prosecution whlch consumed til
- AFTERNOON
~ Il. H. Tolbcrt Am 80 years old, II;
n resided IN miles Of AhbcviIlc for
!, years, in the 3rd Congressional Dl:
. trict; Il registered voter: hnd printc
- form to show that voters had Olfurc
n 10 vote and employed pcrsous to gc
) i"tv| ":1darits signed. teCuostc
p. Jas ". I..""": 20 procure signature
.. - A-~ ~ ST.: :. i"y>r allidavits. Nc
N.-.-..:; .: :. --"s rom witness, re
e. s.~---.
.~,s s.... !r.. n, johnson nskc,
e.. "a. n.a., T.. .-y,,rr.. vrt :,
u,. ... 3. l.lrv.,":,. i..Ai., LA NOT. bu
- ii4i IL. uo.o,,n, VIA, .:e o. hi. Ulnm
'' j. ..t ,.:."..
Oh "...- 80.
~. = 80 -''t" az VIC