The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01
THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Noah Taylor Convicted OF Murder and
Recomnle ended to Mercy--SentenceB
Imposed and tho Court
Adjourned.

Adjourned.
AS We went to press with our paper
on Friday the court WIS in the midst of
the trial Of Noah Taylor for numbering
his wife. The case was taken up on
Thursday morning and given to the
jury ut 8.15 o'clock Friday evening.
The case throughout was one of the
most a'ly conducted on the part of the
attorneys on both sides, AMI the most
impartial on the part Of the presiding
Judge, that this writer has ever heard
tried. The attorneys on both sides
conducted tho case with credit to them
solves, and as His Honor stated in pro-
nouncing sentence on Noah Taylor, it
Is due to the zeal and ability of his
counsel, Messrs. Hunt & Hunt and O.
l.. Schumpert, that he got of rs light
as he did-for they made good fight,
In what seemed to us to be u hopeless
case. The speeches by the lawyers
10th for the State and the defence
were efforts of which they and their
friends feel proud-they were strong,
argumentativC and carried force with
them-and as each closed and retired,
had the congratulations Of their friends
showered upon them.
The Judge delivered fair and iul-
partial charge to the jury, explaining
the law, the degrees of murder and the
different forms of verdict that could be
rendered.
The jury retired at Is o'clock and
reached a verdict of "murder with
recommendation to mercy" ut o'clock
Saturday morning.
Saturday morning the prisoners were
brought into court to receive their
sentences, as follows:
Elviry Shealy.- y.-housebrcalsing and
larceny. One year in State penitcn-
tial y at hard labor.
Wesley Stevens-murder, recon-
mended to mercy. Natural life in State
penitentiary.
Wesley -murder-guilty
OF manslaughter. Eight years at hard
labor in State penitentiary.
Qulnter Hipp-assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature. $3.50 or
six months in county jail.
Edwin Carter and Mortica Carter
murder-guilty of manslaughtcr Mr..
Blease made Il motion for q new trial
in this case on the grounds that the
evidence would not warrant a convic-
tion of manslaughter, ard that evil
derce reached the jury hat was not
admissible, and in Difference to the
extreme youth Of the defendants. The
Judge granted the new trial in the
case of Mortica Carter and the Solici-
tor mol pressed the case against him,
but refused the motion in Edwin Car
tcr's case, and sentenced him to two
years at such labor as he can perform
in the State penitentiary. Mr.. Bleasc
gave notice Of appeal and the Judge
granted Edwin Carter bail in the sum
OF $500 pending the appeal.
Noah Taylor-murder-gu with
recommendation to mercy. Mr.. Schum-
pert gave notice that they were pre-
pairing an appeal in this case. In SEN
fencing Taylor the Judge said: "Noah
Taylor, L think it due the zeal and
ability of your counsel that you got Off
as light rs you did. You have violated
/ two laws. You married this woman,
taking an obligation to ever support,
protect and defend her, thus violating
your marriage obligations, and by tax
ing her life violated the laws Of your
country-thus your offence was double.
l will not say what l intended saying
to you, as your counsel has given no.
tlce of appeal, and what I say might
prejudice your case in the future, but
simply impose this sentence: You shall
spend your natural life at hard labor in
the State penitentiary."
Mr.. Blease made motion for a new
trial in the case of Wesley Brownlce,
who was convicted of manslaughter.
The motion was refused.
The Sessions Court adjourned Satur-
day morning, and the Common Pleas
Court was called, in which q few mo-
t1ons and orders were passed, when the
the court adjourned.