The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1899-07-13
Mr., WILLIAMS DISBARRED,
JTDGEBENET HANDS DOWN HIS
DECISION IN THE GA
The Case Reviewed at Length--Fuli
Text Of the Decision.

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Below we publish Judge Benet's order
in the celebrated case of the proceedings
TO disbar G. W. NJ. Williams. The case
is familiar to our readers, 50 we need not
again recite. In fact, the order fully re-
views the case. Here is the order:
State of South Carolina-County OF ba1il-
bere-In Court of Common Pleas-ln
the Matter of Gilbert W. NJ. Williams
Proceedings to Disbar.
The Bar Association of Barlberg Coun-
tv, OH IS November, 1895, filed pelltloh
in the Circuit Court praying that the
Conrt would order and direct a rule to
issue, directed to Gilbert W. NJ. Williams,
Attorney at Law, requiring him to show
cause, if any he could, at the next ap-
preaching term of the Court OF Common
Pleas for Bamberg county, why he should
not be disbarred and removed as an At
tornev at Law in this State, deprived OF
all the rights and privileges accorded oy
law to such Attorney, and have his name
stricken from the roll of Attorneys at
Law in South Carolina.
The averments of the petition set forth,
amongst other things, that some OF the
most prominent and trustworthy citizens
Of the town of Bamberg had brought to
the attention of the Bar Association that
the said Gilbert w. NJ. Williams was
guilty of conduct and practice which
showed him to be unfit to exercise the
privileges accorded by law to Attorneys
at Law, and that therefore, before action
was taken, the said Bar Association or
, dered that the alleged facts and charges
should be investigated.
That in the course of this inrestlga
ton it was ascertained that the sale
Gilbert w. NJ. Williams had been, on OF
) about the 18th day of February, 1895
? convicted in the County Court OF Screver
county, in the State OF Georgia, OF tn;
=. offence of cheating and swindling-unde
o C,eoroia statute somewhat similar tt
our South carolina statute against OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses ;-and
e That under this conviction lie had beer
sedtenced to pay fine of one hundred
and fifty dollars or to serve term
twelve months on the chain-gang
That the case was thereupon taken VI
by certioruri to the Superior Court OF tn
Middle District of Georgia, for said Coun
tv of Screven, and after full hearing
upon the record of proceedings i'll tn
said County Court, the said writ of eertio
. rari was dismissed; -
That from this judgment of the Supe
:, = rior Court the said Gilbert W. M
Williams appealed to the Supreme Cour
> , of the State of Georgia, which Court, o.
the 18th day of October, 1898, rendere'
it's Judgment dismissing the appeal an
). affirming the judgment of the Court be
low, all the justices of the said Suprem
Court concurring in said Judgment
The said Gilbert w. NJ. Williams ha
> thus been adjudged guilty of the offenc
of cheating and swindling by the Cou1
Of highest and last resort in the State c
T. Georgia, and had been subjected to tn
=. alternative sentence of fine of one hur
+ dred and fifty dollars or twelve month
4 on the chain-gang.
% This petition was signed by L. I
Inglis, president; A. Mc1ver BostcE
vice-president; H. F. Rice, secretary