The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-08
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rich turned out large amount of work
from the legal mill.
A motion for new trial in the case Of
| John Thomas alias John Thames was re-
| fused and the defendant was sent up fol
fve years.
Then came the case of Wade Ward and
Cornella Bryant, charged with adultery.
| TIE parties had no attorney and their case
WAS managed by Defendant Ward, who
exhibited boldDess suited 10 demon, and
! his conduct Was spch that had the audi.
ence the right to pronounce sentence, Ward
would never be allowed to see the outside
of the State penitentlary again, and when
| he serves his sentence out he had better
not 90 back to his old hauntS, for he will
find it very unwholesome community to
live in. The court was limited in its SEN
tence to one year on the c8a!ngang or pen
itentiary for Ward and six months IN the
county jail for the Cornelia Bryant, who is
likely to become mother before her time
is ont.
William Martin pleaded guilty on the
charge of larceny and was sentenced to ten
moths on the chaingang.
Bessie Bailey. an old offender, was tried
and convicted Of receiving stolen goods.
He was sentenced to nine mouths on the
chaingang; not liking the sentence, he
asked the Judge if he could not be allowed
to pay a ine The Judge asked him if be
could pay fine of u thousand dollars, the
answer being in the negative.
The case of William Fairey. indicted for
murder, developed into case Of uninten-
tional killing. The circumstances are that
Fairey and Roland Buskey, another negro,
were playing. Fairey holding q pistol, and
after scufiIng in friendly manner, the
pistol went of and killed Buskey. It was
really case of criminal carelessness which
in law is manslaughter. The jury returned
verdict Of manslaughter with a recon-
mendaton for mercy and the defendaat
was sentenced to two years on changing.
4 petition is being circulated asking for
pardon.
Following, came the case Of DIanah Har.
vim, charged with murder This was a
case where the defendant, black woman,
unsa7ory IL character and appearance, was
engaged in drunken gambling brawl at
Rimini and in an attempt to shoot man
who was fleeing from her she accidentally
shot and killed a little girl who happened
to be near with baby in her arms. Found
five years ID the penitentiary at hard labor.
Then came the case of Scipio Rhame and
Robert Pearson, indicted for the murder OF
Ellison Butler at sell supper near Sum-
merton. This case consumed considera-
BILE time and it was ably managed on both
sides. The circumstances are that at a
frolic on the night of where
liquor as well as other things were sold,
Robert Pearson struck Ellerson Butler with
a walking stick with such force that the
stick was shattered; this was followed by a
blow from Il piece of fence rail in the bands
OF Scipio Rhame; the last blow evidently
did the killing. The jury found Scipio
Rhame guilty Of murder and Robert Pear
son guilty Of murder with q recommends
ton to mercy. Before sentence was pro-
nounced counsel for the defence gave no.
tice of motion for new trial in behalf Of
Robert Pearson
The case against John Lawson, charged
with rape, turned out contrary to e1pecta-
tons and the whole proceedings showed
clearly that q, compromise among the par
ties had been Effected. 1t is rumored that
several head of cattle figured in the COM
promise. After the Slate had examined its
witnesses the judge ordered verdict of
not guilty.
August Barno and Fred Hammett. charg-
ed with conspiracy, were found guilty, and
sentenced to six years each in the penl-
tensiary at hard labor
Judge Alduch then called the case of
Scipio Rhame and Robert Pearson, and
after an able argument on the part of the
defence on behalf of PEARSON for new
trial the judge refused itaad proceeded to
sentence. Sciplo Rhame was sentenced to
be hanged May 5th, 1899; Robert Pearson
was sentenced to the pen!teutiary Il: hard
labor for the balance Of his lite.
The last case tried was against August
! johnson, PIecedia johnson, CIairsey John
son and William Johnson, charged with
riot. These parties undertook to raise Cain
when Constable Alsbrook paid them visit
il search OF booze. They kicked up big
fuss and abused the officer; the jury, how
ever, concluded that justice would be salts
fed with vercict or guilty Of assault
against Placeala Johnson and not guilty
as to the others Sentence was fine Of
thirty dollars or thirty days in jail.
Court was in session a whole week and
a vast amount of work was done. l. was
one of the most expensive courts We have
had for many years, aud in order to give
the taxtavers an idea of the cost, We have
gone to the trouble to get froa. the Clerk S
records the following: