The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-04-14

lher oil TO hoy pen and told him then
And what did DR.. Bowers do? Did he do
as any Scll-rcSpccting man who respects
Ills family would have done? No, he
was to" busy practicinG on other people,
trying to save their lives TO protect his
own family! lie waited twelve long
days, debating, he says, what course he
would pursue! During that time he
must have spent twelve slecpless nights
thinking OF the beautiful protection he
was ai1ording his sister.
MIR Dominick reviewed the testimony
on the Roland Mayes negro incident and
again referred TO the length Of time that
elapsed before DR.. Bowers finally sent
! across county line to get brother-n-
law TO swear ont warrant against Il burly
negro for ravlshng his sister! In TRUTH
III his own words, he had q mind slow to
work. The speaker said lie had respect
tor any man who respected the law, but
there were people in this case who had
too much of his respect Why DR.. Bow
ers held peacable conversation with the
negro after the alleged heinous crime!
Gentlemen, the reason for this and for
DR.. Bowers no. taking action sooner, the
reason, gentlemen, | hate TO say it, is
that DR.. Bowers himself did not believe
the story.
MIR. Dominick referred to the length
OF time that hae elapsed before any of the
witnesses heard of the affair. If DR..
bowers believed this story he committed
a CRIME upon that community by allowing
the negro to remain for tw I've days On
the very day StrOthcr was arrested he
was coming OH Walter Counts wagon TO
Newberry TO move Walter Counts sister
to Prosperity. And yet Walter Counts
is the uncle Of a brothcr-iu iu-law Of Miss
Bowers, and the negro is brute an as
sassln, rapist! | know it is an awful
thing for us TO stand here and ask you to
take that negro's word III preference to
that white woman's, but we so ask YOU
George Strother told the truth and ali the
circumstances bear him out. The speaker
saih he did not uphold any policy which
will put the negro OH terms of equality
with the white, but. he said, if you don t
| believe that negro is guilty il is your duty
TO find verdict of not guilty, let the con
sequences be what they may.
MIR. SCHUNPI:RT
asked that the Judge charge that in all
, cases OF rape where prisoner admits con.
: nectlon. that is not All affirmative defense
| and the state must go forward and prove
its case as though that were not in il,
that the defense is not required to prove
the connection by the prcponderance Of
the evidence
MIR. Schunpert then addressed the
jury. lie called attention to the fact that
he and MIR. DOmlllick were not uaid at
toIneys. 1t IS the b asl of the profession
OF our state th"t when the court as il al.
ways does III felony casees, where he de-
fendant be white or black, is unable to
mploy-counsel in such cases il is the
boast and pride Of the bar Of South Car.
ollna that counsel who are appointed a.
ways respond promptly. We are here
the friend OF the court, the friend Of the
prosecutrix, the friend OF the iuly, the
friend of the prisoner, to see that the pris-
oner gets justice under the la VS. Of South
Carolina. We are simply discharginy a
solemn dut'. That is not NV client, 7
am simply here to assis, you to make that
verdict responsive to the testimony and
one that WI meet with the comnenda-
ron OF the best element Of the cit .zcuship
OF South Carolina If YOU think that
prisoner IS not guilty then it is your
solemn duty as citiZ rs and as, iu.
rors to find verdict Of NOT guilty and
| bclclcve you will ! advert to the facts
with sadness and with Sorrow The wit.
neSscS III this case are neither my friends
TO love nor my enemies TO hate. ! never
saw that good woman until she went on
the stand. | advert with sadness to tli.
testimony hecau c it is against my own
people and my own Coior--thoSc who are
here III my heart. 1t will not avail me
one lota If that man goes free save that |
Will bow my head i'll sorrow if under this
evidence I'll At man goes to the Gallows for
1t viii be blow to this grand old state Of
South Carolina whose proudcSt boast it
is that she cnfOrces the law without REGARD
to the consequences.
Rape is hcinous crime 1t max cs
our blood ting:c i'll our veins when we
hear that the sanctity Of woman has
been invaded Yea, we go further and
take the law INTO our own hands And
what's the sentiment that undcrlics it? IT
is that no white woman shall go on the
stand and be required to dish out this
bitter ale to waiting and gaping public