The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-02-25


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yeaf In advance.
Wednesday, Feb. Is. 1908.
hath Released % Tinmas.
Chief Justice Pope last Thursday. On the
hearing Of afidavits In the matter Ct James
Il. Tillman In b killing of N. G.. Gonzales,
refused to grant bail 70 the prisoner.
Upon which net this Newspaper. N . lay.
man, would remark:
I. That ve believe the action Of the Chief
Justice was strictly In sccordanoe with the
Law On the subject and Ia perfect compliance
with his sworn duty.
& That his action In this matter 10 20 I'M
usual and % remarkable. that various news.
papers In this State have felt warrant In zen.
dorsing'' or approving" this divergence nom
tho custom that has prevailed ioe many
years.
q That simply a. Q matter Of fsct, this 70.
fasal % grant bail followed the clsmor OF
many nsvspapers against T1lIman, bot We
hope noe - Q result
Z Taken In connection with former action
Of our Judges In giving bail to men. Who ran
into their presence with bloody hands. ve are
as Q lon 20 know. or 10 understand the i'm.
polling force which enabled Judge Pope 70 AZ
rive a. his determination 70 refuse bail In this
60. .
& DID Judge Pope refuse bail In this In.
stance benuss Of thu olsmor. or the ssnti.
msnS which tho newspapers had raised, OF a.
tsRptsd 70 rniss, against the worst persecutsd
nan That ever lived In South Carolina?
G Or, did hs refuse the bail because Of IN
avaksnipg eoasoisnce OF o determination In
his WI mind that the Courts hereafter would
aisop1ntsnanes murder and bloodsheds
Z II Judge Pope refused the bail from the
high and good resolve that whore the pre-.
sumption h srss4. men who take tho lives oil
thsir fellow-msn should n least sufef the In.
ooavsnssnoe Of lying In jail until then mex
sitsing OF the Court, than he deserves the
gratsfal and hearty thanks Of oil law-abidins
sitiaenR.
q n however. the appropriately Of the
prisoner. or he demands OF the n~ewspapsu,
had saything 70 DO In eausing Judge Pope u
brsak IN almost unbroksn record In the past.
or n the nevspapsrs Influenced him 70 obey
The plain hshssls of the law, then tho people
have reason 70 nourn.
q n the refusal Of bail 70 Tfilmsp Ia q VIC
to.y 1os the newspapers. % we are led 70 be-
fsvs some think, respect for the Courts o.
this STATE, has resolved Q blow.
n TIE Courts arc presumed 70 administer
justice alike 20 al. Thsy are. too, . great
bulivaFk toprotsot the weak from the strong
% we'll % fortress 70 shield The pefsecuied Oft.
assn nom che venssancs Of the bowling mob
n. II the action OF Jndes Pope o that
hsreafsr thu Judres viii disooantsnapcs
murder. and will show fayoritism 70 neither
ths rish nor the powerful, ana that tho tam.
ME of jussios will prove tina, it IN mot % DO In.
aOenced by either the mob or tho nsvsoaperp
thsn much hss boen doue Sor ths public vel
hss.
Il Whatever thu impellips forco. vhicb
soysrned Judse Pooe. man with bloody hand,
vfi not hersansr are % Wen in the Cour,
HAVING rsfussd hail 70 TiIiman sfsr tho mos,
sxsr,ordinasv elamor ar thu pevspapers for
his blood. tina Judtss of this Stais canno,
herssnsr stye bail 70 sysry Applicant. To do
no Womb aoosntuafs and MAKE oonspiouous
,hss sxo.nt,on IN m. vu,.
N TIliman,s ~ n. psrhan.. No. morn Grim
inai shsn a hundred otber fi,iips. ,hai have
80. IA. IN ,h,e s,s,. v,.h,, ara ,... ,veo
a. go INIT ths a,1.,so.. IT, h.r.,n- othar
Ss,,,ns,sre. "a N sna.k. M ,oc.l Intsrsss The
-. m v.nv e,,.no. .nd .,na,.d ,h.,
the losaI ~, esnnos .Rord "a aa.oms ,hs
rols az p-rossouto,. or per,ecusor. and ,bs Vic.
tim ana tbe a,ayer hsior unknown In osh.,
ommunst,m sha pr.... A a mia ass No IN.
tsrsst In II To sdd 10 this. ths lodges haye
by shsir nsy bai. prooeel disoountsnced The
ensnre.moo,s az ths ham and e-neounnsed mur.
~, IN T,,In.n,. go n. ana nj. v,csim
vsrs viae,y knovn. and a. cat thu nsvsn.
Mn nothing In nerve or money 10 hound
down TIA ytoisaor of ,hs i.v IN ,hi. instanos
u. The pr.ss and Benner In nel.hsr defend.
ipe Iiliuan nor pasa,ne Judgment his AIT,
We arr only remarkinr On the d,,sr.nce a,
treatment which has beam accorded 70 him
and 10 oshsn Who have viola,sd Ina law.
ID II Judrs Pope,s action means that the
Cour,s vim hersatsr disoountsnanos murde,
by the REFUSAL Of bail. The reign Of b,oodsbed
IN 6outh C>ruiina viii 5000. III hin deoision
4. only exesu0,oual. than no pub,,o rood. bu,
evil, 70 % eon,o OF Il. Tho refusal was right
ana upoa nc, law, sxcerS that of president
could the bail havs been Rrsn ted. Only the
Jurors can sx,suss Tfiimar.
10. II oahsr sIayers OF men are denied ball,
tbsj jurors viii eventually BE- awakened 70 q