The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-15

Wednesday, April Is. 1908.
Trial eesspeoed.
The trial sf James II. TilLman has been
postponsd at his own request, Full psrticu.
larS Of the same 70 copied from the daily
pren.
Bot our paper 10 not large enough to hold
The oommsnts which have bean made on the
suhsscs directly. The indirect remarks on the
subject Of tas neosssits Of snioroine the Law
against trsspassers a9ainst the pseoa and dig.
nifty q The Ssate would All volume.
Psrsopially nsws Of some sort soes out nom
Columbia % 10 the prisoner OF his proosbie
Aotisn In dsssnee ofthe charges against him.
ana then shs chorus beginG
9ome q the brethren Of the press With
whoR ~ love % bs In accord, are as vari-
an0 With % Just now. But 10 shsll hope 70
agrss with them later On In other msttsrs
Our sblc and wide awake nsighbor, the
0resnvills News. b solieitous about the kim
dssd Of the deceased. and utisrs aplsa for the
pasishmsns Of Tillman-an early panish.
meat not delayed trial.
Ths Pss0 and Banner undsrstands the Oh
jsss oe ths STATE In bringing men 70 the bar OF
justses 70 b the pFoseotion of tho pesee and
order ef the State. not 70 svGnss wrong. or
% taks up snyb0dy's quausi.
Ihe Spartanbnrg Herald thinks tho trial
oaeht % be had % ones.
M Anderson Mall 10 ineoRsolsble and
grsasiy Disturbed sa he delay.
Tb0 e3olicito1 and his aasistant counsel are
% snxioes ioe tl,s trial that they would admit
shs esssinOouy Of Tillman's Witnesses, vhsth.
CO they ocms into Court. o. remain In Edge.
1ssd oe spjoarn In the city ofHev York. The
hot 4, 1illman's pefsecatoss seem % anxious
% III him that the idea occurs 70 % that they
.wouid bssng him into Coart regardless Of
visasesss o. tsey might furnish the Wit
1adees, IN eAss they are fsw or absent.
Ths evident great haste % try Tiilmsu, and
she voaumep of8s9Doos that have sesn writ
ssa and printed On the evils Of pistols and
ehsir ma Nse Suggestive, even u they DO nos
show pp,poso ABd intent 10 treat T1ilmsn
eiasrsatly nom other persons charged with
violating the lavs of the State.
In cthsI easel. sasy ball has beep granted.
In oshaP casel o change Of vsnas has besn
eTants1. vhsa Asksd.
In oshee oasss postpopsmsDt has been
exsntea O. petition of the pFisonsf.
In oshss cass0 ab.s Solicitors have besn 10
gnrded % fnlly competent % look amer the
aas@eois Of the Siass. Bot In this cass 10
sssms that tho distinguished Solicitor Of the
Rsshiand CiresIit rsust have Aid. which fsct
SnGs4h@ with The refusal 70 grant bail, clearly
proves b our mind The weakness OF the
eeasss casa. Tbs ikaditonal counsel een csr.
tnanly mean no dhnssdit on the ability Of tho
Hca1e3toe.
xho ysfaeal % giant bail, and the employ.
R0nt of obie counsel % a1atse The Solieitor
shows NE dsisru,instioa 10 oonvios, II pos-
ssbaA
On high ground, ths STATE Of South Carroll
n aos not ss0k In malice 70 punish any Of
- stsissns, sWpn ifthsy % srsing sons. Be.
esnss cf shis high siand. the estsss appoints .
0oaialtor % Yeorlssnt the Interests Of The
oo00oavealth. His duty n 20 80 that jus-
No b done. Is b NOT his duty 70 sntsr the
tzfal lne the purpose of oonvistips, whether
gutsty a. nos. I7A State takes np nohody's
euasSal. Ths SeaiA doss NOT Geek % pnnish
unjusety. Thsns In the nsmO oe all that -
hlgh and hopofaiIlo. why q T1llman required
feeoafsons thin unusual array Of opposisg
%onnsoif Doss is mean that the STATE lacks
1nssh a its od2osrs o. b is Q 6stsrminasiop
% eoovisss nnGs for other Of thess reasons.
win somseody Kindly eaiishten those Of %
who Do not understand the venom with which
3illman n psrsuad? II would make matters
certain n the stiss would change tho oath
which = usually sdministssed. % that the
juror womb swess 20 eonvset Tiilman. That
vould fasiiifats InsttsfA and ave expense Of
exsn help tor th0 Solicitor.
Ths Prsn ind Hammer carss nothing at sll
1Dr 1tilmaa. Buit vs love the right and BE-
Nave IN 1air play. We protest againss IN In
Justice % any one. Our sympsthy gOso oot
% the un6ar dog In NE asht We never Join
sAs mob n houn ding down even the greatest
Sinner. When oppsssssd, oven yellow dog
has tome night D human sympathy.
. Weasy, bring Tillman % tial. We say,
~ The ssass trsls him . 10 has treated other
mea, ,updse similar eircumstsnoes. Any idea
shas slthsr ths pnbss % Tho Courss are 70 b
gOvsened by the howl whieh has been raised
justies q tsiT phu-a1d ~ believe The howl
t9ainst T1limssI b unprecedented. It has
lseeu aDpeeeedsiItsd for yeara. Pessasd nm.
islsnsincly ips years. and afisr his good nsne
hsd bssn aanilsd. and when as had besn Do.
bassd In the paalis mind hs tafned upon one
~ his tosmsneoss with hmsntabis result.
Aflse taking ssoss thsa almost any other
'nan voald ssai. ana bsing provoked bsyood
onduraaee. hs ,somDitted The dsed, which
has besn disouaBed ar and near. and, in o.
modinsd form ths psrssootion st,li oont,n-
uea.