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

| The State has proved It's case bcyonL
reasonable doubt, anl am going to- deal
| alone with the testimony, for that is all
| with which we have to deal
| The Solicitor took up Miss Bowers
testimony 1t was revolving, no doubt,
| hnt 1t had To be gone through with under
the assumption, or fact that for every
wrong the law has Il remedy Don't say
That because words which are sinful were
spoken by her III CIDER t. testify that she
is unworthy Of belief.
Nlr, ScASc then went into the details OF
tue testimony and made an unusually
strong argument. George Strothcr's cx-
planatlon OF the affair doesn't bear the
stamp OF truth upon it,
Counsel says this is a peculiar case. II
IS peculiar III It's horror and in the facts
OF the testimony detailed to YOU. Miss
bowers was criticised for not telling her
mother, 20 years of age, and then for not
telling young woman But, gentlemen,
while you are considering this, consider
those scars on her neck, which have not
yet been explained Throughout You are
met by the unreasonablcncss of George
StrOthcr story. There is not one word
OF corroboration, aud if there is anyb, ,dv
i'll this case who needs corrobo1 alton, it is
George S,rothcr Why did S,rothcr's
says Miss Bowers wrote and which lie got
his wife TO read for him Why was no,
his child who he said brought il to him
produced?
, The argument of counsel takes the di-
| recton that You ought not to hang this
negro, because the community did not
hang him that YOU ought to find n YER
dict OF not gui " III order TO insure lake
Bowers ior not committing murder
That IS the attitude their argument takes
What we would have done has not l. ing to
do with it We would have committe q
murder had we killed George Strother.
What attitude would you put yourselves
III by ccnsurinG Jake Bowers for not
committing murder? Jake Bowers on
that Saturday morning displayed tn"
highest type of manhood. He had faith
III the efficacy of the law, and he has
acted the noblcst, Christian man he
could have acted under the circumstances.
One of the highest duties known to
humanity is an observance of law.
Censurc Dr. Bowers for acting
the noble Christian pcntlcna" hat lie is
say to him that his faith in ne law and
III his country is vain and II 1t hereafter
he must take the law into hi. own hands
in order to obtain Justice! Jake
Bowers was right III the sigh, Of God and
man and of the law. What must have
been the contcndinH emotions in the
breast of Jake Bowers on that Saturday
morning when he hcSitatcd whether to
put his faith III jury OF his country, or
I" commit murdcr | may not have done
what he did. You may not have done what
he did, and counsel for defense would
not have done what he did, but he was
right, and any other action would have
been wrong
Say, gentleman, by your verdict, if the
evidence satisfies your mind, say it by
your verdict of guilty. Say by your YER
dict that crimes of this kind can be pun
lSlcd III the courts Say TO DR. Bowers
and his relatives that they were right in
permitting the matter to rest where il
should rest.
y STRONG CHARGE
Immediately after the recess hour
Judge Bcllinrcr charged the jury. The
charge was plain and fair The jury re.
tired and after an absence Of three hours
and fifty minutes brought in a verdict
as above stated.