The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-03-13
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Il. H. AUlI., EDlToR.
TUE EXTRA TERM OF COURT.
T.. II. AUl.I., EDITOR.

Solicitor Sease is to be commended
for his action in recommending an
extra term of court to be held in this
county for the purpose of trying the
negro ravisher now Il lged in Jail. 1t
is only by meteing out swift justice to
persons who have committed this crime
that the evil Of y nchng in this State
and throughout the country will ever be
stopped. The prime cause of lynch
ing has ever been the delay of the law
in bringing to trial tho e charged with
crime of the nature of. he one this ex-
ira term is called to investigate, and
the loopholes of escape made possible
by this delay. If the people are once
convinced that the law is able and ready
and willing to take charge Of those
with whom it has been to deal the
crime of lynching, now so common
throughout the county, will cepse.
There will no doubt be those who
will criticize the Solicitor for calling
this extra coUlt on the ground that it
will entail additional expense to the coun-
ty. There W I'll no doubt be some addition
al expense, but the total cost of this
extra court will be less than $500. and
it should he remembered that the cost
would be something if the case were
tried at the req Llar term. But the
question Of cost is not to be considered
Those who talk about that should put
themselves in the petition of the people
lr the community III which the outrage
was commit d, and then they viii not
think Of the small cost to the county
Some will say the negro should have
been lynch<d. Tha; roSition cannot | =,
justified under the law. and the people
Of the community ore to be commended
for the forbcarance which they dis
played in permitting the law to take is
course. The question Of calling the OK
ira court WAS up 10 Solicit ~ Se2Sr.
The law gave him the authority to call
the extra court if in his juds .ncnt the
public good demanded il. He came to
Newberry and Went in the community
and personally investigated. 1t is but
fair TO him to say that when he came
he Mas opposed 10 the idea ot calling an
extra coUnt. hat after a personal visit
to the community IN which the outrage
was committed and All interview with
the people. he decided il was best to
have the case disposed Of ana hence hiS
request for All extra court. We should
think the call for an extra co,l1t is not
based on the fear o. ynchinE in this
case but to let il he demonstrates that
in cases Of this character fthe law was
permitted ~ take ! ; course S suss;?v
trial could he ha6. Il is no: meant by
what is SAID here - Qreju3ice the csss
hut - %!Ate tins; s ia. and impartial
trial 81 The facts IN the ca<e shAn -
haQ ana that !UCy legally cons. =: -
shall pass upoD ,heD An3 = :ns
detendan; IS proven eu:!ty be s..au
be convicted ana p2n;sht,1 ana ::
no; guilty he shall - acquitted
No one wants 10 see the irrt ZEN.
punished. but in csSe Of this charac-
ter no one wants 10 See the guilty Is.
cape the punishment which ne desc! 'es.
Without p"ssion and without p.eju.
dice there should be fair and impair
tial trial Of this case. and wild ,alk.
which cannot be avoided, should have
no weigh: or bearing on the case. Let
justice be- ione. That is al! any one
can ask. 1t is rare that CO Sc Of this
kind gets, to court, and under the cir
cumStahces and the information before
him Solicitor SeaSe acted wisely and
we'll in giving as speedy hearing as the
law will permit. and no objection could
be urged except the cost. and that will
be so small that no one can with any
reason object on that account.