The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-09-21
Wednesday, September 2l, 1904.
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Ihe regular / Hl'-' ~ OF the Crlm'
inal Court opsued Monday morning
with the Bon. R. o. Purdy, OF
Sumter, presiding. This is his first
term at our court and our people are
favorably impressed with him as 8
Judge.
Clerk George had organized the
court before the hour of opening
with Is grand Jurors and 80 peti!
Jurors in attendance, so that no time
was lost in getting down to business.
The first trial was the case against
Boston Jones, colored, charged with
assault and battery upon the person
of George Wingsrd. MIR. Wineard
appeared with the Solicitor and Mr..
Sharpe defended Jones. At the
September term, 1901, this case was
tried and the jury failed to agree.
This term verdict of guilty was
rendered.
Abraham Lincoln Sheppard, col
ored, charged with burglary and
larceny, having broke and entered
the dwelling of Jonah Hayes, enter
"a plea of guilty. 10 order to re-
dpee the sentence below life i'm
prisonment, jury was empanelled
to fnd verdict with recommends
ton to mercy.
Willie Lytes, colored, was up for
stealing $40 from the home of DR..
D. r. Kneece, at Pelion, on July %.
1904, county campaign day. Lytes
plead his own case. claiming that
another had taken the money and
gave it to him, but the jury cid not
take that view of it and found him
guilty.
A true bill was returned against
Samuel and Thomas Craft for mis-.
demeanor. killing dog.
A true bill was returned against
George W. Rish for abduction. He
entered plea of guilty and was fined
S75, which was promptly paid, and
the case ended.
Willie Wyse, colored, of Irmo,
could not be tried as the negro he
shot is not out of danger, so he was
admitted to bail
The case against M. P. Gunter
was mol pros, as we'll IS the case
against Henry Leaphsrt.
Thomas Robinson, respectable
darky of the Leesville neighborhood,
delivered himself to the sheriff Mon
day morning upon charge Of MUIR
der, committed at hot supper on
the previous Saturday night. A true
bill was brought in, but the Solicitor
could get no witnesses against Rob-
inson in the short time and the case
wss continued.
The grand jury returned no bill
against John Pinkney, colored, charg-
ed with stealing $IO6 from J. L
Jumper, at Swansea, S. G.
Willie Mock was presented for
larceny and the case continued.
A true bill was returned against
Campbell Speaks for the murder of
Perry Isaac at Sandy Run, Novem-
ber 1st, 1903, but the defendant has
escaped arrest so far.
John Lindsay was indicted for the
murder Of Mays Tyler, June 10,
1892, at CASTOR, during the building
of the South Bound r. r. John
was captured this spring in Abbe.
vile. but the grand jury failed to
lind bill and the case was thrown
out.
Tuesday at p. m. came up the
case of the State vs.. r. W. Mcdaniel
charged With the murder of John
Lee Neese, policeman at Swansea,
on Christmas eve, 1902 This is the
second trial, the first resulting in
verdict and sentence for life, which
wss set aside by the Supreme Court.
The Solicitor and Senator W. H.
Sharpe appear for the State, and
Messrs. Edrd & Dreher, G. T. Gra-
ham, P. 81. Nelson and L. W. You
mans for the defendant. The fol-
lowing jury was empanelled:
Z. P. Drafts, Foreman; Benjamin
Buckley, c. e. Baughman, Mark A.
Corley, S. M. Wessinger. Wade A.
Price, D. E Hook. B L. Kleckley,
j. Moses Taylor, E T Metz, L. E.
Rankin, n. Henry Hlte
About seventy witnesses are in
attendance and the trial progresses
very slowly. DR.. Brooker, DR.. Lang
ford, j. NJ. Redmond and John Rast
were sworn before the adjournment.
Today the trial is making good pro-
gress, and it is expected that all the
testimony will be in today.
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