The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-19
THRAILKILL SENTENCED.
Judge Watts on Lawlessness in Sa-
luda County and in South
Carolina.

convened this morning the trial OF
Corrie Green. which was begun yes
terdav. was concluded. She was
sentenced 10 the periIentiary for
twelve years on the charge OF
arson. The case against the
Miller boys and McCornick was then
called. but on account Of the absence
OF some material witnesses Tor the
defense a motion ior continuance
was granted.
The notice OF motion ior new
trial in the Morgan ". Thrailkill
case, in which a verdict OF guilty
with recommendation to mercy was
returned yesterday. was abandoned
by defendants attorneys this morn
ing. and the prisoner arraigned for
sentence. In passing sentence Judge
Watts said:
You have been tried and convict
ed by jury OF your country OF muir
der. | am of the opinion that the
verdict was warranted absolutely by
the facts OF the case. l think it is
going to have happy effect through
out the state of South Carolina. be-
cause the people OF this state will
learn that man OF respectable char
acter and with properly can be con-
victed when he commits crime. the
same as the poor, the ignorant. and
the unlettered There has been too
much shooting in South Carolina.
Men too much have taken the law in
their own hands. | heard the sC!icl-
tor OF the Sixth circuit say he was
absolutely afraid 20 blow his nose in
the court house because he carried
his handkerchief in his hip pocket
and was fearful that somebody might
take thar as an excuse ior shooting
him. There is no doubt in my mind
that YOU went up - Nonetta with
malice il Your heart and blood on
Your mind. YOU had no right TO take
the law in Your hands, The worst
feature OF your whole case. 10 my
mind. is that YOU loaded your shot
gun with buckshor and YOU gave your
iS-vear- old boy a pi>to! and carried
him along with you., \ boy. eSpec-
ially one eighteen years old. will do
anything his father tells him 10 do. l.
think your son is more TO be pltled
than to be blamed. He was acting
under your orders. You went up
there to harm the school teacher and
cot into an alteration with the broth
er OF the man YOU subsequently kill
ed. and as far as | can learn YOU shot
him for no cause at all and you con-
cluded YOU would clean up the crowd.
When his brother came down. rs it
was natural that he should do on
hearing that his brother had been
shot. you shot him down without CIV
ing him dogs chance
The testimony developed The fact
that he had some nights in his lie.
Unfortunately and unluckily all OF
us have done the same thing. The
older man gets the more he real
ICES that fighting does nor pay. |
would take great deal before |
would fight under any circumstances.
The man who wins his fight usually
gets the worst of it. I would rather
be the dead man than the live one
that is | would rather be dead than
to have to kill man. It seems to me
like YOU could feel it in the air
around the court house that those
people around about Monetta seem
ed to be afraid to testify in this case.
1t actually looked like they had been
terrorized somehow! You are the
most determined man | ever saw.
You went 10 Monetta for a certain
purpose and you carried It into Ell
feet. l thirk the jury deserve great
credit for finding the verdict they did,
and I think it is happy omen for
this county, gong to show that the
people of Saluda county are tired Of