The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-21

IurDeTllle. cndrSeu Will oteaC1 " 'ue
! peace.
The above two cases was called for
trial on the 18th day of April 1905, and
compromised on that day and the costs
) paid, which was six dollars and fifty
; cents. And the witnesses to prove the
same are S. c.. Turbeville, and c. II.
Castine, and there is no account OF this
amount being turned over to the county
treasurer as the law provides.
JAMES P. TURBEvILLE,
Magistrate.
Also on the 10Th day of August 1905,
the said J. S. Sellers and his constable.
B. NJ. Hardy, did arrest one Sam Nc
Kenzie, Jr., ct a picnic at the Mother
Church in Clarendon county without
anv warrant, charging him with drunk
enness and disorderly conduct, and the
! said MAGISTRATE fined him five dollars
and has failed to turn that IN to the
county treasurer as the law provides in
Section 239.
Witnesses to prove the above are,
Adger Barrineau, Daniel Green, Sam
Mckenzie.
All the above is respectfully pre-
sented by
JAMES P. TURBEvILLE,
Magistrate.
The case of the State against Charles
F. Jerkipson, charged with murder
had just begun when we went to press
last week, and throughout the entire
trial unusual interest was manifested,
the crowds white and black fingered
in the court room, bent upon hearing
every word. The prisoner had per-
mitted bis beard to grow, and this was
the only marked change we could dis
cover about him. In the court room
was also the wife and child, the mother
I and the brothers of the prisoner, so
was also the parents of the prisoners
wife, naturally deeply interested. At
the very outset it was manifest the de-
fence would rely upon the plea OF in
sanity, and Captain W. G. Davis had
thoroughly prepared himself. He con-
Quoted the cross and dirict examina-
tions in very skillful manner. The
case could not have been managed
more adroitly nor with more ability.
Solicitor Wilson as is usual with him
watched every move of the defence,
and so presented the States case that
| the audience was almost unanimous IN
the opinion the jury would return an
| unfavorable verdict for the defendant,
especially after the judge had made his
charge which was, without doubt,
the most forceful presentation OF the
law we ever have heard in the court
house. It was a masterful argument
for the State, and at the same time not
single comment on the facts was
made.
The defendant was well represented.
S. Oliver O'Bryap of the firm Of Woods
& O'Bryan, opened for the defence,
and in calm. deliberate and i'm
pressive manner went orer the evi-
dence applied the facts to the
sanity theory, and argued well to sls-
tain his position, and many were the
commentators.
He was followed by J. J. Cantey,
ESQ. of Sumrnerton, for the State. Mr..
Cantey discussed the States position
iu learned, and sometimes eloquent
manner. He of course, endeavored to
break down the theory Of insanity and
took the position that temporary IN
sanity brought on by the use OF whls,
key was no excuse in law, and should
not be. Itwould be dangerous 10 pub
lie safety. Be made good argument.
Mr.. Cantey was followed by J. NJ.
| Woods, Esq, for the defence, who has
frequently been heard in public, and
| has made reputation as a ready talk
er. Mr.. Woods began his speech by ex-
claiming, that "Mr Cantey was either
intoxicated on liquor. or he was intoxi-
Gated with the eXuberance Of his own
| verbosity." he took up the testimony
of the doctors and eloquently dwelt
upon the. delirium tremens theory,
arguing that q man was, when under
the Influence Of .delirium tremens, his
mind was diseased. and therefore irres-
| ponsible in law. He went over the en-
tire testimony, drew his conclusions
and presented them well.
Then came Captain W. c. DAVIS, tie
leading counsel for the defence, lad
with sledge-hammer blows he e2a9Av-
| ored to establish by argument wal OF
protection for his client. He argued
| from all of the testimony, and contended
that from the States witnesses it was
proven that Charles F. Jenkinson at
the time he shot and killed James
Robertson, was suffering with dellrlum
tremens, and was therefore, q crazy
man, and could not be held responsible
for the crime. Captain Davis. made a I
capital and ingenious defense, both IN
the examinations and in his argument.
Solicitor Wilson closed for tie State.
It is hardly necessary to say here. how
he conducted the States case. Not g !
movement Of the defense. was over
looked, and every point contested to its
utmost detail. The Solicitors argu-
ment was one of the best We have.ever
heard from him. It was cleal-cut, force
full, and his clinging so closely, to thei
evidence was an appea! for Law and
order, which no doubt made adeep i'm
preston upon the hearts OF some OF the
jurymen.
We have already mentioned Judge
Gary's charge, and we repeat, 1t was
heart-sinker to the defense.
The jury went to their room Thurs
day afternoon about o'clock, and be-
came dead.locked until o'clock Friday
morning, when His Honor had them
brought out, and he made the usual
inquiries a$:to whether there was any
probabilitp!of any agreemet. This was
answered in the negative, whereupon
he ordered lnistrial to go upon the
record.
We learned from one of the jury that
that nine were for acQuittal and" three
were for murder. The same juryman
told US a compromise verdict might
have been reached.
In the case Of Robert Dickerson,
charged with attempting TO poison the
family of DR.. P. NJ. Sally at Pinewood.
A motion for a new trial was refused
and Dickerson was sentenced for two
years on chalngang.
Enoch Singleton and July Nelson