The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-03-26
MATTE WILLIAMS RETURNS.
In the Custody Of the Shoriff--Her
Counsel Withdrew Objection AT
ter Evidence Was all In.

his prisoner, Matte Williams.
After thc counsel for Matte Will
liams read the allidavits. which were
submitted by the sheriff, they did
not further resist the rcquisition pa
pcrs, and the habcas corpus proceed
mgs were dismissed and the prisoner
turned over to the sheriff. She is
now in Jail and will await trail on
the charge of diAposing Of trust
funds. which were in her hands as
treasurer
We print below clirrin" from the
AShrviilc Gazette News of Saturday.
which gives II fuller acco,mt of the
proceedings before Judge Priicharl.
The Mr.. Workman mentioned in
the article is Mr.. a. G. Workman. one
Of the most substantial citizens Of
this section and Of course when arfi-
davitS to that effect were presented,
the counsel for Matte Williams saw
there wnS no ground upon which they
could stand.
Sheriff Buford is very much graft
fled over the turn the case has taken.
and il should be stated also that he
handled ii in most excellent man
ner.
"NlAttic Williams Of color, late
treasurer Of the oRcky Zion Home
Aid society of Newberry, S. C.. and
charged with the embczzlemcnt Of
ISL of the Zion society's funds, must
return TO the Palmetto state and face
her accnserS. The cry Of peonage
has been dorppcd. 1t didn't pan out
and now Matte must vamoosr. Mat
iic is Il good cook and her Ashcvillc
employer was loath to give her up. In
Fact he has given her mp only after Il
stubborn fight. But the legal bat
lie is ended and il is "23' for Mat
tie.
"RecUtIy Sheriff Buford of New
berry came to Ashcville and placed
Matte Williams under arrest. lie
charged the woman with the cmbcz-
element Of $5l from the Zion Home
Md society. At first the woman
consented to return to Newbcrry and
face her accuserS. Later, however, she
derliMcd. Then the governor Of
South Carolina requested that the
governor Of North Carolina issue re-
QUESTION papers for the return Of
Matte. The papers were duly issu-
ed. Still there was delay. Able conn
sci had been employed to defend the
woman and the charge Of pconn~c
WAS fIterposcd. Applicati,:n was made
t" Judge j. {. Prilchard in United
States Circuit court for writ of
habcaS corpus for the woman'S dis
charge on thr ground that an effort
WAS being made to return Matte to
South Carolina for the purpose of
keeping her in Involuntary scrviudc.
The pcollagr charge came rs Il mild
There was hearing be
fore Judge Pritrhard last Saturday
evening when it was alleged that Il
certain South Carolnan, Il Mr.
sought to have the woman
returned to South Carolina; that Mr..
Workman was really behind the pros
ccution and that his purpose was to
force the woman 10 iHvoluntary ser
vitudc. Sheriff Buf0rd was reprcs-
cntcd by counsel, who made specific
drhial Of the charge and presented
the rrpnStlon papers made out in
due form. Judge Prilrhard decided
to continue the application for a writ
Of habras corpus Wltil This morning
at 10 'clurk. nllnwin" each side TO
secure and present such affidavit$
rs it desired at the hearing today.
There wasn't any hearing today.
however. Judge Mcrriman OF counsel
for Sheriff Buford simply appeared
before Judge Pritchard and stated on
authority that ornosi@g counsel had
been mistaken relative to the pcon-
acc charge and that they did not de-
sire 10 further contest the woman $
r"lurn to South Carolina. II was
stated after vrstigation il was found
that here was nothing in the pcon-
age proposition: that the Mr.. Work
man who had been dragged into the