The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-01-24
NOT GUILTY
Is TEE VERDICT IN TIE LINE.
s. HOUSE CASE.
An GZargeburg Jury Res.ores Doi
chester's Sheriff to Els
High flee.

lowing q prisoner &c be taken from hin
and lypcnsd. After being out about
one hour the jury brought in YER
dict of rot guilty" which verdict
rsstores Mr., Limehouaa to his high
cfico, he. having bssn suspended by
Gov. Reywa1d pending his trial.
The facts are so we'll known as tc
hardly read repetition. but it will be
recalled that On the 23rd day Of Au:
gust, 1906. c negro, VIII Spain. made
an stEemps to criinsnally assault the
little iaughtor Of Mr.. L S. Connor,
one OF ths beat known and mort 70.
spscssi men il Dorchester. The negro
was captured by q posse, among whom
was the father of the little girl, and
taken tc ST. Georges and delivered to
the sher.f Il. This was about Il o'clock.
on ths dsY OF the crime, and just an
hour or two later. Hecord posse,
coz pissed of 9 score or more OF roen,
came TO the jail ard 8 comritses OF
about y entered and ssk0d the sher.
If for 90 interview with the negro,
who was locked in sn iron cage on the
second foer.
: The sheriff went for and brought
the prisoner down Stairs and the mob
took him away and lyDched him. The
sherif claimed that ha thought that
the MOB only wanted to q .astion the
nsgro-uo hold = sort of preliminary
Grial-and that he had no idea that
She5 intended to make Nay With the
prisoner. The Gherlff also claimed not
TO know any Of the usn who ccmpos
ed the mob, although they demanded
the prisoner within four naurs after
the das:i VAS committed, a3d wtre
undoubtedly men frcEl ~itnir q rad.
ius OF five miles OF tbs county seat
Governor Hey ward e l'Eted Soilc
isor H!l6sorand to Investigate the
msttsr, which be cid, bus as :lhs sher
If claimed not to have raeogniz d any
Of the mob, and as the jury rerd:rec
verdict to the effect that tie negro,
Will SpSin, came to his death at the
hands of. men unknown to them, the
jury, no indictments wsre handed out
against the mob, but at the fall term
Of the court Of general sessions fcr
Dorchester county Solicitor Hide
brand prepared . bill charging Sheriff
Limehousa with criminal covardice.
The grand jury found true bill
and Gov. Heyward, who had taken
dsep interest in the matter, promptly
suspended the sheriff from office,
pending his trial. The coroner, P. L.
Kizer, was commissioned sherif and
has 30 acted since, but did not want
the office and wrote the governor to
appoint some one else In his stead.
Orangeburg county was selected as
the county in which the case would be
tried, the case was reached Friday
astagcheduled. Solicitor Hildebrand
represented the State again as Sbly as
he did q little less than year age
when he prosecuted tins Eutawvills
l7nchsrs, and Sheriff Limehouse was
yspresentad by q brilliant array of tai
emit &C mpossd of Messre. Oonnor, Hers
and Dennis Of the Dorchester bar,
and Raysor s. Summers, Wolfe & Ber.
~ and Bowman & Bowman Of the Or:
angeburg bar.
Ths first witness for the State was
Lawton Linehouss, son Of the defend.
ant, and deputy sheriff Of Dorchester
county, who testified that he received
the prisoner, Will Spain, and locked
him in the cell. Said that at request
OF parties who came to the jail be
turned the prisoner dVsr to bhan fol
the pu-I ose ot holding preliminary
eZamira, ion and hav!rg the p,iso-er
properly committed; that the MOI
oyersowsred bin and his father snc
toG6 the prisoner tfcm them, and thsa
tho mob Ras composed Of IS mon, II
OF whom carried the prisoner away on
o hand esr on the Southern railway.
Dr.. A. R. Joans1n testified thai hs
vas in tie jill and tnat be saw the
laob oTa1poHsr the sheriff and bis
deputy and tske thu prisoner away
Ha saw Tie e;iff try to use his pls
tol, bu. reclsLiz!d a1re CT the mob.
Dr.. J9e P. johnson testified as &c
conditions 81 he found them wasn ne
vent to the jill, aftei tie ncb hac
6'Bpereed.
L. Virgil Minus testified thai he
was at TrHrk in 81 tica rss srr the cour.
house. lie took the testimony at the
coroner! inquest, but didn't hear the
shsr!f say he knew any OF tho mob.
Micc. {. nvl Thonnas and Mrs e <
Thomas testified as to tie shs1itf's
coavecGse eion With Gov. Hayward, tEuy |
being So2thern Ball long distance opa-
raacls. Mrs. Thomas testified she |
heard Sheriff Limshouse toll the gov
ernor he knew the members Of the
mob.
Ike Minus testified as to the search |
and cap; urs Ct tne prisoner and ss to
delivering him to the sheriff. This
was corrobo-sted by Peter Stokes.
DR.. J. P. Minus testified that he
went to the jail after the mob had
taken the prisoner, saw the hand Gar
in the distance and told of the sheriff's |
mental condition at the time
A. H. Mccormick, secretary and
treasurer OF the Dorchester Lumber
company, of Bsdhsm, and who lives at
Badhsm, saw the mob come by With
the prisoner, knew Done OF them, and
knows that none were employees Of the
Dorchester Lumber company.
". F. Jacques and John a. Hires
also testified as to conditions as they