The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-11-12
COURT COMES TO CLOSE,
The Goodwin Case. Continued-Eight
Jurors Try Murder 'Case-Barn
Burners Convicted.

'"' ''' .i'' '.''-'H' y. ''!HaSP, OF tn!
bar. ar,rd a> solicitor. He took hulL
Of the work like al old nuyd al;
the business and the machinery ci
the cour! moved on smoothly.
Will Sanders, who pleaded guilty 10
KILN" two negro womch last March
and who WAS pu; on iria; Oh Wcdnr,,-
day and viii" entered Il pea FOR mrr-
rN. Ii will be remembered the ilrv
'a'l"d t" agree on this point and Il
mlS!rlal waS ur,rrch. This ease was
nni CA trial again u;l Friday and San
d"rS' attorney by appointment OF the
court. t"l ". II. Hunt. agreed to go
/" trial with eight jurors. The same
evidence was submitted and the same
plea made as in the former trial and
tn" eight jurors agreed 10 recommend
him to mercy and thus his neck was
saved and ne goes to the rcnitcnliary
for life.
At the same time this ease was be-
inc tried another jury was in the
room with ease against three ne
@r"rS. Lewis Burton. Lawson john
:,"n and f,mnrr Nays. charged with
iLr burning Of he barn and stock ut
Mr.. I. \. I:u"%rr. In his ease Ban
.om cont, >-rd and implicated ,hr Oh.
r. two. The jury I"Hnd Hurlun "nt,
ty N'irh hans HIN AID convicted
ll" either two with Il rcrunnnr li..-
ti"n to mercy and Judge Gary gave
each ten years in the pcnitentia,v.
1t does seem Il little queer freak that
justice Is playing to show mercy to
Il man who confessed to the brutal
murder of two women and at the
same time to pui the ScvcrcSi prnai-
~ Of the law TO Il maa who confess
rd to burning" Il barn and TO convict
tw" others substantially on this con-
frSSl"n. Burton is sentenced to hang
in December. Ills attorneys, f.. :.
l'lra>r ani Geo. b. Cromrr, will APP
peal HE case /" the supreme court.
The other negro. f.lmurr Mays waS
defended by Cole. l.. BlraSr.
jnu. Shell was convicted Of assault
ON the guard Of The chain gang and
WAS sentenced to four months or a
fine Of 500.
Geo. Walker and .Jnn. Walker,
charged with the murder Of Nelson
Payne at CahppellS some months ago
in game Of craps, were tried and
George rrHvirlrd of manSlnuy!tcr
and sentenced t" five years on the
chain gang while John Was convicted
of carrying concealed weapons and
Given thirty days on The gan" or il
fine Of $2O.
Robl. Ruff was convicted Of as
Saull and battery of Il hiyh and ag-
gravaled nature aad waS yivrM four
months ON the chain gan" rr fine Of
500.
Mid Bridges. Sol Lewis. Lee Gary
and Drayl"m Bailey pleaded guilty
:" ri"lalim Of the Ii>prusarN law
anj were "ivrn $ion or three months
rarI.
VIII .'"hn>on .who wa< convict td
"r ".;m*lau:;Ilrr was given five Years
on ii" chain gang.
Cole. l.. l'IraSc, Esq, in one Of the
eases raised the point OF the legality
Of the grand jury III that one Of the
original panel, Mr.. w. a. Counts. was
Il magistrate. This same point was
raised before Special Judge +. B.
Grlcr at the summer term but was
ovcrruled by aim. Mr.. Counts is not
now Oh the grand jury an extra
panel having been drawn. Judge
Gary intimatcd that he would have
sustained the point but it was not a
live issue now as Mr.. Counts was not
on the panel.
The Goodwin ease which was set
for trial on Saturday was continued
and Mr.. Goodwin on Friday was
granted bail in the sum Of $1,000. IT
WAS feared il the case were started
il could no, be finished by Saturday
ni"ht ai - n'clork and as the court
closed at that time it would be virtu-
ally an acuuittal because Il miStrial
could not be ordered and to call il
again would be twice in jeopardy.
The ease will not now likely be
tried before next summer as during
| the spring term, Goodwin 5 attorney
Mr.. Cole. l.. BlcaSc will be in the sen
ale.