The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-02
New Series-Vol. XVIII. YoN6
He IS CUT on BOND AGAIN-HE
BLA3fIS HIS ENEMIES.

terry, was yesterday afternoon released
after furnishing bail in the sum of
$4,000 to await trial at the January
term of court of general sessions. The
bond was furnished by Mr.. D. NJ
Caldwell. Mr.. P. T. Youmans, coun-
sci for the plaintiff. protested against
this, arguing that Mr.. Caldwell has a
part interest in the Grand theatre.
The application for bond was frs,
made before Magistrate Beuschel yes
terday morning, the amount being
fixed at that time. But later in the
day Mr.. Beuschel left the city and the
matter was arranged before Magis- |
rate James II. Fowles yesterday af- |
ternoon. No preliminary hearing was
held in the case.
To a reporter of The State Miss
Mobley yesterday morning told the
story of her dealings with Davenport.
| whom she alleges that she married
| under the name of Winteroth last
April. She reiterated all the charges
contained in the warrant and in the
complaint and claimed that she had
been wronged very much. 1t develops
name Of miss Mobley," although she
is widow, Mrs. Mobley, having two
children by her former marriage. She
was formerly Miss Coleman, end it
is said that her first husband .eloped
on horseback under exciting clrcum-
stances.
The property upon which she al
lieges the mortgage now rests is just
about two miles from Saluda en- the
road to Johnston. Miss Mobley states
: that the property is worth $4,000 and
that the mortgage of $1,000 still rest:
upon it, This is the amount when
she alleges Davenport secured from
her on their marriage.
IT feel very sorry for him." said
. Miss or Mrs. Mobley, "and il I could
only get my $500 would not push
the case against him. This whole
a case has greatly upset me and I would
q like to get rid Of the matter. But the
r mortgage remains upon the propert,
l. and I would have to sell it at a sac
;. rifice in order to realize some none,
q which I need"
n Miss or Mrs Mobley stated that sh
met Davenport in Augusta just afte
IS the death of her husband when sh
II was running a boarding house. III
j. seemed to be such a nice man and wa
so loving with the children that 1 fel
20 in love with him. she said, land con
e, sented to the marriage, He deserte
r. me in Spartanburg and came on
In Columbia. I want to live right an
n support my two children and all as
ne is the $1,000 which 1 gave him afte
our marriage"
w Miss Mobley feared that Davenpo
er would leave town under the $500 bon
o. by which he secured his release fro
he Jail after the suit for obtaining mont
All fraudulently had been entered again
it him. So she swore out the warra
an Sunday afternoon charging Davenpo
- with bigamy and adultery. It is sa
to that the correspondent in the adu
on terry case has left town since the ARE
Of Davenport and his release from ];
in Sunday morning early
,to AS the matter now stands Dave
g. fo m of
yas January term of court. 1t is probat
ed that under the present warrant t
us- case will not stand in the courts. M
400 Mobley claims she was married
,he Davenport in Savannah and the I
nm fense not being committed in t
,ed county seems to make the warrs
,.r and charges of no standing in
70 courts. However, the whole mat
will be threshed out at the Janus
hot term Of court.
Davenport claims that there is
scheme against him in this case a
said last night:
II have found out some informant
or' that this whole case is the work of
VIII signing people, enemies Of mine
Sou this town, some of whom are jeal
III of my success and have sought to
jure me.
Iop- Mrs. Mobley. who brings tn
VIII charges against me, is under the 81
rmy of so.ca,Iea fortune teller n
au- Mobley is entirely under the cont
pay of others and but for them l have
,tre. idea that anv trouble would have g
lans been in this case. NV case will &C
1or up in January and there Is no.
INST shadow of a doubt as expressed
l some of the citv's leading attorn
this tbot will no aptirol,, ,,;pdgoo,od