Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Cherokee News September 10:
Governor Ansel has appointed E. r.
Sapoch, George D. Scruggs and Rob-
ert Boyles county election commission
ers for state election, r. M. Roark, John
v. Price and w. S. Wilson county cleo
tion commissioners for the congression-
al election.
- Union special of September IL to
the Columbia state: Because Of an
order from Chief Justice Pope the
trial Of w. T. Jones, charged with
having caused the death Of his wife,
Mrs. Marion Jones, on Sunday night,
July 5, was brought to an abrupt halt
this morning and cannot be heard
1909. In the intervening time, at
least until the supreme court has
handed down its decision, Jones will
remain in the Union county jail.
Judge Pope's order says: can appli-
cation for bail before Judge D. E. Hy-
drick in case of the State against W.
T. Jones, charged with murder; judge
refused the order for bail. From this
order the defendant has appealed and
such appeal Is now pending in the su-
preme court Of this state waiting a
hearing in November next, as evil
denced by the receipt Of the clerk of
the supreme court. Now the prison.
er comes and makes known these
facts to me, claiming that If the trial
| in the circuit court is held, a practi-
cal denial of the rights Of the prison.
er before the supreme court will be
interfered with. It will not do for me-
as a single justice Of the supreme
court, to pass upon the sacred rights
of the prisoner. 1t is, therefore, or
dered that the trial of the prisoner,
| a oil 70 hn hn1 IN q
court, shall cease until the supreme
bench of South Carolina shall pass
upon the rights Of the appeal present.
ed by the prisoner, and that in the
meanwhile the circuit court shall sus-
pend any action looking to the trial
Of the accused until the supreme court
has acted" Jones was in court. He
has been in jail since July 8. His at
torneys are George Johnstone Of New
| berry. James Munro and Townsend &
Townsend. Jones appeared to be in
good health, Notwithstanding he has
| been confined in Jail since July, al
though perhaps he was a little paler
and appeared to be just a little nerv-
Gus. AS soon as he had taken his
seat, Judge Klugh read the order
| from Chief Justice Pope and added
| that this order would be respected
Solicitor Sease then arose and dis
| missed the witnesses in the Jones
case until the February term of court,
| 1909. The action in securing the con-
tinuance Of the case was not alto
gether a surprise, indeed 1t was rath-
er expected by the people, as it was
| known that the counsel for the de-
Tense was vigorously opposing every
effort to have the case come to trial
now. This opinion was strengthened
when yesterday Judge Klugh granted
an order allowing the counsel for the
| defense to employ expert chemists and
| have them examine the stomach Of
| Mrs. Jones. so that they could have
evidence of their own as we'll as that
offered by the state which had the
state chemists examine the stomach
shortly after her death. There were
about 200 witnesses summoned In this
case. some coming from Sumter county,
some from Columbia, Chester, Chero-
kee and Spartanburg, besides a host
from Santuc and that vicinity. All
| these witnesses will receive so cents
| day for each day they were in attend
ance at court. which was Monday,
| Tuesday and today, and five cents a
mile each way they travelled. this mile
age, however, to be allowed but once,
they being expected to remain in Un-
ion until the case was disposed Of or
continued. A conservative estimate OF
the cost to this county for witnesses
and mileage so far is $500.