The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-27
SESSIONS COURT ADJOURNS
Adjournment Reached on Wednesday
Afternoon, Leaving the Docket
In Good Shape.

Nlemminger presiding, adjourned sine
die OH Wednesday afternoon, having
disposed Of a large amount of business
and leaving the criminal docket in
excellent shape. During the term
which began on Monday of last week,
there were twenty-eight verdicts and
pleas, the great majority of the YER
some offence charged in the indlct.
ments.
From the opening Of the court the
work progressed without delay and
as rapidly as was consistent with Il
proper administrator Of justice The
docket which confronted the court
was the heaviest criminal docket
which Newberry mas had in a number
of years, and the cases were disposed
of in remarkably short time.
Solicitor Cooper, whose fairness,
energy and ability as prosecuting Of
ficer have made him known during
the four years which he has held the
position as one of the best solicitors
In South Carolina, expressed himself
on Wednesday afternoon as entirely
satisfied and highly pleased with the
result OF the work of the court. He
said that he regarded such 4 court as
one OF the sureSt indications Of that
increasing respect for the law which
South Carolina, and that he believed
the result Of the work would have it's
erect i'll aiding to bring about that
high regard for the law among all
classes, which is necessary to STAMP
out crime. lie was very compliment
tary in speaking of the juries and of
the officers Of the court. He was es-
pecially gratified. he said, in the Wig
ilance which had been displayed by
Sheriff Buford in the apprehension of
those charged with crime, and men
toned particularly the case OF l.. J.
Williams, alias Walker Dawkins. who
was convicted Of sending Il forged
check to the National Bank of New
berry. Williams, it will be recalled.
is the negro who was arrested in Flor
ida, where the check was sent from.
'Sheriff Buford," said Solicitor Coop
er, observes great credit for his skill
in the apprehension and assisting i'm
the conviction of this defendant. Such
a conviction means much in the inter-
est Of the enforcement Of the law"
In speaking Of the new court house,
Solicitor Cooper said that it was one
of the finest and one of the most con-
veniently arranged that he had seen
anywhere in South Carolina
Judge Memminger also, in discharg-
ing the jurics, for the term, spoke in
the highest terms of the satisfactory
work which they had done during the
court.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
In the case of the State v Dandy
Sigh, James Davis and Neel Davis,
colored, charged with murder in the
killing Of Orange Wilson. alias Judge
Wilson, colored, in the western part
OF the county, in September Of this
year, mention Of which was made in
the last issue Of The Herald and News,
the solicitor consented to verdict Of
not guilty as to Jas. Davis and Neel
Davis. and the jury on Monday after
noon returned a verdict of not guilty
as to Dandy Sigh. Neel Davis and
George Davis were present at the time
Of the difficulty but the evidence
showed that James Davis was not
present. the coroner's jury having con-
nccted him with the affair by mistak-
ing him for his brother George, the
mistake having arisen by some Of tie
witnesses, according to the witnesses.
not knowing which was George and
which was James. James not having
been present and the testimony failing
to connect Neel Davis with the kill
ing, the solicitor, as stated, consented
to verdict Of not guilty as to these
two. The States witnesses testified
that when they saw any trouble at the
Festival" which they were attending
at the IietZsey school house, Dandy
Sigh had Judge Wilson's head under
his arm, holding him, and that Judge
was shooting. The Testimony was that
Judge shot three times, none of his
bullets taking effect. The States wit
nesses testified that then jim Wilson,
Judges brother, separatd the two, and
that Judge Wilson ran around the
school house and Dandy Sligh ran Off
across the field, returning with a pis-
tol In his hand. Judge Wilson came
back from around the school house,
they said, and George Davis told