The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-03-18
HoMICIDEs IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. Louis j. BristOw Analyzcs Repor.
of the Attorney General--Number
Of Cases and Acquittals.

recent letter t" IN press of the
State IN which 1 gave the numper of
homicides committed in South Caro-
IL. curing the les, six months If
1907. Caused number Of papers both,
In this State and others to ask for a
record Of tho convictions for murder
during the same time. A careful
study cf tho report OF the attorney
general reveals the following facts:
There were tried in South Carolina
In 1907 s4s cases In which the de.
fendant was charged with murder.
OF these. 10 defendants were convict
ed Of the charge and sentenced to
death: 80 were convicted but were
rscomme nded to the mercy of the
court; which. under the statute, re-,
duced the penalty to a life term I'm
the penitentiary: - were convicted
Of mshslnushterN and given short
terms In the penitentiary. or ON the
county chAingansA Besidea these,
there were Is convictions reported
from the second judicial circuit
wherein no record Of degree Of guilty
or Of sentence was given. and eight
"a s'hsrokss An0 thres in Union. The
total number OF convictions thus was
no.
There were 10 murder trials in
Pickens' or oconss counties. In other
counties theyl were a., soilws:
First cuit-Herkelss.. 9: George
town. 8: Dorchester. 20; orangsburg.
Is; total, -. Death penalty--Gsorg
town. I: orangeburg. Il; Dorchester.
Il Life term-0e Georgetown. 4: Or
ahgsburg, 3. short tsrms- Berkeley,
2; Dorchsstsr. It; orahseburg 3; to.
tai convictions. 81.
Second circuit Aiken, II; Bam-
berg, ~: Barnweli. 12: Hampton, 2:
tots,, 40. Convictions Is. but no rec
ord of sentenccs a :,
Third circuit Clarenddn. 4: Flor
snce. : q msnslaushtsr);i Ice g.:
3; Williamsburg. y (man.
dAaughter) total. 10. Death penalty,
none IAfe term Sumter. 1: Will.
3: Ciarsndon. I. short
tern-Es. 4; Clarendon. .: Sumter.
1. ro<ai convetions. 3. 80 ei4t5.
Fourth ScircuitA Chesterfield. 2: bar.
~ Horny. /: Marlboro, s;
SAsAcn. = total. II. Death penalty.
I in Marlboro. Ass term. Marlboro,
J., snort terms chesterneld. q:
Maflboro. .; Marion. 4: tota. convic-
lions 4. ~
Firth circuit Edgsneld. 10 4 mnn-,
slaushter): Keruhaw. 9 a. manslaugh-
teri: Lexington. z Il ,rnanslaus4,-
teri; Richland. II q manalaush-
tsrb total. -. Death penalty. none.
Life ts1tn- -aiehland, Il: Edgencid, 1.
short terms -Ddgeneld. 81; Kershaw.
2; total convictions. 81. (and 2 In
Richland county in which new trials
were Eanted by trial judge).
Sixth circuit Chester. IL: Fairfield,
Z; Lancaster. 9; York. .; total. 80.
Dssth penalty Chester. 2; Fairfield,
l. Life term Chester.s. Short
lermsr Chester. s: lancaster. 3:
Naiyheh, 1: York. 3; total convic.
lions. ~. ct is worthy Of note here
that Of Chsster's II cases there were
10 convictions.) 4 <f
Seventh circuit Cherokee. 8; spar-
hamburg. 9: Union. @; total. 20. Death
penalty. none. life term-ASpartan-
burg. 3. Short tcrms--spartanburs,
}; total, s. (There are no records for
ana Union.)
Eighth circuit--Abbeville. z e man.
'laughtsr); Greenwood. 4: LAurens.
10 q mans,aushtsr): Nswbsrrry. IL (41
manslaughtsr); Saiuda, IL a man.
siAughtsrJ: total. 90. Death sem
lncs-orscnwood. I. Life term
LAurens. 8; Nswberry. Il: saluda, 2.
Short tcrms--Abbsville. :; Greenwood.
1; Laurent 2: Newbsrry. 4; Saluda
1: total convictions. Is.
Ninth circuit-Beaufort. j: Colle-
ton. . Il manSlaughte-): Charleston.
81 q manslaughter): total ~. Death
penalty. none. Life term-charles.
ton. Q. Short tcrms-Colleton. L.,
s: total CONVICTIONS. s.
Tenth sircuit--Arderson. II:
Is; Oconee, none: Picksns.
none; total. 80. Death penalty. none.
Life term-Andeyson. G. Short terms
Anderson. 2; Greenvilie. s; total
IS.
I have simply given the figures as
complied by tho solicitors for the at