The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-20


to send Il registered letter addressed
to r. =. Cromcr, at Dcland. and he
put the post office authorities at DO
land on notice to look uut for the
person who called for the letter. r.y-
cry prrcaution was tlkcn. ana
through Sheriff Buford'S : efforts Will
llams was arrested and he was
brought to Newbcrry by Sheriff Bu-
ford
1t WAS evident that the offender was
some one who had lived in NcwbcrrS
Mr.. Il. u. Cromcr and Mr.. u. p. Werts
both being Newbcrry men, the sender
or the bogus checks evidently know
ing these gentlemen. When Sheriff
Buford was bringing Williams to
South Carolina he would moi give his
name, saying he would let the law
settle that. When Sheriff Bufora
reached Columbia with him, how.
ever. Williams was identified as Wal
kcr DawkinS, who formerly lived III
Newhcrry county. and who was sen.
to the pcnitcntiary from Ncwbcrry.
Williams was placed on trial charg-
ed with nttcrin@ Il forged instrument.
One of the principal witnesses against
him waS Miss Marion Golfer. general
delivery clerk of the Dcland post Of
lice. who testified that she was posi-
tive The defendant was the man who
called for the registered letter ad-
dressed to Il. u. Cromcr.
Frank Kelly. colurcd. WAS acquitted
ct the charge Of attempt to commit
arson. the offcnSc alleged against hin,
beng he effort to sci fire tu the house
."1 nc"r" woman on Mr.. Caleb -.
Buzhardt' : place. Kelly waS reprcs-
entcd by McSSrS. BlcaSr 4 Dominick.
Ice D"minck. Il little negro aged
iiftrrn years. pleaded guilty to i
charge "f larceny. and one Of house
breaking and larceny. one offence be.
IN" the stealing" Of Il watch from Pink
Wicker. at Prosperity. and the uthr,
OF cntrrn" the residence and stealing
rings from Mrs. Fannie Schumprrt. M
Prosperity. and WAS sentenced 10 five
years in the State rcformatnry.
John Lindsay. cnlorcl. pleaded
guilty t" violation of the liSpcnSar>
law. and wa> sentenced 10 pay i fine
of $50 or serve six months. He had
already been in Jail four months.
Joe Hcnly. Jr.. colorc,. pleaded
guilty to breaking" into the store of
Il. {. Williams & Sons and stealing
watches thcrcfrom. and was sentence
cd I" serve eighteen months.
Jim Rccdrr. r"lnrci. was placed OF,
trial Wednesday Afternoon charged
with murder. il bcin" alleged that at
MI. Zion church. near Silver Street,
he cut his br"thcr-in-law Rob Davrn.
port. Davenport having died in i
hospital in C"lunbia from the effects
"I tn" wound inflicted. The defend
ant denied that he did the cutting. He
WAS represented by McSsrs. BlcaSc 4
Dominirk. The case was given ,n ,b,.
jury yesterday morning.
The jury returned verdict Of gull
~ ol manSlan3htcr.
arthur Byrd, little negro, was
placed on trial yesterday mornins
charged with murder in the killing
Iof Willie Ruff. also colorcd. in July
Of this year The testimony showed
that Ruff and some other negroes
were ont hunting and had stopped at
peach tree t" eat peaches. when
Arthur came mp, and said it looked
Ink" all YOU negroes are mad at
me. y Will Ruff told him nobody wa,
mad with him. whcrcupon with an
oath Byrd picked up :: gun which one
OF the negroes had set beside the tree
and shot Will Ruff in the head as Ruff
was reaching for a peach Mr.. F.. s.
t'lraSr. representing the defendant.
admitted that guilt attached TO the
defendant 5 act. but pleaded foi
mercy for the defendant on account
OF his age, aSkin" that he be sent to
the rrformatory under IA verdict Of
manSauchtcr. The States contcn.
tlon was that Arthur was above IA
years OF age. the ago above which
persons are presumed to know righ,
from wrong. Mr. Blcasc contcnded
mat there was serious doubt as to
whether hr was II. throwing the bur
den upon the State TO prove beyond
all reasonable doubt that he was cap.
abir OF committing crime. He plead
ed for verdict Of manslaughtcr. The
Jury returned verdict of guilty Of
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