The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-27

soWocuce OF potn OF the old papers
go u manifestiy the best advertising
0e1iam In. Sumter.
~ Orangebure can afford a modern
Astei costing 100000. why can't
Sumter build one costing something
We that amountr
Congressman Lever told the whole
some truth about Clemson College in
AAa speech at Batesburg.
rhe President Of the State Fair As
sectation announces with a straight
face that there will be no charge for
reserved seats on the day President
(. Taft speaks on the Fair grounds. In
view of cher things this reckless neg
,ect Of an opportunity to fatten the
ote receipts appears peculiar.
SOlicit0r Stoll had entered on the
eocket Thursday mol pros In the case
s< the state va. M. H. Boykin. Jr..
and W.. L. Gregg. Jr.. car-breaking
and larceny We must confess to an
inability to understand this disposi-
.eien % tine case. The parties named
"a 'the iadictment were white men m
&he employ Of the Atlantic Coast
Xne. WHO were charged with break
hv into the cars of the railroad COM
pSny aad stealing considerable
quantity OF goods. The alleged crime
was csmmittsd while the accused
wers In . position of trust which agsra-
vefed the offence. They were arrest
~ and gave bond In the sum of $500
sach Ter appearance for trial at the
Cent of General Sessi,rs wheu the
esq WAS called for tria: neither de-.
ecndant. appeared. having. according
= cSmShoa report. fied the State. A
ruAe ts show cause why the bonds
sAeaid not be es.reated was Issued. To
tNAs fule Mr. III. +. Edsns. surety for
1svkin made . return alleging. that
Ne bond, was Improperly drawn, do.
eeceive and not binding The rule wss
tSssofere Dismissed and Nr. E.icns
ves relieved Of responsibility. The
engttiea for Gregg. Messrs. C.
r. end H. c. 0regg settled their bond
~ paymsat OF $500 instead OF $500.
Now a. top Of all this comes the
ee)Hax--the Solicitor wlpes the case
(sS~ tht docket by marking the In
e,cfmcnt "uoi pros"
The crice OF. chicken and. eggs. and
N fact. practically su country pro-
duce Is a. a parity win 1s i-s cts cot
go. rhe farmer WHO utilises their op-
psrfanities have no cause for. COM
p,atat tin year. II they do not pay
thctr DEBTS and put money In the bank
they viii aever do It.
y The conviction Of r. M. Barwick
gtves the lie to .he often made charge
that Il Is impossible to convict white
man Tor killing q negro. Barwick
was marshall Of the town OF Pinewood
aad shet negro. who died within
few days from the effects of the
wound Indicted by Bawack. Barwick
was put ON trial on the charge of mur-
Der at the last term of court and mis-
triaa resulted. He was tried again
thls week and verdict Of guilty Of
maas,aughter was returned by a
Jury composed entirely Of white men.
HIS attorney will make q fight for
new trial and the case will probably
gs to the Supreme Court but the fact
resaa,ns that q white man has been
cssvicted by white jury. This Is
net the arst case Of this kind by any
anea0s--hundreds Of similar cases
Co be found on the court records of
the Scsth--but those who delight in
aandcrirg the South and pretend to
believe that the negro receives moth
NJ but injustice ignore all such cases.
neee IL room for improvement In the
Reconsideration Of justice. we well
kasw. aud we also admit that white
nsrderers too frequently escape scot
fres. but the white people Of the
South are not altogether without con-
suaeNce OF honor In the enforcement
~ the law. All things considered the
sesro In the South comes about as
nesr receiving fair treatment and JUS
sscc IN the courts and without, in
bwstaess and In all their dealing with
the Southern white people as they
receive io the North. or as any in
fnSSor race receives I'm any land