The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-05
ADBOYLSIONISCONYICTED
RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE FOR
MURDER OF CLEVE TANNING.

Jury Deliberates Two Hours and Re-
turns Verdict of Guilty with Rec
ommendation to Mercy.
Barnwell, July 31.-After a few
witnesses had been put on the stand
this morning to corroborate part OF
the defense's testimony and the State
had put up few in rebuttal to GER
tain testimony by the defense, the
testimony was closed and the argu-
ments commenced in the case of the
State against Ad Boyleston, charged
with the murder of Cleveland Fan
ming, near the town of Williston, in
the month of June.
The arguments were opened by c.
A. Best for the State. He was follow
ed by Senator G. H. Bates for the de-
fense. Mr.. Bates was followed by
Jas. E.. Davis, Esq, for the State.
Then followed C.. c. Simms, Esq, for
the defense and Solicitor Byrnes for
the State. The arguments were
forceful and often rang with elo-
auence. The arguments lasted until
/ O'Clock and then Judge Sease, in a
clear-cut and forceful manner charg-
ed the jury with the law in regard to
the case.
Two Hours Deliberation.
About 1880 the indictment was
handed to the foreman and the jury
filed into their room. After deliberat-
ing for little more than two hours
they reentered the court room with
their verdict, Guilty, with recon-
mendation to the mercy of the court. J"
While the jury was out deliberat-
ing on the Boylston case the. attor-
neys for Kennedy made motion for
q new trial and argument for the
granting OF their motion was resisted
by the solicitor. After the argu-
ments mad been made the judge an
nounced that he could not grant the
new trial and Kennedy was told to
stand up and receive his sentence.
Judge Sease stated that he would
make no remarks to the prisoner be-
cause in case he got new trial it
might influence the case one way or
the other and sentenced him to life
Imprisonment in the State penitenti-
ary at hard labor.
Afterwards an order was passed
staying the sentence of the court
pending an appeal to the supreme
court
Ad Boylston was then told to stand
up to receive his sentence. In an
swer to the usual question if he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be passed upon him, Boylston
stated that all he had to say was that
he was innocent and had no. commit
ted the crime with which he was
charged and of which he had been
convicted.
A Memorable Week.
This week has been a memorable
one in the annals of the courts Of
this county. Two white men, both
connected with. some of the best fami-
lies in this county, have gone before
q Judge and IL of their peers and, af-
ter having had fair and impartial
trials, have been convicted for two of
the most cowardly crimes committed
in this part of the State in years.
The public at large feels that man
hood and justice are reasserting
themselves and that the cowardly as
sassin from now on is to be tracked to
his lair and pulled from thence and
have justice meted out to him; that
the courts of this county will protect
a man and his family from the cow
ard who turks around under the
cover of darkness to do that which he
has not the manhood to do in open
daylight and in the face of his enemy.
The general opinion is that there will
be a more healthy sentiment in favor
of peace and good order from now
on.
Judge Sease left on the afternoon
train for his home in Spartanburg,
after having made friend of every
one who met him or heard him con-
duct court here. Solicitor Byrnes al
so left for his home in Aiken this aft
ernoon, after having done on Of the
best weeks work of his life.
Weds to Qualify Wife as Citizen.
New York, July 29.-Because the
board of immigration refused to al
low his sweetheart, Matilda Kuhl-
mann, to land in the United States