The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-11

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a few minutes before the killing oc-
CURED. Richwine pleaded self-de-
fence, claiming that Glover attacked
him with a knife. There seems to
have been no question but that
Glover had been 4 mean negro in re-
construction days and afterwards,
but it appears that he had Quieted
down in the past few years. The:
fact that Richwine had greatly as
sisted in running down some negro
cotton thieves few years ago was
brought out as why Glover had Ill
will for him. The jury found Rich
wine guilty of manslaughter, and he
was sentenced to serve seven years
on the chain gang or in the peniten-,
tiary. This verdict is generally con-
sidered as victory for the defense,
and the impression is that Richwine
got off light.
Robert Connolly, negro, was
tried Friday, he also being charged
with murder Connolly killed his
wife, the crime occurring in the Ehr-
lhardt section. This trial consumed
all of Friday, and the jury went into
the room late in the afternoon. They
| found it hard to agree upon a ver-
dict, as it was after daylight Satur-
day morning when they agreed upon
verdict. He was found guilty of
murder with recommendation to
mercy, and Judge Watts sentenced
him to Imprisonment for the re-
mainder of his life, in the State peni-1
tentiary. Connolly claimed that he
shot his wife by accident.
Saturday morning Judge Watts
sentenced Willie Carter to be hanged
on Friday, April 30th, he having
been convicted of murder the first
part of the week. Carter killed ne
gro woman in the Hunters Chapel
section, his crime being most
brutal one. The woman was not his
wife, but he had been intimate with
her, and was jealous of attentions
paid her by other negroes, so he went
to her house and broke in and stab
bed her to death.
Perk Copeland, who had been con-
victed of manslaughter the early part
of the week, was granted bail on
Saturday in the sum of 81 200, pend
| ing an appeal to the State Supreme
Court. Capt. J. NJ. Dannelly went on
his bond and he was released from
custody.
It is a fact worthy of note that
the defendant in every criminal case
! in this term of court was a negro,
which goes to prove what an expen-
sive luxury the negroes are, for 1t is
always the case that the time of our
courts all over the State is for the
most part occupied with trying ne
groes for their crimes. The money
paid out for court expenses in try
ing negroes is a tremendous drain
on our State, and that is one reason
taxes are so high.
Court adjourned last Saturday at
noon, criminal cases being finished,
the first week jurors were discharged
Court convened again Monday
morning, when civil cases were taken
up, the following being tried to the
time of going to press Wednesday.
Nixon & Danforth vs.. S. G. May
field and Kennerly & Mayfield. The
Jury returned a verdict for plaintiff
for s2,466, and a verdict for the de-
fendant, L. K. Mayf1eld. The plain
tiff took non-suit .on their second
cause of action.
Consent verdicts of SIS each were
given in the case of Susie Eaves and
Lucy Eaves against the Southern
Railway Co.
In the case of Florrie Mcmillan ct
al, vs.. Clarence E. Hughes ct al, the
Jury found for the defendant, J. w.
Hill, the land in dispute.
A non-suit was granted in the
case Of A. w. Knight vs.. the South
ern Railway. This was suit to re-
cover for goods burned in the depot
here a few years ago.
| J. D. Copeland vs.. L. G. Sandifer
resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for
$153.41.
Colleton Realty Co. VS.. J. F. Folk
resulted in the Judge granting non
suit. This was a suit for damages on
account of Folk not complying with
a land trade.
C. J. S. Brooker VS.. Southern Rail-
way Co. There were two suits here,
each being for goods destroyed in
the depot fire. The jury gave a YER
dict for plaintiff in both cases, the
amounts being $500 and $14.96.
The case of L. K. Maydeld vs. the
Southern Railway is being tried as
we 90 to press Wednesday morning.
This is a case for damages for a gin
house being destroyed by fire from
an engine Of the company.