The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-03-04
SENTENCED TO Be HUNG
WILLIE CARTER, NEGRO, FOUND
GUILTY OF MURDER.
His Crime Was q Most Horrible One,
He Cutting and Slashing a Ne
gro Woman to Death.

| Inc MdrCQ CGEn OIL court COufouCO
in the court house here last Monday
morning, Judge R. c. Watts presid-
ing. Solicitor j. F. Byrnes and Court
Stenographer Brown were in their
places, as was also the other officers
of the court.
The new grand jury organized by
the election of Capt. w. S. Bamberg
as foreman, and being given some in
dictments by the Solicitor, at once
went to work. This body disposed of
the following cases:
| Percy Williams, Cary Halyard, and
Lot Preacher-larceny of live stock
true bill.
| Willie Bonaparte-larceny Of live
stock-true bill.
Ben Orr and Sevilla Orr-obtain-
ing goods by false pretenses-true
bill.
Alex Dickinson-disposing OF
property under lien-true bill.
Lawrence Mitchell-larceny Of live
stock-no bill.
Hazard Aaron, Will Hay, and Mil
ledge MISUNDERSTANDING and
larceny-true bill.
Will Hay-receiving stolen goods
true bill.
Charlie Nimmons-larceny from
the field-no bill.
Grand Jury Presentment.
The grand jury finished its work
Monday afternoon, and made the fol-
lowing as their final presentment:
We, the grand jury for Bamberg
county, beg leave to make the follow
ing presentment:
All indictments handed us by the
Solicitor have been passed upon and
returned to the Court.
We have not examined the differ
ent county Offices or books, as this
was done at the last term OF court,
but will be attended to later in the
year.
We thank the Court and officials
for courtesies shown US.
| Respectfully submitted, -.
w. S. BAMBERG, Foreman:
The Cases Tried.
The following. cases have been
tried up to the time OF going to
press: .@.~
Willie and Tiny Carter-murder'
Guilty of murder in the first degree
as to Willie Carter. The judge d.
rected a verdict of not guilty as to
Tiny Carter. This was most atroc1-
Gus murder. Carter cut negro Wo'
man to death, and her body was
slashed horribly, the physicians hav-
ling to make fifty-eight stitches to
sew up her wounds. The negro was
Jealous of the woman, and broke
Into her house to kill her. Although
badly wounded, she managed to get
out of the house, and still he follow.
ed her, cutting and slashing her. He
has not been sentenced up to the
time of going to press, but he will be
sentenced to be hanged. II carter If
hung, this will be the first execution
since Bamberg county was formed
Willie Bonaparte, a negro, was
tried for larceny of live stock and
found not guilty.
Alex Dickinson, a negro, was
found guilty of disposing of prop
erty under lien. He was given
sentence of two years on the chair
gang or pay fine of $215.00.
Perk Copeland, a negro, was triee
lfor the crime of murder. The jury
,, brought in a verdict of manslaughtel
late Tuesday afternoon, and Cope
land has not yet been sentenced
Copeland killed another negro.
May Rice, negro, was founf
guilty of larceny from the field, ant
given a sentence of ninety days OF
the chain gang or fine of $4,000
; The case against Ben Orr and Seyllls
Orr, for obtaining goods under fals'
pretenses, is being tried Wednesda!
morning as we 60 to press. The Dusl
, ness of the Court came near Delnt
, blocked Wednesday morning on ac
count of the absence of Stenographe
Brown, but Mr.. H. N. Bellinger kind
. ly consented to act as stenographe
:, so that Court could go on. Mr.. Brow
had gone to Aiken the night before
, and the train was late Wednesda,
r morning.
= Judge Watts and Solicitor Byrne
y say they are going to clear the docke
at this term of court, and they ar
having physicians 60 and make al
!, examination of those parties VIII
claim to be sick. This is being don
where parties want cases continued
!, The court is going to clear the jail o
prisoners as we'll as get all crimina
= cases off the docket. The crimina
business will likely be concluded to
, day, but there are enough civil case
! to occupy the court all of this an
next week.