The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-09-21
GREGORY GUILTY
OF MANSLAUGHTER
Slayer of Cal Furr Given
Two Years Term.
NEGRO RESENTENCED
John Henry Anderson, Convicted Mur.
dercr OF Old Josh Carter, Will
Swing Feb. 20.

After overruling motion for new
trial in the case of the State against
West II. Gregory, white. who was on
Friday found guilty of manslaughter,
with recommendation to mercy. i'm the
killing of Cal Furr, also white, Judge
John S. Wilson Saturday afternoon
in the court of general sessions for
Laurens county, imposed a sentence
OF two years on the Clinton man. the
lightest sentence under the law Greg
ory accepted this and left Tuesday for
Columbia to take up his burden i'm the
State penitentiary.
Following the disposition of this
case, Judge Wilson sentenced Mig
Williams to a term of two years on
the public works of Laurens for house
breaking and larceny; Dewell Frady
white, to eighteen months i'm the same
Institution, for like offcnse.; Marion
Wilson one year for assault of high
and aggravated nature.
Upon the completion of this duty.
Solicitor Cooper stated to the court
that there was another matter which
must be disposed of, referring to the
case of the State VS. John Henry An
derson, the convicted negro murderer
whose case had run it's course in the
courts and remanded for final dispo-
sition. Arguments were them made
by Messrs Richey and Blackwell, the
young attorneys who had, upon the
appointment of the court at the first
trial, conducted the defense. asking
that Anderson be granted a new trial
They set forth several affidavits to the
erect that Anderson was OF umsound
mind and made a strong appear in the
negros behalf. The solicitor resist
ed the motion. but stated that he did
not want Anderson hanged if insane:
of crazy people, their place being i'm
the asylum Judge Wilson refused
new trial. but announced that he
would fix the date of execution far
enough in advance to allow the taking
Of the proper steps to establish Ander-
sons alleged insanity He then com
manded the negro to stand up and
asked him If he had anything to say
Anderson responded and launched into
q lengthy harangue about the governor
having pardoned him before the first
trial and so on. Judge Wilson named
the 10th day of February, 1911 as the
day of his execution, this being the
second time Anderson has passed
through this ordeal He killed old
Josh Carter his father-in-law, near
Waterloo, at the burial of one of An
dersons children. This was in the
fall of 1908. In March, 1909, the ne
gro was tried and convicted of murder
Judge Prince sentenced him to be
hanged in April. Case was appealed
to the supreme court which tribunal
affirmed the lower court and remand
ed the case.
Prior to this Luke Henderson. col
ored, and negro woman pleaded
guilty to a charge Of adultry and were
given sentence of six months or a
fine of 500 each.
At six o'clock the court adjourned
sine die.
Having adjourned Monday after
noon for the election on Tuesday, the
court of general sessions was recon
vened Wednesday morning with Judge
John S. Wilson presiding and Mr.. o.
b. Anderson of the Eleventh circuit
acting as official stenographer, in
the absence of Mr.. John X. Aull, the
popular court stenographer for this
circuit who was defined at home be-
cause of illness. Solicitor Cooper,
Clerk of Court Bolt. Sheriff Owings
and other attaches of the court were
at their respective places promptly
and the work of the session moved off
without delay.
In the afternoon the case of the
State against John Irby Fuller, the
young man charged with the murder
of his father. Jesse V. Fuller, was talk
en- up and was completed Thursday at
noon. The young defendant was ac-
Quilted, the jury remaining out about
thirty minutes.
JOsse Fuller, as will be recalled, was
shot and mortally wounded by his
son on the morning of November 26
last, at his home four miles east of
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