The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-09


Up Thursday Afternoon i'm Getting
Ready to- Draw Jury-The Time
Was Spent While Waiting in Hear
ing Pleas OF Guilty.
From The Daily Item, March 4.
About half of the cases made out
have been disposed of, and the week
is almost gone. A great many more
cases, it is rumored, have been made
out, and court may go on through a
greater part of next week unless the
defendants do as they did yesterday.
There was only one jury case tried
yesterday, that against Frank O'Don-
nell. 1t resulted in a conviction. A
great deal of time was lost in getting
ready for this case, and it was not till
$50 that the case was called. The
time could not be called lost for dur
ing that time several came up and
pleaded guilty and took a fine.
The first one to plead guilty after
dinner was Ollie McKagen, who had
three cases against him. He pleaded
guilty in two cases and the prosecu-
ton dismissed the other one. He was
fined 500 or 60 doys. He paid his
fine.
Bartemus Glover, who testified in
the Winn case that he had not sold
drop of whiskey since Jesus redeemed
his soul. came up and pleaded guilty
to four cases. He got $500 or 120
days. His case was development from
the trials being held. Saturday after
noon the city had no case against him.
Glover is a well-to-do negro farmer,
who left the farm to come to town to
make some easy money. He hasn't
stated how he likes his new job. Sup
pose he has not taken stock yet. 1t is
certain that if he keeps up the way
he has started he will have to mort
gage what he has to keep off the
gang.
Rembert Britton, white, pleaded
guilty to one case and had one case
mol pressed. He was given a fine Of
800 or the alterna tive of 80 days on
the gang. 1t was a joke with him at
first. 1t turned out TO be a stern
reality.
c. III. Winn, who was convicted by
jury several days ago and found gull
ty in two cases, came before the Re-
corder through his attorney, Mr.. Geo
ID. Levy. and asked that his fine be
reduced. Winn Is in d bad state ply
sically, and his medicine bill, If put
on the gang would amount to a great
deal The Recorder took all this in
to consideration and in one case re-
duced it to SIS and suspended sem
tence in the other. One condition for
doing this was that Winn at once
leave town. Should he return to Sum-
him. and he will have to serve his
time.
Winn was with a carnival company
running a ball game-one of those
games where the player is always rob-
bed. He decided to come to Sumter
when the dispensary went out and
make some easy money here. He has
found that Sumter is not that kind of
place. Undesirable citizens are not
wanted. and no more trouble is feared
from him here.
The Frank O'DOnnell Case.
From the start interest in the
Frank O'Donnell case has been great
ODonnel is we'll known here, and ev-
crybOGy wanted to know how he came
nut The case was called first thing
after dinner, but it was some time be-
fore they got to drawing the jury. The
drawing was done by officer owens.
The following eighteen men were call
ed:
w. :. Dinkins, defense objects
II. c. Parrott, defense objects.
c. L. Stubbs. city objects.
NJ. j. Michaux, defendant objects.
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