The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-15
The SEMINOLE TRIAL.
TRIAL OF DARLINGTON HAS
BEEN COMMENCED.
w. n. Clark, President of the Caro-
lima National Bank Was the First
Witness Sworn.

10 hoW engaged WIN the trial or the
first Of the Seminole cases and when
court adjourned yesterday afternoon
John Y. Darlington and Jas. Stobo
Young-charged with conspiracy
breach of trust with fraudulent in
tent and larceny'-had been arraign-
ed, pleaded not guilty and the exami-
nation Of one witness entered into.
The case is expected to be we'll fill
ed with legal complications and the
first days proceedings indicated that
several days will be needed to COM
plete the trial of the case. The first
day spent with the case was followed
with the closest interest by a large
audience. In this crowd of specta-
tors were many of the leading law
yers of South Carolina, who are in
Columbia for the General Assembly.
Some Of them spent a large portion
of the day in the court room.
AS matter of fact the case has
more interest for the State at large
than 1T has locally, for there were few
Seminole subscribers in Columbia.
The announcement that the State
was ready in the case of John Y
Darlington and James Stobo Young
was made at 10:30 o'clock. In a
few minutes after this announcement
the two defendants and their counsel
entered the court room. The de-
fense Is represented by G.. Duncan
Bellinger, Christie Benet and r. E.
Carwile Of Columbia, and Dial &
Todd of Laurens. Solicitor w. H.
Cobb, appearing for the State, is as
sisted by j. w. Thurmond of Edge
field, a former solicitor.
The case was entered into by the
motion of Mr.. Bellinger Of counsel
for the defense to quash the indict-
ment on a number of legal grounds
that he entered into with an argu-
ment to the court. The motion to
quash the indictment was answered
by Mr.. Thurmond for the State.
Judge Prince overruled the demurrer
and ordered the defendants arraign-
ed. This was done and the work of
securing a jury was commenced.
DR.. w. NJ. McPheeters, dean of the
Columbia Theological seminary, was
the first juror summoned to the
book He was excused. The defense
entered objection to IS jurymen,
while the State excused five. Five
jurymen We're sworn on their voir
dire and two Of the number were ex-
cused by the court on the ground
that they had formed opinions as to
the guilt or. innocence Of the defend
ants that would not be changed by
the evidence.
Before the work of selecting a jury
was commenced, Judge Prince re-
quested that any member Of the We
nire who held stock in either the
Carolina Agency Company or the
Seminole Securities Company, or were
in either company, would so state
and he would be excused. No re-
sponse was made to the courts an.
The jury as drawn consists of: A.
c. Kinard, foreman; Geo. B. Reeves.
G. M. Dickart, T. E. Shealey, j. S.
Bowers, j. H. Haithcock, E. ]. Vim
cent, H. f. Bruins, Wade A. Le-
Grand, Chas. Grimsley, o. T. Ready,
w. d. Jordan.
The work Of drawing The jury con-
sumed the mornings session and
when the noon recess was taken
Judge Prince notified the jurymen
that they would be "the guests of
the county" until the trial is concluo-
ed. He impressed upon them the.
reasons for this unpleasant necessity
and allowed the jurymen to 60 to the
telephone and inform their families
Of their enforced absence The Jury
will be kept together until the trial
is finished, and will not be allowed
20 hold intercourse with the outside
world or to read the newspa pers.
When the hour arrived for recess.
the question arose Of what Gisposal
would be made of the defendants.
Counsel for the defense requested
that they be allowed to give addional
bond for their appearance during the
trial, their bond for thnir appearance
at this session. being no longer in
force as the trial had been begun.
Judge Prince said he knew of no
such law and counsel for the defense
stated that it had frequently been
done III the RiChland county cnurt