The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-12-01
THREE TO HANG.
slayers Of Elihu Moye Found Guilty
Of Murder.

Florence, Nov. 28.-For the mur-
der of Elihu Moye, Willie Burroughs,
Ellie Weldon and Clarence Ham were.
convicted here to-day and sentenced
to be hanged on Friday, December
16. The usual motion for new trial
was overruled.
Five negroes were under arrest
charged with. the killing OF Elhu
Moye several weeks ago. OF the i've
the solicitor held three and had no
bill returned in the case OF Henry
Jones and Senior Askins. The negroes
on trial were Clarence Ham, long g.
trusted employe and friend OF Mr..
Moye; Willie Burroughs and Ellie
Weldon. SIS
The court house and court yard
were crowded long before the hour
for trial by people from all over the
county, who came to hear the cases
and see the negroes who had CONE
mitted crime that shocked the enc
tire community. ~ Ys:.s
Judge Browns charge to the jury +
was brief, covering. as usual, the dee
grees in homicide cases, and on their
duty to the country. ;zs3 SIS;
The solicitor wished to use Glare
ence Ham as witness, so did not
put him on trial with the other two.
w, F. Clayton, E. 8. Oliver and
Claude Gasque were appointed by the
court to represent the accused.
Deliberately Planned. Il:
Clarence Ham was put on the stand
first. He testified that he had met
the other two and they told him that
Mr.. Moye had gone to Timmoasytl1e
and that there was money In the
house and they must have It. HeE
consented to watch Ia the road while
they went. to get It. He was toSS;
whistle IN case any one approached
and he did 50 when Mr.. Moye drove
In later. Mr.. Moye went into the
house and struck match: the other
negroes forced him to 90 up to thes
house. He heard one shot, then suTs
other, then saw some one stagger out
sof the door. He grabbed up the gun
for his protection, but they led him
away and offered him q drink and
gave him s. and told him TO say moth
ing about the AFFAIR. They o6ered
him $25 ana to pay his way to FI09@s
ence II he would say nothing about
the affair. 81 eS5.ssSssss q
Several witnesses were examineds
In the case, generally IN corrobora-s
tion Of the evidence given By Ham NJ
to the connection with the trio with
the killing, and their efforts to- cover
their tracks. .sa:ssssss
The Jury was allowed to go urizs:s'
guarded. fssss:
Found Guilty.
There was practically no testimony
for the defense and though the cot1-s;
sci for the accused earnestly worked B
to prevent injustice or prejudice af-
fecting the case, the jury. without
difficulty, found both Weldon and
Burroughs guilty.
The trial of Clarence Ham was them
entered into. He acknowledged HIS
guilt and In response to the usual
question by the solicitor said that anyss
method of trial would suit him. Hes.
was promptly convicted. .s5ss1 ssssss
Before the close of court shortly
after o'clock all three negroes were
sentenced to hang on Friday Decena-
Der 16.
Mr. Clayton, on behalf Of his eli
ents, moved for q new trial on the
ground that the evidence did not core
roborate the confession of Clarence
Ham and that the crowd and pressure
Of public opinion In the matter wasS
an obstacle to unbiased opinion. So-s
licitor Wells replied that the jury was@s
competent to Judge the facts as pre- &
sented and that there had not been
the slightest success attendant on the
efforts OF the defense to disprove any
Of the statements and that the verdict
ought to stand. Judge Brown comph-
mented the crowd for Its order and
refused to grant the new trial. 8
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