The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-04
CASES WILL BE TRIED.
To be Called at Next Term OF the
Chester Court and Passed for
Trial.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Sept. 29.-The graft
cases" will be pressed for trial at the
approaching term of court for Chester
county. This information was def
nitely secured here tonight. Attorney
General Lyon was asked about the
matter this afternoon, but he did not
care to make any statement for pub
ication. The information is forth
coming, however, that the trials at
Chester and Newberry will be held
soon, the impression being that the
attorney general wishes to get through
with them as soon as possible.
A conference was held today be-
tween Attorney General Lyon and
Attorney B. L. Abney, the latter hav-
ing been one of the generals Of the
prosecution when the graft" trials
were held in this city last fall. No
statement was made following this
conference for publication.
Chester Court October 81.
The fall term of court for Chester
county opens October 81 and lasts for
two weeks, Judge Ernest Moore, who
was recently appointed by Governor
Ansel to hold the courts of York,
Chester and other counties in the late
Judge Dantzler's place, being the pre-
siding judge.
The court at Newherry opens No
vember %. Attorney General Lyon
will be able to return from Washing
ton in time to attend the court at
Newberry.
The case to be pressed at Chester,
it is understood, is the Conspiracy"
Indictment, In this indictment the
amount involved, in alleged defraud-
ing in which the State lost money, is
$133,000. IN this Indictment are i'm
plicated members of the board of con-
troll and agents of whiskey houses.
"Famous" Indictment.
The conspiracy indictment is the
famous" indictment of the dispensary
graft" cases. In this indictment is
named the alleged rebate schedule,
which played so much of a part in
the trials held here.
It is known here that there have
been a number of conferences recent
ly between those indicted and their
attorneys, the latter for the most part
residing in this city. One of the mem
bers of the old board of control, who
is to be tried at Chester, John Black.
has been tried here once, the case be-
ing declared a mistrial by Judge R.
Withers Memminger, when copy Of
the local morning paper was found in
the room of the jurors.
States Witnesses.
Two of those named in the con-
spiracy indictment, Joe Wylie and
John T. Early, have turned States
evidence and have testified on the
stand here. Morton A. Goodman will
also not be prosecuted, as. he is the
one who gave the attorney general the
Information in the "Hub" Evans case,
which is the one to be tried at New
berry. 1t is also worthy of note that
Chester is Joe Wylie's home own.
The only whiskey agent named in
the Conspiracy indictment, who will
probably be tried, is H. Lee Solomons,
who lives at Estill, S. c. A true bill
was returned at Chester as to this in
dictment, H. L. Ferguson being FORE
man OF the jury.
"LabeI" Indictment.
In view of the situation with regard
to the graft" cases, it is of signif~
canoe that they will be speedily push
ed In addition to the Chester indict-
ment and the one handed cnt It New
berry against H. H. Evans, Of former
board Of control, the one preceding
the Black, Rawlinson, Wylie board.
there is a ''label'' Indictment, in which
members of another board are invol-
we'd.
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