The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-25
GUILTY on FIVE COCNTS.
Verdict Victory for Defen>e-The
Charges in the Counts on Which
Verdict is Based.
GreeuNille News, y.

ton Anderson Cc..,,,::~?o. charged with
the misapplicatioH OF II" funds OF
the Newberry National bank, OF which
he was formerly president. was found
guilty YESTERDAY: morning on five
counts, one of an Indictment contain
ing 1G2 separate counts, in the United
States district court The verdict
was not guilty on the remaining
counts of the indictment.
Nessrs. Blease and Dominick, Mr..
Carlisle's attorneys gave notice OF mo-
ton for a new trial in the case, and
this motion will be argued before
Judge Brawley, Monday afternoon.
Sentence is accordingly stayed. The
jury returned their verdict yesterday
morning Immediately after the open
ing of the court, having filed out OF
the court room to make up their de-
cision the afternoon before about
o'clock. The case has been Of gen.
eral interest throughout the State,
especially as this is the first case of
the kind brought against National
bank president.
The counts on which Mr.. Carlisle
was found guilty we're numbers l3Z'
153 and 154, and 159 and 100. The
first three relate to drafts drawn by
the Cold Point Granite CON, any, end
paid by the National bank, the last
Two referring to transactions between
Mr.. Carlisle ar7 Mr.. q. P. Willard,
farmer on one of his plantations. The
bulk of the indictment, upon which
be was found not guilty, related to
cverdrafts on Mr. Carlisle's personal
account, to the extent of about Sl9,-
900, and on the account Of the Cold
Point Granite company, of which he
was president and treasurer, to the
extent of about fifteen thousand dol
lars, when both Mr. Carlisle and the
company, were insolvent, according to
the indictment, the greater portion OF
which sums of money are claimed to
be still due to the bank. Judge
Brawley in his charge to the jury
Wednesday afternoon, ordered YER
dict of not guilty on the counts re-
lating to the false certiication of
checks. The total amount of money
involved in the five counts on which
Mr.. Carlisle was convicted, was less
than five hundred dollars.
Milton A. Carlisle is about seventy
years of age, and was elected presl-
dent of the National bank in 1899, ac-
cording to the testimony brought out
on the stand during this trial. He
served in this capacity continuously
until the early part of 1909, when he
retired. After his retirement the af-
fairs of the bank we're gone over
by a bank examiner, during the early
part of the year, and by govern
ment bank accountant, in August, of
1909, following which latter visit, the
Indictment was prepared against Mr.
Carlisle and the grand jury, at its
sitting at the regular term of the Unit
ed States court here during October,
year ago, returned it as a true bill.
After a years preparation for the trial,
a special term of the district court
was called for October 10, TO hear the
case
The trial Of Mr. Carlisle began on
that day, and the entire week and
the Monday following, were consum-
ed in taking the testimony for the
prosecution, which was conducted by
District Attorney Ernest F. Cochran.
amined in all, and several of them
we're called to the stand more than
once. The defense put up no testi-
1nony, but made its case from the
rcss-eXamination of the witnesses
for the government. Arguments were
made on Tuesday and Wednesday, the
case going into the hands of the jury
on Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Car
isles son, Mr.. E. A. Carlisle, was
present with his father throughout
the entire trial
The Five Counts.
TIE indictment against Mr.. Carlisle
vas lengthy document, containing
in all 162 counts. These were not vio-
?ations Of different sections of the
criminal code, but for the most part
were single violations OF section 52O9,
governing the conduct of National
banks.
Three of the counts upon which Mr..
Carlisle was convicted related to the
drafts drawn by Mr.. Carlisle as presi-
dent Of the Cold Point Granite COM