The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-21
CASE AGAINST EVANS
CONTINUED BY STATE
ATTORNEY GENERAL MUST BE
READY NEXT COURT.
Defendants Counsel Pressed for Trial
Heavy Docket for the Court.
Cases Disposed OF.

Cases Disposed vi.
The spring term of the court OF gen.
eral sessions for Newberry county
convened at 10 o'clock on MONDAY
morning, Judge R. C. Watts, of Cher
aw, presiding. Judge Watts has had
a long experience on the bench, and
is recognized as one of the best judges
in South Carolina. He is prompt and
firm in his rulings, and under his dl-
rection the business Of court is dis
PATCHED without friction and as rapid
" as is consistent with the ends OF
Justice. His conspicuous ability, his
deep and accurate knowledge Of the
law, and his unerring sense of right
and Justice have combined to give
him his distinguished position in the
able judiciary of the State.
Solicitor r. A. Cooper was on hand
with a number of bills ready for the
grand jury. The docket for this term
is heavier than for some time past,
number of murder cases being includ-
ed.
r. G.. Counts Foreman.
Mr.. R. G. Counts was appointed
foreman of the grand jury, and the
new jury for this year was sworn. On
account of the absence Of one of the
grand Jurors, an extra venire was
drawn and Mr.. J. P. Neel was drawn
as a member Of the jury.
= Judge Watts charged the grand jury
briefly as to their general duties and
as to the specific bills Of indictment
handed them. He said if he were
member of a grand jury he wouldn't
pay any attention to anonymous COM
munications, because they were usu-
ally the result of spite work. If the
law was violated in any community
so as to become offensive, some citiz-
en- Of the community would go in
person before the grand jury or the
solicitor or swear out warrant be-
fore a magistrate. He said that an
sonymous communications, usually be-
ing the result of spite work, were not
worthy of consideration. He referred
to the duties of the grand jury in the
examination of county Offices during
the year He said no special matter
had been brought to his attention
which should be brought to the atten-
tion of the grand jury, and SO far as
he knew, the affairs of the county
were running smoothly, as elsewhere
throughout the State.
Evans Case Continued.
The case of the State. VS.. H. H.
Evans, charged with accepting re-
bate, was continued, over the vigor-
Gus protest of the defendants attor-
ney, Eugene S. Blease, Esq. Judge
Watts said he would include in his
order that re State be required to 60
to trial at the next term or to enter
a mol pros.
When the case was reached on the
call of the docket the following an
nouacement was made by the solici-
tor:
The Solicitor: "That case, as Your
Honor possibly knows, is in the hands
of the attorney general. He has
charge of that prosecution. I had
conference with him a week ago, and
he stated to me that on account OF
t the death of Mr.. G. H. Charles, the
most material witness in the case, il
would be impossible for him to go to
trial at this time, and asked me to
make that statement to the court. Mr..
Charles died about two or three days
before that. He showed me a tele-
gram from Mr.. Charles, which he re-
ceived two days before his death, tell
ing him he would be here. He had
otherwise made every preparation to
go to trial, and he asked me to make
that statement to the court"
Mr.. G. H. Charles was former clerk
Of the dispensary board.
Mr.. Evans was in court with his at
torney, Mr.. Eugene S. Blease Mr. |
Blease said:
''The indictment was found against
Mr.. Evans at the June court, 1910 Al
that court, Immediately upon the re-
turning of the true bill, the defend
ant appeared in court, surrendered, |
and demanded trial. The attorney
general stated that he did not antici-
rate that the defence would be Sc anx-
ions for trial during that term, and |