The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-12
COURT PROCEEDINGS

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1EYsATHpooLE ARSON CASE
BEGINS TO-DAY.
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Two Blind Tigers Plead Guilty and
are Fine d.-several Other Cases
Tried by Court.
The first case called in the Court
OF General Sessions here yesterday
was that cf A. NJ. Stokes, Of this
city, charged with violating the Ii
uuor law. It will be remembered
that some months ago Stokes was
convicted aid fined $3.50 by the City
Court. In answer to the charge yes
terday morning the defendant plead
ed guilty, and his counsel, Hon. T.
F. Brantley, called the Courts atten-
ton to the fact that he had already
been fined once, etc.
&. Judge D,Vore then asked Stokes
if he didn't know when selling IL
uuor that le violated the law, and
upon recei'Fing an Affirmative reply,
said that it was always his custom to
fine a NAL. convicted Of selling IL
quor enou,;h to eat up his profits,
and therefore he fined him $500, or
six months in the penitentiary /. The
case agaiIst his brother Hamp
Stokes, waij mol pressed.
After some little discussion the
Court chan yed the amount of Stokes
fine to $3.50 with the understanding
be that IL lie was again convicted he
would not ,e allowed to pay out, but
would be sent to the penitentiary
or county works for not less than q
year.
Verdict ''Not Guilty.
C. H. Dannelly, colored barber
OF this city, was next tried charged
with malic: ously, wilfully and unlaw-
fully driving horse to death. The
horse was the property OF Langston
Bros, of his city. The prosecution
charged that Dannerly had driven
the horse from Orangeburg to St.
Matthews, a distance Of IA miles, in
less than one hour. The defendant,
however, stated that he left Orange
burg about 10 o'clock and reached
st. Matthews some time after IL.
After Solicitor Hildebrand's talk
TO the jury, Judge DeVore cautioned
them that the State must prove every
one OF the three adjectives: mali
ciously, w,lfully and unlawfully; and
Of either Of them were improved the
defendant was not guilty. The YER
dict given aften nearly half-hours
deliberaticn was "not guilty.
Another Blind Tiger.
W. S. 1 ee, Jr., plead guilty to the
charge of violating the liquor law.
On account of this being his first ap-
pearance IN Court Judge DeVore gave
him the slightest punishment under
the law, 500 or three months. Next
time it viii be harder sentence.
Leysath-Poole Case Today.
The case of The State against the
two Lewsath and two Poole boys,
charged with burning up their store
In North was not called yesterday.
The State has been seeking witness
who had left this part of the coun-
try aud did not wish to try the case
without lin. He was telegraphed
early vest erday and advices that af-
teruoon si.id that the sheriff of Rock
Hill county had his eyes on him, and
then the State announced that the
case would be called the first thing
this morning.
The ca.e is considered very i'm
portant one, and it is said that the
Insurance. Commission at Columbia
is pushir.; II. The line of attorneys
engaged Is impressive. For the de-
fence there are Messrs. Wolfe and
Berry, Rsyapr and Summers, Adam
H. Moss, Q. B. Friday OF North, and
J. F. williams Of Aiken. Assisting
Solicitor Hildebrand are Messrs. G.
p. Brunscn and A. J. Hydrick. The
ease will very probably last several
days. III! 8
Other Cases Tried.
The other cases tried during this
term Of court so far are as follows:
John 'Westley Summers pleaded
guilty to housebreaking and grand
larceny and was sentenced to serve
five years on the county chaingang
or like period in the State peni-
tentisry.
Willie Weeks, negro, was tried
for shooting at the depot agent at
Ferguson. He was found guilty and
sentenced to serve IS months on the
public works Of Orangeburg county.
Edward Fielder pleaded guilty to
assault and battery with intent to
kill, and has asked the mercy Of the
court. He has not been sentenced.
Romeo Gardner was tried and con-
victed for the murder of another ne
gro. Gardner kill the negro with a
baseball bat. He was found guilty
and senced to life Imprisonment.
COLLEGE DANCE.