The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-06-16
DEATH SENTENCE WAS
PRONOUNCED ON BOOzER
TRIAL FOR MURDER IN KILLING
OF JAMES S. GILLIAN.
Motion For New Trial For Boozer
Next Week.-Boozer Sentenced
To Hang August Is.

l0 06uS AS'
~Guilty" as to Sam Boozer, moi
Guilty. as to John c. Hipp, was the
verdict returned at 6.10 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon in the case OF
The State vs.. Sam Boozer and John g.
Hpp, charged with murder in the kill
ing by Boozer of Mr.. James S. Gil
liam. Mr.. Hipp's overseer, on Mr.
Hipp's Old Town plantation, on the
afternoon of March 3, Of this year.
The judges charge was concluded
Ra4 500 o'clock, and the verdict was
returned just fifty minutes later.
g. G.. Sale, Esq, gave notice OF a
motion for a rev trial, On behalf OF
Bf ozer, and by consent of counsel the
motion will be heard by Judge Gary
during the sessions court at Laurens
next week. In the event the motion is
refused, an appeal can be carried to
the supreme court, or clemency
sought from the governor. An appeal
to the supreme court would stay the
execution of the sentence until the de-
cisfon by the supreme court,
Judge Gary sentenced Boozer TO be
hanged on the third Friday in August,
the 18th.
James S. Gillian was killed in the
back yard Of his home near Old Town
on Friday afternoon, March 3, by Sam
Boozer, hand on the place, the wea-
Don used being a shot gun, the load
entering the back of the head. Booz-
er and other hands had been in New
berry that day procuring ratlons'
While they were here Mr.. Gillian had
a difficulty with two negro women on
the place Clayton Boozer, the wife OF
Sam, and Maybelle Rook, his daugh-
ter. Word was received by Mr.. Hspp
/, of trouble on the plantation, and re
and Sam Boozer and Sar''s brother,
Amos, went back to the plantation on
the Southern passing Newberry at
2.48 o'clock, the other hands returning
in the wagon and buggy, in which all
the hands had come to town that
!; morning. Late that afternoon Boozer
killed Mr.. Gillian.
Boozer, after being pursued by
posses, surrendered in Greenwood
county, and was taken to the State
penitentiary for safekeeping. A little
later Mr.. FIipp was charged with hav-
ing procured gun and encouraged
Boozer to commit the deed.
At the last term of the court G. G.
tSale Esq, was appointed by the court
to represent Boozer, who was without
counsel. Hipp was represented BY
Johnstone & Cromer, and Solicitor R
A. Cooper was assisted in the prose
cution by Eugene S. Blease, Esq. Al
that term of court the case was con
tinued on account of the illness d
Attorney Sale, and Boozer was taker
back to the penitentiary for safe
; keeping. He was brought back tc
Newberry on Monday morning. Fol
lowing the death sentence, he was OF
Thursday morning taken back b!
Sheriff Buford to the penitentiary fol
safe-keeping, the sheriff acting under
instructions from the governor
Mr.. Hipp was granted bail immed
lately after his arrest and gave bond
The trial began on Tuesday morn
ling. The court house was crowded
throughout the two days the case CON
tinued, the interest being intense.
The testimony was concluded OF
Wednesday morning. A synopsis o
the testimony is given below. Th'
arguments of counsel were among tn
5ablest ever heard in the Newberr.
court house. DR.. George B. Crome
opened the argument for the defen
adant Hipp, and was followed by Eu
gene S. Blease. Esq, for the State
G. G. Sale Esq, then presented tn
case to the jury for BooZer, and wa:
followed by George Johnstone, Esq
Solicitor Cooper closed.
Judge Ernest Gary delivered an ex
ceptionally clear and full charge.
b The last death sentence passed il
Newberry court prior to the deatl