The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-01
SPECIAL COURT TO TRY
VAUGHN OCTOBER 81
Will Probably be Tried Behind Closed
Doors-May Not Take More Than
Two Days.

Greenville News, 9th.
A special term Of the court OF gen.
eral sessions to try T. U. Vaughn Will
be ordered to convene in this city, on
the third Monday in october, the 21st
prox., according to a statement given
out Yesterday morning by Solitor Proc
tor A. Bonham.
Mr.. J. J. McSwain, chairman of the
hoard of trustees of the Odd Fellows
Orphanage, communicated with Gov.
Cole. L. Blease by long distance tele-
phone yesterday morning and stated
to him that both the solicitor and the
trustees of the Odd Fellows orphan
zee desired a special term Of court to
DISPOSE of the charges against Vaughn.
Irpon being informed that Judge }. ",
DeVore had already ordered a special
term of the sessions court to be con-
vened here on the fourth Monday IN
October, the 2Sth prox., Gov. Blease
stated that, if it were satisfactory to
all parties concerned, he would order
the special term to try Vaughn one
week prior to the term ordered by
Judge DeVore.
This arrangement is acceptable to
the trustees and the solicitor and the
governor will, therefore, issue the
formal order for the special term
within the next few days. Judge De-
Vore will preside at the special term
of court which he ordered, but it Will
be impossible for him to preside at
the special term ordered by Governor
Blease, as he will be engaged IN mold
inc court elsewhere. This being the
case. it will be the duty of Governor
Blease to designate some one to pre-
side at the term which he b 5 order
ed. In case any of the circuit judges
are disengaged at that time, one OF
them will be ordered here to PRESIDE.
Otherwise, the governor will appoint
some special judge.
Governor Blease's ordering the spe-
cial term of court will, OF course,
mean that the grand jury will have to
reconvene and that the jury commits
sioners will have to draw special
venire. The drawing of the jurors
will be done within the next few days
The grand jury will not convene un-
til the morning for the special term tc
convene. If they find a true bill
against Vaughn, the trial of the case
will proceed at once.
When interviewed by News re-
porter Solicitor Bonham stated that
the court would probably be held be-
hind closed doors. 1t is customary to
try cases of this nature in private, ad-
hitting to the court room only such
persons dS nave d 1A5hI W W 'A-OO'
such as witnesses, jurors, officers OF
the court and relatives of the parties
concerned in the trial.
There is also provision in the
statutes which allows the testimony
of the deponent in case OF this ma
ture to be taken in private. The de-
position is then brought III and read
to the Jurors. Whether or not Sollcl-
tor Bonham will adopt this plan, he
was not in a position to state yester-
day morning. In trying cases of GRIM
inal assault, however, Solicitor Bon
ham has frequently had the depon-
ent to take the stand in the presence
of the Jury. In a case like this, OF
course, the doors of the court are
closed to the morbidly curious.
A citizen who is conversant With
the facts in the Vaughn case stated
Yesterday that the trial should not
consume more than two days, basing
his assertion on the supposition that
not more than two witnesses would
be put on the stand-the deponent
and the defendant.