The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-29

O At 5 o'clock on Thursday af- ="
@ ternoon the jury still had under "
Q consideration the case OF the p"
o State VS.. B. A. Havird, charged ="
o with murder. A mistrial seem "
Q ed probable. "
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The general sessions court, Judge Il.
Withers Memminger presiding, has
been working steadily during the week.
and great many cases have been dis
posed of. The case of most general
interest taken up was that of the State
VS.. Former Mayor B. Mayer HaVlrd, OF
Silyerstreet, charged with murder.
This case was given to the jury on
Wednesday afternoon, and the jury
considered the case all Wednesday
night and still had it under considera-
ton on Thursday,
Thursday being Thanksgiving, no
cases were taken up on that day On
Friday the court will resume the trial
of Jury cases. When the jurors, except
those in the Havird case, were dis
charged on Wednesday afternoon, the
court was engaged in the trial OF r.
S. Peigler, Wallace Peigler, Ben Nor
man and Jim Gregory, white, charged
with riot and with assaulting Seaboard
Conductor Dedwyler at Whitmire re-
Gently. This case will be finished when
court resumes on Friday.
Acquitted of Selling Liquor.
Walter Davis was tried in his alb
sence On Monday afternoon on the
charge of violation of the dispensary
law, and was acquitted by the jury.
Pleaded Guilty to StOre-Breaking.
Silas Spence, colored, pleaded guilty
to housebreaking and larcency, the
charge against him being that he en-
tered the store of S. w. Williamson, at
Helena. and took therefrom tobacco
and other articles, among them two
watches Spence was remanded to jail
for sentence later during the term.
Convicted Of Deadly Assault.
The case of the State VS.. Frank Kerr,
colored, charged with assault with in
tent to kill upon Berry Suber, colored,
and carrying concealed weapons, was
given to the jury on Tuesday morn
ing. Berry Suber claimed that he and
his wife and daughter were behind
Kerr and a crowd going from a hot
supper in the Maybinton community;
that Kerr and his companions were
cursing violently, and that when Suber
went up to IRnonstrate against their
language in the hearing OF Suber,s
wife and daughter, Kerr drew pis-
tol on him. cursed him and threatened
to kill him. Kerr and his companions
contended that Suber was the aggres-
sor, that he threatened Kerr with a
knife, and that Kerr had oaly coca
cola bottle in his hand. and retreated
to get out of the way of SGber's knife
The jury convicted the defendant Of
the entire charge-,assault with intent
to kill and carrying concealed wea-
pons. Kerr was sentenced to serve IS
months. He was represented by Mr..
3. " Chapman.
Caught After Twelve Years.
Wesley Leaphart, colored, pleaded
guilty to a charge OF grand larceny,
the offense alleged against him being
the stealing of bale Of cotton from
DIR. ]. A. Sigh more than twelve years
ago-in October, 1897. Leaphart told
Judge Memminger he had not had a
rest day" since his connection with
the crime; that he had been in Jail
Ave months, and asked for the mercy
of the court. He was sentenced to
serve six months He thanked the
court very heartily and promised to
''be a man now
Pleaded Guilty t, Forgery.
Joe Davis, colored, pleaded guilty to
forging the endorsement of H. B. Rik-
ard and Geo. D. F. Lyles on a s65 note
payable at the Farmers Bank Of Pros
perity. The note was never accepted
by the bank. Davis was sentenced to
serve three years.
Andrew Pratt Convicted of Murder
Practically the entire day On Tues