The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-01-24
SENT TO PENITENTIARY
TO SERVE TWO YEARS.
Judge at Lexington Does Not Give
Jacob b. Jeter Choice of Fine
or Changing.

Lexington, Jan. 16-Jacob B. Jeter,
the Swansea white man who last
night was convicted of assault and
battery by Lexington county jury,
was this morning sentenced to serve
period of two years at hard
labor in the State penitentiary by
Judge Frank B. Gary, without the
alternative of paying a fine AMI
without the alternative of serving
his sentence on the public works of
Lexington county
Before sentence was passed Col.
j. Brooks Wingard asked the court
to make the sentence in the alterna-
tive and be as reasonable as possible
So that the defendant might be able
tP raise the fine. Judge Gary stated
that he had given the case careful
consideration, and, while he was not
inclined to be hard on the defendant
ne felt that society should be pro-
tected.
The passing sentence Judge Gary
said that in was his information
that Jeter was the first man to re-
ceive executive clemency from Gov.
Blease and that he had not taken
advantage of the clemency extended
HIM by the chef magistrate. He
felt that society should be protected
he said, and that Jeter's wife who had
stod3 by her husband during the trial
with such remarkable zeal, would be
protected
n Jeter has given the Lexington of
ficers much trouble since his release
from the penitentiary nearly two
years ago. Last night he swore that
he would not be locked up in the
county Jail and made an attack on
Sheriff Sim j. Miller. Jeter had a
pint bottle containing whiskey in his
pocket and when Sheriff Miller went
to search him Jeter protested, and at
tempted to strike the officer with the
bottle, at the same time grabbing the
sheriff by the collar. Sheriff Miller
drew his pistol and wrenched him
self free.
Sheriff Miller lost no time in car
rying Jeter to the penitentiary, and
left with the man as soon as the
proper orders were passed. Jeter is
said to have made a threat against
the life of Solicitor George Bell Tim
merman. During the speech of the
solicitor yesterday afternoon Sheriff
Miller sat near the prisoner, and kept
his bailiffs nearby in anticipation of |
an, attempt by Jeter to carry out his
allaged tbxeat.
0etes,<s second term in the
pehftentiary, he having served about
eight years of a life sentence for
murder, for having killed a man on
the streets of Santuc
Soon after his release from the
penitentiary Jeter visited his mother
and sister at Swansea and is alleged
to have stolen a great many articles
from their home. The articles were
afterwards recovered by P. H. Corley,
then sheriff of this county, and a war
rant was issued for Jeter's arrest.
After remaining in Jail for a few
days. upon the signing of an agree
ment that he would never again visit
his relatives home, and upon the fur
ther promise that he would not go
back in the vicinity of Swansea, his
relatives agreed not to prosecute the
case.
In its presentment yesterday the
grand jury attached the agreement
to its report, authorizing the solicitor
to push the prosecution against Je-
ter on the charge of larceny from his
mother and sister, in that Jeter had
violated his signed pledge.
At the conclusion of the Jeter case
Judgd Gary ordered the adjournment
of tho court for the term. With Judge
Gary presiding more cases have been
tried and disposed of during the three
days this week than has ever been
disposed of in two weeks term be-
fore. There will be no court next
week and all jurors who have been
subpoenaed to appear have been no.
titled that their services will not be
needed.