The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-11

"'AOHi ehC Sooc was tIicu, Tic jury re-
turning verdict of not guilty after
being out eighteen minutes.
This case was taken up Monday af-
ternoon and was completed early
Tuesday morning. The were only two
witnesses for the State, Policeman T..
p. Ward, who went with the other
officers when the negro was shot, and
Coroner Flowers, who issued the war;
rants for them after the coroner's
inquest. The three officers had gone
to arrest negro, who attempted to
escape by running, when all of them
shot Mt him. one shot taking effect.
The negro afterwards died from the
wound received.
The solicitor undertook the case for
the State and Messrs. Clifton and
Levy defended the prisoners. Argu-
ment avs made by the solicitor Mon
day afternoon. and for the defense
Tuesday morning. Judge Sease' charge
was a strong one and earnestly deliv-
cred.
Considerable progress has been
made by General Sessions Court and
1t looks now, as IL Judge Sease will
wind up the docket by the end of the
week. as he has expressed desire
to do.
Joel Kirby was tried on the charge
Of breach Of trust with fraudulent in
tent and found not guilty. He was
tried on q similar charge, removing
goods under attachment. at the last
term of court. and released.
John Dargan was tried for viola
ton of the prohibition law and found
not guilty.
John Davis plead guilty to the
charge Of larceny of bicycle. Sentence
has not yet been passed.
The case against James Wilson,
alias Mama Wilson. charged with
murder, was continued until the next
term Of court on account of the illness
OF the defendant.
Bench warrants were issued for
the witnesses in the case of Cephas
Toney, charged with murder.
The case against John p Smiling.
charged with firing into a dwelling
house. was In progress this morning.
Smiling is alleged to have shot his
gun into a building for spite. He
claims the shot to have been fired by
accident.
The following bills were returned
by the grand jury:
Rock SprOtt and Willie Jones,
housebreaking and larceny. true bill.
Garfield Richardson. larceny OF
bicycle, true bill.
Martha Sumter, assault and battery
with intent to kill, true bill.
Rosa Dozier. assault and battery
with intent to kill. true bill.
Ed Howell, entering house with in
tent to steal, true bill.
Isaiah Davis, obtaining goods by
false pretenses. no bill.
DuPre Seymour larceny of bicycle.
true bill.
Abraham Portcith, non-support. no
bill.
John Davis. larceny of bicycle, true
bill.
w. l.. Mcbride, murder. true bill.
Julian III. Scale. murder, true bill.
j. ID. Epperson, Hamilton Boykin,
and Alex Norris. murder true bill.
The cases against Mama Wilson
and Cephas Toney for murder were
called, but the defendants in each
case failed to appear and a bench
warrant was issued for their arrest.
a case against Carry Smith for vio-
lation Of the dispensary law was tried
and verdict of not guilty was return
cd by the jury.
True bills were found against Willie
Howell in three cases for housebreak-
ing and larceny.
a true bill was also returned
against John Dargan for violation OF
the prohibition law.
The case against John +. Smiling
resulted i'm verdict of not guilty.
The case against Julian III. Seals,
rural policeman, for murder, was ta-
ccss for dinner.
n true bill was returned against
Varinc Mcleod for seduction.