The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-03
MYERS IS CONVICTED
ON FIRST CHARGES
JURY TWICE FOUND HIM
GUILTY
DERRICK is FREE.
Proprietor Of Dixie Club, After
Working Few Hours, Paid
$500 and Was Released.
DERRICK is FREE:

More interest ia evident in and
around the city Of Anderson in tho
liquor trials now in progress here
than over any similar affairs In
months gone by. The public eagerly
awaited details of the trial of J +
Derr1ck and FULLY as much interest 90
Oelns manifested in the trial OF Lewis
myers. proprietor of the Owls CIub,
ono OF the most interesting things
20 occur yesterday was in Connection
"ith the Derrick case. When the citv
street gang went out yesterday morn
'"S Derrick went with 1t and wac
ced at work OH North Main street
which the city officials have come
l.. considerable criticism. The Of
ncia say that this was done without
tneir knowledge and they had no in
tention OF putting him there and at
noon Mayor Godfrey called Derrick
INTO his office and made him a pro-
| position still more lenient than was
tue fine OF $1,000. This Derrick ac-
copied and was shortly after released
! from custody. He paid ssnn in each
and gave note for 5000, due on jan
uary !. Thus he earned $500 by work.
ing for one morning on the streets
of the city.
Myers was arraigned yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock with G.
Cullen Sullivan appearing for
the city aid A. H. Dagnall for
the defense. The most inter-
esting feature of the morning ses-
SOD might be termed Mr.. Dagnalrs
remarks concerning the well-known
churcnmen and others assembled to
near the trial. Mr. Dagnall says that
| anyone who goes to. the court room
out OF mere idle curiosity should be
condemned. He says that most peo-
PIE crowd the court room because they
are IN sympathy with the defendant
and that still others go in an effort
to coerce or influence and intimidate
| the jury and that the crowd assem-
| bled yesterday must belong to one of
these three classes. He presumed that
all his hearers were present because
they were In sympathy with the de-
fendant. ~ -
In the first case ]. w. Jones. who
| operated here as a detective, was
| sworn and testified that on the al
ternoon Of October %, he and Earl
| Thomas visited Myers place together
and purchased some beer. He testi-
fed that he knew what beer was, had
at times been tight :. and that three
bottles of the quality dispensed by
Myers would "; ave the desired erect"
Earl Thomas was next. called and
testified that he had stopped foD few
minutes In drug store on the day
referred to by Jones, that he was ap-
preached while in the store by Jones'
and that he finally consented TO car
ry Jones tn Myers place. He testi-
| fed thai they 5rank bottle OF beer
there. This wa,; practically the sub
stance of his evidence.
Police Captain o. e. Bell and Pa
trolman Brown both testified concern
| ing what they found in the club when
1t was raided and identified articles
brought from the place. n
| This ended the evidence for the city
and the defense put no one }oni the
stand. The case went TO the Jury. the
Jury was ont three minutes and re-
turned verdict OF guilty. s
The second case against Myers be-
gan at o'clock yesterday Afternoon.
Practically the same evidence In every
detail was presented except that In
| this instance Earl Thomes wac not
sworn and in his stead N. c. Baxter
took the stand and swore as to he and
/ Jones buying beer In Myers, place.
1.-THE jury deiiberated for but o few
minutes in this case and also retuSn-
LED q verdict of guilty sa. S3 q
4 There will be no cases heard this
i morning In the liquor trials but court
j viii be convened again this after
noon at 8 o'clock and Myers will again
Il f,a niaeed IN trial - ~ &