The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-09-23
A VERY BUSY WEEK
FOR SESSIONS COURT
Sullivan Case and Others
Keep Court Bus,
GREENWOOD ROGERS
TO ELECTRIC CHAIR

Magistrate W. 4. Crews Presented to
the Court by the Grand Jury for
Shortage In Accounts and Given %
Suspended Sentence by thc Court.
With forty-onc witnesses in the Sui.
ivan murder case, six other murder
cases, one arson case and several 9TH
or cases OF minor character the court
OF general sessions was kept very busy
last week, adjourning Saturday at
noon after Il very satisfactory session.
The case OF Joseph G. Sullivan. slayer
Of John NJ. Cannon a, Gay Court. oc-
cupicd the time OF ,hc court Wcdnes-
day and Thursday, an account Of
whose conviction is noted elsewhere
III today's paper. Wednesday morning
the jury in the case Of John Cunning
ham. charged with the murder OF Ed
lIubankS at Clinton, rendered 4 ver-
dict OF manslaughtcr Sentence was
passed Saturday, he being given threo
years at hard labor on the county gang
or in the state pcntcntiary. He was
sent to the county gang. A motion for
~" u i"i was o'cI-iuIcu DE tn0
court.
Greenwood Rogers. coiorcd. was
convicted Friday OF arson for tho
burning Of the home over the body OF
Mr.. Geo. +. Young, near Renno OH
January 18th, after Rogers and two
| other negroes had murdered him. Rog-
ers and Junk Caldwell were convict
cd at previous term OF court of the
murder OF Mr.. Young and recommends.
ed to the mercy Of the court, both re-.
ceiving life sentences. 'Testimony
seeming to indicate that Rogers was
the ringeader in tile crime, he was in
dictcd for arson which carries sAsuith it
a sentence OF death. He was sefftcnced
to the electric chair Saturday. but his
attorney filed notice OF an appeal to
the supreme court on The ground OF
former jeopardy Tom Young tho
third negro implicated in the crimo
and who contributed to the conviction
OF the other two by turning states
evidence, by pre-alrangemcnt between
attorneys was found guilty OF murder
and recommended to the mercy OF the
court receiving a life sentence.
Watts Little, colored, was convicted
Of manslaughter and given a five year
sentence.
Henry Felts, c0lored, was convicted
OF mansaughter and given a two year
sentence.
Isiah Richards. colored, was convict-
ed of mansaughter and given a ten
year sentence.
Prescntmcnt OF Grand Jury.
The grand jury made its present-
mcnt Thursday as follows:
We have passed on all bills hand
cd us by the solicitor
We have by regular committees in
spcctcd the poor house, county Jail and
cort house and find same well kept
and that our previous rccommonda-
tions in regard to same have hecn car
ricd out I
We have by regular committees, cX-
amincd the books Of the present in.
cumbeSts Of the following Offices and
find same wei! and neatly kept: coun-
~ treasurer, county auditor, clerk OF
court, supervisor and county supcrin-
tCndcnt Of education.
We have also examined the books or
;hc magistrates Of the county ana find
that all fines and costs collected BY
thcm have been turned over to tho
county treasurer with the following
exception: 1t appears from The books
OF Magistrate w. II. Crews, at Laurcns
c. H., that he has collected since tho
7th day Of October. 1913, the Sum OF
Eleven Hundred Seventy -Four and
$1,000 Dollars in fines and costs which
have not been turned over to the coun-
~ treasurer as required by law. His
} books arc herewith submitted TO tho
court. There appears to be due him
by the county on his Salary the sum
} OF Six Hundred Two, 27-100 Dollars,
} which we recommend be not paid to
5 him till he fully accounts to the pro-
\ per authorities for all collections mado
!, OH fines and costs. We understand q
, rule to show cause why he should not
r account and have his books audited.
e is now pending in this court against