The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-03
TREASURER MADE OFF
WITH LODGE FUNDS
RED MEN HAD AN OFFICER
ARRESTED
MANY WERE TRIED
Magistrate Broadwell Had His
Hands Full Yesterday and Every
Defendant Was White Man.

Yesterday was one OF the busiest
days Magistrate Broadwell has put in
since he assumed office and it If
worthy OF note that every one of the
defendants arraigned in his court was
white man. Not a single negro was
tried and through the day the magis-
trate was hearing cases.
Ono cf the most interesting cases
heard in the magistrates court yes
terday was that OF J. p. Cobb. charg-
ed with breach OF trust with fraud
ulent intent. Cobb was arrested at
the institgation of a committee of
Red Men, consisting of F.. A. Gambrel
and V. b. Cheshire, charged with an
propriating certain moneys belong
Ing to the loca tribe OF Red Men.
1t Is alleged that in October. 1919.
whiic he was an officer of!Tecumseh
lodge of Tribe " of the Improved
order OF Red Men. and known as
the Keeper OF Wamunm or treasurer
GoDb did make away with funds ag-
sregating $127.36 and that the lodge
mas never secured any part Of this
money. Shortly after the money dis
appeared Cobb left this section and
II is said that he has been living in
the west since that time. He was
recently captured and brought back
mere and yesterday was given a pre-
liminary hearing before the magis-
trate. Mr.. BrGadwell bound the de-
'endant over to await trial at the
next term of the court Of general ses-
slons and took bond In the sum of
| 5000.
Another Interesting case tried in
Mr. Broadwell's court yesterday was
'hat OF G. l.. Tench. charged with as
'auit and battery with intent to kill
upon the person Of w M. Welbcrn
anu pointing gun at the same We'll
norn. This affair took place in thu
Carswell Institute section OF the coun-
~ SOME days ago The magistrate
bound the defendant over to await
trial In circuit court and Tencb was
released on bond.
D.. h. Aiewine. when arraigned nm
On charge OF carrying conceoIed
weapons. said that his wife had loan
ed the pistol to another partv and
that he was merely returning 81 To
ner when the officers arrested him
He was fined $50 ana paid.
Garrison Thompson, after bearin,
himself arraigned before the maeise
| rate on charge OF being drunk and
disorderly. paid the sum Of $40 for
naving engaged in that pleasure.
fearl Wood, a, woman we'll known
around Anderson. was brought into
court for the third or fourth time and
all other efforts having proved fruit
less. the magistrate this time sent her
days assf''s u ''
W. M. Welborn, who was nrose.
ceeor in one OF the cases heard YES.
terday, will be the prosecuted on We'd
nesday. November 4. when he faces n
charge of having assaulted Peecv
Barnes, the 11-year-old son of ]. !
barnes He gave bond yesterday for
ois appearance in Magistrate Broad
@e.s court next Wednesday. MIR
Weiborn alleges that he entered a
barn on the plantation owned bv Mr.
earnes. In search of his own boy and
| thought when he seized Reecy Barnes
that he had one OF his own Young
nopefuls. He proceeded to give the
noy larruping and out of this Incl
dent arose the charge OF assault.
Magistrate Broadwell has a number
OF cases in which negroes are the de-
day. ~ ~