The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-04
ANOTHER CONVICTION
AGAINST |. R. MYERS
HAS DEFENDANT SKIPPED
THE TOWN?
THAT is REPORT
Trial Heard Yesterday Was in Abb
sence of Defendant But Court
Goes On.

Increased interest was manifested
locally Ia the third trial of Lewis r.
Myers. held at the city court yestrr-
day Afternoon, because of the report
yariously circulated throughout the
city. that Mr.. Myers had left town.
Whether this Is true or not has not
been substantiated. He was charged
with selling on the afternoon Of Oct
"a, alcoholic liquors to M. c. Baxter,
an Atlanta detective.
He was convicted. The jury remain
ed out only few minutes and follow
Ing their verdict, A. II. DagnalI, at
torney for the defendant, gave notice
OF appeal. AS in the former cases
against Mr.. Myers, his attorney OBJ
jected to the Jurors not being placed
upon their voire dire and that body
having been selected before he ex-
hausted his premptory challenges. He
also delnurred ID the jurisdiction of
the court, which was overruled.
D0bbIns Excused.
One OF the Developments of the case
was the placing upon his voire dire
by the city attorney of the Juror J..
w. Dobbns, who testified on the direct
examination by Attorney Sullivan
that he had expressed an opinion
about the matter and he stated that
his opinion could not be changed.
When questioned by Nh. Dagnall he,
however. stated that IL he were cho-
sen he would render an honest opin-
ion. The court excused him and Mr..
Dagnall objected to she same and had
this fact recorded.
The first witness for the city was
M ~ puyfar ,uhn tocfff}ad tbat he ,x,o =,
In tho employ of the city of Anderson
as detective and that he had bought
beer from Lewis r. Myers on the
morning and afternoon of October "a,
paying 20 cents per bottle for same !;
that Mr.. Myers place is located over
Mr.. Wllliford's store on South. Main
street; he said that the beer was ice
cold. On cross examination he testi-
fled that Mr.. Jones, his partner, was
also q detective and when asked IL the
statement made by Mr.. Jones to MIR.
Meyers. when he. (Baxter) was in
troduced to Mr.. Meyers, saying. "he
Is friends of mine and ell right" was
false statement. He said that 1t was
not. Asked IL he did not consider that
Mr.. Jones was deliberately deceiving
Mr. Myers In so introducing him,
maintained that he did not think he
was. Stated that he drank whiskey
frequently and had been drunk. Ask
ed IL he did not have to drink "by his
little lonesome" except as regarded
Mr.. Jones. replied "yes%
l.. w. Jones, the next Witness, testi-
fled that he had been introduced to
Mr.. Myers by Earl Thomas. Asked IL
he did not deliberately deceive Mr..
Myers and tell q lie when he intro
duced Mr.. Baxter to him (Myers) wit
ness hesitated, finally saying that he
did not look at II that way. His tes-
timony otherwise corroborated that Of
hiT. Baxter. Asked if he would not tell
lie In the detective business. in or
der to catch q blind tiger. said mo
sir. I would hot" Attorney Dagnail
OF the defense then said You can take
sonio advice from me, young man, you
Will quit the detective business right
now, If you look at II that way"
Capt. o. E. Bell of the police depart
ment was the next witness. He des-
cribed the arrangement of Myers
place and referred to the raid OF sam q
on the night of October %. He drew
sketch on piece of paper and ex-
planned tina arrangement OF the place
by the u3e of same. Asked on cross
exa,iination II he found any liquor.
said no. Asked II he found anything
there at all, except that In q locker,
! said no. Asked IL he found anything
In the locker, fit to drink. said no..
Said that he had search warrant
when he entered the place.
Earle Thomas, the next witness,
said that he introduced Mr.. Jones to
Mr.. Myers on the night of Octoter %
and that Mr.. Myers place was located
over Mr.. Williford's )cery store.
Asked how he introduced Jones, said
"Mr Myers. Mr.. Jones'" Asked on
cross examination IL he thought as
much OF Mr.. Jones now as he did two
weeks ago, answered, amid the laugh
ter Of the court room. "No sir"
The city here rested It's case aud
the defendant offered no testimony.
Mr.. Sullivan argued the case along
the usual lines. delivering an eloquent
plea for the city. Mr. Dagnall's argh-
ment for the defense was one OF the
best ever heard in Anderson, was logi-
cally gotten together, illustrated by
readings from several law books, cit
Ing numerous cases, on the question
OF former jeopardy and contending
that IL the defendant was again con-
victed, he would in effect have been
twice con. icted for the same offense,
&: .-..o,s..i.oo;;; os The English 1OiIiIii0Ti
law of more than 1000 years duration
and also in absolute violation of the
constitution OF the United States and
OF the State Of South Carolina. He fur
ther illustrated his arguments con-
cisely with regard to similar state
OF fact In other crimes, from the
standpoint OF former jeopardy.
(ylaaa NJ Case
Mr.. Dagnell dramatically closed
his argument with q plea for justice,
mattering not who the defendant was,
nor with what he was charged. He
stated that no man could be criticised
for dafandinn my narann q ncuead sai