The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-30
WARRANTS SERVED ON MOORE
Charged With Libel Against Cover
nor of South Carolina.

James H. Moore. OF the Columbia
Record, was arrested this morning
on two warrants sworn out by W. F.
Blackburn. alleging criminal libel
against the governor as the result
of editorial publications in The Re-
cord. The warrants were served on
Mr.. Moore in the editorial rooms of
his newspaper by Deputy Sheriff
Heise. He went before Magistrate
Beuchel and was released on bond
of $1,000 to await trial, Col. Au-
gust kohn and Editor W. W. Ball,
of the Columbia State. signing the
bond.
The warrants were taken out un-
der the Act of 1912 and charged Mr..
Moore with 'wilfully and malicious
ly, and with malicious intent, origi-
mating, uttering, circulating and
publishing certain false statements
concerning one Cole. L. Blease. Mr..
Blackburn is stenographer for the
governor
Two Specific Instances.
There are two specific instances of
alleged libellous statements appear
ing in the Record. the dates being
April 16 and April p, 1914. Each
of the articles referred to were pub
lished in the editorial columns of
the Record.
In. each of the affidavits it is
charged that the alleged editorial ut
terances had the effect to injure
the governor in his reputation. both
personal and political. in violation
of an Act of the general assembly
approved February >, 1912. The
State of South Carolina appears in
both instances as prosecutor.
Witnesses against the defendant
in the affidavit relating to an alleged
libbellous editorial Of April y are:
The governor, John X. Aull. w. F.
Caldwell, Leon II. Green.
Witnesses appearing on the affi-
davit in which it is alleged libellous
statements appeared in the Re-
cords issue of April 16 are: The
Governor. John L. McLaurin, John
J. Cain. Fred H. Dominick, John X.
Aull
The issue of April 81 contained
the editorial in the Record entitled.
Chow the Encampment Was Lost, +"
and the one of April 16 was entitled,
"McLaurin Sins Against the Light. I"
The Columbia Record this after
noon carried the following story Of
the matter:
"James H. Moore, editor of the
Columbia Record, was arrested this
morning on two warrants, sworn out
before Magistrate H. F. Beuchel by
one Frank w. Blackburn, charging
and with malicious inhim
him with 'wilfully and maliciously,
and with malicious intent, originat-
ing. uttering, circulating and pub
fishing certain false statements con-
corning one Cole L. Blease.' Mr.
Moore was released under a $4,000
bond to await court trial.
''The arrest of Mr.. Moore occurred
shortly before 10 o'clock this morn
ing when Deputy Sheriff Heise, in
the temporary absence from the city
of Sheriff Mccain, came in person
to serve the papers.
"Only the warrant charging a
libellous editorial on April u was
formally served upon the editor, the
deputy temporarily retaining the
other. This was produced, how
ever, before Mr.. Moore left the Re-
cord building in company with the
deputy and a friend to answer the
court summons.
"There are two specific instances
of alleged libellous statements ap-
pearing in the Record. the dates be-
ing April 16 and April 21, 1914.
Each of the articles referred to were
published in the editorial columns
of the Record.
In each of the affidavits it is
charged that the alleged editorial
utterances had the effect to injure
the said governor in his reputation.
both personal and political. in viola
tion of an Act of the general assem-
bly,. approved the I'd day Of Febru-
ary. 1912. The State of South Caro-
lima appears in both instances as
prosecutor.
witnesses against the defendant
in the affidavit relating to an alleged
libellous editorial of April IS are:
The governor, John X. Aull. W. F.
Caldwell, Leon NJ. Green.
witnesses appearing on the affl-
davit in which it is alleged that
libellous statements appeared in the