Evening journal., 1914-11-19
TWO found GUILTY
OF HOLD|NCUP farmer
Lemuel Barrett and Lewis
Archie Get Three Years
for Highway Robbery
TWO YEARS FOR ARCHIE
IN STANIAR CASE

Lemuel Barrett and Lewis Archie, col
ored, we're placed on trial in Court OF
General Sessions today, under an indct-
ment, charging them with having, on
July IL, assaulted j. Hebron Talley
with intent to rob, and were found
guilty.
On the day in question Talley was re-
turning from market and the two
youths, it is alleged, caught up with his
wagon and one Of them placed revol
yer to Talley's feee and when he whip
ped up his horse and drove off, one OF
the youths fired a shot at him, il $
charged.
John H. Talley testified that he was
held up near Guyencourt on July IL.
He was driving along and saw two col
ored men walking rather fast. After
going about a mile he looked back and
saw two men running in the same di-
rection. Finally one of them ran by him
and caught the horse by the bride and
then turned around and pointed a re-
vover at him and said: "Nour money OF
your life" Talley got on the shaft and
tried to knock the revolver out of Bar
rett's hand, he said. The horse started
l.up and Barrett fred two shots at him
and one of the bullets pierced blanket
which was by his leg in the wagon, Tai
| ley testified. Archie came up towards
the wagon with Barrett and he did not
see Archie, while Barrett did the shoot
ing. He was positive that the prisoners
We're the men who held him up.
Charles T. Garrett, ON the afternoon of
July IL, lived on Overhill farm, near
Guyencourt and said he saw Talley re-
turning from market. He also saw the
two colored men ahead of Tallev and
Archie got a match from the witness
Barrett testified that he and Archie
were at work in Smyrna on July IL. He
never saw Talley until Labor Day in the
wOrkhouse. He denied that he wore a
red sweater The man he worked for. he
said, was Cy Gears. Juror Shallcross said
he knew Cyrus Gears lived in Smyrna
Barrett said he was with the threshing
machine on Gears farm. He did not
know that this case was coming against
him. He knew he was guilty of COM
plicity in the hold-up of William Stan
lar but knew nothing of this crime
Il was raised in Smyrna" testi-
fed Barrett. Mr. Gears knows me
and my parents knew was in
Smyrna. worked in the field pitch
ing wheat, and Archie was at the
bagger.p
The Court suspended the trial for a
time in order to make an investiga.
tion, and Court Stenographer Har.
desty called up Smyrna.
=. After a few minutes delay tho
Court reconvened and Judge Boyc'
1, told Barrett to stand up. The Cour
b held a short conference with Mr.
. Chaytor and Judge Boyce said Mr.
Gears knew Barrett's father, bn
. could not tell if Barrett had worke
e with the thresher or not.
h Barrett was given a chance to le
the trial proceed or let II go over 4
the January term in order that h
could get the witnesses from Smyrna
e He wanted the trial to go on.
3 Barrett was then cross-examinel
by Mr. Cbaytori He believed it wal
about July when he went TO Smyrna
He worked for Gears and another da!
for Walker He did not work fol
three or four days and come bacl
with Archie on July 10, he said. HI
. was there when a man was killed b,
falling off his wagon near Clayton
Judge Rice charged the jury shortl,
= after u o'clock.
After half an hours deliberatior
the jury returned verdict of guilty
Archie was sentenced to be i'm
prisoned for two years and pay ;
fine Of $500 for assault with inten
to rob William Staniar.
Barrett and Archie we're mex
sentenced to pay a fine of $500 eacl