The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-06-18
KILLED B. R. QUINN
JANUARY 30, 1915
JURY RETURNS VERDICT AFTEB
DELLBERATING TWENTY HOURS
The Jury and Court Visited the Scene
of the Homicide Tuesday
Afternoon.

3Uth OF last January III INC puoi1G
highway as Quinn was retreating from
him.
The verdict was reached after the
jury had been in possession OF the
case for about twenty hours. Tie
arguments were concluded and the
charge of the judge delivered and the
case given to the jury at few min
utes before two o'clock on Wednes-
day afternoon. The jury was then
taken to dinner at the Newberry hotel.
On Wednesday night about 9 o'clock
the jury sent word to Judge Smith
that they could not agree, but the
judge ordered that they take more
time for deliberation and they were
left in the room for tie night. Again
when the judge went to tie court
room about $50 on Thursday morn
ing it was announced that they still
could not agree and they were again
sent back in the room. A little after
ten O'Clock they announced they had
reached verdict and it was not gull
ty
1t is stated that the jury stood from
the beginning four for manslaug1ter
and eight for acquittal.
The following gentlemen composed
the jury:
George Glasgow, foreman.
w. C. Brown, Jr.
T. L. Dawkins.
]. T. Mack.
A. L. Rikard.
wv. Hipp.
]. P. Wheeler.
W. L. Buznardt.
]. Burr Connolly.
L. S. Davis.
J. A. Foy.
L. P. Troutman.
In the drawing of the jury the State
stood aside 1--WE jurors and the defense
nine.
The case was called for trial on
Tuesday The jury and the court Tfs-
tied the scene Of the homicide at tie
Longshore store on Tuesday so that
the jury might be familiar with sur
roundings and the better understand
the testimony of the witnesses. There
were not many witnesses as no one was
present at the killing except Mr. and
Mrs. Long who were returning from
Newberry and Mr. Quinn who was
killed and who had gone out in the
road to speak to Mr.. Long about the
settlement of some cotton. The main
points in the testimony are printed in
this connection.
A good deal of interest was taken IN
the trial and for the two days that it
lasted the court room was filled with
interested spectators among whom
were a good many women.
The State was represented by Solici-
tor Cooper and the defendant by
Blease and Blease The testimony was
all concluded on Tuesday afternoon
and the first speech for tie defense
by Mr.. H. H. Blease was delivered
before the court adjourned On Tues
day. On the opening the court Wed
nesday morning the jury was address
ed by Mr.. Eugene S. Blease for the
defense who spoke for about two
hours. 1t was one of the strongest
presentations of any case that we nave
ever heard in a court house. Without
display but with the power Of elo-
quence and the force of logic he ana
lyzed the evidence and made it ap-
pear in behalf of his client and held
the rapt attention and interest of the
jury and the large crowd Of specta-
tors from the time Of mis- opening SEN
tenee until he closed with the plea
that they find the truth.
Solicitor Cooper followed and in "a
plain and practical way he presented
the side of the State with force and
power. It was a strong presentation
of The States side. -
Judge Smith then charged the jury