Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-10-21
ISRAEL
WANTS OFF THE
CHAI|lGANG

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attorneys VainIy Plead for Change in
Records 50 as to Afford Relief Pend
ing Appeal; Ask for Thorough In-
sestigation Of Carter's Escape From
GeA Which Israel Shared: sheriff
Drake Sticks to Original statement;
Also want shackles Removed.
Who got that $500 Sherif Drake said
Frank Israel was heard to talk about
IN connection with A Arthur Carter.
who sawed out of Jail.
Last week Sheriff Drake told the
Democrat that Mrs. Drake heard
Frank Israel who shared Carter,s cell.
ssy that he would get that $500 from
Carter, buy his way of the chain gang.
return to Hendersonville and do as ne
damned please 2
That assertion threw tat in the fire
.lut the sheriff is not taking any back
water. No sir, he didn't say that the
newspaper lied about it. He relies on
what Mrs. Drake told him and be
stands firmly by it despite the sharp
replies he is said to have received from
various sources, including one from
Israels attorney right out in open
court.
A Vehement Denial From Israel.
On Thursday Judge Ewart, repre-
senting Israel, who was then on the
chaingang, having pleaded guilty to
illicit whiskey operations as well as
being found guilty by jury, asked the
court to make an investigation of the
r3atter, and very searching and
thorough going one ne wanted Judge
W. F. Harding told Judge Ewart that
he would hear him later in regard to
the matter, and on saturday Judge
Ewart was given a. hearing Judge
Ewart was very emphatic about the
matter. He jerked 1p his coat sleeves
about to his elbows and on behalf of
Rank Israel and his wife positively
and Vellelnentlg d denlas
any such statements from Frank Israel
about, the alleged s5a9sss.,
Israel Doesn't Like SlIackIes.s -
He credited Carter with being able
to deliver himself from the jaiF with
out the assistance of Israel, declaring
that the former WIS one uf5the most.
notorious characters that had evef.
lighted in these parts. He said that
his client had been perseeuted tortur-
ed and chained to the earth and great
ly handicapped in his road service for
the county by having to wear chains.
which he wanted taken of The judge
wanted a thorough investigation of
these matters. Judge Harding said
that ne was not inclined to bother with.
the changing affairs and in reply to
some OF Judge Edwart's ren1a1 ks
stated that he had not ordered, the
Changing overseer to place chains on
Israel but told him that it was his duty
to, be careful and take precautions
against the escape of prisoners, thus
generating himself and Solicitor
Schenck in this matter. Judge Ewart
having said that somebody had made
himself or themselves mighty busy in
having the chaingang .overseer to come
in and take lecture as to keeping
chains on. Israel, who, he said, had
been denied a chain bond. Judge
Harding didn't order any investigation
of the $500 matter and the escape of
Carter from the Jail by saving the
bars. 1t was intimated that the grand
jury had been discharged and that
such if taken up, would have to be
done at the next term of court. Sheriff
Drake says he would welcome an in
Vestigation.
Israel Wants OF Roads.
The odds are against Frank Israel
and it seems as though he will have to
build good roads. despite all his attor-
neys may do. They tried to get MIN
off by changing the records; etc., but
Judge Harding wouldn't order any
changes. There was quite a noise in
court about it Saturday and Solicitor
Schenck stubbornly opposed any
changes that would release Israel from
road duty The officers have been
chasing Israel for long time in con-
nection with liquor troubles and about
a year ago he was convicted and fined
$500 and required to furnish a $1,000
bond to guarantee good behavior. BY
entering pleas of guilty at the last term
of court his bond was automatically
forfeited but since Israel submitted
and the end sought had been gained.
Solicitor Schenck agreed to relieve the
bondsmen, but he declared Saturday if
the matter had to be re-opened then he.
would reopen the bond matter and re-
Quire the payment of the 1000. The
talk of paying 1000 sounded none the
best and the fury of the storm subsid-
ed somewhat.
Did Lawyers NSlip-Up."
It appears that there was a bad
"slip-up" in Israel's case. He was
found guilty on Saturday, Oct. 10. He
shared Carter's cell from Saturday un-.
til Monday and on Sunday night Carter
escaped. On Monday Israel was SEN
fenced to the roads for four months.
He entered pleas Of guilty in two other
cases and some witnesses were intro.
duced to show something about IsraeFs