The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-10
ISENHOWkR TRIAL
MAKES PROGRESS
JURY SELECTED FOR WINNSBORO
CASE.
Court Room Filled to Capacity-Sev'
eraI TaleSmen Challenged Be-
cause of Reading Papers.


courts of York o2uHty, resulted in the
selection of /, try tie case ana
nothing more.
Court conve.e1 this morning at ~
o'clock with Judge Aayne F. Rice OF
Aiken presiding ana Solicitor J. X,
Henry of Chester and Stenograpner H.
l. McCaw of York in their respective
places. The solicitor was assisted by
Albert E. Hill, solicitor of the Sew
enth judicial circuit and Thomas +,
Mellow of the York bar.
When the jury list was read II. d.
Crawford and S. ]. Bell, both of Rock
Hill, were excused on account of sick
ness in their families. Judge Rice an
nounced that no more jurors would be
excused and that these two had been
excused merely because Of sickness,
He said that he would allow 10 man
TO escape jury duty by pleading busi-
ness reasons.
Cole L. Blease announced that coun-
sci for the defense Of Ernest Isen-
hover consisted of John R. Hart of
the York bar and Cole. L. Blease Of
Columbia, with Wilson Hanahan of
Winnsboro, Col. Arthur L. Castor of
Chester and \. w. Hardin of Blacks
burg as of counsel for the defense of
the remainder. 1t was then an
nounced that the first case to be called
would be that of Ernest Isenhower,
charged with the murder Of Raleigh
Boulware, a deputy sheriff of Fair,
field, killed on June IA.
The Tragedy.
The case is familiar to South Caro-
lima people. On June IA, jules Smith,
a negro, charged with committing a
criminal assault upon Fairfield coun-
" woman, was in the custody OF
Sheriff A. D. Hood of Fairfield county,
Raleigh Boulware, a deputy sheriff,
al1 q number Of other deputies. As
the sheriff started up the steps Of the
Fairfield county court house, where
court was then in session, with Judge
Jonn S. Wilson presiding, it is alleged
a fusilade of shots was fired upon the
sheriff and his deputies, killing Sheriff
Hood, Deputy Boulware and the pris-
oner, Jules Smith. Ernest Isenhower,
Jesse Morrison and James Rawles are
charged with being the leaders of the
mob and the men who fired the fatal
shots. Clyde Isenhower was fatally
wounded in the fight.
When Ernest Isenhower was placed
in the dock and arraigned he seemed
to be perfectly composed. He ap-
pears to be about 80 years Of age and
is smooth shaven. When the arraign-
ment was completed by the clerk of
court and the defendant asked, care
you guilty or not guilty?Y he answered
in well controlled tone, "Not guilty
and I will be tried by my God and
jury"
At 10 80 o'clock the work Of draw
ing jury began.
The jury retired and chose as its
foreman for the trial R. A Mitchell
Court AdjOurns.
Judge Rice then announced that the
jury would be placed in the hands OF
the sheriff and on agreement of coun-
sci, both for the prosecution and the
defense, it was decided that the re-
mainder of the afternoon would be
necessary for counsel to confer with
witnesses and that an adjournment
would take place until $50 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Judge Rice in
~structed the sheriff to allow no one to
with any member of the
jury under any circumstances and said
that he proposed to see to it that nc
unfairness of any kind be tolerated
while this trial is in progress.
: Mr.. Blease asked the court if The
prisoner, Nv. Ernest Isenhower, should
place himself in the hands of the
sheriff or could remain On bond until
the finding of the court Judge Rice
was of the opinion that he should give
himself up to the sheriff when arraign-
ed and this course was followed. Isen-
hover was taken in charge by Sheriff
Brown.
Every door to the York county
court house was closely guarded and
every man entering was searched at
The main door. No one was permitted
TO enter within the bar except court