The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-05-10
BOTH TLDWELL AND WOODS
CONVICTED UNDER MANN ACT
Sensational Turn OF EvontB In Famous
Cese. Accused Ahd Convicted OF
Transporting Mrs. T1dwelL TtdMell
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Transporting Mrs. T1dwdl. Hdwell
Later Ocquitted.
Greenrille, May 4.-George w. lid
we'll, ST., who Is under a sentence of
seven years for granddaughter lin
Greenville county, and w. G. Woods,
formerly Il salesman of Grcenville who
was Il sensational witness at the first
trial and conviction of Tidwell, plead
ed guilty in Federal Court at Pensa-
cola today to an indictment returned
yesterday charging violation of Mann
white slave, according to dispatches
which The Grcenville Piedmont re-
ccived from Pensacola.
y dispatch says "Tidwcll will only
be turned over to Grccnville authori-
ties in case Federal judge decides to
discharge him. No date is fixed yet
for him to be arraigncd for sentence.
This Is the most sensational and un-
expected turn Of the famous Tidwell
case since the legal battles we're
fought for the life and death of the
sray-haircd slayer who killed r. En-
nett Walker, paymaster OF Carolina,
at the mill office on the morning of
March u, 1914.
1t was alleged that both Tidwcll
and Woods transported the formers
wife, Isabella Tidwcll, from Georgia
TO Pensacola, and from Pensacola to
Mobile, Ala. Woods and Mrs. Tidwcll
were first arrested in Mobile on the
10th Of January on warrants from the
United States maj Jhal's Office from
the Pensacola district. She was de-
tanned as witness.
At the time Tidwcll was thought
to have instigatcd the arrest but on
January 20 he was arrested having
gone under the assumed name of G.
w. Attwcll. 1t was alleged that he
transported Mrs. Tdwcl from Mo-
bile, Ala, to Pensacola, Fla, in vio-
lation of the Mann act for immoral
purposes. Certain provisions OF the
act stipulatc that whore husband
poses he is guilty.
Sentence is yet to be imposed up
on Tidwcll and Woods, according to
the information received from Pen
SacOla
viii He be Brought Back!
Tidwcll was out on a ten thousand
dollar bond at the time Of his arrest
and was being sought for at the time
lie expressed his willingness to re-
turn here and begin serving his SEN
tcncc Of seven years, but the federal
authorities would not release him un-
til the federal law had taken its
course. Since he pleaded guilty to-
day to violation OF the act, another
cloud has formed over the situation
here.
Sheriff Hendrix Rector last night
received a telegram from the United
States marshal at Pensacola adyis-
ms him that he could get Tidwcll
The sheriff today communicated with
GOV Manning TO secure a rcQuiSition
for his cXtradtion from Florida and
the chief cXccutiv" informed the shcr-
in that he would bring the necessary
papers with him when he arrived here
tomorrow afternoon. Sheriff Rector
intended to leave here about Friday
for Pensacola
However, he will now await further
instructions from Pensacola as to
what the government plans to do
about the defendant If they deem
1t advisable for Tidwcll to serve the
federal sentence first he will not be
brought here for some time. The
oiicnsc l. regarded by officials as very
grave and it is not improbable that a
heavy sentence will be imposed