The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

i,-r 10 thu office Of the Sheriff. the mag
;strsts not being located. There it W.
.tst-d that before the sheriff the gar
pleaded guilty 10 the charge in the war
rant and rather than send Der TO jail thsl
night she Was turned over into the hand
of the said Sims Mcdaniel TO take home
with him 20 be taken before the nagis
trsts upon demand. IL - NO. -. y,
half past ten O'Clock at night and Sims
Mcdaniel n-~d his own buggy which be
seemed Ia have ordered there for thai
purpose and started on All eyentiul and
memorable Journey 10 take Lizzie back
o. her home on his place where lac much
desired her % tee, t~elve miles away from
I mon.
Before reaching there. he stopped hi-
buggy. earned her into the woods late
hour oi the night, and forced her u sub
mt To las frnsii-h de-Irr. against her
all and protest. lie nnali, land, a her
bsck L. the place irom which sine had
a "a some three weeks t.-iorr
Auotlsr -s,Iuenc.. ga that awful tragedy
that ~licl4 transPired within day or
~ later. The magistrate still not bving
bound, Il was deemed expe lent 10y SINS
Mcdaniel, hIs brother and some others
T. perform a lIttie diplomacy IA the ma
nipu.atipn of the ease t. give il appsre II
color. AT least pial-ibility for tile benefit
d sims Mechanic, Therefore a paper
Aa- drawn mp 10y some of them purport
NIX to toe the act OF Lizzie Dawkins 60
4 tie elicit thst she authorized sims
Mcdaniel To plead guilty for her. THIS
paper was attached To the warrant.
When ca-e ~a- actually taken up bv
the magistrate, the words with intent
q kali were cut out Of the warrant, n
line being drawn through them. l.izzie
~as never required u appear IN court.
fine plea of guilty offered 10y McDans
~as a.cepted, and II IL sand that a line al
ditsen dollars, without csst, ~as Imposed
upon her, which Sims Mcdaniel tronis-
IA ID pay.
la the Federal Court here, the matt.r
Oi the charge Was sufficiently gone into L
clearly establish tie tact that no assault
and battery whatever Was committed ot
wen attempted 10y the girl. The entir,
procedure. from beginning To end, was 4.
tranne-up, a travisty upon Ian and jus
ic', All outrage upon IN Jdern ciyIlfza
ton, All Invocation Of tile strOng anc
powerful arm OF the Law and one oi IN,
Dol,iest and most daring invasions of ia.
realms of south Carolina Justice, to seryt
the insidiou-, nefarIous PURPOSES AL,
.ncst damnaDle vic,-s of a deprave,i brut.
shaISd in human form.
With the ease there thus disposed o
SINS Mcdaniel began anew his cOnduc.
1t improper and Illegal relations viii
i.izzie Da~kiIis, continuing until inter.
rupte-d 10y the Federal authorities, due IL
c'mPlaint oi William Dawkinr, hal
rother OF the debauched girl.
Mcdaniel MAS indicted by the Fedora
Orsnd Jury AZ Roanoke m last month
.nd his case Was transferred here iOl
rial. As against him ON one side va
lie District Attorney and several colore,
witnesses, while on the other side wtr
hree attorneys from south Carolina A.
'ociated With one local attorney, official
AMI other witnesses from Union county
Ia Vas the general belief that tine gull
the accused Was clearly established bu
NJ jury acquitted hum. Thus ends
met narrative of the case for il Is les
than half related.