The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-01-29
COCR TIN SESSION.
Blind Tiger Cases Given 5000 Fine.
Several Cases Tried.

or, Judge |. w. Bowman, of Orange
burg, on the bench. Very little time
was consumed in getting things start
! ed, and before the day was over sew
eral cases had been tried or other
wise sposed of. The new grand Ju-
ry was quickly organized, with La
Verne Thomas as foreman. The grand
Jury acted on all the bills handed out
| by the solicitor, excepting one or
two cases in which the witnesses did
not appear, and completed it's work
by Tuesday noon.
The following true bills were re-
turned by the grand jury:
Noah Green, HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny.
Redford Rider and Charles Aus
tin, highway robbery.
Theodore Crawford, violation OF
the prohibition law.
Clifton Faust, violation of the pro-
hibition law.
J. T. Tant, drawing check without
funds.
Sam Nixon, obtaining goods under
false pretences.
JAMIE Shepherd, assault and bat
terry with intent to kill.
H. W. Moody, murder.
Ernest Grimes and Monnie Brab-
ham, violation of the prohibition law.
Glenn Johnson, non-support.
Willie Frazier, forgery.
Nose Murphy, murder.
John Aver, Jr., obtaining goods un-
der false pretence.
Ernest Green, assault and battery
with inttnt to kill.
Glib Hodges, Obtaining goods under
false pretence.
Lonnie Johnson, assault and bat
terry with intent to ravish.
No bill was returned in the case of
George Murdaugh, charged with lar
ceny.
w. J. Hutto, assault and battery
with intent to kill, no bill.
The first case tried was that of
Henry Green, charged with using an
automobile with the owners consent.
He was acquitted.
Edison Williams and Paul Jenkins
were placed on trial charged with the
killing of Henry Williams at Mr.. H.
C. Herndon's store some months ago.
The jury found the defendants not
guilty of murder, but Paul Jenkins
was found guilty of carrying con-
cealed weapon, and for this offence
the Judge gave him fine of $50.
The killing of Harry Williams was
rather unusual case. The testimony
showed that a number of negroes
were at the store on the day of the
killing, and that Harry Williams had
bought a cocoanut. He went to a
tree to crack the nut, and after STEP
ping a few feet away he stated that
he was shot. Witnesses testified that
they heard no shooting nearby, but
that a shooting match was going on
some distance away, with shotguns,
however. None of the witnesses saw
anyone shoot the dead man, and none
of them professed to hear the shot
that killed him.
Ernest Grimes and Monnie Brab-
ham pleaded guilty to violation of the
prohibition law, and Judge Bowman
imposed a sentence of $500 fine or
one year on the public works.
Walker Smith was found not gull
ty of stealing a bicycle.
Willie Frazier pleaded guilty to
the charge of forgery, and was SEN
fenced to serve one year on the pub
lie works and pay fine of s25. Fra
zier forged a check on the Citizens
Exchange Bank, of Denmark, some
time ago.
John Carter was found guilty of
rape, the foreman of the jury sign
ing the verdict on the instructions
of the court, and recommending mer-
cy. Carter wanted to plead guilty,
but was not allowed to do so, as this
is capital offence. Judge Bowman
imposed a sentence of ten years on
the public works of the county or
in the penitentiary.
Noah Green was permitted to plead
guilty to the charge of housebreaking
and received a sentence Of three
months on the chain gang to do such
work as he can. Green is a negro
boy about 16 years of age.
jamie Shepherd, charged with as