The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-21
CRIMINAL COURT
REMAINS CROWDED
Extra Term to he Held Beginning the
First MCCk in October.

INC ocplemner term Of criminal
court adjourned Saturday, after put
ting IN week Cf hard work. On &C
count OF the large number Of cases
brought over from the last term and
an equally large number of new cas-.
es, the court docket was only partial
~ cleared and an extra term will be
Thcld beginning the first Monday in
October.
An outstanding feature of the term
was the unusual number Of white de
PENDANTS in court, charged principal
~ with larceny and violation of the
prohibition law. Five young men
were given chain gang sentences for
larceny and one white boy was sent
to the state rcformitory for similar
offense
Vance Blakely, colored, whose case
was being tried when this paper last
week to press, was convicted of man
slaughter. Blakely was charged with
killing Oliver Gary, another negro.
near Clinton several months ago. Geo.
Smith, another negro, plead guilty to
manslaughtcr and was given a seven
year sentence by the Judge Smith
killed his wife in the Brewerton sec
tlon several weeks ago. In his state
mcnt to the court he claimed that the
killing was done by accident as he
was shooting at another negro who,
he alleged, was paying attentions to
his wife. The court took cognizance
OF his low state Of mentality and al
lowed him to plead guilty to man
slaughter without going to trial for
murder.
| Other cases disposed of were as
follows:
Frank Andrews, of Anderson coun.
ty, charged on three counts with vio-
lation Of the prohibition taw, was
found not guilty Andrews was
charged with having carried two five
gallon containers OF whiskcy near IT.
wins bridge on Saluda river and hid
it in the bushes on the Laurcns side.
Identification of the automobile in
which it was carried rested largely
on the license number. Andrews en-
tered plea of not guilty. He and
several acquaintances testified that he
was in Gainesville, Ga, on the date OF
the crime and did not return until the
day after.
Tillman Nelson and Mamie Eubanks
| Howard, white, charged with adultery.
were convicted and sentenced to four
months or a fine of $3.50 each. Nelson
admitted having Il living wife, but
claimed that he had employed the
woman as a hous n-keepcr at $40 a
month and board. She claimed that
her father had consented to the con-
tract, but that she would have re-
turned to him if he had asked her.
Robert Scott and Eula Latimer,
white, house breaking and larceny,
guilty, 3 days each.
Haskell Stone, L. c. Stone and Dean
stone, assault and battery CT a high
and aggravated nature, guilty; T.. c.
stone 3 months or 5000; Haskell and
! Dean Stone. | month or $50.
Walter Sullivan. colorcd, indecent
assault, 3 months or 5000
The following entered pleas of
guilty:
John Kernals, Thomas Moore and
Murphy Kernals, house breaking and
larceny, 81 days each
,Eugenn Pitts larcnnV 40 dave nr
500.
Jake Byrd, violation of prohibition
Law, . months or $500; suspended on
payment of $l5O.
Mark Shepperd, assault and battery,
10 months.
Clark Thmplcton and Will Rosa,
violation Of prohibition law. 5 months
or $500, suspended on payment OF
500 each.
Carl Gunter, larceny, sentenced to
state reformatory.
Henry Walls, two cases, one for OBJ
tanning goods under false prctenScs
and the other for disposing Of proper
ity under lien, 3 months or $400 for
each offense.
On motion OF attorneys for j. II.
Holmes and K G.. Kanelos, Columbia
men whose case was mol pressed early
in the week, the fines were reduced
from $500 each to $3.50 in view OF the
fines already assessed in city and fed
eral courts for the same offense