The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-10-20

Pee Dee Advocate.
Some time ago. Carlos Corbett
went out one night and found some
trash on fire In the road near his
barn. It had been set on fire BY
the back fire from an automobile
which had stalled at that point and
In which five men were riding. Cor
bett was 30 infuriated that he tried
to kill the whole party. He succeed
ed In killing three Of the men and
seriously wounded q fourth. The
fifth man escaped by falling to
the ground and feigning death
till he got an opportunity to get up
and run away. Corbett was man
Of property and influence.
He was tried for killing one Of
the men and was acquitted, after
the jury had deliberated for several
hours.
When he Was placed on trial for
killing another one Of the men,
Judge s. G. w. Shipp ruled that
he could not be tried again, as the
wholesale killing was all one act. for
which he had been acquitted.
This ruling set very dangerous
precedent. 1t made it possible for
a man. when he might have a justi-
fable excuse for killing one man,
to also kill any number of innocent
by-standers without fear of punish
ment II he should be acquitted for
killing the first man. If Bryan Sal
ley, for whose murder Corbett was
tried, first drew pistol and tried
to shoot Corbett, the latter may
have been justified in shooting him;
but that did not justify Corbett in
turning on the other men and try
ing to wipe out the whole bunch.
The solicitor appealed from Judge
Ships decision and the supreme
court has reversed him and says
that Corbett may be tried for each
Nv Il the homicides.
g circuit judges Of the state sat
with the supreme court in the case.
Supreme court Justices Cothran. Fra
ser and Gary, and Circuit Judges
Prince, Wilson, Sease, Gary, Moore.
Bowman, Maudlin, Peurifoy. Town
send, DeVore and Rice agreed that
Judge Shipp should be overruled.
while Justice Watts was in favor OF
sustaining Judge Ships decision.
1t is intimated that Corbett's at
torneys may appeal to the supreme
court of the United States. There
can hardly be any doubt as to that
courts decision. Corbett may ac-
complish his purpose, however, by
wearing the case out by long delay
SO that he can finally be acquitted
of all the murders when he finally
has to face trial.
COOPER OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Noah w. Cooper, one of the Coop
er brothers of Mullins, well-knowr
bankers and merchants of North and
South Carolina, is a candidate fol
congress in Tennessee. The main
plank in Mr.. Cooper's platform is
Freeing the Sunday Slaves" He
contends for a law which will pro-
hibit men from working on Sundays.
A year or so ago Mr.. Cooper carried
his fight to Washington, appeared
before House committee and asked
for legislation that would COMPEL
the observance of Sunday laws. The
following dispatch is from Lebanon,
Tenn, Mr.. Cooper's adopted home.
Lebanan, Tenn.-Noah w. Coop
er, Nashville lawyer and a champion
OF rigid Sunday observance laws op-
ened his campaign for the Demo-
cratic nomination here in addition to
the freeing of Sunday slaves" urg-
lg immediate disarmament by the
United States as an example to the
other nations of the world.
"On November IL, when the con-
ference meets, have our secretary of
peace tell them good news that we
have stopped building battleships
and armies and want them TO follow
nG was Mr. C0ODer's pr0prap, Ha
suggested such a man as John r.
Mott or Francis E. Clark for secre-
tary of peace, to succeed the Secre-
tary of War and Secretary of the
Navy. The sensational primary will
L. L.