The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-24
II. R. McLkURIN PLEADS
GUILTY AND Is SENTENCED
Roard Of Psychiatrists May Have Him
Transferred from Penitentiary
to Asylum or Hospital.
Pee Lee Advocate.


ZEE Lee Advocate.
An Allotment against Thos. B.
acLaurr was given to the grand /
ury Mnday afternoon and a true
ill foull. By previous arrange
nent MI. tcLaurin appeared In the
court room about 1870 Tuesday,
Just before ajournment for the din
ner hour, an pleaded guilty to the
.hich had been drawn
SO as to merge II the cases into one, !
and to cover eVy phase of the de-
falcations in bot bank and ware
house. SO that nourther indictment
conld be brought .ainst him at any
future time.
Mr.. Mc14aurin wa "asccompanieh ITO |
tho court house by hfather. broth
~. and brother-in-law when ar
ratrped he made no ST. ment except
20 answer the formal ,estions as
10 s,'ised d hv his attorney-r Ror O.
aud \ K. owens. Al. bear;np
The indictment read ano pIeadine
an;,tx he signed hb ma - the
plea. Judge Bowma tnen ,enten-
ced him to ten y9rs on i pub-
lie works of the couf y'nr in state
penitentiary-
Mr.. McLaurin's attorneys hen
road assi1avits frdl physicians nd
exnerts vino said they believet,a
was mentally unyund, and the
tornevs aeEed tf Judge to have
1,n.cy ccLmlssiol appointed to pas
~ his @nity, win power to remov
him Tom the rnitentiary to tn
I'm, n, asylum h other hospital
9,Se Bowman fgned such an order
i. McLatrin' 'sattorneys are to Sc
iect Two Rychhtrists and the solici
tor TWO, o PISS on his sanity. I
they nnd Inn unsound, they may re
move MIN o q hospital till he is re
stored to sn1ty, and he will then h,
ieieaSsu df VIII not have to serve
.ne senten( Mr.. McLalLrin cam,
from Colupta Sunday night. ac.
accompanied y DR.. j. w. Babcock. al
nEhose hosIal he has been for sew
eiNtai weeks. He left on the 8 O'Clock
ra, in Tuesd afternoon for the pen-
ten tlary, apmpanied by his father.
las. SuN. Draf, DIR. Babcock, and Ru-
al p soiicem r.. NJ. Jackson. He
will n emainhere pending the an
othe lunacy commission
Web NnEsIer rs sdictionary defines a
fychia trlst IS >one who applies the
ealing art mental diseases
Below arthe indictment. .ertifi-
ates and ON OF the court
WIZ Indictment.
State OF S2,1th Carolina, County Of
At court of general sessions. be-
un and holden in and for the conn
Y of Marlboro, state of South Capo-
ma, at Bennettsville, in the wear Of
ur Lord 1921.
The jurors of and for the county
foresaid, in the state aforesaid. nm
n their oath. present, that Thos
J. McLaurin. late of the county and
tate aforesaid, on the Sth day- of
november. A. d. 1920, and on divers
thers days and dates, doth before
no since said day, in the county and
tate aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully.
nlawfully and knowingly did re-
Give and Appropriate to his own usa
nth intent TO defraud divers and
undry deposits ana trust funds de-
osited In the Mutuaa Saa,;,,gs h.nI,
banking corporation ossv organiz'
i chartered and existing unlar ard
" virtue of the laws of the state Of
'oath Carolina, and doing business
t Bennettsville. said property being
lie property of j. A. Spears, d. H.
tuobs, julie Hamer. Richard Rowe.
. j. Pickens and others of the value
D wit, Twenty Thousand Dollars
(2O,bOO,OO) of the good and lawful
loneylof the United States, against
ne statutes in such cases made and
roVlded and against the peace and
ignlty of the state** *wilfully and
nowingw, after knowledge of the
lsolvency of said bank. and while
ilsely pretending and representing
nat the said bank was solvent.
The jurors aforesaid, upon their
alh, 40 farther present that Thos.
!. McLaurin **%did wilfully, unlaw-
lily, felonieusly and fraudulently
lake, execute and deliver TO J. A. !
pears, ID. II. .Stubbs, Richard Rowe.
j. Pickens and other persons 10
lie grand jury unknown, cotton
afehouse receipts for cotton which
as not then in existence and did
the delivery sof such wareh ouse
eeeipts. obtain .cRedit. property and
loney of the value of s2O,OOO.Oo.
18th intent to defRaud the said J. A.
pears, ID. II. Stubbs, julie Hamer.
lchard Rowe. s. j. .Pickens and
thers.
The jurors aforesaid do further
resent that Thomas B. McLaurin
liltuliy, feloniously and unlawfully
% sell and dispose Of cotton. or
-herw1se dispose Of cotton, of the
alue of 100000 the property of
arrett & Co, corporation under
le laws OF the state Of Georgia, and
"a appropriate the proceeds OF said
ttoh TO his own use, with intent ito /
efraud Barrett & Co.
The Jurors aforesaid do