The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-13
WHALEY UPHOLDS
EDWARDS ARREST
FfXES BOND AT $1,000 FOR OIL
LAND DEALER
Interesting Court Events Mark
Arrest and Plea for
~ Liberty
Mark

The State, 9Th.
Judge NJ. S. Whaley fixed bond for
w. L. Edwards at $1,000 yesterday
afternoon following an interesting
FaR of legal events. Edwards is a
young dealer in oil land and he was
arrested Friday on warrant issued
a6 Newberry charging him with OBJ
taining money and other valuables
nnder false pretense. Judge Whaley
hstened to arguments Friday night in
habeas. corpus proceedings and re-
fused to release the prisoner. Yester-
day morning attorneys representing
EDWARDS attacked the warrant issued
by Magistrate Douglas on the ground
that it did not give the source of in
formation or grounds for belief.
Court decisions were read in an effort
to sabstentiate the claim. Judge
Whaley refused to qaash the indict-
nnent. He said the warrant showed
defects, but he would not declare it
nuH and void. Another argument on
the. amount Of the Bond ended when
the Judge fixed the amount. Edwards
made demand on Sheriff Heise for the
$4f2 which was taken from his per-
son, when arrested Immediately fol-
loving the session of court and the
money was delivered to the prisoner.
Edwards was allowed until tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock to furnish bail.
The county. courtroom was filed
with SPECTATORS yesterday morning
Wien Edwards was brought to the
court house. His attorneys made a
determined effort. to obtain his re-
lease BY an attack on the. warrant.
Failing os, tsis, they. asked that the
defendant be allowed to give small
b0na for MS appearance. They said
Ed@ards was far from home and was
handicapped in giving a bond for a
large AMOUNT. J: 3. Hunter Of New
berry attended the session yesterday
afsern05f and he contended for
boud of sufficient amount to insure
tfg pretense Of the defendant before
theSourt at Newberry.
EdMafds:: was. taken to the county
jaih.Iate yesterday afternoon and he
win be taken. to Newberry tomorrow
AFTERNOONS Unless he gives satisfae-
tatS Bond.
Interesting scenes marked the ar
rest. and court proceedings and much
interest H eentered III the outcome
Of HE case. Edwards is dealer in
eilaiands and he was arrested on
arWarfaats issued by Miss Banna
Green of Newberry, who alleged that
By false pretense, Edwards gained
psssessioa Of a 500 Liberty bond
and 4 $500 negotiable note. The war.
rant alleged that the deal was made
at Newberry on May 4, 1921. When
it became known in Newberry that
habeas corpus proceedings had been
instituted to secure the release of
Edwards, Deputy Sheriff Player rush
ed to Columbia in a motor car, aFriv-
ing Just at the moment the judge
denied the motion to release Ed
wards. The officer made the run to
Columbia in 10 minutes.
Edwards was arrested Friday on
the 1900 block of Main street by
county and city officers. He was
seated ina red touring car when ap-
preached by the officers and he quiet
iy:submitted to arrest. Sheriff Heise
said: yesterday that Edwards had
s4f2 ON his person when SEARCHED.
Tickets for rattle on a ''Roamer
Beatty were found on Edwards, ac-
cofding Is the sheriff.
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