The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-01
HOUSE RELEASES
COLUMBIA LAWYER
BARNARD B. EVANS OFFERS
APOLOGIES TO HOUSE
Was Not Responsible" for Actions
in. Assaultins Representative
Sapp, Says Evans
The State, 25

Sapp, Says Evans
The State, 25
Barnard 3. Evans, Columbia at
sorney who was taken irto the GUS
.ody of the house Of representatives
following an alteration with Repre-
,entivc Claud y. Sapp of Columbia
n the house lobby Wednesday night,
vas yesterday morning brought be-
:ore the bar of the house was releas-
I'd. The motion, instructing the SER
~eant at arms to release Mr. Evans
etrom custody, was made by Repre=en-
!:ative J. K. Hamblin of Union and
was seconded by Mr.. Sapp.
Mr.. Evans was taken into the GUS
.ody of the house upon the motion of
Representative Hanahan of Winns-
boro following the difficulty with
Representative Sapp just after the
house began its night session We'd
aesday. J. S. Wilson, sergeant-at-
arms of the house, after placing Mr..
Evans under arrest sent him to the
| police station, where he was held un-
til yesterday morning, when the
house sent for him to give him the
opportunity of clearing himself of
the charge of: contempt.
Judged in Contempt"
| Escorted by the sergean-at-arms
Mr.. Evans was lead up to the speak
er's stand. %
"You have been Judged in contempt
of the house." Speaker Atkinson told
him, "for having committed a breach
! of decorum of the house in that you
did appear on the floor of the house
Yin an intoxicated condition and that
| YOU were: guilty of disorderly con-
duet on the floor of the house which
was continued by you in the lobby,
where you assaulted member OF
the house, who was passing from one
house to the other, all in the pres
ence of the members Of the house
while in regular session.
"You were taken into custody by
the sergeant-at-arms at the order OF
the house and you are now given the
opportunity to purge yourself, if you
can, of contempt of the house. You
will now explain your conduct and
the house will then take such action
as it sees fit"
Evans Offers Apologies.
Mr.. Evans, facing the members OF
the house, then made brief state
ment expressing his apologies for his
action:
"Last evening"" he said, 81 was in
vited to visit the house to hear a
speech. During the evening l had
indulged in quart, two pint bottles,
! of champagne rarity-and prob
ABLY took too much. If have been
guilty of any infringement upon the
decorum of the. house l apologize
most humbly to any one have Of
Tended. 1t was not my intention or
desire to insult or offend any one. If
have transgressed the rules or de-
corum of the house it was not my in
tention to do so. l was not respon-
sible and therefore I express to the
.house my apologies
Mr.. Hamblin then introduced his
motion to accept Mr.. Evans apology
Representative Hanahan, who was re-
sponsible for Mr.. Evans arrest Wed,
nesday night, Immediately moving to
table this resolution, which would re-
Ilease the Columbia lawyer from GUS
tody. The motion to table was lost
Mr.. Hamblin's motion was then car
ried and Mr.. Evans, who had been
escorted from the hall at the conclu-
sion of his statement, was again
brought before the speaker to be in
formed of the houses decision and
his release.
Calvin Crozier Chapter