The courier-index., 1921-04-29
Q Night Riders
 Admit Their Guilt

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 hen under indictment on charges Towing out of night-riding here
 bst fan pleaded guilty and were [entenced to prison terms ranging Tom two months to year. They
 ncluded Dewitt Garrett, who has Ieen on trial for practically a
 Ceek. and whose attorneys last light asked permission for, him to |hange his plea from not guilty to kuilty.
 The 30 men have been confined
 the county jail for the past two
 Weeks. Garrett had been on trial Tor the burning of the dwelling Rouse of Stroud and McAdams. He 5ecided to withdraw his plea of not kuilty and desired to enter a plea if guilty and ask the mercy and
 enency of the court. This was Agreed to by Cecil Shane and N.
 Lamb for the state and Mike
 Iuddleston, William Smith and Fred
 dullinix for the defense, and later
 Barrett, who had been indicted in
 2 cases for night riding and
 |rson, pleaded guilty as did twelve bthers. They are John Haynes, Ev- Brett Kincaid, L. c. Byrd. Arley Cooper, Elmer Castleman, Harrison Duty, Roy Morgan, Noel Housley, Charles Ashley, Clarence Burrow,
 Snow and Virgil Coffman. Each pleaded guilty in a number of cases &nd, with Garrett, were given one year in the penitentiary. All of
 he other cases were continued. Henry Adams, Will Davis, Harry Ningfield, who were indicted q Lumber of times each, pleaded suilty and were given six months
 the penitentisry. Bob Story, D.
 Staley, Ed Barber and E. Bow
 han each pleaded guilty in a num- Der of cases and were given a short fentenee of two months in the pen {tentiary. The last seven defend Rnts were given consideration on account of their full and frank con Fesslon after being arrested.
 Chester Fleeman, Floyd Walker, poo Story, Clarence and John Craig, Eester Kineai6. Oscar Lamberson, Barb Tabor, Eulis Beller, Roy Child Frs and Herbert Pittman were dis fharged The attorneys for the
 tate announced they had no testi- nony to warrant a conviction of fhese men.
 DeWitt Garrett and several others P1 the convicted men were allowed ko make bond for a term of two Eeeks in the sum of s2,O0O in order Fhat they may go to their homes
 hd arrange their affairs before Peglnnlng their sentences. The Fourt instructed the sheriff to take
 otning but good and sufficient The ending of these cases ter plmates the most sensational trials tnst have been known in this coun- E While the residents believe the nen have all gotten off light, all
 te satisfied with the result and it
 thought that the convictions will pave good moral effect.
 " IS generally conceded that tnere are others who have never NNN VT NOIlIlGClcu WlLu CtlG fa'es. The conviction of these men
 sne result of the investigation aue t.a. Ilrst by Judge F. G. Lindsay, Pa f,ase Ire marshall, who went to gay EEsy as a result of a request from uuyernor McRae and made a thor Sush investigation and while there sOa ssa,, much valuable information that enS s1i.ea @ In the arrests being made, |nn |s Inis testimony had much bear ie h oh tne cases during the trial ra,ert eourt here. The state was rep Css;, CSsneeS by prosecuting attorney, s shane, assisted by N. F. HI Hnd5, and the defense by Mike MruIa;leston, William Smith and Fred ine case was hard fought Ras Rusnout by both sides until it Csrrosn.e snecided that the defendant,
 '''e't' would plead guilty. a q llIe-SIgpH ere -A,,+o .c an