The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1921-03-18
Large Number of Cases Dis
posed Of And Definite
Dates Set for Others
TAYLOR TRIAL MONDAY
Gus Taylor, Charged With Murder
or WartllOw Williams Will BE
Put On Trial First Day OF Second
Week-Othcr Cases Disposed OF
BY The Court

Inc court OF Seneral Sessions
which convened Monday has haG
busy days this week and large
number OF minor cases have been
taken up and disposed Of. Definite
dates for the hearing OF other cases
were set and business OF the cour,
has been dispensed rapidly.
The case of Gus Taylor. charged
with the killing OF Wardlow Will
1iams was set for next Monday first
day OF the second week of court.
When The News went to press
Tuesday the case of r. f. Hilton
charged with trafficing in seed cot
ton and receiving stolen goods, was
being tried, all other cases up to
that time were carried in The New:
the jury OF receiving stolen goods
but acquitted of the other charge
The court sentenced him to pay a
fine of 500 or serve 80 days OIL
the public works.
Cases Disposed on
II. G. Threatt, assault anil bat
terry with intent to kill. Threatt. !;
17-year-old boy, was alleged to hav.
attacked B. B. Lingle. principal of
New Bethel school where Thrcatt
was pupil. with knife and So
verely cutting him. The state agreed
to accept q plea OF assault and bat
terry OF high and aggravated ma
ture.
Claud b. Blackwell. Issuing .hecF
1t could not make out a caTc and the
defendant was dismissed. Tie laa
in this case provides penalty for
passing worthless check in ex-
change for cash or goods but where
the check is to apply on account,
the law does not apply.
Ira Pittman and Bevan Wallace.
larceny and receiving stolen goods
continued to October term.
James Edwards. violation D:
liquor laws. consent verdict. 800
fine and three months on inbli'
works. sentence suspended until the
October term OF court. and apon
payment OF the fine the sentence cr
imprisonment suspended during good
behavior.
Wyatt Wight. disposing OF prop.
erty under lien, tried in his absence.
verdict of guilty.
Frank Lowery. assault with inten,
to kill and carrying concealed weap,
on. Lowery was accused OF attack
ing j. T. Swisher near the depot one
night during the carnival last year
f.. and the case consumed about half
OF the morning session of court yes
terday. verdict OF guilty of assault
OF high and aggravated nature
Earl Cauthen, bastardy and Sc
duction, continued to oaOctober term
OF court.
Frank knight, assault and battery
and carrying concealed weapon. case
continued to October term. In this
case Knight is charged with assault
upon Spence Watts on the day be
fore the killing of Joseph Watts.
Benjamin Hammond, housebreak
ing and larceny. continued to Octo
ber term.
J. ID. Snipes. disposing OF prop
erty under lien. Guilty with recon-
mendation to mercy.
Robert White, larceny of wagon.
Not guilty.
j. G. Couch Case Called
At a little past four O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, the case of ]. c
Couch, for the killing OF j. F.
Blackmon at Heath Springs Decem-
Der 90, 1919 was killed. but on ac-
count OF illness OF an important wit
ness for the state, the beginning Of
the case was continued until this
morning.
In the meantime the court went
into other cases for the remainder
of the. afternoon and disposed Of
the following:
J. d. Snipes, disposlng Of prop
erty under lien and obtaining goods
BY false pretense, 1.-TWO cases), con-