The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-19

The case before the court Yesterday
morning Of the State VS.. Simon With.
erSpoon, Edmund and Paris Bcnnett
ana Edmund RhOad for the grand
larceny of bale of cotton. has bocn
disposed Of Simon Witherspoon was
sentenced to term of 2 years at hard
LABOR, Edmund RhOad given . months
ana Paris Bennett was sentenced to =
Term OF months in the State Re
Iorilalory. The State VS. Edward
bennett was mol pressed
Essex Nelson was sentenced yester-
uay AFTERNOON to a term of two years
aiter he had plead guilty to the
charges against him for house break
ing and larceny.
James e. Green, white, plead guilty
or highway robbery and was SEN
tenced TO a term of years. Green, it
is remembered, held up negro and
ropbed him. the event taking place
only short while ago. He was car
ried to Columbia this morning to heein
his sentence.
Cephus Ford and Marion johnson
plead guilty to the charges Of house
breaking and larceny. Cephus Ford
VINO is a negro of previous criminal
record, was given sentence of IS
months and his side partner, Marion
Johnson, was sentenced to mOnth's
term.
Addle DuRant, the negro woman
VINO was the partner Of Warren Evans.
plead guilty to the charges of'receiv-
ing stolen goods and was sentenced
10 one year IN the County Jail or in the
state Penitcntiary. Warren Evans
was convicted by the jury and receiv-
ed years. Warren Evans was the
perpetrator Of the Schwartz Brothers
robberles and is one of the slickest Of
all negro robbers Of this section.
Preston Russell and Peter Davis
plead guilty for the violation Of the
prohibition law and were sentenced to
one year each at hard labor.
Willie Pitts alias BLACK Boy" was
convicted of privilv steo'nr fron,
the person and was eit"ua tive .r'.l e.
term. This negro was arrested only
last week. when he attempted to steal
watch from fellow negro at the
A. G. l.. station. Pitts is we'll known
in all police circles and had been
wanted in Sumter for some time.
Ezekiel James plead guilty Of assault
and battery Of a high and aggravated
nature and was sentenced to q one
year CeIH.
Hosear Canty and Eugene Atkinson
each plead guilty to the charge Of as
sault and battery Of high and aggra-
waited nature and were sentenced to O
term of one year each.
julius Frances plead guilty to the
charge Of the larceny of n bicycle
Not yet sentenced.
This morning at, about 1915 Adam
Griffin was arraigned and re-sentenc-
ed by his honor Judge Peurifoy to be
e]ectrocuted in the State Penitenitary
in Columbia on the fourth day OF
March between the hours Of in the
forenoon and in the afternoon. Adam
Griffin had been found guilty by the
court and had been sentenced to be
electrocuted on December 80 Papers
for his appeal were being filed and
this automatically stayed the eXecu.
| tion Of the sentence. The court room
was crowded this morning when the
death sentence of Griffin was read
Griffin received his sentence with nc
external manifestations and listened
| attentiveiy to the words spoken to him
| by Judge Peurifoy in which he wa!
! adm oniShed to prepare to meet death
| Judge Pcurifoy quoted from the Bibl'
! the statement that THE Wage of Sil
is Death" The words spoken by Hi
! Honor TO tho condemned man wer