The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-25
BARNARD B. EVANS
HELD IN CUSTODY
COLUMBIA LAWYER ARRESTED
BY ORDER OF HOUSE
Richland Representative Says LawyeE
Threatened His Life. Action
Postponed
The State, "a.

toIney, was last night placed IN Gus
tody by the house of representatives
and upon the orderof the house car
ried to the police station to be held
pending further action by the house.
The motion under which NJ. Evans IS
being held was ma0e BY Representa-
tive J. ". Hanahan of Winnsooro,
under the authority granted the n"asc
by Section 13 OF Article III Of the
state constitution ard Rule o. 1hs
house rules. Under this sec+::'n ct
the constitution the ao1=e, + l. sees
Git, may imprison an. nan nc; :':en-
Der who shall be gully OF dlsrespec1
to the house oy any disorderly OF con-
temptuous behavior in is presence
the Imprisonment not to pc TOY a
longer period than the end of the ses-
sion of the general assembly.
The action of the house arose out
of an alteration between Mr.. Evans
and Representative Claud N. Sapp OF
Columbia, the difficulty occurring m
the lobby of the house shortly after
the convening Of tAe night session.
Mr.. Sapp, according to his statement
to the house in explanation Of the IN
cident, had started out Of the hall OF
the house of representatives into the
lobby On his way to the senate and
had not seen or spoken to Mr.. Evans.
Just as he reached the door, Mr.. Sapp
said, Mr.. Evans called out to him,
saying, eff you come out of that door
I'll kill YOU" Mr.. Sspp proceeded On
his way, he said. and, according to ms
statement, was assaulted by ny.
Evans, all the buttons on his waist
coat being torn off. Representative
Sapp said he then knocked Mr.. Evans
down. Mr.. Evans got to his feet, Mr.
Sapp stated, and calling the Richland
representative liar, was again
Knocked down by Mr.. Sapp, who sald
that he held on to Mr.. Evans with one
hand while hitting the lawyer with
the other. The combataEts were sep
arated by members of the house,
among them W. D. Ballard Of Pen
dleton, who. told the house that he
was witness of the entire incident.
andthat the facts as stated by Mr..
Sapp were correct.
Vote Of Confidence
Mr.. sapp in making il his statement
said that he had done nothing that
any gentleman would not have done
under the circumstances" Upon mo-
ton of Representative J. X. Hamblin
OF Union the house gave its approval
Of Mr.. Sapp's action by rising vote,
Mr.. Hamblin prefacing his n1e<ion
with the statement that he had found
Mr.. Sapp to be every inch gen-
tleman and valIabie member Of the
house"
IT, !, .;.ss "a; as. b"sun sii' con-
siderat;on Of bill inSrcducet by
Representative Aes',-r when the ;siter-
cation occurred, AIR jIaa&han it;sr-
rupting the deba:e o. IBIS a.:>;'rc
to make his motion calling icr the al
rest of Mr.. Eval:.
A member of the hodse, &t. Hama
han said, in Introducing his rl2-ion,
in violation Of ;he laws 3f the :tate,
the state const't ann 40 rates
Of the house, had been 'baSety as
saulted," and even though Mr.. Sapp
asked that the house take no action
it was mater beyond any personal
difficulty between Mr.. Sapp and Mr..
Evans, he, said, and must be acted
upon by the house: II heard Mr..
Evans" Mr.. Hsnahan said, "tell Mr..
Sapp no less than three times, If you
come out that door I'll kill you. -
Pcs;.-onc Further Action
Representative Peurifoy in the con-
fusion fc,lcwing the incident moved
to appoi:.t 4 committee to investigate
the trouble and to report back to the
house. Several. members voiced their
opposition to the measure and the
question was not voted upon, Nj.
Hamblin's motion expressing the con-
fideace Of tie house in Mr.. Sapp being
given precedence. The house after
hearing long discussion on the Incl
dent by Representative j. K. Owens
Of Bennettsville resolved itself into a
committee Of the whole, Representa-
tive Hamblin acting as chairman. The
committee after free discussion of the
question finally adopted the motion
proposed by Mr.. Owens, to postpone
further action until this morning, Mr..
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