Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-28
SPRINGS. JONES QUARREL

In it's issue of last Friday, the Lam
caster News prints the following re-
view of the case of the state VS.. Chas.
d. Jones:
The five prosecutions brought by
Leroy Springs and John T. Stevens
against Chas. d. Jones on December
10, 1921, charging him with breach OF
trust with fraudulent intent, came 10
q sudden ending in the criminal court
here Thursday morning when Sollcl-
tor J.. X. Henry, the Oldest solicitor In
service in this state, he having serv-
ed more than "a years, moved the pre-
siding Judge that they be mol pressed.
Associated with the solicitor in the
prosecution of these cases were
Messrs. williams and Williams and
r. z. Wylie, Esq, OF Lancaster bar,
ex-Judge M. l.. Smith, OF the Camden
bar, and D. w. Robinson, Esq, OF the
Columbia bar.
Solicitor Henry's duties in connec-
ton with the legislature had prevent
ed his being here until Tuesday, and
when he came Jones counsel moved
that all of the charges against him be
put in one indictment and tried at the
same time. This challenge was de-
that the strongest case against Jones
should be tried first. Accordingly the
one charging him with misappropria-
ton of $500 of the funds Of the Lam
caster Mercantile company in that he
used such funds to pay for losses
arising on cotton contracts, bought by
him for his own account, and after
wards charged by him to the Lam
caster Mercantile company with fradu-
lent intent, was called and jury was
empannelled and charged with the
trial of the case on last Friday morn
ing. The trial, arguments and judges
charge lasted until Wednesday even
ing at o'clock when the jury retired
for their deliberations. They failed
to agree and Judge Bowman came
from his hotel about o'clock q. m.
Thursday, discharged them and order
ed a mistrial. 1t is understood that
the fury stood seven for acquittal and
FIVE for conviction.
Upon the reconvening Of court at
$3.50 o'clock Thursday morning Solicis
tor Henry, who had taken no active
part in the case, but VINO had listened
most inteptly to every word spoken IN
It, addressed the court and said in ef-
feet: "Your Honor wish to enter
q mol pros in the case against Chas.
D. Jones that has just been tried. If
| I had known the true facts in this
case before trial, would not have
permitted it to be tried. There are
also four other cases. pending against
the same defendant for similar
charges. 1t has been brought out in
the evidence here that the receiver OF
the Lancaster Mercantile company
will also be asked by the prosecutors
here to bring his actions in the civil
courts against Mr.. Jones on the same
charges it is sought to try him on
here. / do not think the state, under
these circumstances, should continue
the trial of these cases here and | am
going to move your honor to enter a
mol pros as to all Of the five cases
against Mr. Jones'" Judge Bowman
replied, And it is so ordered"
All Of the much noted criminal cases
against Mr.. Jones, which have been
pending since December i9, 1921, were
thus stricken from the calendar of the
court and cannot be renewed except
by the prosecutors themselves or,
others for them, swearing out new
warrants and beginning the whole
matter over again.
1t would not be the policy Of the
state to permit that unless stronger
evidence could be adduced by the
prosecutors than was disclosed in the
trial just had.