Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-24
CARR CONVICTED
Dorchester Man Gets Life for Murder
of Brother of YorkvilIe Citizen.

of Brother of Yorkville Citizen.
William Carr, Jr., 81, was convicted
of murder with recommendation to
mercy at st. George, Dorchester coun-
ty last Friday for the killing OF John
c. Patrick Of Dorchester county, a
brother of P. w. Patrick, agent for the
Southern Railway in Yorkville. The
verdict was reached Friday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock after the jury had de-
liberated more than three hours. Carr
was sentenced to life Imprisonment by
Judge R. Withers Memminger who
presided over the trial.
There was much interest in the trial
of the case which occupied the atten-
ton of the court for two days since
both the slayer and the deceased
were widely known in Dorchester eoun-
ty. The following st. George special of
Thursday to the Charleston News and
Courier relative to 1t will be of in
| terest in this section:
Charged with the murder of John c.
Patrick, William Carr, Jr., was placed
on trial in the court of general ses-
sions this morning. The intense inter-
est which has been manifested since
the tragedy, which occurred on the
25th of last February, was evidenced
by the great throng in the court room
when the defendant was arraigned
every seat was occupied and the aisle
and all available space was jammed
with spectators, who followed the pro-
ceeding with interest. In the court
room with the defendant were his
mother, father brother ard other rela-
tives, members Of the slain mans
family, including his widow and
several children, were present.
William c. Wolfe, Of Orangeburg;
Gen. NJ. s. Connor and John Henry
Behling, of st. George, for the defense,
and Solicitor Andrew J. Hydrick, of
Orangeburg and Walker S. Utsey, of
ST. George, for the prosecution, are en-
gagged in the case as counsel and each
side is waging a determined fight.
A little more than an hour was con-
sumed in the selection of jury. Both
the prosecution and the defense ex-
hausted the number Of challenges.
Several were excused because of re-
lationship to interested parties, one on
account Of illness and one because the
questions propounded to him by the
court were too indefinite.
Dr.. Baker Testifies.
DIR. A. E. Baker, to whose hospital in
Charleston the wounded man was
taken for treatment the day following
the tragedy, was the first witness call
ed by the state. He stated on direct
examination that pneumonia was the
immediate cause Of death, that the de-
ceased had two cases Of pneumonia
during his stay in the hospital. He
could not state positively that the
pneumonia was directly traceable to
the gunshot wounds, though it was his
opinion that the wounds caused it.
A large number of witnesses were
heard during the day and testified re-
garding the finding OF the deceased
following the shooting. 1t was stated
that the trouble between the two men
arose over the destruction of boat
and the burning of certain property.
The defendant was the last witness
offered by the defense. He recited
several alleged differences between
himself and the deceased. He said
that he was going to a store to pur-
chase some tobacco when he met Pat
rick, not knowing that he would meet
him. Patrick, he testified, had stick
and told him that he had been wanting
to get chance at me for long time.
The witness stated that he became
frightened at Patrick and fed, not
knowing that he had killed him. He
gave his movements which covered the
entire night, stating that he had walk
ed to st. George, a distance of about
five miles, for the purpose Of giving
himself UP to the sheriff. When he
could not locate the sheriff, who was
at the scene OF the shooting, he walk
ed about three miles into the country,
returning in the early morning and
giving himself up to the magistrate.
He was subjected to a vigorous cross
examination, but stuck largely to his
original story.
When court adjourned this evening
all testimony had been taken. The
arguments and charge Of the court
will take place tomorrow morning. The
defendant is twenty-one years of age
and unmarried. He was removed to
the state penitentiary a short while
ago after having been in the county
Jail since the day following the shoot
ing. He is widely and prominently
connected as was the deceased, who
has a wife and four children.
- Mrs. d. B. Johnson, wife Of former