The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-01-26
Established in 1891.
Williamson Case Set For Today
Gooduin Trial is Continued

Monday morning with Judge j. W.
DeVore, Of Edgefeld, presiding, and
Stenographer Allen in his place. The
court began it's work, however, under
handicap by reason of the fact that
Solicitor Robert L. Gunter, of Aiken,
was and still is i'll at his home there.
Mr.. Gunter suffered three chills Sun
day night before the opening of court
the next morning, and so of course his
presence was well nigh impossible.
But no more time than could be pre-
vented was lost as Judge DeVore ap-
pointed B. w. Miley, of the local bar,
to act as the prosecuting attorney,
and the court functioned right along
Monday.
The first case taken up was that
against Joe Joseph, Arthur Funchess,
Joe Johnson, and Louis Chapman.
four negroes charged with violation
of the prohibition law. The jury's
verdict was guilty, and each defend
ant was sentenced to serve four
months on the county gang. Bennie
Faust, another negro, then plead gull
ty on the same charge, and took
sentence Of six months at hard labor
or fine Of $500, provided that if $50
of the fine be paid the remainder of
the sentence be suspended during
good behavior. Ed. Gore, the young
white man charged with the killing
December 31st of the negro, Grover
Hayes, by arblow on the head inflicted
on the place OF Mrs. M. A. Bamberg
near this city, was freed by the jury,
the defense offering no testimony.
Joe Johnson, Arthur Punches and
Louis Chapman, three of the same ne
groes previously sentenced for viola
ton of the prohibition law, were next
tried on a charge of grand larceny,
and were all acquitted. o. ]. c. Lain.
county game warden, was then put
upon trial for the death of Page
Odom, a negro. The court directed
the jury to write verdict of not
guilty in this case. Harry Lawson
and James Isaacs, two negroes, were
tried and acquitted on the charge OF
house breaking and larceny in con-
nection with entering the home Of
Sam Zimmerman in this city short
while ago. Marion Busby, negro, was
convicted of house breaking and lar
ceny, and was sentenced to period
of five years at hard labor on the pub
lie works.
As The Herald goes to pgess We'd
nesday afternoon the case Of Warren
Charlton, negro, charged with the
murder of Ruby Watkins, another ne
gro man at a hot supper at Ehrhardt
a considerable while back, is well un-
der way, and this is the extent of the
business thus far concluded.
The homicide case of Edwin l..
Goodwin, charged with the death OF
his step-father-in-law, William Car
ter, was again continued, this time
on motion of the state. Goodwin is
well known white man Of the lower
edge of the ouhty, and has been in
iail ever since the alleged crime, al
though an order for bail in the sum
of $4,000 was granted. The contlnu-
ance probably means that the case
will now hold over until next Sep
tember when our next term of crim1-
nal court is scheduled for this county,
and Goodwin may possibly be kept in
custody all that time unless he OBJ
tains bondsmen. His order for bail
was granted by Judge S. w. G. Shipp
quite a while ago.
A case in which much interest has
been and is being taken is that
against the white man, R. o. Will
hanson, charged with the murder
of another prominent white citizen,
W. Ham Brabham, at Ehrhardt, a
few years ago. 1t will be remem-
bered that Williamson was tried once
before and convicted of manslaugh-
ter with recommendation to mercy;
his sentence was 10 years. But the
case was appealed to the supreme
court which reversed the decision OF
the lower court here and sent the
charge back for another hearing
This case has been set for trial to-
day, (Thursday) and will in all prob
ability be disposed of at this term OF
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