The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-28
HEAVY SENTENCES
FOR THREE MEN


Collins, aged 81; his son, Clifton Col
lins, aged 20; and Joe B. Shuler, aged
21, were tried for arson and found
guilty with recommendation to mer-
cy. Each was sentenced to serve 10
years.
After midnight on the early morn
ing of August 9, w. ]. Collins, Cliff
ton Collins and Joe b. Shuler, it was
testified, went to the premises of
Walter Gleaton, some three miles
from Orangeburg on the Ninety-Six
public road, and set fire to Gleaton's
house. 1t was stated that Gleaton
traded his dog with Clifton Collins
for a gun and that William Collins,
the father, later came to Gleaton,
claimed and took the gun, whereupon
Gleaton asked for the return Of his
dog. This dog, witness related, re-
turned to Gleaton's house by follow
ing Gleaton's son. Gleaton was work
ing at saw mill and it was thought
that Collins and Shuler thought
Gleaton was away from home and
they went to Gleaton's house for the
dog, coming. upon the porch and
stating that they had come for the
dog and were going to burn the house
down on them, in which house Mrs.
Gleaton was quite sick following
childbirth and five small children
were sleeping, it was testified. A fire
was set to the house, the men jump
ing down to the ground, William Col
lins and Joe Shuler each firing a pis-
tol and then leaving. Mr.. Gleaton
extinguished the fire before much
damage was done.
Other cases coming ON for trial q
this term of court were those against
Sam Williams, violation prohibition
laws, tried in absence, found guilty,
sealed verdict; George Sellers, viola
tion prohibition law, plead guilty,
sentence of three months and 500,
sentences suspended during good be-
havior upon payment Of SIS; Dan
Jackson, violation Of prohibition law,
found guilty and given IL months;
Thomas Baxter, failure to support
wife, tried in absence, found guilty
and sealed verdict; Abraham Mays,
larceny, found guilty and given one
year; James Reese pleaded guilty to
housebreaking and larceny and sen
tenced to seven years;; Henry Mon
roe pleaded guilty I'd shousebreaking
and larceny and given two years;
Walter Gains, found guilty to charge
of larceny and given three years;
Will Johnson, found guilty of manz
slaughter and given ten years and
one month; Frank Hawkins, acquit-
ted on charge Of resisting officer
and assault and battery with intent
to kill; Edward Darke, guilty to
charge Of using auto without own
er's consent and given three months;
Luther Mcdaniel was found not
guilty of murder; Henry Pettigrew
was convicted of forgery and given
three years; J. w. Criddle and son,
John Criddle, were found guilty of
violating prohibition laws and each
given six months; A. Peter Cue was
found guilty of disposing of property
under lien and sentenced to serve 80
days or pay fine of $75; Louis Birch
was found guilty Of highway borbery
and larceny and given two years;
George Briggman pleaded guilty to
assault and battery with intent to
kill and sentenced to six months,
which was suspended during good be-
havior; Alfred Smith pleaded guilty
to a charge of housebreaking and
larceny and sentenced to serve one
year; Perry Collier on charge of
murder pleaded guilty Of manslaugh-
ter and was given IL years; Ed Moss
pleaded not guilty to larceny and
during the trial solicitor agreed to
enter nolle prosequi to the indict-