Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-12-20
SUPERVISOR sHoCKLEY BRINGS
hack tho ''Isacon''-GOvernor Turns
Crooks Over to Him.

pened that Messrs. j. w. Shelor and
w. G.. Hughs, attorneys, Of Walhalla,
were in Columbia on matters Of busi-
ness connected with the office of,tae
Chief Executive Of our State. On
Tuesday morning they were vending
their way to the State House 10 see
tn Governor, and they saw Supervi-
sor ShocEley as he was leaving the
grounds. Exchange of greetings be-
tween the three clicited the informa-
tion that the Governor had not yet
arrived at hts office, but the two at
torneys stated that they had an en-
gagement to meet Governor Harvey
at a certain time, and that the time
was just about up. Governor Harvey
is not only 1.-The man Of the hour" in
South Carolina, but he is also a "to-
thc-minute' man, and without any
question whatever in the premises
Mr.. Shockley was told that Governor
Harvey would be at his Office At such
time rs they had appointment with
him.
And he was Johnny on the spot as
usual.
A few friendly greetings passed be-
tween the four, matters Of business
were considered and disposed Of, and
Governor Harvey stated that he had
a case concerning Oc0nee county that
had gwen him considerable oppor-
tunity to think on all sides Of the
question. q,
"Now," he said, 81 think have a
solution OF the matter. You, Mr..
Shockley, camc TO my Office in the
company Of lawyers. and Pm going
to let you go back to Walhalla with
Crooks"
The pleasantly was enjoyed by the
Governors visitors, and in a moment
the Governor said, In all serious
ness, gentlemen, We might settle this
Crooks case right here If Mr.. Shock
ley, who is an officer Of Oconec coun-
ty, will let me deputizc him to. take
Crooks back with him.
MIR. SEocklcy wasn't overjOycd at
the prospect, but he never dodges a
chance to be of service. 81 came to
COluN bia to attend q road meeting"
said Mr.. Shockley, and very natu-
rally fell in with these lawyer friends
from home, and II l have to suffer
the penalty for getting into bad cCm-
pany, | guess it's up to me to go back
with Crooks. I'm not hunting the
job, Governor Harvey, but you're
the boss and If you say for me to
take him. have Crooks at the depot
tomorrow morning, and he'll go to
Oconec with me-
And he came. Mr.. Shockley turned
Crooks over to the sheriff shortly af-
ter the arrival Of the train in Wal
halla.
The Crooks case, briefly stated, is
about as follows:
Grover Crooks was convicted Of
violation Of law and was sentenced to
serve q certain term In consequence
0i his wronB-douG. Later no was
granted, dn'tug .o0I laaGV!0r q pa.
role hp 4 tnrmGr Governor. GOYcTaur
Harvey was notified lhat CROOKS mad
NiolUtrd the tcrmS Of his parole, ana
he oruered him arrested and brought
to tho pen1tentiary to serve out the
portion Of his sentence that remained
when he was granted a parole. Al
torneys for Crooks took the case be-
fore the courts, and 1t was held that
tho time of the original sentence hay
ing expired during his freedom under
parole, Crooks could not be sent back
into penal servitude. He had, how
ever, been lodged in the penitcntiary,
and in the meantime q warrant was
awaiting him back here in Oconec
Hence the Governor had problem
before him. lie couldn't keep him in
confinement, and he couldn't turn
him loose. We wired the sheriff OF
Oconee to come and get Crooks, and
the sheriff OF OcOncc inditcd a mes
sage to the Governor in which he
stated that he had no funds on which
to make the trip to get Crooks. The
Governor called up superintendent
of the Penitentiary Sanders and told
him TO furnish guard and send
the unwclcome MIR. Crooks to Oco-
nee. Nothing doing. Mr.. Sanders in
formed the Governor that he had no
funds with which to handle the case
OF Crooks. "Neither have l." said tho
Governor, or words to that effect. So
Crooks stayed on in the pen.
The appearance OF Mr.. Shockley In
the Governors Office proved solu-
tlon.t TO the matter. The pcnitcntiary
glad TO get rid OF a guest" whom no
one seemed to want to entertain and
yet one that he had not bccn able to
get rid of, had Crooks at the depot,
and Mr.. ShOcklcy. standing by his
word, took him, brought him to the
Oconec iail, turned him over to the
sheriff and thus settled a matter that
had been disturbing the courts and
the Governor, the sheriff Of Oconcc
and the head Of The pcnitcntiary.
crooks may get another sentence
We know nothing about the case on
hand for hearing. If he does run
afoul OF the law in this instance Mr..
Shocklcy, after the lawyers get
through, will have another opportu-
nifty OF "associating with Crooks"
Discussed Bonds for Roads.
The following report Of tho meet