The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-09-27
JAIL SENTENCES
in WnISkEY CASES
JUDGE HAyNE +. RICE, PRESIDING
IN CRIMINAL COURT, PARTIAL
no GAN& SENTENCES IN LIQUOR
CASES.


tive of fine is the sentence Judge
Hayne T. Rice is handing out this
week to volators OF the prohibition
laws in criminal court being holden"
this week. In addition to fixing SEN
tences that hurt, Judge Rice yester-
day afternoon delivered straight-to-
the-shouldcr charge to the grand jury
In which he declared that the people
OF South Carolina must come to real
ization that the law as to homicide as
well as prohibition must be enforced
or suffer severe reaction.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Rice spoke with emphasis in
regard to the mania for killing which
has overspread the state and said that
the remedy lay chiefly with the petit
Juries. The solicitors, peace officers
and judges, he said can do nothing
~herc petit jury elects to turn
murderer loose. After ten years of SER
vice on the bench, he said he had yet
to see white man sent to the electric
chair and that in 60 to rs percent OF
the cases Of homicide brought before
him the killing had been done in cold
bloodcd murder. Yet, he continued he
had seen cases where men had been
shot in the back and the slayer walk
out OF the court room free man af-
ter making a plea Of sclf-defense. If
petit Juries were as quick to convict
for murder as they are for violation
or the prohibition laws, this killing
business would soon stop for where a
man knows he Is going to forfeit his
life he will think long time before
committing murder. Judge Rice said
that he was glad to note that out Of
the large number of cases brought up
for trial in this county SO few were
homicide cases.
The court convened Monday morn
ing with His Honor Judge Hayne Il.
Rice presiding with Court Steno-
graphcr Ralph Syfan and other Of
ficials in their places. The grand jury
being already organized, the court
got down to work Immediately. After
number Of indictments were handed
to the grand jury, the court proceeded
to the trial Of cases.
The first case was against John and
Eliza Maddox for violation of the pro-
hibtion laws. The former came clear
but Eliza was convicted and drew six
months.
Posey Bobo, white, was found guilty
Of violation of the prohibition laws, the
officers having found still in his
house. The sentence was 12 months.
Jesse Montgomery was cleared Of
the charge Of house-b breaking and lar
ceny.
"a jury was empaneled to try Edd
Williams for malicious mischief. At
torneys for the defendant demurred
to the indictment on the ground that
the charges were not specific. The
court sustained the demurrer and on
motion Of the solicitor the case was
mol pressed
Iorena Walker was found guilty OF
assault and battery with intent to kill
but has not been sentenced.
Will Griffin, an old man from the vi
cinity Of Princeton, and his son-in-
law, George Marler were found guilty
of violation Of the prohibition law, the
former on one count and the latter on
twoa counts. Sentence has not yet
been passed on them.
The following plead guilty to viola
tion Of the prohibition law and were
given sentences OF IL months each:
Rockefeller Suber, Tom Fleming Eu-
gene Miller, Ford Watts, Howe Simp-
son and Eva Jones. Eva Jones, having
q suspended sentence hanging over
her, will have to serve "a months.
Other cases tried were as follows:
Clyde Duncan, house-breaking and
larceny, guilty, IA months.
VIII Hunter, same offense, two cas-
es, "a months.
prince Peden, same offense, IS
months.
Mathew Phelps, statutory rape, 10
months.
Charlie Harris, forgery, Q years.
Dave Hawkins, assault and battery
with intent to kill 6 months.
Jesse Mckinney, disposing OF pro-
perty under mortgage. Sentenced first
to 8 months, but reduced to ], month.
on motion OF the solicitor as the de-