Postponing Palmer murder case venue change denied
Judge Shipp issued a full order denying the motion to change venue in the Palmer murder cases in Oconee County. The State argued county bias from affidavits and newspaper reports, while defendants claimed unfair trial conditions. The judge reviewed affidavits and relevant articles before ruling.
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Shipp
Palmer
South Carolina
Counoi Oconee
Robert M. Heleher
Lou Belcares _B. Palmer
J. B. Palmer
Robert M. Belcher
Lou Belcher
Charles _B. Palmer
J.B. Palmer
SAIL
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Keowee Courier
Corking
Charleston News and Courier
Corkins
Ovénes
Public mind restive over Walhalla homicide case
A court order postpones trial to the next term to avoid juror bias from local sentiment. Judges cite the need for an impartial Oconee jury and note that delaying the case preserves justice while acknowledging the community’s ongoing concern about the homicide near Walhalla. A related column mentions family illness and local rustic news.
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Walhalla
Maude
SW. G. Shiny
Maveh ii
Courts urged prompt trial in homicide case at Oconee
The editorial argues the homicide should have been tried while Court sat and urges speed without compromising fairness. It praises local respect for courts, rejects mob influence, and warns against repeated delays that erode public faith in justice.
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Oconee
Adena
Thenee
Thurt to testify in Cooper murder case at Nashville
Dundee Thurt will deliver his oath to the jury in the Cooper murder case in Nashville. The case has drawn nationwide interest as President Taft and his cabinet confront financial pressures. Treasury officials report a deficit around 150 million dollars, prompting cautious guidance from advisors.
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Dundee Thurt
Nashville
Taft
Caele Sam
Death of Mr Colley Deeply Felt in Community
On Little River March 14 the death of 8.8 Colley is mourned by many friends. He was a good citizen who had recently moved from Fall Creek to the area. The family receives deepest sympathy as the community notes the loss of a loving husband and father.
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Little Rive Little River
Colley
Fall Creek
Night on Bald Mountain and Local Notes
A fragmentary local page notes Menton Fort ward observer Alex climbing Bald Mountain to aid a neighbor with asthma using Dr King New Discovery. The item extends to assorted community notices and social updates including illness lists, visits, school terms and local names such as Miss Beukth Pain Miss Lily Land and Miss Geraldine Hughs with brief personal movements and church reminders.
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Bald Mountain
Alex. Menton
Fort Ward
X.Y
Fale
Hopewell
Lo M
Walhalla Knit
Geraldine Hughs
Bieht
Ehool Hay
Kivcie Mae Pickens
Gracie Jen- Kite
Mixkes
Mamie Davis
Bima
Hora Farrow
Mission Mattie
Alpha
Woman Kills Husband In Rural Home Tragedy
Elleree Schuler shot and killed her husband Frank Schuler, a farmer living four miles east of Elleree, after an argument over the children. The couple’s disputed marriage had long been a topic of comment, and the shooting occurred last night around seven o clock with four small children as witnesses. Passers by moved the injured man to a room and called for medical aid. the bullet entered just below the heart and lodged in the back.
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Elleree
Frank Schuler
Here
Neck Pain Remedies and Local Notices Mix in County News
An 1890s style column covers rheumatism neck treatment with Chamberlains Liniment, plus local social notes. Attendees include the Abbott and Alexander families visiting Westminster and Walhalla. Church appointments, school term closure, and a lawyer killed in Macon are noted amid family visits and social events.
Two Fight to Death in Texas Reported Fatal Wounding
Report from Dei nikin Texas states that J B Nutter and engineer J C Brown clashed after a dispute yesterday. Brown was fatally wounded and later attacked by Nutter with a knife, sustaining injuries that led to Brown's death.
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Nikin
Texas
Mareh
J.B. Nutter
J.C. Brown
Hetr
Brown
Niknife
West Union Mission holds first quarter conference at Fairview
The West Union Mission held its first quarterly conference at Fairview last Friday amid bad weather. Presiding Elder A. J. Cauthen and Pastor Rev. C. D. Mann led discussions on mission work, with Rev. J. Yongue of Valhalla delivering a strong address on spreading the gospel. The gathering praised the church’s mission, noted calls for spiritual awakening, and announced the next meeting at Thalla Millchurch. Local health advice was offered for common skin ailments with Chamberlain’s Salve recommended.
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West Union Mission
Fairview
A. J. Cauthen
C. D. Mann
General Assembly
Columbia
J. C. Yongue
Rhett Doyle
Valhalla
Cauthen
J. Yongue
Yangue
Christ
The
and the Redeemer
Judd
C.D. Mann
Mann
Thalla Millchurch
Boy to Die For Girls in Virginia. Convict Gilbert Refused
Benjamin Gilbert, 15, condemned for murdering Amanda Moss, failed to gain a writ of error from the Virginia Supreme Court. Governor Swanson, who previously commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment, does not intervene further, leaving execution by electric chair for next Friday unless clemency acts.
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Vac
Benjamin Gilbert
Amanda Moss
Supreme Court of Virginia
Swanson
Gilbert
Supreme Court
Brida
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