Grand Jury Presentment Reports Lexington County Affairs
The Lexington county grand jury on Thursday presented a broad set of concerns including the Will Allen lynching near Chapin the chain gang abuses and proposed reforms at the county poorhouse. They condemned Rural Policeman Asbill over the July 4 shooting of Dr. Rice B Harmon and urged his removal or reprimand while urging caution in policing. The panel urged repairs at the county jail poorhouse farm and jail infrastructure and called for vigils enforcing prohibition and speed limits. They filed actions against magistrate Senn for a prohibited payment and recommended documenting county office conditions and communications with the court.
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Lexington County
Yast
Will Allen
Hox
Thomas S. Sease
Suace
Honble
Chapin
Honor
Coia
Wwe
Chaingang
George W. Asbill
Asbill
Rice B. Harmon
Harmon
General Assembly
George W.asbill
J. H. Roberts
Lexington Has Resources The Dispatch News Opinion Letter
A subscriber letter from Washington City dated September 6 1921 praises Lexington resources and potential. Annie S Holland notes peach industry growth in Georgia recalls her Connecticut roots and California fig prices while praising Lexington produce like asparagus grapes and urging local push and pluck.
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the Dispatch News
Washington City
Lexington
Lexington Dispatch News
Georgia
Connecticut
California
Annie S. Holland
Historic court term closes in Lexington after packed days
The Lexington term of court ended Saturday with judges and officials noting its historic scope. Sentences included three executions by electric chair and multiple life or long penalties for white and black defendants. The docket saw most cases disposed, including Kelly and Goff, while Judge Sease earned praise for firm but fair handling.
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Lexington
Vonfurt
Kelly
Goff Rygert
Sease
P. H. Shealy
Expres
Postponement in Murder Case to January Term
Defense attorney Cole L. Blease moved to postpone the case of Kelly and Frank Goff for the murder of David Shull until February term due to errors in the clerk of court’s paperwork and missing minutes. The judge granted a continuance, noting the next term could host two trials.
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Cole L. Blease
Kelly
Frank Goff
David Shull
Indictment Pending Supreme Court Question
Attorneys claim the effects will be remedied and a new indictment will be handed out. They note that no case hearing on this point has ever been decided by the supreme court.
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Supreme Court
Batesbury Man Cleared Of High Charge By Jury
William Rawl of Batesbury was acquitted Saturday on a charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature after about an hour verdict. The trial, lengthy through Friday and into Saturday, drew tension as defense and prosecutors presented their arguments.
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E. L. Asbill
J Wa. Thurmond
Soliciti
United States District Attorney
Calliation
San
Hoan
Sheriff D S Rool Pours Out 80 Gallons of Liquor
Austin Roof Monday dumped 80 gallons of alleged corn whiskey into the garden adjoining the jail. The booze was captured from various persons at different times until the sheriff thought a sufficient stock had been accumulated. He called to the mourners bench some sad-eyed onlookers and gave them an ocular demonstration that the drought was a weather drought. An interested crowd watched as the liquor odor was detectable for some distance.
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Austin
Woman Sentenced for Violation of Liquor Law
Annie Workman, a Negro woman, pleaded guilty to a prohibition violation in court last week. Judge Sease sentenced her to 10 months in the county jail and a $500 fine, with sentence suspended on good behavior after payment.
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Annie Workman
Sease
Bon Heur Club Meeting With Miss Dreher
The Bon Heur Club will meet this afternoon at 4:39 with Miss Ethel Dreher. The event lists the club as gathering for a social with Mr Dreher absent from the scene.
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BON Heur Club
Prn
Ethel Dreher
Life terms for cooks and Barfields
Five defendants linked to a Steadman murder near Steadman received life sentences after a jury verdict of guilty with mercy. Defense psychiatrists argued extreme mental deficiency tempered responsibility. witnesses described severely below average intellect across all defendants. The crime involved a mother and accomplices directing her son to kill the father, followed by staged events and a delayed confession. The court appointed counsel for the defense and the judge directed a verdict for life imprisonment.
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Dames Barr
Julia Cook
Ughter. Min- Cook
Henry Wheeler
Murde
Marcellus Coen
Steadman
Sease
G. Croft Williams
State Board of Public Welfare
Ira Cook
Minie Cook
Sulu Cook
James Barfield, Sr
Williams
Arabella Feldkamp
New York
National Committee of Mental Hygiene
Louise Bishop
Ira C. Cook
Field
Cullison
South Carolina
State
Bar
Wheeler
E. L. Asbill
John D. Carroll
Cyrus L. Shealy
G. T. Graham
Cook
Sheriff Roof
Will
Burt
County Fair Near. October 18 19 20 Dates Set
The county fair is about a month away with October 18, 19 and 20 scheduled. Leaphart and officials expect strong exhibit interest and plan premiums for farm products, household goods, and fancy work. Emphasis on better farming methods and market cooperation will be announced soon. Music, free shows, and amusements are planned for all three days to draw a large crowd.
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Ngton County
Leaphart
Marguerite Lovick Weds Courtney Bateman in Lexington
Miss Marguerite Lovick, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Lovick, married Courtney Bateman at the Methodist parsonage in Lexington on Thursday September 15 at 9 am. The bride, a popular bookkeeper for the county treasurer, and Mr Bateman, native of Columbia, recently employed at Lexington and Red Bank mills, greeted guests before departing for Asheville North Carolina and home in Columbia.
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Methodist Parson
Lexington
Marguerite Lovick
Courtney Bateman
W. A. Lovick
Bateman
Columbia
Irmo Negro Arrested for Hiding Whiskey
Special to The Dispatch Irmo Sept 17 A rural policeman observed Henry Eichelberger a negro carrying a bundle. Suspicious after he reached Irmo the bundle vanished. A search uncovered whiskey hidden at The Lorick Co seed house. Eichelberger was arrested in the act and held for trial.
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Irmo
P. G. Freshley
Henry Eichelberger
Hook
Lorick Co
W. C. Koon
Koon
Henry Hichelberger
Cotton market rebounds after sizeable downturn
The cotton market rose after a notable sag though prices remained below peak levels. Local buyers offered 19 34 cents for good cotton, but the crop outlook is poor due to boll weevil damage and bad weather conditions.
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Jim Jones
Elsie Jones
Swansea
Senn
Howe's Ferry Crossing
Hi. A. Roberts
Marion O'Neil Roberts
Harry A. Roberts
G. F. Roberts
Marion
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Arthur B. Obenschain
Young
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Monroe St
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Washington, D. C
Sherif
Batesburg
First National Bank
E. C. Ridgell, M. E. Rutland, D. E. Etheredge
Lorick—Bateman
Ted
Barfield
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