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ISAAC
SILVER.
SYLVESTER SASSER
gj ^\FOUND GUILTY
PER OF M. L.
\
Wm Mifcy of the Court and He was
itenced to Life Im^'sonment.
SEpWras H-csting case disposed
the case of Sylves
tried on a charge of hav
ing killed M. L. Parker on April 8 th
last. Both the murdered man and
Mr. Sasser are from some of the
largest and most influential fami
lies in this section and the case had
attracted widespread attention.
It was .called • the first one on
Wednesday evening. After the wit
nesses had beite Called and both
sides had announced read, Col. P.
W. Meldriam for the defense inter
posed a denpjrrer to the indictment
against .passer alleging that it -was
not specific enough in describing the
gun wfth which Parker was murder-,
ed qnd the nature if the wound caus
ing (jeath. This was overruled by the
judge and the striking of a jury be
gan. examin
More than 100 men were
ed before a jury could be secured.
Col. H. II. D. Twiggs, H. A. Boykin,
T. J. Evans, J, W. Overstreet and
the Sol. Gen. appeared for the state
and Judge E. K Overstreet and
lion. P. W. Meldrium for the defend
ant, Sylvester Sasser.
The following men were secured
for the jury, -
W. J. McGee, W. J. Lee, O. B.
Golden, Frank Grovenstine, R. C.
Morris, G. N. Walker, F. P. Strea
gles, R. E. Hollingsworth, R. R.
Thompson, D. M. Bazemore, J. W.
Robbins, L. D. Usher.
Dr. G. T. Kesner was the first
witness introduced by the state,
and testified to the wounds in
the case of Mr. Parker’s death.
The murdered mans body had
been penetrated by four buckshot
aud he lived only about twenty
minutes after Dr. Kesner arrived
at the house. Before the wound
ed man died the doctor under
stood him to say that he didn’t
know “who could have had that
much against him, as to want to
kill him.”
Leouard Parker, son of M. L.
Parker, had not lived athisfath-
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er’s home for over two years, but
knew of the feeling that existed
between Sasser and his father,
and it was not friendly. His
father treated Sasser in a cold
manner and very often would
not speak to him when lie came
to the house. The trouble be
tween them the young man said,
was about his mother, Mrs. Par
ker. Sasser continued to come
there every week or two. Tues
day morning after the killing,
young Parker had traced some
horse tracks from the rack in
front, of the house, through the
woods. These tracks had come
up to the rack and then led away
in the same direction they had
come. There was a peculiarity
about the right front foot—it
was a fiat foot and was worn off
in front. The hind foot also ap
peared to step over the tracks of
the front feet. He saw the
tracks made by Sasser’s horse
and measured and examined
them. They were similar to the
tracks through the woods, and
had the same In
reply to a question from Judge
Twiggs the witness said lie would
swear that the tracks leading
up to the house and back through
the woods were made by Sasser’s
horse. On the cross-examination
he stated that Sasser was accus
tomed to stay around his father’s
place, and often helped m the
cooking and washing of the dish
es in the house. He himself was
on friendly terms with Sasser.
Hollis Parker, a young son,
who lived at home was the next
witness. He was at Statesboro
the night of the killing, and
reached home Monday afternoon.
There was bad feeling between
his father and Sasser, he said.
His father insulted Sasser at his
home but Sasser persisted in
coming back. Sasser had his
washing done at their house. His
father objected to this, and on
one occasion, not long before the
killing, cut up one of Sasser’s
shirts that he found in the house.
Howell Bragg, testified that he
examined the tracks of the horse
through the woods, with and the tracks found
them identical
made by Sasser’s horse. The
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tracks that came and went from
the woods seemed to run into a
tree top at o“ne point, and then
the horse was apparently backed
out and made to go around. He
saw Sasser at Mr. Parker’s home
the morning after the killing.
MM/ fin a""shirt in
ich Mr. PaY:
, , , several ___opened witnesses in the
afterndou
swore as to the similar peculiar
arities of the horse tracks that
went through the woods from the
Parker home and the tracks made
by Sasser’s cream-colored horse,
George Bragg, Jr., a 13-year-old
boy, swore that he went to the
scene of the killing the next
morning and found a small hand
full of cream-colored horse hair
on a rack. He also sw'ore that
Sasser said it was no use to look
for tracks, as it had rained the
night before. Sasser’s dog was
there, and Sasser explained it by
saying that it had missed him
the night before, and come over
there.
Jessee Hurst swore that on
Saturday afternoon before the
killing, he and his wife went
fishing at the branch across which
the horse’s tracks were traced;
that he moved some old slabs to
hunt for worms for bait; that
there were no tracks at that
time, but on Sunday after the
killing he examined and found
the horse tracks on both sides of
the branch and what looked like
a horse track in the place where
he upturned the slab. His wife
swore to
David Lariscy testified that
he was spending the night of the
killing at his son’s w T ho lived be
tween the Parker ifiace and Sas
ser’s home; that they were up 1
late, and between 12 and
o’clock he saw a man pass by the
house on a light-colored horse,
riding in a gallop and going in
the direction of Sasser’s home.
He did not recognize the rider.
Marcell Moore, who cooks for the
Parker family swore that on the night
of the killing she saw Sylvester Sas
ser standing under r chinaberry tree
in the hack yard at the Parkes house;
Sasser, she said, backed away when
she came out, but it was light enough
for her to reconize him. After the
shooting Mrs. Parker sent to wake her
in her house, and when she came up
she found Mrs. Parker on the back
porch, saying, Come on, come on;
Fate is shot. She found Mr. Parker
in the room lying half on and half
off the bed, and with the assistance
of a negro man who came up at the
same time, she got him on the bed.
The widow of the murdered man
testified that her husband entered the
bedroom about 12:30 o’clock that she
was awake and asked him to blow
out the light, which was on the dress-
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er by the window, that just as he
started to do so, bb was shot through
the Window. She stated that there
was no curtain to the window, that it
had been taken down several weeks
before to be washed and had not
been put back when her husband
was shot.,
He cried out, “Oh! I am shot,”
^3^ then said, “Give me my gun,”
an to the mantel shelf after
it. KpitTliiirit H said he was looking heSds<b~–G for
bed, he w y as
his Mrv. vjjjyj - but She sent stated off that for she help made at
no
once.
She said that the relations between
her,husband and Sasser had been
friefe?-,except bat’P^.d at times. Her hus
ordered Sasser away from
the place, but afterwads told her that
he could come back.
In the argument between council
respecting Mrs. Parker’s testimony
Judge Twiggs for the prosucuticn
stated that they expected to prove
conspiracy between Sasser and Mrs.
Parker. Mrs. Parker stated that
she had not employed counsel to
prosecute Sasser, but expected to
help pay them.
Mr. H. S. White testified that he
saw Sylvester Sasser’s horse on Mon
day afternoon, after the killing, and
that the right front foot had been
recently trimmed.
Mr. Hollie Peel testified that he
saw Sasser’s horse Monday morning
after the killing, also Monday, after
noon, and that the right front hoof
looked square on one side in the
morning, but in the afternoon it
looked different, having apparently
been trimmed in the intervening
time.
When court opened Friday after
noon, Alexander Sasser, brother of
the accused, was put on the stand to
prove an alibi for the prisoner. He
stated that on the night of the killing,
he and his brother Rufus were at Mr.
John Brinson’s, five miles away; that
they left there about nine o’clock,
reaching the Sasser home about
eleven. When they got there they
found that Sylvester was in his room
in bed. The witness saw him and
talked with him. They were up un
til after twelve o’clock, when they
went to bed. The Parker home,
where the shooting occurred was
three miles from their house.
Rufus Sasser swore to nearly the
same thing that his brother Alexan
der did, except that he said he did
not see Sylvester when they came
home, but heard him talking to his
brother. He testified that there was
only one saddle on the premises, r and
that on the Monday morning follow
ing the murder Saturday night, he
saw it hanging under the shelter
covered with dust, and that his sis
sis wrote her name across the saddle
in the dust.
Sylvester Sasser was then put on
the stand and made a short statement,
in his own behalf. He seemed quite
agitated, and his sentences consisted
ty and the fact of lower prices
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ISAAC
SILVER.
mainly of a reiteration of his inno
cence. He stated that he was accus
tomed to go over to Mr. Parker’s place
frequently, and that he did work
over there at various times. He con
cluded by stating that he only asked
for justice and mercy of the court.
In rebuttal the state put up
Rufus Brown who testified that
he went over to Sylvester Sass
er’s home the Monday after the
.r-d tha t Rufus tetsser
told him that he diu not' Seh‘ his
brother Sylvester or hear Min
speak at the house on Saturday
night, but only heard him cought
in the next room and turn over
in bed.
Four or live witnesses were
then put up by the prosecution of
to strengthen the testimony
Marcella Moore, the cook, whose
evidence the defense had tried to
impeach. All of these witnesses
swore that they would believe
her ou her oath.
Both sides then announced
that they had closed, and the
ccurt directed the arguements
to begin. H. A. Boykin, Esq.,
and H. 1). B. Twiggs spoke
for the prosecution, and E, K.
Overstreet, Esq.; and Col. P. W.
Meldrim for the defense.
The arguements by council began
Friday afternoon and lasted until
Saturday night, and the judges
charge was delivered about 7 o’clock
Saturday night, then the jury retired
U, their room and at 9:30 returned
verdict of guilty with
lions to life imprisonment, and
ser was sentenced to serve a term
his natural life in the
The attorneys for the defence
file A d slssL
isK
journed.
SUPERIOR COURT
May term of Screven Superior
Court convened Monday. His Honor
B. T. Rawlings, presiding on the
bench, Judge Alfred Herrington,
Solicitor General, and Mr. Wm. F.
Blue, stenographer. Mr. E. Pierce
Wood, the regular Court stenogra
pher having happened to a serious ac
cident of getting his right arm ac
cidently shot las Fall, was unable to
come.
Mr. II. C. Evans, of Therissa,
former County commissioner, was
chosen as Foreman of Grand Jury,
and W. M. Patrick, Bailiff. Besides
sheriff Thompson, Mills, and Deputy
sheriff J. W. Arnett the court bail
iffs are; George Mills and Anthony
Oglesby.
This is Judge Rawling’s first ap
pearance here since his election to
the Judgeship, but he seems to be
NO. 42.*
perfectly at home. His cBaj-g^|
the Grand Jury was thorough
interesting. It was one of the
instructive ever delivered to
on Grand Jury. As Sol; Gen.
was highly esteemed by every
and as Judge he has shown
to be one of the most popular
ablest that ever sat here.
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hihI W M. Hobby, C.arnishet
,
Chas Brigham vs J. S Hurst
J. N. Hurst, claimant. Levy ani^
claim. Levy dismissed.
Screven Co Bank vs B. B. Lariscy
Suit on note. Judgement for plaiij
tiff.
Minnie I, Brannen vs Robt L.
Brannen. Divorce 1 st verdict grant
ing divorce.
G. W. Bolton vs Sarah Bolton
tition for Divorce. Second
granting total divorce to both
ties.
Screven Co Bank vs J. O.
ews, and W. L. Mathews,
Jliss Mary B. Mathews, claim?-'? *.
Verdict for claimant .
J - " • Blackbom vs Central of
Railway Co. Damages verdick
defendant.
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