State v. Way
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hudson, J., Orangeburg, May, 1892. Indictment against Jefferson M. Way for the murder of one Whetstone, in December, 1891. At the trial the defendant announced that he was not ready to go to trial; that several of his material witnesses, who had been duly subpoenaed, were absent, and moved for a continuance on that ground; and submitted an affidavit putting himself within the rule of court as to due diligence, etc., and setting forth what he expected to prove by four…
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Before Hudson, J., Orangeburg, May, 1892. Indictment against Jefferson M. Way for the murder of one Whetstone, in December, 1891. At the trial the defendant announced that he was not ready to go to trial; that several of his material witnesses, who had been duly subpoenaed, were absent, and moved for a continuance on that ground; and submitted an affidavit putting himself within the rule of court as to due diligence, etc., and setting forth what he expected to prove by four witnesses who were absent. It appeared on inquiry that two of the absent witnesses had been bound over, and that…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Pope.
Jefferson M. Way, having been convicted of murder and sentenced to death, now appeals to this court on nine grounds of appeal. The report of the case should contain the charge of the Circuit Judge arid the grounds of appeal. Such being the case, we will not reproduce them here.
1 The first ground relates to the denial of the defendant’s motion upon the absence of witnesses to continue the case. It seems that two of the witnesses had entered into a recognizance conditioned for their appearance to testify at the trial, and two had been…
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