The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-17

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-We copy
from the Greenville Mountaineer the following
account Of tie proceedings Of this court during
the week ending Wednesday, August 12:
THURSDAY, August 6.-The Court was open
ed at 10 o'clock A. M.-Hon. Geo. s. Bryan,
United States District Judge, presiding. '-Ihe
Grand, Petit and Pleas Jurors answered TO
their names.
prosecution appeared, plead guilty, and were
sentenced as follows: VIM. Bearden, VIM. Car
ter; Samuel L. Davis, Jno. Mason. VIM: Hardin,
David q. Wallace-each to pay fine OF sl0 and
costs. Calvin Sellars, VIM. Seay-each 10 pay
fine Of $25 and costs. Thos. Littlejohn-to
pay fine OF $40 and costs, or to be imprisoned
one month. Noah Woolf- to pay fine OF $40
ington Henderson-to pay tine OF $50 and
costs, or to be imprisoned one month. Jessie w.
Tilletson, Thos. James-each to pay fine OF
$50 and costs, or to be imprisoned one month.
Ja.. Bishop-to pay fine of S100, or to be i'm
prisoned one month. Alfred Z. Robertson-to
be imprisoned two months and pay costs:
The Grand Jury returned into court with the
following findings in bills for violation Of Inter-
nul Revenue law:
No bill-Francis Davidson. True bill-Jas.
Ashmore, james Bowen and Jefferson Arnold,
John S. Blocker, Marion Donalds, Anu Haw-
kins, Jeremiah Hinson, Oliver Ross.
The United States vs.. two mules, sixty gal.
Ions distilled spirits, two-horse wagon, set OF
harness and bale of hides. D. Il. Corbin, D. e.,
for For, United States; e. P. Jones, contra. Order
ed that the goods and property within men
toned be forfeited t. the United States, aid
that the same be sold by the Marshal after
giving ten days. notice.
FRIDAY, August THE defendants pleading
guilty in the following cases for violation OF In
ternal revenue laws, and appearing for sen
tence, were sentenced as follows: VIM. Cook
Casey, to pay fine Of s4S and costs; Jefferson
King, to pay fine OF $50 and costs; Alfred
Burke, TO pay fine OF 5000 and costs; VIM. B.
West, to pay fine Of $40 and costs, and to be
imprisoned one month.
The United States ys. josiah Chapman.
Violation Of Internal Revenue law-distil-
ling without license. D. T. Corbin for United
States; Thos. s. Arthur for defendant. Jury
No. /, W. a. Harrison, foreman, were charged
with this case, and rendered q verdict OF
guilty. -,
The grand jury returned into court with the
following bills with findings as follows:
True bill-Josiah Chapman, VIM. E. Dean
and VIM. Waldron, and Joseph Zimmerman,
Samuel Duck, Wm. Forrister, Jno. Garmany,
The United States vs.. Josiah Chapman.
Guilty of violation Of Internal Revenue law
distilling without license. D. I. Corbin, D. A.
Defendant was brought up sor sentence, and
the Judge sentenced him to pay fine OF $40
and costs.
MONDAY, August 10.-Ex parte J. G. Carpen-
ter. Petition to be appointed d Commissioner
United States (Circuit) Courts for south Caro-
lima. Petitioner was admitted, sworn and COM
missioned.
The grand jury were discharged till Monday,
18th August, 1868.
The grand jury (charged) found no bill IN the
case Of the United States VS.. Wm. McCrocker-
violation OF Internal Revenue law.
The United States vs. Leander Sllles-Ylo'a-
ton of Internal Revenue law Defendant Pleads
guilty, and is sentenced to pay hne or Sl1o
and to be imprisoned one month.
The United States VS.. rho5. Langley-Vlola-
ton of Internal Revenue law. Defendant ap-
pears and pleads guilty, and is sentenced to
Day of fine of S18 and be imprisoned one
month. ~,
The United States vs.. Susan Trotter-Viola-
ton of Internal Revenue lag. Defendant ap-
pears and pleads guilty, and is sentenced to
pay fine OF $100 aud costs.
The United States vs.. JAS. Ashmore-Viola-
ton Of internal Revenue law. Defendant a2-
pears and pleads guilty, and is sentenced to pay
a fine of $40 and costs.
TUESDAY, August 1.-THE following defend
ants appeared, plead guilty Of violation OF In
ternal Revenue law, and were sentenced as FOL,
lows: Hugh Rush, to pay fine OF 500 and
costs, or be imprisoned one month. Christie