The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-03

COrRT OF GENERAL SEssIoNs-IIOS. r. b.
CARPENTER, PRBslDlNG.-Thc following cases
were tried:
The State VS.. G. W. IIoOker-obtaining money
under false pretcnccs. Plead guilty.
The State VS. Sandy Brown, colorcd-assault
ana battery. Guilty.
The State VS.. Diana Middlcton-pctit larceny.
Plead guilty.
Tho State VS.. Geo. Blair and Lem Cox-high.
way robbery and assault and battery. Plead
guilty to the last Indictment
The State vs.. Glass Gns-!arccny OF notes.
Not guilty.
The Judge announced that in the present state
OF his health only those cases would DC tried
where the parties were now in jail, ami those un-
der ball and ut large would stand over to the
next term.
Friday was designated rs sentence day.
The Grand Jury made the following present.
ment:
rEEsESTHEST OF THE GRAND JURY
-, The Grand Jury for the November term OF the
court ol General Sessions ana Common Pleas
respectfully report that they have visited and cX
amineh n, The IN various public buildings ami nnd
Them all N very satisfactory condition. Still,
they would recommend further improvements in
the Instances hereinafter mentioned
Inc Grand jury find that, In accordance with
the suggestions OF the Grlnd Jury Mt the June
term Of this court, the equity rooms OF the clerks
Office have been rciltted III manner that reflects
nllorus nmple convenience for the purposes OF
mat branch OF .llc court. They note with salts.
inction That considerable progress has been made
In the work or preserving ami arranging the
valuable va records and pnpcrs h"rHinfor" neglected
The. jury find that the law side OF the clerks
oaicc has been Improved In the manner recon-
mcndeu by the jury at the last term, the rooms
being rchtted nn,l made to correspond with the
other portions OF the building, and the unwedy
furniture replaced by that Of u more convenient
character.
They recommend that the books containing the
index OF Judgments, from the year 1910 to the
present time, being now In a defaced and worn
c0nuitlon. be rewritten anu arranged leXico
graphically under the direction OF the clerk. They
would aud that the Courthouse Is now In COM
pletc order, and Is an ornament To the city and
county, anu likely to need no more repairs for
many years.
They have visited :he Fireproor Building and
round the same in ssOUd order. Az recommended
hy The Grand Jury ut the last term, they recon-
office, OF OLD record books. the rccOpying OF old
and valuable plats, and the construction OF a
water closet for the use or the building.
They have visited the Jail ami found the snme
In cieanly nnd healthy condition; the fool OF
the prisoners was examined ami found To be
go0li, ana the quantity furnished them sufficient
Some OF ihc prisoners nrc nearly destitute OF
clDthlng; they recommend that clothing be fur
nlsned them. The pine used for conveying water
10 the interior OF the Dall,ling needs repairs. In
Us present condition, il is doing great damage 10
placed IN the bath room or Tho jail in order that
inc prisoners mny hive warm water for bathing
purposes, believing the Snlnc would conducc to
the Health AMI comfort OF the prisoners.
TIC attention or the Grand Jury has been called
TO tile hllapitlatnd and impass;lblc condition OF
TIC roads ana bridges In some parts OF the cOun-
w particular III the Parish of ST. Johns Berkeley,
and wo urge that the cnunty commissioners give
this subject their early consideration.
Respectfully submitted by the Grand Jury.
II. MORAN, Foreman.