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OUR COURT.

| OJR COURT.
The criminal business Of tho Term
occupied the whole Of last week, and
two days Of tho present week: His,
Honor dismissed the juries ut noon
on Saturday, and adjourned the
Court until Tuesday, to enable par
ties in attendance to look aftor their
planting interests at home. Inau-
enccl by the earnest representations
of the jurors, who stated that their
further absence from home at this
time, together with that Of tho wit
ncsses necessarily in attendance upon
the Court, would bo very detrimental
to the farming interests Of the coun-
try, His Honor with the full concur
renee of the Bar, decided to dismiss
the Jurics Upon the conclusion of the
criminal business; and then to take
upthe: Equity Docket, dcfering the
cal! Of the Issue; Docket, until the
Regular October Term. .."
Thursday and Friday Of the past
week was occupied with the trial of
the case Of the State against Jerry
Holloway, Griffin Wright, Nathan
Watson and Jack Wright, :alEcolored,
Indicted for grand larceny in stealing
u bale Of cotton, the property Of Dr..
VIM. H. Davis, OF Greenwood. With
the exception Of the foreman. Mr..
Thos. J. Hearst, tho jury was entire
iy colored, but viadicated itself by a
verdict. Of guilty against Jerry. Hol-
loway, of being unduly Influenced by
considerations Of color. 1t was shown
this case; ns: in other cases, that black
1'men and white men equally will do
Justice when called upon to- pass
i judgment upon their fellows: The
prisoners were ably and earnestly de-
4 Tended by, Messrs. Burt and Thomson,
! but thc:evidepce was too conclusive
,|against the rihglcadcr at least. Tie
Ibpeech Of the' Solicitor was a close,
lcogent. argument, and the charge of
! His Honor especially clear and ex-
lpliGit ~: ....<..., a:'a -.
4, NaxtfoIlowcd tho dase of the State
against Agnes Young, a simple:mind.
ed colored woman, who was indicted
for arsop, in burning, the barn and
|! tables Of Mr.. Tenuent,, Of Lowndes.
vills. ISho @as dsfsndcd by Col
Thomson. There was no probable
, cause assigned tor tho commission o.
the deed. as abe seems to have had nc
difficulty with her employer: MI. T
Shn was;eoavieted entirely upon her
= own ctnfessious: . :: ..ol :
+. On Tuesday morning was taken up
lthc case Of the State against Charles
IiW. Smith, Indicted fof grand larceny
.1in stealingIaiiphotbgsspa aISata, be
, Iionging 10 a membcruf the family Of
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