The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-06-23
OUR COURT.

The. regular June Term Of oul
Court was opened here on Monday
last, bis Honor Judge Orr presiding
: The Court was organized with the
] following Grand and Petit Juries:
GrondJu,y,-James McCaslan' Fore
man. LW. Means, W. T. Mcllwain
VT. Clinkscales, Robert I. Gordon
RI. Mccaslan, A. E. Ellis, Thos. J
Elbs, VIM. Clinkscales, Charles Ed
munnds, Henry Ellis, L. S. Traw'tt
Peter Power, Squire Davis, Robert H.
stansell, Elijah whitlock, ": K. Brad
ley,J. $. chipley.
PeaaJury No.: 1.-F. a, Connor'
Foreman. R. W. Anderson, W. A.
Black, John Brown, W. B. Bowie,
Orange Campbell, A. F. Calvert, P. W.
Crawford, Joe Dorn,. John A. DcVllp,
A. L. Gillespie, George johnson.
,,sPeitsJ Jury No. flames A. Nor
wood. Foreman. Richard Lee, j., F.
Link. 80. NJ. Mars, P. G. Martin, Wm.
McCaw, aTboa. B. McCord, Geo. r.
McCalla; Daniel Perrin, J. w. Rikard,
Thos. F. Riley, Leroy G. Wilson.
Tho Jurors were drawn under the
new law and for the most part are
anits intelligent men; well sustaining
the old reputation of Abbevil!e in
this particular.
In his charge to the Grand Jury,
his Honor, after defining the offences
cbargedin the various bills commit
ted to them, presented an able and
interesting review of their genera:
duties. They wore the conservators
of the public peace and general police
Of the county, and were particularly
charged with the dutyof enquiring
into the conduct of the county officials
County Commissioners, Trial Justices,
Clerk, Sheriff, &c.-the condition OF
the public buildings, court house, Jail,
poor hopse-and making presentment
of all violations of law and of official
duty. And to ensure faithful and
earnest discharge of duty, the law
had provided that their deliberations
should be entirely secret. His Honor
advised the jury that wherever there
vasa Dr;sa taeis' case made out in
support Of the offence charged in the
indictment, they should ,find true
bill. 1t vas,a duty which they owed
alike to- the defendant and to the
State. TT; was to the interest of the
party accused that he should be vim
dieateii by a full enquiry, and a false
cbarg,. be set at rest. He regretted,
he said, to see so large an increase of
crime, embodying almost every offence
known to the Decalogue, and pledged
his earnest efforts to mete out speedy
add exact justice, and thus bring
about its speedy suppression.
Tho Criminal Docket is o very
heavy one, and it viii likely tax all
the efforts of his Honor and the zeal
of the efficient young Solicitor, Wp.
II. Perry, Esq, to effect a Jail deliv.
cry in two weeks: .... ...
Thefollowing true bills were found
BY the Grand Jury:
State, VS.. Lemuel L. Gufin, l.. P.
Gufin, c. W. Gufan. and Albert Ham
bin, grand larceny.
same IS. William Cook, murder.
Same VS.. Lewis DELPHI, bigamy. =.
Same. VS.. Thomas Latimcr, grand
larceny. ~ '.H' =
Same vs.. Lewis DELPHI, burglary.
Same vs.. Augustus Beard, Kezia
Board, Alfred Beard, Willis Heard
and Lucy Heard, burglary.
Same vs. Geo. W. Cromer, assault
and battery. with intent to kill.
Same vs.. Franklin Wilson, grand
larceny. ., ..-.'..
Same vs.. Robert Williams, burglary.
Same vs.. Jeptha Hamblin and Geo.
speer, grand larceny.
The following bills were thrown
o1t .--, .,r s. -. ,p i, I:
State vs., John Gilkerson, assault
and battery with intent to kill.
Same ps. Jeptha Hamblin and Geo.
spesr, grand larceny. .s ,,5x
In the case of the State vs. c. A..
McClung, assault and battery, the
matter Fad been arranged with the
prosecutor, but as tho costs had not
been paid, the case was submitted to
: the jury, who rotnrned a verdict of
guilty. rsa Sss.'.., :. %. .-'
In the case Of the State rs, Robt.
Daniels, assault and battery, with
intent to KILL, the jury rendered q
verdict of acquittal. ~. II /. -
A portion of Monday and nearly
.ho uhnle of Tnesdays. Mas occnnied