The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-29
THE COURTS.
United States Court.

United States Court.
@. NJ. wilkins, o~f;R,chlandi was finally ois'
charged from bankruptcy --,..ou
The compromise suggested by hes.os n
cIawson IN the case of VIM. Weaf, oanAiup.'
uaa sanctioned BY the court, and the ass'gnee
vas instructed to advertise a portion oi 'n'
nankrupcs property for sale at auction
" p OConnor was allowed compensa.'1n
for legal services rendered In the case ol e. :.
sohaohte and John NJ. Touhey, bankrapts.
A. a. Brown was allowed counsel lee III 'ne
csse of J. 3. Kirkpatrick, surviving paf'nei
Of J. & ]. D. Kirkpatrick, bankrupts.
The ssssts of James 8. G.. Mayrant, oanA-
r,nt were ordered to be sold, and the lien
creditors were ordered to prove their claims
before Registrar Jaeger, at Newberry, oy tne
| first Monday In December.
The petition of Strauss, Vance q TO-, TO
ESTABLISH lien against the steamship honeka'
In the cnseeot:E:rR..sWhite, bankrupt, was re-
r.rred to Registrar Carpenter for a report
Tuesday and Thursday of each week were
appointed court days.
Inferior Court.
The following cases were stricken nom the
docket: Joseph Rooisden, assault VIII III
rant to kill. and assault and battery; William
+. Redeing, same charge; Henry Harrison
assault and battery; Moses Goldsmith and A.
A. Goldsmith, receiving stolen goods.
Frask Thomas was found guilty Of assault
and battery. ,.u, usro
Nassau Givens and Robert LLOYD were
found not guilty Of grand larceny.
Frank Ladson, James Rivers ana Alexanuef
Grant were found not guilty OF malicious mis-;
chief.
The grand jury made the following hadings;
TINE bills Augustus Edwards, assault VILE
intent to kill and assault and battery; Tnomas
Yonnp. swlndllng and false pretensions; Peter
Nelson, forclble entry and detalner; u. hniler'
ASSAULT and battery; William q. Eraser same
charge; William Wilson, housebreaklng' ano
larceny. .
No bills: g. W. johnson, assault with Intent
TOXIN and assault and battery; John Ohesnnt
assault and battery; Moses Lee, same charge
Henry Drane, sameicharge; Daniel L. mccar
| thy. forclble entry and larceny.
The grand Jury were discharged, after max
Ing the following presentment:
CHARLESTON, 8. G., October ~, ~.
Ib HIS Honor, George Lee, Judge o. me C'@'
inal Court:
IN and for the County OF Charleston, 90 respect
| fully present to this honorable oourt tast lucy
have made an examination, touching 10 some
ertent matters and thIngs with which tney
] nave oeen charged by law. and pursuant 70
the instructions ofthe court. So
Theu frat directed their attention 70 the
narII6enoe of some ofthe officers OF this court,
| faiiine to discharge their necessary ouues ina
caused the business OF this court :. 9e much
! obstructed; resulting, parucuia.iy " ~. Pr,
curing material witnesses IN sme luz manS
cases,
While m this subject, they will call .ysur
uonor,s attention to this matters that prison
ers aresnow being held, and have 'been.ia con:
Hnement for the past eighty or ninety Gays,
camsed in part from this same derellcton OF
Sntv thoueh a portion Of this blame ls 10 DC
sttsohed to trial Justices. They too, 20 q con.
Adorable extent, having accepted many straw
bonds, which shows negligence on tneH part
and also q Noncompliance VIII sne .am. ,,,,v
The grand Jury, therefore, DO respecu9ny
,acommend that the court use Its. earnest vigl.
lance by ordering or inslructing these oNcert
herasftsr to comply strictly, with the Law, 20
that such unnecessary evil may not occur
again. III. n,,,.,n, sovaral n,
the trial Justices offices to examine tnelr re.
cords, 30, they found some , o. taelf fo GOoheT 4
seamed of little consequence to many OF them
whether their dockets we're correct, syssemat
ical or otherwise.
Az an instance of the fact they failed to ind
ia eome of these dockets the comparative
number of prisoners committed TO jail, many
of their books falling far short or the total
number of prisoners received oy tne laiior.
the humber of prisoners committed, and Dy
whom. which are as follows, viz:
Triai Inatica H.W. Schroeder. ........4 S prisoners.