The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-05
THE UNITED STATES COURT.
Forming the Juries-charge by Judge
Rrvan-A Batch OF Revenue Cases.

Forming the Juries-Charge by Judge
Bryan-A Batch OF Revenue Cases.
In the United States Circuit Court yester'
day, held by Judge Bryan, the marshal pro-
duced the additional jurymen who had oeen
summoned In obedience to the order lssueo
by the court last Monday, and from these anu
the persons who were already In attenoanoe
the following grand and petit 1uries "'l0
formed.
Grand Jury-Henry S. Tew, foreman, Cnflst
Church. Wlnchell NJ. French, Beaufort; Paris
simkins, Edgeheld Bartholeme" foley'
Charleston; Alfred A. Barbot, Charleston; WIN.
Wall, Chesterfield; W. A. Benton, Cneraw'
Aup. E. Cohen, Charleston; Benz. A. Nerland,
B,ackvllle; Joseph H. Jenka, Charleston; Cbas.
N. Hoyt, Charleston; Leander A. Bigger, Co
lumbia; James B. Patrick, Charleston; VIM. A.
Halsett, Charleston; Philip Myers, colored'
Chesterfield; Robert Turner, colored, Charles
ton; Francis c. Desverney, colored, Charles-
ton; David Blackney, colored, Chesterfield;
SQUIRE Hall, colored, Winnsboro'; VIM. Cnase,
colored, Charleston; Thos. 4. Davis, coloreo,
Charleston.
Petit Jury No. 1.-James Flllebrown, fore
man. Cheraw; Donald Mathesen, Benefits
vie: Thomas 8. Mills, Chester; Jas. Battice,
colored, Wlnnsboro'; Alfred Birch, colored,
Chesterfield; Lee Brewer, colored, Chester
field: Braxton Brown, colored, Conwayooro';
James B. DeCoster, colored, Charleston; John
s. Edwards, colored, Charleston; Robert How
ard.Jr., colored, Charleston; David J. j. john
son, colored, Charleston; Henry Kennedy,
colored, Anderson.
Petit Jury No. Alexander F. BLACK, lore
man, Charleston; VIM. J. Crawford. Fairfield;
Charles A. Darling, Columbia; James Doooin,
Charleston; Thomas F. Fosberry, Charleston;
Campbell W. Getty, Charleston; James F.
Greene. Charleston; Stephen Hare, Charles
ton; Thomas Bamheld, colored, Charlestoni
Dennis Bunch, colored, Charleston; Samuel
Dickerson, colored, Charleston; William A.
Hayne, colored, Charleston.
There are also twenty -four supernumerarieS,
OF whom fifteen are colored.
Judge Bryan delivered temperate, well
considered and digniaed charge to the grand
Jury. he read the rules prescribing the duties
OF the grand jury, and Impressed upon them
the solemn obligations they imposed upon
each Juror. They should discharge their duty
with courage and integrity, and not be deter
red from their duty by fear or favor. Inc EVIL
dence upon which they framed indictments
should be complete and satisfactory, and tney
should accuse no man without proper regard
for the law, and should not be actuated to pre-
sent any one from enmity. Everything should
be done by the jurles for the public good, and
in the deliberation of their duty neither
friend nor an enemy should be considered.
They should be thoroughly persuaded Of the
real merits of each case before passing upon 1t.
Probabilities should not enter into the delib-
erations of jurors. he said that he would not
touch upon matters that were not before him,
but ceBfine himself to the special matters In
troduced by the district attorney, which con-
sisted of alleged violations of the Internal
revenue law, postoIfice law and the law OF
mutiny.
Convictions were found against the follow
ing persons for having tobacco in their pos
session with view to evade Section 4s Of the
tax act of June 80, 1864, and they were fined
as follows: Bower L. Barnwell, 5000; Marhein
Kaphan, $50; Patrick Cantrell, 5000; James r.
Cunningham, 5000; Andrew M. Hill, sloo; L.
NJ. Fouche, 500; Philip NJ. Cohen, $3.50; Clara
Moses, slOO; Thomas G. Massey, $3.50; Thomas
P. Quaies, $lOO; James I. Robertson, szoo;
John G. Frazer, $50; Andrew B. Wardlaw,
5000; Leonard W. White, $500.
The grand jury found bills OF indictment
against M. Fletcher Horne for opening letters
in violation of Section IL. act Of July l, 1861
against John Harmap, alias Richard laWiess,
alias John McCants, alias Patrick West, ior
revolt; against N. ". Barber for violation OF
revenue laws.
Andrew Ramsey and Jacob b. Runkle have
been appointed commissioners OF the United
States Circuit aud District Courts OF this state
for Edge6eld and Newberry Counties, re-
spectlyely, and have been sworn Into ONCE.
Court Of Common Pleas.
The following is the calendar for to-day IN
the Court of Common Pleas, held by Judge
Graham: J. E. Due vs.. ]. F. O'Neill; G. III.
Furman vs.. E. R. White, ct al; Home Loan ana
Building Association vs. Ii. E. Hutchinson,
administrator; VIM. Watson & Co. vs. +. M.
Boyken, trustee; Robt. Young vs.. J. D. heltt.
THE BRUDERLIcHER BUND entertainment last
evening, at their hall In King street, passed
off as pleasantly and merrily as usual. The
singing, which came first, was highly enj yed,
and the s'Funf minuten Rerliner' kept the
audience in laugh throughout its perform
ance Dancing closed the amusements OF the
evening.
FAST DAY.-To-day Is to be observed by the
Methodist Churches throughout the State as q
day of fasting and prayer, 1t having been re-
solved at the last annual conference "that the
first Friday in April and September be OBJ
served throughout the conference as days Of
fasting and prayer to Almighty God for an In
crease of labor in His vineyard" Services
will be held at Bethel, by Rev. DR.. Wightman,
at IL A. NJ, and at Trinity Church, by Rev.
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