The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-08
THE UNITED STATES COURT.

Tmportant Revenue Trials anu HeaPy
sentences Tho Ku-Klu1 Trials to
Begin To-Morrow.
In the United States Circuit Court on Satur-
day, held by Judge Bryan, a considerable
amount of important criminal business was
disposed of.
James q. Morgan pleaded guilty 10 a charge
of having tobacco in his possession with oe
sign of evading the payment of the speclai
tax, and was fined one hundred and nlty
dollars.
Anthony G.. Bentley was put upon trial upon
the charge of carrying on the business OF o's-
tiller without paying the special tax, and was
defended by R. ". Seymour. The jury iouno
him guilty, but recommended him to the mercy
of the court, and he was sentenced 10 Six
months, imprisonment and 10 pay hne Oh
one thousand dollars.
i James Sinclair was tried for similar Of
fence. convicted and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment and two thousand dollars hne.
Carlos F. Scales pleaded guilty Of the same
offence, and was sentented to six months In
prlsonment and fine of one thousand dollars
]. Rice Rogers, Joseph Scott and Elias
Mitchell, prisoners from Union County,
charged with violations of the enforcement
act, were released on their own recognlzances
to appear at the November term Of the court
Lewis Rodgers and Isaac McKissick, from the
same county, and imprisoned for the same
alleged offence, were released on three !hou-
sand dollars bail each, 10 appear for trial at
the present term of the court; and John F.
Scott and Charles Scott were allowed to enter
into their own recognizance, In five hundred
dollars each, to appear at the present term OF
court.
It was ordered that the United States pris-
oners now confined in the Union County jail
be brought to Charleston; and Carlos Scales,
James Sinclair, Allen Parr, Anthony G. Bent.
lev, Thomas Morris, T. G. Ivy and W. d. d.
Beyil, having been duly sentenced, were or.
dered to be transferred to the jail in Union
County, their place OF residence, there to
serve out the period Of their imprisonment.
Judge Bond has not yet arrived In town and
is not expected until this evening, go that 1t Is
not probable that the ''Ku-Klux cases. Will
come up for trial before tomorrow or We'd
pesday.
United States District Court-In Bank
ruptcy.
In the case of Edwin L. Kerrison and Her
mann Leldlng, copartners, OF the firm OF Ker-
rison g. Leiding, petition for voluntary bank
ruptcy, reference was ordered to Julius G.
Carpenter, Esq, registrar in bankruptcy.
The Inferior Court.
The sessions OF this new criminal court,
which were abruptly terminated last week on
account of the conflict Of authority between
the contesting solicitors, are expected to be
resumed this morning, at 10 O'Clock, In the
General Sessions room of the Courthouse, be-
fore Judge George Lee, with E. B. Seabrook,
Esq, acting as solicitor pro tenn.
Court Of Common Pleas.
The following is the calendar for to-day in
the Court of Common Pleas, to be held by
Judge Graham: Alex. q. AbrahamR, assignee,
vs.. Mrs. E. T. Meyers; Alex. q. Abrabams, as
siguee, vs.. Mrs. G. Oppenhiem; Henry Horl-
beck ct al. ys. John Lewis Faber; Hannah
Yesey vs.. The Mechanics Association OF
Chareston; j. K. Sasportas We. Jos. Saspor.
tas, ct uX.