The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-22
THE COURTS.
united states Court.

The petition Of Samuel Anderson, Of York,
for voluntary bankruptcy, was referred to
Registrar Clawson.
The sale Of the effects Of John D. Kennedy,
bankrupt, was postponed to the first Monday
in January.
In the case of A. B. VaneVar and others
against the bark Agnes Campbell, the hearing
of the testimony was concluded and q portion
of the argument was made BY counsel on both
sides.
Supreme Court d Decfafons-November 40.
James A. Crotwell, administrators OF James
T. Harris, appellant, va. Jane Boozer ct al,
respondents. 1t Ia ordered that the order of
the circuit Judge be se, aside, and that the
case be remanded to the Circuit Court for the
County OF Newberry, for the proper orders 10
carry out the judgment now pronounced.
Opinion by Moses, C.J.
7. J. Cureton vs. A. E. Hutchinson. APP
peal dismissed. Opinion by Willard, A. J.
United States Com miss toner.
A. B. Lee was bound over yesterday by
Commissioner Porteous on charge of Viola
ting the interal revenue laws.
General SESSIONS.
A motion In arrest OF judgment to restrain
Judge Graham from passing sentences upon
the prisoners who had teen convicted OF man.
slaughter, was made yesterday morning, by E..
B. seabrook, Esq. The grounds upon which
the motion was made are contained In the act
of the Legislature creating the Inferior Court.
This act removes the Jurisdiction OF all GRIM
Inal cases except those involving capital pun
lshment from the Court of General Sessions.
Mr. seabrook therefore argued that the prls-
oners about to be sentenced having been con.
Vjcted OF mansiaughter we're by the terms Of
the act referred to removed from Judge Gra-
hams Jurisdiction. -
The Judge overrEled The motion on: the
ground that the prisoners haVicg been In
dtcted fer murder, and thereby brought under
the jur.sdicllYn oil bis court, the fact that they
had been convicted of manslaughter did not
remove them beyond 1t. The prisoners, three
in number, were then sentenced as follows:
jack Orayton, colored, for the killing of
JOSEPH segars colored, two yiars at hard
labor In the S:ate Penilentlary; Cain Simons,
eoIe-ea, fer .A. L,nt E>-Vt O~-- T. n-n----''.
Jr., white, ten yeaxs IL the Penltentiary;
Solomon Lyons, colored, for the killing OF
henry Manigault, colored, len years iu the
Penltentiary. Mr.. seabrook gave notice OF
his intention to appeal to the Supreme Court
of the State In behalf Of the c'n7icts, and re-
ouesled the Judge to stay the execution OF The
senten until the final decision should be
made known. To this Judge Graham con-
sented, and he therefore ordered the conVlcts
to be confined for the present In the jail Of
this county.
Colonel william A. Taft was admitted 10 the
practice OF law In the State Courts. The court
then adjourned sins die.
8. D. Kirk, ESQ.,, was also admitted TO the
practice of law In the State courts.
Common Pleas.
The Court OF Common Pleas was opened I'M
medlstely after the adjournment OF the Gen.
eral Sessions. The commission OF Sheriff
Bowen was read and ordered to be recorded.
Tie court then adjourned until the first Mon
day In December.
Trial Justicss Courts.
Thomas Washington colored, for commit
ting On assault and bGttery on H. A. Cook,
was sentenced to ten dollars and costa, or
thirty days In jail, by trial justice Mackey.
Charles Brown, colcred, for ejecling his
wife and child from hIs house, was sentenced
py Trial Justice Macksy to FIVE dollars and
costs and peace bond or thirty days IN jail.
Municipal Court.
John Corrle, drunk, dlsorderly and threat
enng the life OF tellcw-citizen, bound over
to keep the peace. Robert Hamilton and Je-
NINA Brown, colored, keeping hogs on their
premises In Cannon street, two dollars. Fran
els Calvls, drunk, one dollar. Gallie Lewis. a
little colored girl, lost, sent home. Joe Smith,
colored, stealing box Of cheese from the store
of Messrs. Wagner Monsees, thirty days and
a peace bond before release. Emma Davis,
colored, Insane, sent to the hospital. A COW
and dog at large, one dollar each.