The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-04
TIE COURTS
United States Circuit Court-A Special
Session Ordered for next August.

In the United States Circuit Court, .yester
>fday, theatsllowing order was entered for al
extra term Gs the court, to be held next Au
tgustin Columbia III 5s
+ Whereas, a large nnmberof criminal case;
are pending In this court which greatly 90
struct:the civil business of the COURT tnere'
That . special Circuit Court of the United
States!sfr the trial of criminal cases, De nelo
at COlunola, SIC, on the first Monday OF Au.
gust nexr' that the CLERK of the Circuit Conrl
do, al least thirty days before the commence.
ment Ut said special SESSION, cause lne ums
and place Of holding the same TO be noClneo
tor three weeks successfully. In the Daily
Union and the Columbia Phoenix, newspapers
published at Columbia, s. G.
Ordered further, that the criminal cases now
pending In This court, returnable 10 u ana not
otherwise disposed of, be continued over TO
said special session. AZ. ~
The following order Fforthe release of the
prisoners Fl" rLaurens and other counties,
was granted upon application of Messrs. Por-
ter aud Conner:
The United States vs.. Jno. T. Craig and others,
under indictment under the Enforcement
act. of 3Ist MAY, l870.-Circuit Court OF the
United States at Charleston.
On motion Of Porter 4 Conner, for defend
ants, and by consent Of the district attorney:
1t is ordered, that the defendants De admit
ted to ball In sums OF $4,000 TO $40. 900. IN the
| discretion of the district Judge, according TO
the circumstances of each case, where the in.
| dictmenL Includes the charge OF murder; and
In sums ranging from $1,000 to $4,000, 10 the
| same discretion, In all cases where the lnd1ct-
/ ment does not Include the charge OF mnroer.
| The bond to provide Tor the appearance OF the
| defendant at q special term of the court, to be
/ 80 = rxt.-hG m 6rcf Nnnlou In Aunnat
next, or, II there be no special term, at the
/ next regular term hereafter.
Where the defendants, or any Of them, arein
| the jails of counties other than harleston, the
| discretion may be exercised and the bail taken
by the United States commissioner LOT me
county. [Slgnrd1 GEO. 3: BRYAN,
United States Judge, DlstriGI South = Carolina
May Syo ID, 1872. United States Attorney.
The United States va. sam'l Oliver and others,
under arrest under the Enforcement ACT OF
3lst May, l~s70.-Circult Court.
On motion OF Porter d Conner, ior defeno-
ants. and with consent of D. T. Corbln, dis
trIct attorney:
1t is ordered, that persons under arrest, and
| not vet indicted under the Enforcement act,
| may be let to bail In The manner provided TOR
those under Indictment in the order Of "a Nay,
1872. tSigned.l GEO. 8: BRYAN,
United States Judge, Distries s y Car Carolina
May 3D., is72. United States Attorney.
The following defendants were released
upon their own recognizances In pursuance
of this order: John A. Leland, John T. Craig,
R.. R.. Blakely, R. q. Williams, NJ. NJ. Beau.
ford, W. F. Pearson, Thomas Mccoy, Henry
| suber, A. McCarley and G. N. Young.
The grand jury returned true bills OF indict-
ment against Alex. McCarley, William E.
| Black, Thomas Mccoy and John. A. Leland tor
| conspiracy and murder, and also made q pre-
| sentiment in regard to the condition OF the
jail aud House of Correction, recommending
an Increase In the quantity Of meat allowed
to the prisoners.
The prisoners convicted a few days ago LOT
mutiny and revolt were brought up, and SEN
fenced as follows: John Doyle, Thomas
Smith, C. a. Choate and James Moran. two
months Imprisonment each; P. Murphy, J.
Mcneil, James Munroe, P. Wood and 7. Sim
oHs, one months Imprisonment each.
The State Supreme Court.
In this court on Thursday the following
business was disposed OF:
Mr.. Youmans resumed his argument for ap'
| pellaut In MeNamee vs. Waterbury ct al. Mr..
Carr for respondents.
Elk parte Augustus Knowlton. Petition for
admission to practice in the Supreme Court.
W. ]. DeTreville for petitioner. Petition
granted.
Executors of W. A. Aston ys. deVisees OF
| ". A. Aston ct al. Reargument ordered.
The Inferior Court
| was opened at the usual hour yesterday morn
ing by Judge Lee, and the prisoners convicted
during the term were brought into court and
sentenced, as follows:
Diana Washington, attempt to poison, three
years. hard labor In the Penitentlary.
R. Smith, assault, $40 and costs or thirty
days in jail.
Mary Jones, petty larceny, same sentence.
Henry Draine, assault and battery With In
tent to kill, $50 and costs or ninety days In
Jail.
Mathew Maher, petty larceny, $40 and costs
or thirty days In jail.
Isaac Burckneyer, assault and battery, $2o
and costs or sixty days In jail.
VIM. Fraser, grand larceny, three years at
| hard labor in the Penltentlary.
James Harvey, assault and battery and as
sault with Intent to kill, $50 and costs or SIX
months In Jail.
VIM. q. Harrison, grand larceny, three
| years hard labor in the penltenttary.
John Lee, grand larceny, three years hard
labor In the penitentlary.
Qf.,
John <. Bevin, assault and battery, tfty
dollars aud costs or six months In Jail.
BENJAMIN Hernandez, assault and battery,
five dollars and costs or twenty days In jail.
Peter Smith, assault and battery, ten dol
lsrs and costs or thirty days 10 jail.
Ishmael Small, attempt to commit a rape,
slx months In jeil.
Peter Daily, assault and battery, ten dollars
| and costs or thirty days In jail.
In the case of F. 81. Ploger, convicted OF IN
assault and battery, a new trial was granted.
A motion in arrest Of Judgment was grant
| ed in the case Of Martin N. Haley, convicted
of assault and battery.
Bench warrants were ordered against all
defaulters who failed to appear for sentence.
Adjourned until Monday next, when the
seven cases against the county commissioners
will be tried.