The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-17
THE 'COURTs.
The Inferior Court

The Inferior Court
This court was opened yesterday by Judge
Lee, pursuant to adjournment.
The cases against the county commissioners.
F. G. Miller, E. p Wall and N. Mclaughlin, for
official misconduct, which had been fixed for
trial yesterday, were called. Solicitor Whip.
per stated that on account of the absence Of
some of the witnesses for the State, it would
be impossible for him to 60 on with the trial,
and moved that the cases be continued until
the next term of the court. Col. T. 2. simons,
for the defence, said he was ready 10 60 on,
and came into court expressly to demand a
trial; that these cases had been put off from
time to time by the State, and that they had
already been Investigated by committee Of
the General Assembly, who had taken all the
testimony to be had against the defendants
and exculpated them from all crimlnality In
reference to these charges; that they were
ready now to proceed, and his clients were en-
titled either 10 trial or an order for mol
pros. ...,.,
Solicitor WhIpper stated, in reply, that 1t
was impossible to convict the defendants with
the evidence he could now produce in court,
and while he could not consent he would not
resist the motion for mol. pros. ~ .
The Judge granted the motion, and the cases
were duly mol. prossed.; 3. s95s,s.ia..'t = -
The stereotyprd general orders were then
signed, and the court adjourned sine die. i, :.
United States Court. So,
In the District Court, yesterday, the grand
and petit jurors were drawn for the July term
OF the court, as follows:
Grand Jury-Robert ChIsolm, Green Pond;
Plenty Jefferson, Pinckney Brantley, Chester.
field; W. James Hall, James Truesdale, Cam
den; Clayton Cannon, Darlington; A. Thomp-
son, Conwayboro'; Benz. Goodwin, sancho
Davis, Columbia; Calvin Jefferson, Lamb
Cudge, VIM. Spears, Bennettsville; Richard g.
Wallace, Georgetown; Louis Buckley, Lexing.
ton Courthouse; Calvin s'rother, Tlmmons-
Vile; J. B. Pnceel, Amos Williams, O. F..
Wlelere, Charleston; ". B. Singleton, Lees.
Vile.
Petit Jurors-J. B. Wright, e. NJ Pitray, E.
@. Ryan, Richard Birnie, ]. J. CanneVille, T.
B. Maxwell, VIM. Simons, j. B. Washington,
Jr., George A. Trenholm, J. NJ. .Blng; Charles
ton; Conrad Erhardt, Barnwell; ]. Almond,
Bsnnetlsvllle; Samuel Marshall, Darlington;
Ossian Golding, Columbia; VIM. Bell, Samuel
jackson, Darlington; A. G. L. sinkland, Con.
ayboro'; 7. J. TIomey, sumteri b. NJ. An
derson. Matthew Hughes. Conwayboro'; Jos.
Hook, W. A. o. Cain, Orangeburg; 3. 8. Ven
ming, Christ Church; John G. .Fitzsimmons,
Columbia; Jerry Thornton, Aiken; B. P. Chat
field, G. D. Lowndes, Columbla;. Alpha A,
Graham, Horry; Hugh Beach, samplt; George
David, Thomas David, Bennettsville; .Michae
Welsh, Darlington; John B. Smith, sampit. ..
Benjamin Mantoue, of Mezleres, France
was made citizen In due form.
The petition Of Lord 4 Taylor ct al, credi
tors, to establish lien against the estate ol
Kerrlson & teiding, bankrupts, was referred
to Registrar Carpenter to report. ..=
The clerk of the court was ordered to pay tc
Crane, Boylston & Co., or their assignee,
s5O3 rs, In the matter OF Burrell Sanders. ,..,f
Adjourned until ten o'clock this morning.
| Tne state supreme court.
In this court on Wednesday the following
business was disposed Of:
Croswell ct al, Vs. Boozer ct al. Mr.. Baxter
resumed his argument for appellant Mr..
Fair was heard for respondents. Mr.. Baxter
10 reply. Suspended until record is COM
pleted. f.-.a..r .3...Ess.
Reeder vs.. Speake ct al. Mr.. Baxter tol
appellant. Messrs. Fair and Caldwell for re-
spondents. ~
The folio wing decisions were rendered.:
james II. Prlngle vs. Edward B. Dorsey Ell
oil. Judgment affirmed and motion dismissed
per curiam. Opinion to be filed by the CHIEF
justice.
G. D. Ahrens va. the State Bank. Judgment
affirmed. Opinion by Willard, A. j. Chief
Justice Moses filed dissenting opinion. i, tH'
Eliza l.. Smith ct al, vs. Mrs. N. n. Gatewood
ct al. Petition dismissed per curiam.
The following cases were continued: .-
The South Carolina Manufacturing Compa-
ny VS.. J. P. Price, and ex parte Joel W. An
derson.
The following are to be submitted on print
ed argument: y -
Ms Eliza Stewart vs. Pierson ct al. Mrs.
Eliza Stewart VS.. Henry n. Blease. Meyer d
Brother Vs. Henry q. Bleaae. :.DEf
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