The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-20
TIE COURTS.
municipal Court.


Emanuel Washington, colored, lodged b.
the deputy sheriff of Aiken County, delivered
to warrant. A. Evans, colored, drunk ant
disorderly, one dollar. F. Broud, white, Alecl
Seymour and Vim. Seymour, colored, applied
for lodgings, discharged. Henry Kinney
colored, chimney on fire, two dollars. Saraf
F. Mcbride, colored, vagrancy, thirty days
Henry Ramsay, o colored child, sleeping 10
The market, sent home. Two dogs at large,
one dollar each.
United States Commissioner.
Joseph Glvens, colored, was bound over on
Saturday, by Commissioner Porteous, for tria
before the United States Court, on charge
of selling liquor and tobacco, at ball In FL
liot street, without an internal revenue
license.
No business was transacted in the United
States Court on Saturday.
Inferior Court.
/. Monica Bennett was found not guilty of as
sault and battery with intent to kill and as
sault and battery.
Edward Myatt was found not guilty Of vlo
latlng the pilotsge law and obtaining money
under false pretences.
In the case OF Charles F. Mackey, assault
and battery, the Jury being unable 10 agree,
a mlstrlal was ordered, and the case continued
to the next term.
Isham Moore, indicted TO: obtaining goods
under false pretences, and also for escaping
from a constable, was ordered TO be arrested
and bound over in the sum of one thousand
dollars for trial.
John Middleton, indicted for murder, was
ordered to be admitted 10 bail on one thou.
sand dollars.
The grand jury made their presentment
after which they were paid aud discharged.
The following is the presentment:
CHARLESTON s. c., January 18.
To his Honor George Lee, Judge of the Crimina
Court, County Of Charleston:
The grand jury respectfully report that they
entered upon their duties with due regard to
the importance under the sacred oath admins
tered to the jury, the grand inquest of this
county.
Faithfully and with all diligence they review.
ed the various indIctme nts presented by the
solicitor, end carefully to,k and weighed the
testimony in every case, and rendered o return
Of True bill" or mo bill' in strict accordance
With the testimony pre- sented.
The solicitor having no further indictments,
the grand jury proceeded to inspect the public
offices. lhey first visited the county auditors
department. There being great complaint
made against the present assessments OF rea
estate. they were informed by the couu
auditor that new board OF assessors would
hair Antio in 1uIv nd
Jury would urge on that board the policy and
aud necessity OF assessing the real estate on
the basis of its marketable value.
The jail was inspected, and they found NO
change since their last presentment, the build.
ing requiring immediate repairs, which the
grand Jury strongly recommend and urge.
The grand jury desire to bring to the atten.
sioners, the mutlated condition OF many of the
ra.uable books of records now lying in the
clerk of courts ofics, almost Us eless hum want
of binding and repairing. These record books
consist OF the file books. DEGREES and report
books, ard contain history OF property which
has passed through generations OF our people,
and proper certi6cation OF titles aud convey
ances cannot be reached without their aid; and
the necessity becomes apparent that they
should be attended to as early as possible.
before they become further impaired from the
constant handling attending everv investigation
OF titles. The grand jury therefore recon-
mend that the county commissioners proceed
as the earliest period to have these books
properly oyeruauled and rebound.
In conclusion, the grand jurors tender their
acknowledgements to the court for the uniform
courtesy extended to them, aud in CLOSING
their duties (this being their last term) tbey
respectfully surrender their trust as the grand
inqeest of the county for the last year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH P. HOWARD,
Foreman Grand Jury, County OF Charleston.