The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-11-12

works. lie was good man, aud his
death is greatly lamented.
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PnocEEDINGs OF Counr.-Couct
opened OH Monday the Sd. His
Honor 7. j. Mackey presiding. The
first cases tried were those Of the
State vs.. John Wooden, Henry Cook
and J. Wesley Abbott, for refusing to
work roads...This was on appeal frou,
tho, Trial Justices Court, on the
ground that the defendants were en-.
ployol b. t!e q. c.. e. a. r.. r., and
wore. not liable 20 read duty. They
were found not guilty.
The second case was that Of the
State vs.. Isaac Mctts, Solomon
Mcador aud John ". Meador.--
Grand larceny Tstcaling Cotton.)
There was mistria! and the case was
tried again.
The Grand Jury then made 4 re-
port on tho conduct cf tho County
Officers since the new regime. The
report will be given in full anoth.
cr time.
The next case was the State, VS..
Jos. Harris, indictments for grand
larceny. Harris in tho spring stole
jcNelry and other articles from
Messrs. Ii. Baum of Camden, W. b.
Hogan and ". j. Davis Of Ridgeway
aud J. .. McCarley Of Winnsboro.
lie was arrested in Wirnsboro on the
morning after he had entered Mr..
McCarley's safe. He plead guilty te
two indictments for grand larceny,
1.-TWO Of petit larceny, apd one was mol
prosscd. lie was, sentenced to tho
Penitentiery fos i,27 montha.
On Tuesday the following cases
were tried. State VS.. Nathan Roberts
assault with intent to kill: The de-
fendantshad a fgAt with Bunyan
Murphy (cold. ard Cit him. in four
places with a knife. lie was found
guilty of assault and battery.
State; vs.. Henry 6todcmyer, mali.
cious; mischief IN tyirg a rail on a
COW for a'yokc, from w hich tie COW
was alleged to have died. Verdict
Guilty. Ia
State rs. Ed. Balance, Grand Lar
oeny. This WAS MI interesting case.
Thirteen: bales: Of Gotten last Febru-
ary' woro shipped in a car from
Bla ckstocks. Only twelve reached
Columbia. Alb. Jackson q colorcd
man turned States evidence, and
testified that Ed. pushed out. bale
Of cotton as tho &c" was leaving
Wood wards at night and that he and
ed. carried tho same to Blackstock
Oh hand car and sold it to .Mcssrs.
James and Wm. 'Donlcy who woro
keeping a store there. The iudict.
mont was liol pressed as to Alb.
Jackson. The verdict in tho case of
Ed. Balance was Guilty.
CoURr ITrMs.--On "Wednesday the
following cases came up. State VS.. Ed.
ward Balance another indictment for
grand Larceny. Plead Guilty. SEN
fenced to hard labor in tho Pcuitcn-
tiary for fourteen months On the Two
: indictm
State vs.. William Donley and j ohm
G. Mackorell, Indictment for rcceiv-
ing stolen Cotton. This case arose
out of the case of I'd. Balance, the
bale of cotton stolen by him from the
Railroad being found in tho posses
sion Of YIN. Donley. The State
maintained shat WIN. Donlcy was
; acting as agent for j. G. Mackorcll.
This tbs defendants denied, Donlcy
also, denied having known that tho
Cotton was stolen. After able argu,
, monts tho jury rendered a verdict 20
guilty as to both defendants Will
recommendation to mercy in, tho case
. of Doulcy. Defendants moved for &
i. new trial. =
State rs. Maria Small. indictment
t for murder. Grand Jury found M
. Bill. This was tho case of aupposct
infanticidc, on Dir. IIcrron's place las
. summer. Prisoner discharged.
State avs. Amos I.ovc-murdcr
t The shooting Of George Davis bcin9
! proven accidental, verdict was no
r guilty.
y State We. Alex Cunningham
. Grand Larceny, Stealing cow--no
. guilty.
On Thursday the following cases wcr
disposed Of.
0 The State VS.. Jack Edwards
a Grand Larceny. rlead Guilty. Sen
fenced to 4 months in Penitentiary.
: =. State vs.. Ira Richards-Gran,
t larceny. Plead Guilty. Ten month
t in Penitontiary. This was tho prls
y oner that attempted an, escape from
y. Justice Mackey's Office, sovera
months since,
r State VS., Hezekiah Duncan--mur
der. Continued till January.