The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-15
TIE COURTS.

Sentence Day In tho Criminal Court
The sealed verdict rendered by the jury In
the case of Samuel alias Blanford Galllard,
colored, charged with the murder OF Aleck
Dick. colered, In December last, declared the
prisoner guilty of murder In the first degree,
but recommended him to the mercy of the
court.
The day having been previously fixed as
sentence day, the criminals were arraigned lor
sentence.
Lafayette I. Woolf, convicted of mansaugh-
ter, was sentenced to five years at hard labor
in the PenltentIary. The Judge made few
remarks, regretting that he was compelled to
pass sentence upon one who had formerly
been Justice of the peace, and attribuling
the misfortune Of the prisoner to the fact that
he habllually carried firearms.
Samuel alias Blanford Gaillard was sentenc-
ed to be hung on Friday, the fourth day Of
April next.
James Carlin and John Collins, United
States soldiers who recently mobbed police
man and were convicted Of assault and bat
terry, assault With intent to kill and resistance
to an officer In the discharge of bis duty, were
sentenced to thirteen months each In the
Penitentiary.
The usual general orders were issued, the
juries were discharged, and the court adjourn
ed sine die.
The grand Jury made their presentment on
Thursday. 1t represents that the Jury had
visited the Jail and found 1t In dilspldated
condition, insecure, aud dingy Internally from
want ef whitewash Ing, which the jailor would
make the prisoners do II provided with lime
and brushes. The number of prisoners COLI
tanned In the jail is sixty-four, all OF whom ex-
pressed themselves satisfied with the quantity
and quality OF their food and the uniform kind
ness OF the jailor and his subordlnates.
It recommends that the sheriff and jailor
be each required to keep records OF the
entry of prisoners into the jail, and OF their
discharge therefrom. The condition OF the
Colored Orphanhouse Is represented as 30
dIlspldated as to render the building untena-
BILE. The bedsteads In 1t are represented as
falling to pieces, and the bed.clothlng as
ragged and filthy. It further represents that
twenty-four Of the children have died within
the past year from causes Incident mainly to
the bad condition of the building. 1t recon-.
mends the removal OF the children, who num-
Der one hundred and thirty, to seme other
building, and the repairing and refnrnshlng
of the one now occupied. The Courthouse is
represented as leaky, and 1t aud the out.
buildings need whitewajh, and the Equity
room of the former Is said to need table,
all of which defects are recommended to be
remedled. The books of record In the clerks
office are said to be In bad condition, and at
tention is called to the necessity OF reblDding
them. The sheriff and the ccroner's offices
are recommended for repainting. The jury
visited and conversed With the county audi
Tor and the county treasurer. Both of
those officials had been prevented from
preparing their books for inspection by
the press of business, but promised to
have them ready by the next term Of the
court. The books of the present county COM
mlssloners are represented as properly kept,
and the presentment also states that the jury
Instructed the commissioners to advertise all
contracts for over one hundred dollars worth
of work. The booky OF all the trial justices,
except William Rollln, were examined and
found correct. William Rollin was reported
for failing to submit his books for eXamina
tion by The jury. The presentment recon-
mends that books properly ruled, to sbow
costs, fines, &C., be prepared for the trial JUS
tices at The expense Of the county. The pre-
sentiment concludes by recommending the in
llctment Of the Evening Bulletin for libel, for
printing articles containing charges against
the officers of the court, In violation of the
law.
The Judge instructed the solicitor to pre-.
pare orders for fulfilling the requirements of
the presentment, and to communicate to the
Legislature the condition of the Coored
Orphanhouse.
United States Court.
Petition OF Charles Kerrison, Jr., & Co., for
final discharge from bankruptcy. Referred
To Registrar Carpenter. Petition of E. 8.
Jaffray Il Co. to declare Stoll, Webb & Co.
bankrupts The latter were ordered to show
cause on the goth Instant why they should not
be declared bankrupts. In the case of c.
assignee, against Bartholomew
Foley, the defendant having been acquitted
Of the charge Of paying money in fraud, he
was dismissed without costs.
United States Commissioner.
John Riley, colored, was bound over yester-
day by the commissioner for trial on charge
Of selling llquor and tobacco without an inter-
nal revenue license.
Mayors Court.
Benjamin Sanders, colored, fighting and re-
slstins an officer on Broad street, referred to
trial Justice; John Bryan, colored, pIlferIng,
sentenced to thirty days in Jail; 3. Renard.
disorderly, two dolare; Joseph Brown, col. |
ored, drunk and unable to take care of him.
self, discharged.