Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-01

selling the cotton they had feloniously taken.
The jury brought in verdict OF guilty IN
regard to Anderson Whitener, but were una
BILE to agree in regard to Ellison Robins and
the other defendants. The counsel for An
derson Whitener made motion for new
trial, on the ground that important evidence
in favor of his unfortunate client had just
been communicated to him, which, if corrob-
grated by testimony, would, in his opinion,
affect the decision of another jury that might
sit upon the case The presiding judge gave
his reasons at considerable length, and with
great force, for refusing to grant the motion.
A. M. Mackey, Esq, of Wiunsboro, who con-
Quoted the prosecution in behalf of the State
with considerable skill, says he has no doubt
of the conviction of Ellison Robins at the
next trial; for the reason that he will insert
in the indictment another count, charging
him with receiving stolen goods, which can
be established without doubt, and upon which
a verdict of "guilty" is sure to follow. 1t is
to be hoped that he will succeed in placing
this robber in the penitentiary. His efforts
in the good cause of bringing criminals to
Justice have been crowned with success, as
the county Jail and State penitentiary will
abundantly testify. Anderson Whitener was
sentenced by the presiding judge to five years
imprisonment, at hard labor, in the State
penitentiary.
must not omit to state that the grand
jury brought in true bill against Dublin
Walker, late School Commissioner, and the
present Senator of our county, and Ben Mi.
chael, Julius Stevenson and Henry Blake,
late public school trustees, charged with off,
cial misconduct Among the criminal acts of
which they are accused, is the issuing of fraud
ulent school certificates. They have given
bonds for their appearance at the September
term of the court, when their trial will take
place. As the accused are all colored, and
prominent political characters of the county,
their trial will excite great interest, especially
among the colored population.
The time of the court, from Wednesday un-
til the close of the week, was consumed in the
trial of civil cases, of which it may not be
necessary to speak with any particularly.
OF these, the greatest Importance is to be at
tributed to the case of Felix Whitlock vs. the
estate of Franklin Whitlock, deceased, which,
from the commencement to the conclusion,
occupied almost two days; yet, it did not ex-
cite any interest, save among the parties to
the suit. The plaintiff was ably represented
by Major S. P. Hamilton, who succeeded in
securing verdict of $3.50 in favor of his eli.
ent The case of Thomas House ys. A. M.
McMullen, which has been on the docket sew
eral years, was tried on Saturday, the jury
rendering a verdict in favor of the plaintiff:
The juries were discharged, and the court ad-
journed sine die on Saturday, after long and
laborious session of two weeks duration. On
Thursday, Judge Mackey will meet the men,
bers of the bar for the purpose Of attending
to business of an equity nature
The peach crop of this year in this county
will be extremely light, in consequence of the
heavy frosts of last week. A gentleman, who
lives in the vicinity Of Baton Rouge. tells me
that after careful examination of his peach
blooms, he found that they had been hopeless.
ly injured This will be distressing informa-
ton to those persons who possess palstes in
clined to the enjoyment of peaches and
cream"
Rain fell in abundance in cur town last
night, and doubtless extended throughout the
county. So this will be another lost day to
our farmers, whose agricultural operations
have already been seriously retarded by an
excess of wet weather.
Messrs. R. D. Galbraith & Co., have kindly
furnished me today's quotations of the fol-
lowing articles as ruling in the Chester mar
ket: Cotton, middling, 15l; low middling,
1874 good ordinary, IA and ordinary lz3 to
13. Bacon, 13 to IA; lard, 49,; corn meal,
81 40, and -four 1915 to $3.50. QUI.