Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-01-13

fully proven by very positive testimony. Wes-
ley Bailey was defended by Gen. w. A: walker,
mitted but his efforts were unavailing, as al! the
defendants were found guilty OF the charge
brought against them.
On Friday the Court met at the usual hour,
when the case OF the State vs.. John Lilly, charged
with keeping disorderly house, was called, and
the trial began and proceeded until late hour in
the afternoon. The State was represented by the
acting solicitor, A. M. Mackey, ESQ.,; the defend
ant by T. c. CASTOR, Esq. The testimony Of per-
sons living in the immediate vicinity OF the house
in question was taken, and, while it did not es.
tabfsh the fact Of the prevalence Of good order IN
and around the house, still am not prepared to
say that 1t was strong enough 70 prove the house
to be public nuisance. The jury, In consulting
over the case did not agree In their verdict, and
It was declared a mistr1al.
In the afternoon, upon the re-assembing Of the
Court, the prisoners, who had been convicted du-
ring the week, of their respective crimes, were
brought into the court r'om for the purpose OF
receiving their sentence fyErt< lsttLFLafs:
Jesse Crank, convicted of rape, upon standing
up as directed. was informed by the presiding
Judge of the horribleness Of the crime he had
committed, and the aggravating features IN his
particular case. The sentence imposed was ten
years, at hard labor, in the State Penitentiary.,
Joe Gwin, convicted of grand larceny, was. re-
minded of his inveterate thieving propenAHes,
teach him, and others who followed his example,
that a. dreadful punishment awaited those who
devoted their lives to stealing. His sentence was
imprisonment in the Penitentiary fora period of
B. q. Cannon, convicted Of gambling, after be-
ing directed to stand up, was told that bic victim
was poor, ignorant and unsuspectng laborer
upon farm, who, In q few minutes. lost the
proceeds of his years labor! AS pfopfiee0r In
part, Of the place where the unfortunate man had
lost his money, he should haze thrown around
him the mantle of protection, butinstead of this
he had Joined with others in the schenel ofirob-
berry by arts and devices we'll known 70 tho gam
fine Of $50 and imprisonment ih the Pehtten-
tiarv FIR one wear. n . tGa F5.5is5i 9 Jt . t.sy
Wesley Bailey was reminded of the psrt, that
he played in the gambling scheme, which was
that Of decoy. His sentence was the payment Of
fine of $50 and imprisonment in the Psntiten.
tisry for one wear. .. ~; i4ui!fr Tzg hi sggdB
William Davis took subordinate part dn the
gambling operation, and was sentenced 70 the
Sa onths III
Stephen Younge, convicted !of the murder Of
George Mercer, was directed to stand up, and Che
presiding Judge was on the point OF delivering
the sentence, when the ecopnsels for thet prisoner,
G. S. Brice, Esq, arose and With great feeling
moved for an arrest Of Judgment Without re-
ward, or hope Of reward, he had defended his
unfortunate CLIENT and he felt It to be his duty to
do all in bis power to save him from an tgnomin.
ions death. The ground Of the motion was that
the grand Jury, which found the true BILL had
not been empanneled as the law prescribed The
Judge overruled the motion on the ground that
the grand jury was authorized BY lay u serve rye
then proceeded, with great iearnestuess and Inn
pressiveness, to pronounce the aentence Of deeth
upon the prisoner, Stephen Yonnge. The nnf0r.
tunate man was reminded OF the ability and ,1s0
displayed in his behalf by his counsel, Mhce6teni
der solicitude had followed him until the clpeing
scene Of the trial The character Of the jury that
found the verdict, composed for the most part Of
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