The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-24
PlOKENS G. H., S. c.:
Thursday. Feb. 24, 1876.
Editorial Correspondence.

COLUMBIA, S. O., Feb. Is, 1876.
Dear Sentinel: Tho decision of the
Supreme Court in tho case Of Dyer
McJunkin was filed Wednesday. The
appeal was taken on tho ground, as
your readers will romembcr, that the
jury who tried him was illegally
drawn, Mr.. Lcsloy haviving acted as
Jury Commissioner after his torn OF
Office had expired and before his re.
appointment The Court ruled that
Jury Commissioner whose term
had expired, but who, until his next
appointment, was acting and rccog4
nized by tho public in the SAID Office,
was an officer de facto, whose acts
, wero valid and binding. McJunkin,
who is now confined in the Jail at tkis
place, will have to be carried back to
Pickons and rc-scntcncod TO be hangs
cd by Judge Cooke. lie has but one
moro appeal loft him, and that is to
Executive clomcncy.
The Circuit Court is now in session
here, Judge Carpenter presiding. w.
McGiIl Flomming, Solicitor Of tho
Seventh Circuit who changed his trial
from Spartanburg to this place, has
been found guilty of drunkenness in
open Court, whilo in the performance
of his duties. IIo has appealed to the
Supreme Court.
Jas. A. Bowley, member CT the last
Legislature, was indicted fol- receiving
bribes, to use his influence and recon.
mend certain approproprIations while
Chairman of tho Committee of WAYS
and Mans, but owing to some defect
in tho Indictment, the Judge instruct>
ed the jury to find verdict of not
guilty, and he has boon acquitted an d
goes scott~frco.
Tho impeachment of Montgomery
Moses, Judge of the Seventh Circuit,
has caused quite futtcr in certain
quarters, and there is much specua-
tion as TO its final result Some time
since, the House passed resolution
appointing committee to investigate
the official conduct Of the aforesaid
Judge. The committee at once or.
ganizcd and commenced the invcsti-
cation, by sending for and examining
witnesses, mostly County officials,
from the various counties comprising
his Circuit-rcsnlt of which was the
recommendation that he be "impcach.
Cd for high crimes and msdcmeanOrs.
The recommendation Of tho commit
tee was unanimously adopted by tho
House, and a committee appointed to
inform tho Senate Of the fact. A Com
mittco consisting of Mcssrs. Couch,
Johnson, BampGcId, IIirsch, Wallace,
Barnwoll and Elliott, was also APP
pointed to prepare articles ofimpcach-
mont. The committee reported ar
tlcles the next day, which arc quito
lengthy, tho substance Of which
is, that he has been guilty Of fraud,
dcreliction Of duty and corruption
generally, besides is incompetent to
perform tho duties of the Office to
which ho was octcd. Tho articles
wore adopted and the House, in COM
mittco of the whole, proceeded to the
Senate and formally delivered them
to that body. Tho House reserved to
itself tho right to introduce any other
tcstimoncy that it might come into
possession of. Tho Senate has set
Tuesday next for the hearing of the
case, but am informed that Judge
Moses, through counsel will ask for
thirty days Time to prepare his de-
fonso. | do not know whether or not
the time, if asked for, will be granted,
nor can | say what will be tho final
resnIt of the trial, or what turn it
may take before it is ended. 1T has