The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-06-22
Correspondence News and Courier.
Rdgefleld Affairs.

with the usual result. The criminal
side opened on Monday, Judge Car
penter presiding. He addressed the
grand jury upon the lynching that
took place recently, and condemned
a resort to such modes of trial and
punishment. lie admitted the ex-
treme proyocation for the act, but
held that appeal should always be had
to duly establish courts ofjustice. lie
caused the clerk to read the paocla.
nation issued by Governor Chains
berlain in reference to the lynching,
and a letter addressed by the Govern.
or to himself, requesting him to order
a full examination by the grand jury
of all the circumstances connected
with it, and also suggesting that
measures be taken for the arrest and
punishment Of the two women i,npli-
Gated in the murder. Judge Carpen-
ter also spoke at some length upon
the recent flight Of County Treasurer
McDevitt with thousands of dollars Of
| the public money, but failed to en-
volve anything very satisfactory to
the plundered taxpayers or tho starv
ing creditors of the county.
Gen. Butler here rose with very
pertinent suggestion to the Court
Since the issuing approximations was
in order, he would suggest TO the
court to suggest to the grand jury to
Recommend to Governor Chamber
lain the issuing of another proclama-
ton offering reward for the arrest
of Med evitt, who has SO neatly swept
the treasury clean, and is now enjoy
ing his i'll gotten gains in Canada.
Judge Carpenter replied that the
grand jury had right to make such
accommodation if they wished.
After this Judge Carpenter am
nonnced, in response to the farming
interests, who did not wish to spare
time from their crops, the moro es-
pecially as the County, thanks to the
Immaculate but fugacious McDevitt,
could not pay them silver for their
time and labor, that he would try only
one or two cases during the present
Court Of Sessions,
| Court being now ready for business
the Solicitor was absent, without
whom no legal grist could be brought
to the grand jury mill to grind. Il
was announced that the solicitor was
sick. Rumor hath it he was laid ur
with the saaae complaint that brought
his co-laborer of the Seventh Circuit
low not long since. In his absence
Mr.. John @. Sheppard was appointed
acting solicitor. Two bills were Civ.
en- out to the grand jury, the only
ones that could be found prepared,
one for mule stealing and the othor
for burglary and larceny. In both
cases no bill was found by the grand
ljury, (Which consisted of about two
thirds colored jurors,) although the
proof of guilt is said to have been
positive. Mr.. Sheppard said that he
proposed to go on making out indict.
ments against the parties until tho
grand jury did find true bills. This
produced the desired effect, as true
bill was rendered in the mule case.
it was, however, not tried, and, after
a pressentment by the grand jury,
court adjourned on Tuesday evening
to meet in July.
The grand jury camo to no conclu
sion as to the murder and lynching
case. They Recommended to the
| Governor, in accordance to Gen. But.
ler's suggestion, to issue a proclama-
ton Offering reward for the arrest
Of McDevitt, and asked that Attorney
General Stone and Mr.. Sheppard in
sti!uto criminal proceedings against
him and civil snit on bis bond, and
that tho county commissioners exam
inc into his office, and zee what he left
behind.
The appointment of Mr.. Tompkins
"a TroaRurer piVeg satisfaction The