Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-10-11

They reported "a public schools to have been
in operation during this year, none OF which
are now in operation. Some of the teachers
do not possess the requisite qualifications for
persons occupying the positions of instructors
of our YOUTH. On the authority of the
School Commissioner, they report the indebt.
edness of the county ION account OF school
purposes, to be $6,05S.57." In the opinion OF
the grand jury, "the commission of petty
crimes is on the increase in this county, and
in view of the fact that our penitentiary ID
crowded to its utmost capacity" they suggest
that the Legislature "use their efforts to have
those convicted of certain crimes, utilized for
the benefit of the county by compelling them
to keep our public highways in repair" They
reported the Indebtedness of the county, as
far as registered before the COMMITTEES. .ap-
pointed BY the Governor to investigate the
same, to he 81, ,640.95. The total amount, it
is Estimated, will be about 900. The grand
Jury reported the condition of the various
public Offices of the county to be satisfactory.
The Court met at the usual hour on Fri
day morning. ALFRED johnson pleaded guilty
to the charge of forgery. The trial of the
case of the State %. G. j. Kee, charged with
keeping nuisance then began, and contin-
ued throughout Friday and Saturday. The
Solicitor was assisted by John j. Hemphill,
ESQ.,, in the prosecution of the case. % The
defendant was represented by 6. j. Patterson,
Esq, assisted by G. S. Brice, Esq. A large
number of witnesses appeared for both sides,
which consumed considerable time! The tes-
timony was conflicting witnesses for. The
State swearing to the purchase OF stolen cot
ton by the defendant while witnesses for the
defendant swore that he did not buy, stolen
cotton that he had refused to buy it, and
that he had repeatedly directed his clerk not
to buy cotton that was stolen. Great stress
was laid by the counsel for defendant upon
the character of defendant % considerable
amount of testimony was taken to. show that
it was good. ALI the lawyers connected with
the case made lengthy arguments thereupon.
The Judge closed his charge about dark on
Saturday, ;Istructing the jury not to render a
verdict Of conviction unless they we're, con-.
vinced of the fact that the defendant bad ba-
bitually bought stolen cotton, thereby making
bis store nuisance to the neighborhood.
The Jury we're unable to agree upon q, qvsr-,
dict. Eight jurors, have been informed, To-,
vored acquittal, and four conviction. agF,sig
This morning the presiding Judge sens
fenced the convicted prisoners John Gun
ningham, convicted of grand larceny Eve
years at hard labor in the State penitentisry !;
Andrew Caldwell, grand larceny, five years,
at hard labor in the; peuitentiary James:
Westbrook and John Moore, grand larceny,
three years at hard labor in the penitenrary;
George Haynes, grand larceny, three years at
hard labor, and Harriet Little, grand lar
ceny, one year at hard labor in the peniten.t
tiary,; Anderson Brown and Thomas Smith,
grand larceny, one year at bard labor ipr the q
penitentiary; Wade Chalk, aggravated as-
sault, seven years at hard labor-in, the peni-.
Tertiary; Green GLADDEN., bigamy, FIVE years
at hard labor in the penitentiary Charlotte
Brice, grand larceny. three months ip the,
county Jail, and Alfred johnson, three months;
in the county Jail. The prisoners we're m AL allE
colored. aeE;. vi,
The Court is now. and will be, engaged dn-
ring this week, in the trial Of civil causes.
The Chester Cavalry Company paraded onI
Saturday, Lieut.. T. NJ. Sanders in command.
They rode out Of town and engaged in e
shooting match. T. j. Cunningham won the
bride; Z. T. Grant, the pair Of spurs. and
L. H. Grant, the tin cup. ..,.,,i =; Z, :,
Rev. DR.. Meynardie preached to q crowded
house last evening at the Methodist Church. =,
Mr.J. N. Reid, of this place, departed this
life on Friday night, and was buried on Sun SUI
day. .'. QU1. :,
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