The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-01

Honor passed the following sen
tences upon the prisoners convicted
during the term -
Wyatt Goings, grand larceny
nine months at herd labor in the
State penitentiary.
Glenn Davis, grand larceny
nine months at hard labor in the
penitentiary.
David Gordon, assaultand battery
with q doadly weapon-$25 fine and
costs, or three months in the county
Jail.
June Terrill, grand larceny
three months at hard labor in tho
penitentiary.
Berry Davis and Frank Stark,
grand larceny-nine months each at
hardlahor in the penitentiary.
Robert Harris, burglary and
larceny-one year at hard labor in
the penitentiary.
The court adjourned at IL clock,
p. m, on Saturday.
The following is the presentment
of the grand jury for the term of
court just ended -
STATE OF SoUrH CAROLINA"
County of Fairfield,
JANUARY TERM.
TO has Honor 4. IT. Machey, Pre-
siding Judge:
The. grand jury make the follow
ing presentment:
We have visited the jail and find
it in good condition, we'll kept and
secure, the prisoners we'll treated
and provided with suitable bedding
and food. We found twenty-six
pr isoners in jail, all colored.
We find there arc thirty-one in
mates of the Poor House, twenty
six white and five colored; that they
are well fed, we'll clothed and well
treated. The kitchen of the Poor
House is out of repairs, but the
County Commissioners propose
repairing it as soon rs the taxes arc
collected.
We have examined the offices of
the Clerk of the Court, the Sheriff,
the Judge of Probate, County Com
missioners and School Commits
sioner, and find that their books are
neatly and orderly kept.
We have examined the books of
the County Treasurer, and find that
at the end of the fiscal year 1875
there was left over from last year
fund five hundred and forty-seven
dollars and Is cents, ($54718.) The
county at present is out of debt,
and there is balance of one hum
dred (S100) dollars to the county's
credit over and above all audited
claims.
The term of Office of Samuel B.
Clowney, Clerk of the Court, expired
on the 18th December, 1876 that
Of Henry Jacob, one Of the County
Commissioners, expired on the 18th
Dec ember, 1876 that of j. r. Har-
vey, County Commissioner, expired
on the 7th December, 1876 that Of
Carter Beatty, County Commissioner
expired on the 23rd December, 1876
that of Silas w. Ruff, sheriff, expires
on the 9Th October, 1879. The
term of office of II. r, Robertson,
Trial Justice, expires on 1st Feb
rurary, 1877 that of James Aiken
on tho 9Th February, 1877 and
that of James r. Harvey on the
9Th November, 1878. We therefore
recommend that Trial Justices be
appointed by his Excellency Cover
nor Wade Hampton to fill the
vacancies that will shortly occur.
We find that John NJ. Martin, l. B.
Smith and @. w. Cummings have
received commissions from ex~
Governor Daniel II. Chamberlain.
None of these have, however, en-
deavored to exercise the duties of
their offices. We find that the
School Commissioner and the Judge
of Probate are the only officers
elected at the last general election
that have qualified within the time
prescribed by, law. The bonds Of
these two officers are in our opinion
good and sufficient, and are on file
in the County COMMISSIONER office
ond ronor1oI IN &bo Nlor1,,, oAG,o