Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17
COURT,

COURT,
Opened Inst Monday at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
His Honor Judge Hudson presiding. Ter
the Grand Jury had taken their sca;s, his
honor proceeded to charge them. In tho
opening Of the charge beautiful allusior to
the Copcrncan system, that Tho world moves.
was made, and the application of it referred
to the founding of Walhalla by the Germans
something ovor twenty years ago. Truly the
its Court House and jail, it's stores aud shops,
its churches and colleges. its thrifty popula-
tion and active trade, was but a few years
ago bowling wilderness. Tho world and all
on it moves md changes
His Honor then congratulated tho jury and
the county ut tho law which caused his
presence hero. The Judges arc now required
to rotate, and he regarded the change salu-
tary one. lie camc here stranger to every
one, free ever from tho semblauco of those
prejudices which u few years acquaintance
with the bar and with suitors might hcgct.
A Judge is but u man, and unconsciously hc
may entertain in time fcolings Of bias, ho
would not consciously tolerate moment
Ho commended very properly tho law
which placed the Grand Juty in Office for
twelve months. 1t made them moro efficient,
as they were always on duty, though actively
only at Court. Daring the year they could
observe tho workings Of the municipal laws
of tho officials and mako such prcsentments as
were just and proper.
His Honor congratulated tlom on tic
hopeful change in tho government in the
past two years. lie referred to this merely
that in contrasting the evils Of tho past all
might moro highly appreciate and guard the
blessings of good government.
The Court House is u temple Of Justice and
oil should so act as to illustrate this. Justice
should bo administered with impar,iality and
with an even hand to tho high and low, the
rich and the poor, tho black and the white.
His Honor thon gave an elaborate eSposis
ton of the leading features of the oath Of
Grand Jurors. especially their duty to make
dilligcnt enquiry and true prcsentmcnt, their
duty to keep secret their proceedings pcrpct-
ually, and their caution to present or leave
unprescntcd no ono for personal feelings,
whether of hatred or Of affection and favor.
Tho Solicitor handed out three bills Of
Indictment, two for assault aud Dattery, with
intent to kill, and one for obsiructing n
public road.
After appropriate instructions on these
subjects the Grand Jury retired to their room.
The criminal business is light and will be
concluded early tosmorrow.
During Monday the following cases were dis
posed of:
The siato vs. James Pool, for bastardy. Yer
dict guilty. S. p. Dcndy for defandant.
Tho State vs. Ed. Burke, for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. Verdict guilty of
assault and battery. r. a. Thompson for de-.
fcndant.
The Statcvs. Andrew Andslcy, for assault and
battery with intent to kill. Verdict not puiliv
Keith Werner for defendant.
On Tuesday tho following cases were DISPOSED
of:
The State vs.. VIM. Watson, for obsructinp
public road. Verdict guilty. McGowan G.
Thompson for defendant
p The State vs.. sawncy Brown and Ed. IIamp-
ton, for stealing cattle. Verdict guilty.. Tho
defendants having no counsel, Major Dendy ex.
amined their witnesses. No argument.
AS we 60 to press tho State vs.. N. B. Gary,
Tor grand larceny, is being tried.
His Honor Judge Hudson adorns the position
he fills, not only by his knowledge of tho law
but by his fairness and courtesy towards all.
Among tho visiting bar We notice Solicitor
Cothran, Gen. McGowan, Judge Rced, Gen.
Ham, .son, Major B. L. Yhtnor and w. s. Brown.