The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-09-18
TLo Circuit Court.

: Inc September term of the Circuit Court
Degan en- last Monday, his Honor Judpe
=. r. Presley presiding, and Thomas E.
Solhran. Esq, acting as Solicitor in the
!I;o,. I,J,ce OF ms 81 father, who was detained by
MS Honor charged the grand Jury I'm sub
stance as follows: 40 'uo
an informed that there is yerv little
criminal business to come before you at this
Term, and congratulate you on the near
poucn vears sarv;a 2i the end Of your term of one
mutton of crime in this State and especial.
~ 70 see the extent of this diminution In
tne uP-cOuntry. The amount of crime in
tnls state is now six times leaa than it ,ys.
,When the present Judges went upon the
oehch. attr1Dute this diminution of crime
20 good grand juries, good petit juries. and
Governor who does not pardon Criminals
as soon as convicted. When crime is GER
eaihiy punished, and certainly stevs nm
l'eed, those who are outside of Criminal
Gohouct are very apt to stay out of crime.
= aIi very glad to see that this certainty of
punishment is relieving the countrv of the
HOOD OF crime which has been on us. I
VIII not charge you to examine the public
OInces again, as am informed that vol,
nave already done 80, unless you have some
Information which leads you to think there
d,. - soine 81 SpeGia. reason to do so. It ie the
outy OF Irlai Justices to submit their tiock-
cts and books to you for inspection, that
yon may see. If they are conducting their
onice3 properly, and not flooding the conn
try with litigation, and if they promptly
turn over the fines collected by them to the
anime the roads, bridges and ferries of yonr
county upless yon know of something
needing the attention of the Court. II
there Is, you have the right, 20 call on the
county Commissioned for information. and
report ip 60 tie same TO the Court. His Honor
ehen charged tho jury as to the law of bur-
gary, and three cases were submitted to
them, in which true bills were found. and
they were tried rs follows: ~ -
Inc State vs.. William Dixon, for bur-
giary., Inc state was represented by T. +.
Oothran, ESQ, and Messrs. fIurray & Muir
Verdict. guilty. Sentenced to one Wear IN
the nenitcntiary.
The State vs.. William Dixon, Mahala
Dixon, William Robertson and Isaac Rob
ertson. The State was represented by T. P.
Cothran' ESQ.,, and Messrs. Murray d Muir
Verdict, guilty as to all except Mahala Dix
on, who was acquitted. Sentence of each
OF tnose convicted to one year In the peni-
tentiary. --t e-i'--o -
The State vs.. Bob. Mattison, Stewart
sampson S,, and Henry Pinson for burglary.
Esq, and the defendants by II. G. Scudday'
ESQ, end Messrs. Moore & Allen for Henry
Pinson. Verdict, not guilty as to Henry
IIlnson, and guilty as to the Others. SEN
'enSe, one year each in ,the penitentiary.
me criminal Court was concluded SO far
as the juries are concerned, on Monday
eveninr: The juries IN the civil cases wifi
e,,1 De dismissed this week, and the other cases
VIII consume perhaps until the middle or
last of next week.
Judge Presley has made most favorable
IMPRESSION s upon our people by his modest
or dr,I, H.
ability and accuracy on the Bench. He,
iIdcSs., TsrTS5SIits the dignity OF the South
Caroiine judiciary in its palmiest days, and
the State Is Fortunate IN the possession of
the services. of one SO eminentiy qualified
ior sis Important duties. He is an orna-
ment to our Judiciary, and would adorn
and give satisfaction to the people Of the
whole State in the highest position in our
system. He Is clear, courteous, accurate
am and impartial, without any attempt at dis.
icy and evidently bent on doing right.
For these qualities both the bar and the
people admire him. &