Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-10-28

ing the grand jury to serve for the term of one
year-which not only enables them the more
satisfactorily to discharge their duties, but it
also enables them to become more familiar
with their duties and more conversant with
the laws.
As to their special and general duties, he
supposed they had been fully instructed by his
predecessors, and he would not 60 over the
same ground. He would remind them, how
ever, of their duty to examine all the public
offices and see that the officers of the county
are faithful and prompt in the discharge of
their trust to the people. The law requires
this examination to be made, and the people
expect it,. Scrutiny prompts officers to be
faithful in the discharge Of their duties, and
if this scrutiny is done well, faithfully and
impartially, it will tend to have wholesome
effect.
He said it is now more than two years since
he last presided here. Since that time, under
the present rotation system, he has presided in
every county in the State, enabling him there
by to gain abetter knowledge of the State than
he had possessed before, and this knowledge
has greatly elevated his opinion of our State
and people. This extended acquaintance has
convinced him of the natural advantages of
the State, and impressed him with the virtue.
intelligence and patriotism Of our people.
He was glad to say that within the last foul
years there had been a marked and gratifying
decrease of crime throughout the State, and q
wonderful improvement in the industrial pur
suits of the people. The criminal dockets dc
not now contain the large number of cases
with which they were crowded but few year:
ago, and this decrease in crime, and evident
prosperity of. our people is gratifying i'll thu
extreme.
4 number Of bills were then sent up by th'
Solicitor, and after his Honor explained tt
the grand jury the nature of the cases charged
the grand jury retired to their room.
The petit jurors were then called, and all
swered to their names as follows: w. S. Ad
ANS, Walter r. Barron, Gabe Bowden, color
ed; Daniel l. Biggers, Walter A. Bridges
John u. Burgess, J. j. Brandon, B. R. 7
Bowen, VIM. H. Camp, Miles S. Carroll, Mon
roe Dickson, colored; r. T. Fewell, jaime
Gordon, II. w. Hope, w. j. McGill, Samue
w. Mitchell, Walter J. Moore, David
Moore, John Parker, James NJ. Whitesides
\. S. Hopper, Joseph Allison, colored ; w. N
Ashe, John G. Brown, Adolphus Chambers
colored Thomas S. Dowdle Wm 7. Darnell
Benjamin w. Dawson, w. B. Davidson, Franz
Moore, colored; VIM. L. Plexico, G. E. \
Steele. 30.
The following names, drawn by the jury com
missioner, were not found in the county b.
the sheriff: L. S. Blakely, colored; Mile
Poag, colored; w. T. Boheler, ]. B. Kirk
patrick.
On account of sickness in his family, a
stated by him under oath, S. W. Mitchell wa
excused from serving as Juror during tn
present week. VIM. T. Darnell also submit
ted an affidavit, that on account of deafness h
is incompetent to properly discharge the du
ties of juror but his Honor declined to ex
cuse him for the present, and gave notice tha
before the close of the week he would order
sufficient number of names drawn to complet
the panel.
The only case disposed of on Monday wa
that of the State vs.. Alex. johnson, colored
charged with robbery. He was acquitted
His Honor then adjourned the Court Of Ses
sions until Wednesday morning.