Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-12-15
GRAND JURY COMMITTEES REPORT.

GRAND JURY COMMlIIEE'S nCTo oh1
At the last term of the Court of General
Sessions, the grand jury, in their final present
ment, reported to the Court the /impractica'
bilty of their making proper examination OF
the books and accounts of the several trial
justices, during the session of the Court. All
order was passed by the Court providing a
committee of the jury, and an expert for them,
to make the examination after the adjourn
ment of the Court. On the Sth instant, the
committee filed the following report:
SOUTH CAROLINA-YORK COUNTY.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
To the Honorable, the Presiding JMdge OF sald
Court: The undersigned, the committee OF the
grand Jury, acting under the order Of the Court,
met on the 18th day Of November, 1881, lthe gay
fixed by The Foreman,) and with the ald OF the
expert furnished them, who submitted the result
of the examination he had made OF the books OF OF
the several trial justices proceeded themselves to
examine the said books, and also the accounts
presented by the trial justices to the county COM
The committee present to the Court, for such
consideration and action as to the Court may seem
proper, the following matters, as the result OF
their abors, taking the several trial justices sea-
tim, to wit:
JAMES S, LEWIS, Yorkvile.-We find ninety
one cases entered on tnc CTliIlIIal uOchct VI
trial Justice since the lst of January last. Ofthese,
twenty -one cases were compromised or With
drawn without costs to the county; eighteen were
sent up to this Court; in fifteen, bonds to keep
the peace were taken in thirteen. verdlcts OF mot
guilty" were rendered; nine are open-no entries
as to their disposition in seven, verdicts of gull
ty'' were rendered; in three, recogniZances and
releases only were taken and issued ; in two, de-
PENDANTS were committed, in default OF peace
bonds; in one, the defendant tcd; in one, COM
,,,;t,o opt y1tyus cenad and in there was
a mstrial. The fines entered aggregate twenty
one dollars. The treasurer informs us that tWen-
ty-six dollars have been paid over to him since
the first of January last. The charges made we
find correct. with this exception. ut our view OF
the law be correct he charges $l.25 for summons
for jurors"
S. M. FEwELL, Rock Hill.-Thirty-fo cases
have been entered on the criminal docket of this
trial justice since the lst day of January last Or
these verdicts of "guilty" were rendered in four
teen nine were sent up to this Court in seven,
verdicts Of mot guilty" were rendered; IN one'
a bond to keep the peace was taken; in one, no
tices were issued t2 parties living, in state OF
adultery; in one, mistrial was nau anu one
was Withdrawn, with the consent Of the Solicitor
The fines entered since the lst day of November
$780, aggregate forty six dollars, Of which forty
dollars only have been paid over to the treasurer
In the case OF the Estate vs.. Mat. Raney," This
trial Justice charged two dollars for search war
rant, and his constable two dollars for making the
search. Are these charges correct? This trial
Justice has also collected one dollar and fifty cents
each for seventeen trials; one dollar and twenty
six cents six times, one dollar aud twenty cents
twice. and sixty cents four times, for 'sulnmons
for Jurors" :" forty cents eleven times, and fifty
cents three times, for commitments. Arc these
charges correct?
T, G. CULP, Fort Mill.-Thrty one cases have
been entered on the criminal docket OF this trial
Justice since the 9th day Of February last. Or
these, in ten verdicts Of "guity." and in three
verdicts of mot guilty" were rendered. Six were
compromised without costs to the county; four
were sent up to this Court in four, peace bonds
were taken and four are open-no entries as to
to the disposition. The fines entered aggregate
forty dollars, of which thirty y-eght dollars have
been paid over to the treasurer. The two last
fines of one dollar each were entered August
18th, and September lst, respectively. We flnd
several charges incorrect, though they were paid
by the defendants and not by the county We
are entirely satisfied that the charges were so
made through want Of familiarity with the ices
allowed by law. This trial justice entered upon
the discharge of the duties of the office about
wear ago. The erroneous charges are all made in
cases brought before him shortly after he assumed
the office. In the case of the Estate vs. Is. M.
Ferris" the costs seem to have been paid in full,
though the defendant was found mot guilty.
w. P, COOP, YOrkville.-Twenty- seven cases
have been entered on the criminal docket OF this
trial Justice since the 10th day Of May last. Dis
position "Guilty," niue; "not guilty" fourteen;
peace bonds, three and "sent up" one. Charges
correct, except the charge of Sl26 for summons
for rjurors'-which is correct or not, as the court
may hold the law.
A. L. NUNNERY, near Smiths Turnout
Twenty-six cases have been entered on the crlmi-
nal docket of this trial justice since the lst day OF
January last. OF these, verdicts of mot guilty"
were rendered in nine, and "guity' in three;
in four defendants fed in three entries of ''ot
pros were made; in two, prosecutor defaulted;
two were sent up to this Court; in one, defend
ant escaped; in one, witness was bound over
RI fhio Cn1rt and in marty bound to
appear before trial justice Fewel In the case