The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-23
The Circuit Court.

The June term of the Court of General
Sessions for Anderson County convened
on last Monday morning. his Honor Judge
j. Ii. Hudson, of the Third Circuit, pre-
siding. Solicitor Orr not having arrived.
by his request the Judge appointed Mr. II.
q. ScI0day to act as Solicitor pro tenn.
His Honor then charged the Grand Jury
as follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury 1 presume
you have already been fully Instructed as to
your general duties by my brother who
preceded me upon the Bench, and it is not
necessary that / ahould go over the ground
again. shall not repeat the charge upon
your general duties in full, but from the
Importance of the matter will again call
YOUR attention 70 portions of your duties.
lt 10 great mistake to suppose that you
have nothing to do except to come here and
quest Of the County, you have other i'm
portant duties 10 perform, and failure on
your part will not be excusa5le.
During your term you should go over all
| nf the muncipal affairs of .!...a County and
| ascertain If they are properly managed
YOu should see after the condition of yurT
public roads, bridges and public buildings,
| and look into the state Of crime in your
midst. The Law devolves these duties on
yon Us the select and chosen body to look
after the welfare of the County. If this
work is well done by each Grand Jury, the
ahohp Va yOui SOlEty Will DG kept III u
| healthy ard satisfactory condition. This
work viii be good education to you, both
| by informing you as to the condition of
your County and as to the law of the land.
However simple and necessary knowledge
| of the law may be, people do not study It,
nti6 ifoin serving here you may learn q
,-"e,t deal by listening and performing your
duties.ss
inere are some recent Acts of the Legis-
ature to which desire to call your especial
attention. The first Of these Is the Acs to
punish adultery, which, until the last se;-
There Is now no room for doubt as 10 the
otTense. This Is good law, and should be
enforced In defense of the sacred iustituti1n
of matlimopy, upon which the gced Of So
:iety depends. It is also designed for the
protection and promotion OF good morals,
and 1t devolves on you to enforce itby
| bringing to the attention OF the Court any
violation: &C che law.
In fnrtheriSce OF the peace and welfare
Of the community, the Legislature also at
its last session passed the Act TO regulate
he sale OF spiritipus LIQUORS. This subject
underwent thorough insestigation, and Tie he
Act has wise purpose in view. AIarge
proportion of crimes are traceabie to dram
shops, which. are not merely an evil to- the
victim, but aleo to tie community, which
suffers from the various crimes traceable to
| this evil. This act restricts the sale. Some
| men may think il, a mistake for the Legis-
iature to attempt to regulate the sale of
| iiauOru, but there can be no doubt that it
| would be better to have tile sale of liquors
entirely abolished. We E:GG>s take the ACT
and enforce it, If it proves TO be a mistake
| The Legislature will repeal it..
The next Act to which I desire to call
| your attention, 10 the Act to punish the
carrying of concealed weapons. As will
! tie noticed the odense here IL carrying the
| weapon concealed about tine person.
held o. Abbeyille that the Act is not appli.
cable to women. They are the nOn-arfia-
bearing population, and the law does not
( appear to have reference 60 them. This
act is smother step in tho right direction.
No TWO things have been moro productive
jf crime than whiakey end concealed Wea-
] pons. When crime increases the expesases
| OF the Court are augmented, and the civil
| business is crowded out and blocked by the
4 heavy dockets of criminal cnses. In pass
| ing this Act 1t was the intcution OF the
Leg SislaturS TO remove one of the sonrces of
4 crime. A Practice of carrying a concealed
l WtaP1Is. gctIIng InI0 q ui INQUIRY anG killing
some person, aud then putting up plea OF
self defense and secttring an ncquittsl, is
becoming 90 common tLAt the Legislature
isiL calied upon 10 put stop 60 Ii.
/ These are laws that come under your cog
nizance. Private citizens do not bring
these cases TO Court as n general rule, and
/ = deynlves Oh you to enforce these laws.
Xou are O public body, and should sec TO
their enforcement. ,5s sft54
a number Of bills were then submitted
% the Grand Jury, and az III q. NJ. Col.
0rrafrived and took change OF the Solicitors
duties; His com mission was spread upon
the minutes OF The Court.
The following case1 were tried on Mn,
day
4 he State vs.. Charles GambrelI. Assault
ana battery vi ith intent 20 kill. The Solic-