The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-11-17
Court.

was IN session seventeen persona WeT
tried: and that out of the seventeen ff
teen were convicted. The sentences.
will he observed, are pretty heavy; bu
no one will say that they are too heav,
the only way to put 4 check on crime
is tu punish criminals severely.
Sentences were passed THURSDAY
morning at the close Of the Court o
Sessions.
Judge Aldrich, before sentencing the
prisoners, spoke to them substantially
as follows: This is The moarnful specta
Gle that meets the eye and sad,lens the
heart of the Circuit Judges at nearly
every Court; numbers of your race are
brought up for sentence; and crime
among you seems to be on the increase
instead of diminishing. What is to be.
come of you? You have been made
citizens and have been given al the
rights and privileges of citizenship;
schools have been established and sup
ported by tine State for your education
houses of worship have been erected
for you. Yet in spite Of all these adj
vantages the penitentiary is crowded
with colored men, women and children.
Every effort has been made and is be-
ing made on the part of those who
raised you to make of you valuable cit
izens; but year after year you crowd
the docks of the criminal courts; and
justice is impeded by your crimes.
One sad and discocraging feature in
connection with this matter is the fact
that you look upon crime with so much
Indifference and regard convicted Grim
inals With SC much unconcern. II a
white man is convicted and wears the
garb of a convict he becomes d,sgraced
and is put aside by society as unworthy.
But with you it is different. G:.e of
your color suffers no disgrace in your
estimation by being convicted and sent
to the penitentiar5. But it is useless to
talk to you: it will do no good; the
only thing to be done is 10 punish you.
He then sentenced them as follows:
M7ra Davis; larceny from the per-
son-eighteen months hard labor in the
State Penitentiary.
Cornelius Gallman; stealing from the
field-S25 fine, or two months in the
Penitentiary.
David Memories; assault and bate
ry-two years in the Penitentiary.
Green Chandler; carrying a con-
cealed weApoR-S25 fine, or three
months in the Penitentiary.
Luther johnson; feloniously break
ing into dwelling-house in the day time,
and larceny, two cases-six months for
one and one year for the other in the
Penitentiary.
Andrew Finney; burglary. and lar
ceny-fve years in the Penitentiary.
Randolph Jefferson; entering upon
land after notice forbidding the same
S25 fine, or three months in jail. JEFF
ferson paid his fine Immediately.
Joseph Williams; maliciously wound
ing a horse-Sl50 fine. or eighteen
months in the Penitentiary.
Moses Burton; malicious injury to a
mulc-one year in the Penitentiary.
Gabe Long; same o6ense-same SEN
tence.
Henry Shell; same ofense-same
sentence. =
Willie Ruff; assault with intent to
raVisb-two years in the Penitentiary.
jeff Walker; stealing from The, field
$50 fine, or three months in the Peni-
tentiary. 3.
Nelson Floyd; ,perjury-fve years in
the Penitentiary.
Minerva Cannon; perjury-four years
in the Penitentiafy.
Tie usual General Orders were pass
ed and also the following Special Or
ders on the Presentment of the Grand
Jury:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY
OF NEWBERRY.-lN THE GENERAL
SESSIoNs.-NOvEMBER TERM, 1881.
On motion of George Johnstone, Esq,
acting Solicitor, ordered;
l. That so much of the Presentmept
of the Grand Jury as relates TO John P
Sattcrwhite, n fugitive from justice, be
brought to the attention Of his Excellen-
cy tue Governor, and to that end that a
copy Of said Presen:ment and of tilis
clause of this order he forwarded to him
by the Clerk Of this Court.
2. That the Bond of John P. Satter.
white referred to in the Presentment OF
the Grand Jury be put in suit and The
collection thereof be enforced.
3. That so much Of the PresentmenI
of the Grand Jury as relates to the
Courts of Common Pleas, of Genera
Sessions and of Trial Justices, and tc
levying a tax on dogs be referred
to the members of the General Assem-
bly, from this County.
4. That so much of the Presentinen
of the Grand Jury as relates to the fur
nishing of seats for witnesses on attend
ance on the Grand Jury be referred tc
the Board of County Commissioners fol
said County. A. 2. ALDEICH.
Before adjourning the Sessions Cour
the Presiding Judge read the following
paper. which was ordered to be spreac
upon the Journal:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. NEWER
RY CoUNTY.-1N THE GENERAL. SES
SIONS.
BY THE COURT.
Gentlemen of the Bar: I would no
do Justice to Mr.. George Johnstone, o.
myself, did I not acknowledge the
prompt, able and valuable services ht
has rendered to the Court and the State
at this Term. Called to the perform
ance of unusual duties ny sudden af
Fiction in the family Of: the Solicitor
Mr.. Duncan, Mr.. Johnstone, at the re-
quest of the Court, cheerfully assumed
the responsible and arduous duties o
that office. and has disposed Of heavl
docket with success and TO the entire
satisfaction of the Court. I: is right fol
me to make this acknowledgment il
the presence Of the Bar and the com
munitY, who. I have no doubt, concur
with me and highly appreciate the val
liable services voluntarily rendered.
The Clerk will enter this in the Jour
nal. A. P. ALDRICH.
10th November, 1881.