Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-29

supervision of the manner in which the va
rous public officers Of the county discharge
their official duties. The grand jury should
examine, during the term, or at some sub
sequent time into the conduct of the cOun-
ty officers and report upon the same. His
Honor would not intimate that such in
vestigatiOn was necessary as to any supposed
dereliction of duty by the officers of York
county but the grand jury is the only SUI
pervisory body between the officers and the
people, and while their report would no
doubt be highly satisfactory, it could only
he regarded by the officers compliment
to them, while source of satisfaction to
the people.
His Honor closed by an allusion to
the welfare of the State and the general
prosperity and almost uninterrupted peace
among the people. There shut one cloud
which the people of the State are unable to
control-now confronting our citizens; and
in regard to that he could only recommend
that the people throughout the State re-
strain themselves during the prosecution Of
quiet, inoffending citizens, feeling fully as
suret that in due time the conduct of our
prosecutors will react upon them to the hon
or and vindication Of our people.
After specifically charging the grand jury
as to the nature of the bills placed in their
hands, the grand jury retired, and the list of
petit jurors was called. The following an
swered to their names O. J. Gwin, Jerry
ton, Ben Youngblood, Sam Jackson, Perry
Anderson, Andrew Atkinson, L. M. Davis,
J. A. Dickson, w. IT. Smarr, w. S. Starr, G..
H. O'Leary, d. NJ. Hail. J. R. Kennedy, w.
Y. Jones, w. G.. Finley, R. H. Moss, d. w.
Brown, w. D. Parks, r. J. Garrison, D. C.
Williams, A. H. Moore, J. NJ. Wylie, w.
A. Carson, Miles Oates It. NJ. Allen, VIM.
Caldwell, Elijah Nix, d. w. McCarter, S.
A. Matthews, R. B. Youngblood Jacob
Caldwell, B. F. Garrison.
d. w. Brown was excused, on his own
motion, on account of sickness in his family.
The annual reports of the County Com
missioners, the County Treasurer and the
County School Commissioner, were pre-
sented to the Court by the Clerk, and his
Honor announced that he would refer the
reports to the grand jury.
The Sessions docket was then called, and
the following cases were disposed of on
Monday and Tuesday:
State VS.. AMI Leech, colored larceny of
live stock. Prosecutor-W. c. Childers.
The defendant pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced by the Court to one year in the peni-
tertiary.
State VS.. Calvin Burton. George Guntharp
and Dave McFadden, all colored; burglary
and larceny. Observation-Disclosures Black.
Mr.. Solicitor CASTOR for the State; Mr.. J.
F. Hart for the defence. Verdict guilty
as to Calvin Burton and George Guntharp.
Not guilty as to Dave McFadden.
State VS.. James Moore, colored; grand
larceny. Prosecutor-Wm. Burris. Yer
dict, guilty, with recommendation for mer-
cy of the Court Sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year.
State VS.. Frank Greer, colored; carry
ing concealed weapons. Prosecutor-Mack
Bird, colored. Mr.. Spencer for defence.
Verdict, not guilty.
State VS.. Bradley Castles, colored assault
and battery with intent to kill. Prose-
cutor-George Lowry, colored. Verdict,
guilty.
The case of Louis Pettis, colored, charged
with murder, is set for to-day.