Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-11-06
THE SESSIONS COURT.

The following minor cases were disposed OF
in the Sessions Court last week, after our paper
went to press:
State vs. Dock C. Boheler and Harris Cobb
gambling. VIM. Wisher, prosecutor. Mr. G.
W. S. Hart for the State; Mr.. Chambers for the
defence. Verdict, guilty. Sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 each and each remain in Jail for three
days, or each to the penitentiary for six months
and pay fine of SO each. They chose the form
er alternative
State VS.. Dock C. Boheler and Joseph Porter;
gambling. Transferred to the Contingent
Docket.
State vs.. Dublin Walker. colored; malicious
mischief. Prosecutor, s. Wilson. The nature
of the alleged offence was cruelty beating mule
belonging to the prosecutor with trace chain.
Mr.. G. W. S. Hart for the State; Mr.. Waters for
the defence. Verdict, guilty Sentenced to the
penitentiary for six months
State vs.. Waddy Davis, colored; horse steal
ing Prosecutor VIM. Erwin. G. w. S. Hart
for the State; the defendant managed his own
case. Verdict, not guilty.
State VS.. James Williams, colored; petit lar
ceny. Prosecutor, NJ. Strauss. Verdict, guilty.
Sentenced to the penitentary for six months.
State VS.. J. o. Walker; resisting public of
ticer. Nole prosequi entered.
VIM. Cunningham, colored, tried on Tuesday
for assault and battery on public officer, and
found guilty, was sentenced to the penitentlary
for one year.
Enoch Love, colored, convicted on Tuesday,
of assault and battery with intent to kill, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for the term OF
eighteen months.
On account of the illness of Mr.. Solicitor Gas
ton, a number Of cases were continued-among
Ill., I, f,to T H.
tery with intent to kill; the State VS.. Wm
Thornburg, selling liquor without license;
and the State vs. Sylvanus Thornburg, same
offence.
On Wednesday morning the trial of Sylvanus
Thornburg. for the crime of arson, the alleged
offence being the setting fire to and burning of
Sheriff Glenns barn, on the night of the 3rd Of
last September, was commenced, and occupied
the time of the Court until late Friday evening
This paper contains full report of the testimony
in the case.
On Saturday morning, Columbus Crawford,
colored. was arraigned for the murder of Ellison
Sanders, colored The followingjury was drawn
from the regular panel: IT. j. Nichols, }. II.
Mintz. 4. c. Hogue, J. B. Heath, w. r. Caroth-
ers. ]. w. Wisher, L. B. Brown, VIM. Ferguson,
J. w. Fewell, j. II. Burris, Riley Mcdaniel, W.
7. Clinton, who elected as foreman, T.J. Nichols.
Owing to the preoccupation of our columns
with other matter, it is impossible for us to print
the testimony elected in this trial, and can only
give an outline Of the case. The murder was
committed between and 10 o'clock on Sunday
night, the 5th of last month, eight days before
the Sessions Court for Chester county convened,
which was on the 18th of the month. Ellison
Sanders. the deceased, had prosecuted one Giles
Good. coored, who was then in Jail in Chester.
The motive assigned for the commission OF the
deed was that Crawford should have said to
colored woman named Sylvia Thompson that if
he could put Ellison Sanders and two others out
of the way, Giles Good would come clear.
The homicide was committed in the SOUTH
west part Of this county, about four hundred
wards beyond the house Of Columbus Crawford
The shot was fired from the bush. The deceased
was at the time with three other colored men,
the four walking on the wagon road Leading
through the plantation. They were walking III
disorder as follows Oliver Robbins, first;
Wilson Robbins, Jr., second; deceased, third;
and Junius Thomson, fourth. 1t was on a
bright, moon light night, and the three men say
that the person who fired the shot, who was
suuatting in the bushes, got up and ran. They
pursued him, and Oliver Robbins swore that in
the pursuit, as the assassin ran one way and he
another, they met face to face, and he was thus
enabled to identify Crawford. This is the theory
relied upon by the State, in connection with col
Lateral testimony developed in the defence.
The following is the theory Of the defence
First, there were two inquests. On the frst,