Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-23
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, October 21.-When / closed my
correspondence on last Tuesday, the Court
was engaged in the trial of the case of the
State against i. NJ. Leucher charged with
breach of trust, with fraudulent intent. The
prosecuting witness was Mrs. Logan, OF our
town, with whom the defendant had FORM
ed a partnership in the lumber business.
According to the testimoney she gave him
money on several occasions to buy lumber,
but instead of spending it in this way he
appropriated it to other purposes. In a
letter to the prosecuting witness he acknoWl-
edged that he spent the money advanced by
her in meeting an indebtedness to B. NJ.
Spratt, in whose employment he was pre-
vious to forming partnership with Mrs.
Logan. Realizing his condition, and fear
ing prosecution, he left town, and his where
abouts were unknown for several days,
when he was arrested in Charleston and
brought back to the scene of his fraudulent
operations. His lawyers, Messrs. E. G. Nc
Lure and w. A. Sanders, did all in their
power to save him from the Penitentiary,
but their efforts were unavailing. The tes-
timony in the case was so clear and con-
vincing as not to admit of any doubt OF the
defendants guilt. In the absence OF the
Solicitor, who was sick, the State was ably
represented by j. M. McNeel, Esq. The
Judge sentenced him to three years of hard
labor in the penite entiary. On Wednesday
morning the case of the State VS.. Berry San
ders, coIored, charged with rape, was tried.
The prosecuting witness was Nancy Peake,
white, who testified that the defendant on
the night of the End of August last opened
window in her house, entered therein and
committed an outrageous assault on her per-
son. AS it was moonlight, she recognized
him, and on the stand sWOre positively to
his identity. AS matter of course, this
testimony established the guilt of the de-
fendant. The jury recommended him to
the mercy Of the Court, and he was sentenc--
ed by the presiding Judge to imprisonment
for life in the penitentiary.
On Wednesday afternoon there was con-
siderable argument on the motion, made by
Major S. p. Hamilton, that the indictments
against several persons for selling spirituous
LIQUORS without license be quashed. The
motion was made ION the ground that an
indictment could not lie for selling without
license in the town of Chester" The pre-
siding Judge granted the motion for the rea-
son that Chester was not embraced within
the operation Of the general liquor law,
and the special law passed for the town of
Chester does not prohibit the sale of liquors
within the limits Of the town. Solicitor
CASTOR made an able argument in opposi-
ton to the granting of the motion.
Thursday and Saturday were devoted by
the Court to the trial of civil cases that did
not require ajury. This week will be given
to the trial of cases that require jury.
Mr.. r. NJ. Cross, our Chief of Police, who
was painfully cut with knife few nights
ago by Holly Upson, of our town, is again
able to be in the street in the discharge of
his duties.
Among the attractions of the fair next
week will be the Mason cotton gin. Farm
ers in particular will be pleased to see this
evidence and specimen of South Carolina's
skill. NJ.