Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-10-22
of the Yorkville Enquirer
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, October 19.-The first case tried
at Court last week was that Of the State VS..
Charles Mobley, colored, charged with as
saulting Mr.. J. Med. Hood, Sr., with a
knife. The trouble arose from the manner
in which Mr.. Hood disturbed the morning
nap of the defendant. Finding some diff
Guilty in awaking him, he pulled him up
by the ears, which SO excited his wrath as
to lead him to attack Mr.. Hood with knife.
The Judge in his charge made some allow
ance for the manner Of the arousing of the
defendant, and suggested to the jury the
propriety of rendering verdict of guilty OF
an assault and battery of a high and aggra-
waited nature, which was accordingly done.
Charles Mobley was sentenced to the county
Jail for period of five months.
True bills were found against the follow
ing persons, all colored: Josh Sims, in
dicted for assault and battery, with intent
to kill; David Walker, indicted for burglary
and larceny, and Tony Myor, indicted for
carrying concealed weapons. The next
case tried was that of the State VS.. Josh
Sims, charged with assaulting with stone
Malry Davis. The scene of the disturbance
was on church grounds, favorite place for
colOred people to settle their difficulties.
As usual in cases where the prosecuting
witness and defendant and other witnesses
are colored the testimony was very con-
tiicting. AS it was shown on the stand that
the prosecuting witness had made threats
against the defendant, the jury found for the
latter by rendering verdict of not guilty.
Tuesday was almost entirely spent in the
trial of the case of the State VS.. Lem Atkin-
son, colored, charged with an assault and
battery with intent to kill. The prosecu-
tor, Brown McElry, also colored, was shot
by the defendent for the reason that the
former was improperly intimate with the
latters sister. The prosecution and defend
ant gave different accounts of the shooting,
and the testimony of the other witnesses
favored one side or the other according to
the leaning of each particular Witness. The
attorneys argued the case with considera-
BILE warmth, and the Judge gave the law
involved with his usual clearness and force.
A verdict of acquittal was rendered in favor
of the defendant. David Walker, colored,
indicted for burglary and larceny, made a
confession of his guilt, and sentenced by the
Judge to seven years in the Penitentiary.
The case of the State VS.. Charles Carter,
charged with malicious mischief in poison
ing a mule, was then tried. The prosecu-
tor was Thomas Wilks, colored, whose tes-
timony against the accused was very strong.
The defendant was acquitted notWlthstand-
ing.
On Wednesday the case OF the State VS..
Wash Estis, indicted for the murder OF
Lewis Mills, colored, on the 18th of August,
was tried. The testimony established the
fact beyond question that the defendant,
while in the discharge of his duty as con-
stable of Trial Justice Leckie, shot and in
stantly killed Lewis Mills who was unde-
arrest at the time and attempting to make
his escape when shot The Judge applied
the law to the facts of the case so clearly
that the jury had no difficulty in rendering
verdict of acquittal.
Eldridge Simpson, colored, confessed his
guilt of the charge of burglary and larceny,