Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-11-10
THE CIRCUIT COURT.


of last week for election day, and re-convened
on Wednesday morning. The entire week was
occupied with the Sessions docket, and the fol-
lowing cases were disposed Of in addition to
those previously reported:
State VS.. w. J. Thornburg and Sylvanus
Thornburg; resisting a public officer and as
sault and battery with intent to kill. Prose-
cutor, w. J. Neely. Continued on account Of
sickness in family of one of defendants coun-
sci.
State VS.. Wesley Smith, colored; larceny from
the field. Prosecutor r. H. Mitchell. Hart u
Hart for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs.. Albert Robinson, colored; burglary
and larceny. Prosecutor, Thos. A. Dorsey.
Wilson & Wilson for defence. Verdict, guilty
Of burglary.
State vs.. Martin Burris, colored; arson.
Prosecutor T. NJ. Gwin. Wilson & Wilson for
defence. Verdict, not guilty.
State vs. John Miller and Edward Hardin,
colored larceny Of live stock. Prosecutor, ID.
R. Wilson. For defence, Wilson 81 Wilson and
Waters. Verdict, guilty. Motion for new trial
refused.
State VS.. George Partlow and Grant McCol-
lum, colored grand larceny. Prosecutor, Per-
ry Ferguson. For defence. Mr.. Bell. Grant
McCollum pleaded guilty. Verdict as to George
Partlow, guilty.
State vs.. William Norton, colored, and Ellen
Dover, white; fornication. Finley and Cham
bers for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State VS.. George Wilson, colored, and Adeline
Emore, white; fornication. Finley and Cham
bers for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs.. George Hambright, colored, and
Louise Dover white; fornication. Finley and
Chambers for defence. Verdict, guilty.
State vs.. Alexander B. Rutledge, white; break
ing and entering railroad car Of the c. c. q
A Railroad at Rock Hill. Mr.. Finley for the
defence. Verdict, guilty with recommendation
to mercy of the Court.
State VS.. Lizzie White, colored; petit larceny.
Prosecutor, J. T. Roberts, Defendant plead
ed guilty.
State vs.. James Barrett white; grand larceny.
Prosecutor, A. L. Wallace. Defendant pleaded
guilty.
State vs.. William Casey, colored; gambling.
Defendant pleaded guilty.
State VS.. Parish Williams, colored; carrying
concealed weapon. Mr.. Finley for defendant.
Verdict, not guilty.
State vs.. Peter Crockett, colored; carrying
concealed pistol. Defendant appeared without
counsel. Verdict, guilty.
State vs.. Joseph Gwin and David Davis, both
colored; larceny of live stock. Prosecutor,
Peter Lawrence. G. w. s. Hart for defence
Joseph Gwin pleaded guilty. Verdict as to Da-
vid Davis, guilty.
State VS.. w. J. Wilson, white; perjury. Pros
ecutor, Withers Adickes. Mr.. Chambers and
Hart e. Hart for defence. Verdict not guilty.
At 10 A. M. last Monday the Court of Sessions
was opened, and the following jurors, drawn for
the second week of the term, answered to their
names: John M. Rawlinson, j. M. Henry, Lee
Jackson, A. B. Fewell, VIM. Ferguson, S. w.
Mitchell, A. A. Burris, D. l.. Glenn, Henry
Cain. J. B. Adkins, J. M. Caldwell, P. B. McA-
fee, J. W. Lawrence r. A. Fulp, j. A. Darwin,
J. N. McGill, T. B. Ratchford R. T. Fewell, ID.
w. Barron, NJ. L. Sitford, T. N. Thomasson, j.
c.. Saville, D. J. Boyd, Elias Inman, A. w. Glad
den, G, H. O'Leary, J. w. Sturgis, w. M. Mat
thews, NJ. l.. Carroll, S. l.. Miller, Thad. L. Car
roll, J. H. Adams, J. R. Jenkins, w. A. Temple.
ton, H. w. Hoffman.
Messrs. Adams, Fulp and Lawrence were ex-
cused OH their own petitions.
The regular docket having been cleared last
week, the contingent docket was called. The
first case on that docket was prosecution of DR..
John G. Black, brought by the Town Council Of
Yorkville, in 1884, for unlawfully giving pre-
scriptions for intoxicating liquor. This case has
attracted some public interest ever since its in
ception, and when the defendants counsel an
nounced their readiness for trial, the attention
of the spectators was at once directed to the pro-
ceedings.
The State produced three prescriptions, bear
ing date June 81 1884, directed to John c. kuy-
kendall, druggist, each prescription prescribing
one quart of whisky for Mr.. John Rattaree.
The prescriptions were offered in evidence and
identified by DR.. Kuykendal and Mr.. j. NJ.
Starr, who was clerk in DR.. Kuydendals drug
store at that time.
Some witnesses, summoned for the defence,
failed to appear, and DR.. Black was examined.
He testified as to the circumstances under which
he gave the prescriptions. Mr. Rattaree had
been elected delegate from Rock Hill to the
County Convention, which met in Yorkville on
the 21st of June. A day or two before the meet
ing of the convention, Mr.. Rattarees team that
he was driving ran away and he was seriously
hurt. This circumstance had been stated to the
Doctor by some citizens of Rock Hill; "but,"
said one of them, "Rattaree says he will attend
the Convention if he has to be hauled here in
a wagon" During the conversation, Mr.. Rat
taree drove up. The Doctor went up to his
buggy and after the compliments of the morning.
Mr.. Rattaree spoke of the accident with which
he had met, complained of intense pain, and
thought stimulant would relieve him. The
Doctor was of the same opinion, and proposed
to give him prescription for pint of whis-
KY Mr.. Rattaree insisted that the prescrip-
ton should be for quart. After some hesita-
ton the Doctor consented to make it for that
quantity, which he did. Later in the day Mr.
Rattaree came to him and told him that after
drinking some of the whisky he placed it be-
hind door in passage leading to the hall in
which the Convention was held, and his friends