Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-10-27
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM CHESTER.

CHESTER, October 25.-I mentioned, in
my last correspondence, the meeting OF the
Circuit Court at this place on last Monday.
The Court transacted very little business
on that day. Sylvester Douglas, colored,
was tried and found guilty of burglary and
larceny. The prosecutor was DIR. Bigham.
Sheppard Foster, colored, indicted for
housebreaking and larceny, pleaded guilty
to the indictment. Mabry Davis and Ellen
Stringfellow, both colored, pleaded to the
charge of larceny from the field.
The Court convened at 10 o'clock on Tues
day morning. The first case tried was that
of John Moore, VIM. Moore and Jetsam
GLADDEN., charged with larceny of live stock.
The prosecutor was J. H. Bigham. The de-
PENDANTS were acquitted. The next case
was that of Asa Page and Leroy Solomon,
indicted for an assault of high and aggra-
waited nature The trial resulted in the con-
viction of Page and the acquittal OF Solo
mon. The prosecutor was Robert II. Nicely.
Sherman Reister, colored, indicted for ma
licious mischief, was tried and found guilty.
He is the villain who took mule belong.
ing to Green Johnson, also colored, and
deliberately and maliciously killed it:
Mack Myers, colored, was tried and found
guilty of the charge of carrying concealed
weapons. Charles DeGra. .fenreid, colored,
plGduGu W SAni6 VI SetAAJ Ah6
concealed weapons.
The Court was engaged the greater por-
ton of Wednesday in the trial of the case
of the State vs.. II. w. McCollum, charged
with murder. w. A. Sanders, Esq, repre-
sented the defendant. The history of the
unfortunate affair is briefly as follows: On
the oath of May, Jeff Williams, who culti-
waited land belonging to W m. McCollum,
called at the house of the latter to get some
corn for his mule. For some reason they
became engaged in a dispute, and after
bandying words, closed on each other.
About this the defendant T. w. McCollum,
came up and ordered Williams to loose his
father. Williams seized him, and in the
scuffle that ensued, both fell over wagon
tongue to the ground, the defendant on top.
At this point the testimony was conflicting.
Witnesses for the State sWore that the de-
fendant struck and kicked Williams, while
on the ground, producing such internal in
iuries as led to his death in the course Of a
few weeks. Witnesses for the defendant
denied the truth of this allegation, claim
ing that he did not kick or strike Williams
any blows that would result fatally. The
physician who attended Williams in his
last sickness testified that he died of gas
tretis, which might or might not have
been produced by the injuries received IN
Clo QlUlcully Will Gllc uClCuo1uV. thS
Jury gave him the benefit of the doubt and
accordingly acquitted him. Green Black
was tried and found guilty of the charge, Of
malicious trespass. William Miller pleaded
guilty to the charge of forgery.
The presiding Judge passed sentence on
Thursday on the following criminals, all
colored: VIM. Miller, convicted of forgery,
one year in the penitentiary; Mack Myers
and Charles DeGraffenreid, carrying con-
cealed weapons, three months in the pen
itentiary, or a fine of $40 each; Sherman
Reister, malicious mischief, FIVE years in
the penitentiary; Asa Page, an aggravated
assault, three years in the penitentiary;
Sylvester Douglas, burglary and larceny,
two years in the penitentiary; Sheppard
Foster, burglary and larceny, one year, in
the penitentiary; Mabry Davis and Ellen
Stringfellow, larceny from the field, one
year in the penitentiary; Green Black,
arson, two years in the penitentiary. ),
On Thursday the Court began the trial
of civil causes, and is still engaged in that
work.
The shock of earthquake, on Friday af-
ternoon, was quite violent 1t caused per-
sons to leave the courtroom very uncere-
moniously. NJ.