The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-05-23
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2s, 1888.
COURT.


Judge Aldrich on the betes. In addressing
the Grand Jury, he began by paying high
tribute to the memory Of DR.. Jno. I. In.
gram. He said bat little on the duties OF
the grand jury. He advocated the restora'
ton of the whipping post for certain o1enses,
saying that with the large majority OF coli
ored people, the penitentiary produced IN
them no fear or disgrace for generally the
biggest men and greatest heroes among
them were those who had served term IN
the penitent;sry. He said that the only
way to reach a negro's conscience
was through his hide, therefore he advocat-
ed that for trivial oaenses, petit larceny
and such things, the whipping post should
be established.
Only one case was tried IN the court OF
sessions: Richard Proctor, colored, charged
with housebreaking and larceny; guilty;
one year in the penitentiary. The petit
Jury was dismissed by o'clock Monday.
Tuesday morning the grand jury made
their presentment, as follows:
PRESENTMENT OF GRAND JURY.
To Hs Honor, 4. P Adrich, presiding
iudoe. Court of General Sessions for Clarendon
County, Aay Term, 1888:
The Committee Of the Grand Jury, ap-
pointed at the last term Of the Court OF
General Sessions for this County, which
were instructed to take under consideration
the report of the Grand jury for 1887, and
examine into the charges preferred ID SAID
report, and the statements therein made,
beg, n,est respectfully, to submit to the
Honorable Court this their report:
The Investigation Of the committee e1-
tended from the 21st to the 24th Of March.
Thev were assisted by W. L. Bass, Esq. OF
Kincssree, whose services as an expert they
had secured to aid them IN making this
examination.
The Committee, in making this investi-
cation, have endearored to keep proml-
Sently before them the fact that they rep
resent not individuals but their county.
and that however much pity or sympathy
may have attempted to wean them from an
unwelcome task, they knew full well that
their government demanded the strictest
imparfaity and the fullest justice. keeping
this in view. and having full sense OF the
responsibility and obligations which their
oaths they have taken impose upon them,
they have attempted to discharge this un-
pleasant duty in accordance with the obi
gasions Of their oaths, their governmens's
commands and their own sense OF Egns ana
Justice. The conclusions reached, and the
facts found, are as follows:
Z The Committee finds that in the year
ASST noIfonfdH from nOn0r
licenses, when 500 should have been COL
Iectedr IS there were two oar-rooms III See
town during that wear. They find that this
difference was occssioned by the payment
of d. Schwartz of only part OF the sum re-
euired BY law. Therefore they present the
Board of County Commissioners for 1887 for
falling and neglecting to institute proceed
Mgs against said d. Schartz to recover the
$e0 required By 2as to be paid for acense 70
sell liquors.
81. This Committee repeat the reeon-
Iendsion of the former grand jury saat
ii Ne Senool Commissioner to collect tts
trs> >elIing expenses, be not paid for the
--eve 1s fiscal year.. but that the same be
sonIianS to the general school fund.
IN ire Committee after careful examlna-
4;on 6nds that in the fiscal year iSs4lSe5
7 Rowms q collected on School Commis-
aonsr,s salary S33, and J.-J. Conyers, s6o7,
maxine the sum Of $685. the total amount
allowed by law for the. Umpensshon OF the
School Connnissiopes; nevertheless, ). ).
Conyers. on January 2. 1885,. gave N: y.
Ssarsbie . draff on the Treasurer for S50, q
.oonv of which is hereto annexed ana
NAKED "a" also on April "a. 1885; said ).
r Convers pave M. Levi q draSs On the
Treasnser for the SUM of S144.25, aad an
.assieament to said N. Levi Of his, ctsims
against the County for services as Senooa
to the amount Of Sl4aZo' 3
copy of which draft and assignment Is
hereto annexed. and marked "B." Inc
amount of both these drafts we're ordered
by the School Commissioner to be- cnaree9
to the account Of the School COMMISSIONERS
salary. This shows that during the nscaa
year 1SS+1SS5, and on the account OF the
School Commissioners salary for that year.
there was paid the sum of SS94.25. SsS 10 ..
j. Bowman, and SS6l.25 to j. J. Conyers
and others by his orders. No nohce is
made ofeither the draft Of $50 or the drais
and assignment Of Sl44.25, IN either inc
Treasurer's or School Commissioner Ie
ports; neither does any mention OF el1nes
appear in the books Of the Treasurer eno
School Commissioner.
". A paper purporting to be 8 check
was found among the Treasurer's vouchers;
a COPY Of which is hereto annexed ana
marked &C." The Committee does not
think that that paper should have been palo
by the Treasurer, as it is not addressed to
sny one. No voucher for this cheek ap-
pears in the School Commissioners once.
The Committee thinks that it IS the 1nten-
tion of the law that the School Conmls-
sioner shall have voucher for every cheek
draft. or warrant he issues from his ONCE,
and that without such voucher he has no
authority to order the payment u money to
any person whomsoever. The Committee
also 6nds that School Commissioner d. >.
Conyers approved and ordered paid and
that the Treasurer paid, quite large num-
Der Of school warrants which had been e1-
smined and approved by only one rnesaser
of the Board Of Trustees This shoato NOT
: be permitted.
v The Committee is very glad to be able
TO report that, without any increase IN taxa
ton, the public schools Of tie County our,
ing the past year were opened for tour ana
Sye months. Heretofore they have been
run only from two weeks to two months.
The School Commissioner should be COM
menjed for so materially improving the
system Of dispensing the school funds.
VI. However much they regret to de- 50,
vet the Committee is forced to present Dr..
<,a,,ot,- fN> that