The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-10-25
Tho Circuit Court.

The October term of the Court of Gene.
raj Sessions for Anderson County convened
last Monday, his Honor Judge I. D. With
erspoon,. of the Sixth Circuit, presiding,
Solicitor Orr and Stenographer Aiken were
promptly at their posts.
Judge Witherspoon made brief and
comprehensive charge to the Grand Jury.
Solicitor gave out number OF bills,
and the Grand Jury retired to consider
them.
The Grand Jury came into Court and re-
ported true bills In the following cases.. !.
State VS.. John Sloan, carrying concealed
weapons. -,
State w. Ben Collins, carrying concealed
weapons
concealed weapons.
State VS.. John j. Bonds, assault and bat
terry of high aud aggravated nature.
State vs.. Scip. Thompson, Lou Thomp.
son and Mary Garrett, riot and aggravated
assault.
State Us. Scott Brown, assault and Bate
ry with intent to kill.
State vs.. Lafayette Laboon, resisting an
officer and assault and battery,
State VS.. J. T. Siglar and Baxter McGill,
assault and battery with intent to kill.
State rs. J. T. Siglar, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
State VS. ]. T. siglar, carrying concealed
weapons. :,
and battery with intent to kill.
State VS.. Charles Henderson, assault and
battery with intent to kill.
State vs.. Mary e. Reese, forgery ard
uttering forged instrument.
State vs.. Mary E. Reese, arson-two
cases.
State vs. Pat Wright, carrying concealed
weapons.
On Tuesday the Grand Jury made their
presentment and were discharged. The
following is the presentment:
To the Hon. I. D. Witherspoon, Presiding
Judge We have by committee OF our
number visited the County Poor House
and find the inmates we'll cared for and the
institution kept in such manner as to
reflect credit upon the County. We think
that the County is to be congratulated in
securing the services, not only of the
Steward, but especially Of the Stewardess,
Mrs. McGill, who is certainly the right
woman in the right place.
At the last term of Court we recon-.
mended that the County Commissioners
have the Jail properly heated before the
beginning of winter. We notice that our
recommendation has not been needed.
We think, that while the Jail is not de-
signed to be paradise, yet there should be
such conveniehces as to, keep the prisoners
from suffering from severe cold weather,
and we hope that the County Commission
ers will at an early day provide some way
of heating the Jail.
Having at previous term Of the Court
examined the. various County Offices, we
have not given them at this term more
than cursory notice, but feel satisfied
that they are all properly kept
We have heretofore recommended that
the County Commissioners make some
Bridge on Seneca River We again call
their attention to this matter, and hope
they will take some stops to utilize the
irons which still remain on the banks of
the river and are unprotected parts Of
which have already boen removed by par
ties without authority.
We are in receipt Of a letter informing us
that one Floyd Stafford is practicing mcdi-
cine near Bolton, contrary to the laws of
the State, but our informer does not state
in what respects he violates the law, nor
does he give the names of witnesses to
establish th9 charge. Floyd Stafford is
the name of the man more commonly
known as the "Indian Doctor" we men.
ton this matter in order that the Solicitor
may take such steps as he may deem adyis.
able to have tho matter inquired into.
We have examined the criminal dockets
of Trial Justices ]. II. .Hutchison, B. c.
Hard, B. F. Shirley, G. Wardlaw and j..
W. Quattlebaum, and find them properly
kept as far as we are able to perceive.
Our attention has been called to the mat.
ter that c. Wardaw, as o Trial Justice re-
leased upon his own reoogniganoe one
Ben, Collins who was committed for car.
ryiDg concealed weapons. While we are
satisfied that Mr.. Wardlaw thought he was
acting in the interest of the community,
and intended to commit no wrong, yet we
think such action irregular, and only call
attention to the matter in order to suggest
that Trial Justices should be careful not to