The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-14


The State VS.. Alf Shell, burglary.
The State VS.. James Dunbar, carry
ing concealed weapons.
The State vs.. Willis Sims, rape.
The Grand Jury found no bills in all
Of the adultery cases and IN the case
against Osborne Chalmers, charged
with the malicious killing Of horse;
The following cases were continued
up to the time of our going to press
Yesterday afternoon:
John Hair, charged with malicious
mischief.
Geo. Benson and others, in the fam
Gus "meal trust" case, the principal
witness for the State, John Walker,
being absent.
Lang Bowers, charged with murder,
he not yet having been arrested.
Thos. billiard, violation of contract.
Dump Cannon, assault with intent
to kill.
Mack Dorroh, rape.
Abram Chick, keeping a bawdy
house.
Ezekiel Murrell, plead guilty to
carrying concealed pistol, and Fincher
Rutherford plead guilty to the same
offense.
Ben Lyles, Thomas Stevens and
Wade Davis plead guilty to violating a
written contract.
Wade Davis was tried on the charge
Of maliciously manning a mule and
found guilty.
Lawrence Gregory and others were
tried for riot and found not guilty.
VIM. Butler, murder; not guilty.
lobe Sims and Bill Davis will be
tried to-day for murder.
The case of the State VS.. Boyce Clark
-murder-will come up Friday morn
ing.
PREsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable 4. p Aldrich,
Judge Presiding:
The Grand Jury would respectfully
report that they have considered all
matters submitted to them by the
Honorable Solicitor and made return
of the same.
We have examined the Jail and
premises and find everything cleanly,
we'll kept, and in proper order. The
cells are all in as good condition as
could be expected. There are two
leaks in the roof Of the building that
should receive attention.
The several County offices are all in
proper order, the books well kept, and
the papers very neatly arranged.
The Poor House has been visited by a
committee of our members who report
that they find tht pAupers looking we'll
and neatly kept. The buildings are in
good order, except the floor and doors
of the brick building, which should be
repaired. There should be a good and
substantial fence put up around the
yard so as to enclose the paupers at
night,
Our recommendation in regard to
furnishing the court room with furnl-
ture has received no attention. We
would repeat the recommendation o, and
say that we hope to see it carried out.
The first two bridges on the Hendrix
Mill Road are in bad condition and
should be repaired.
The road leading from Indian Creek
to Kings Creek is also in bad condl-
ton. This road has not been properly
worked, only run over, and not being
worked the number of days, nor in the
way the law directs.
The hill near Dr. Boozer's, on the
road from Newberry to Longshore's, is
in bad condition. :,
A pond ofstagnant water at the brick
ward on the road to Aulls Mill has been
reported to US as q probable cause OF
Sickness.
Jacob B. Bedenbaugh (white) and
Sarah Bedenbaugh (colored) are re,
ported to us as living together unlaW-
fully. Also Robert Taylor and Miss
Bette Stockman are reported. The
names of the witnesses in each case are
herewith furnished the Clerk.
We are of the opinion that the ii"
in regard to the fees in the ditferen;
ices. As Tue law n5T saaadsn n SsgaTe e
seem that many cases are long and
needlessly ly protracted in order to in
crease the fees therein. When attor-
neys are allowed by law to charge fee
tor every time they appear before the
Master or other officer. then human
nature asserts itself, and the attorney
VIII think more of the size of his fee
than the interest of his client. In this
way cases are continued from time to
time, until the estate is absorbed in
fees and the widows and orphans are
reduced from competence to absolute
want. We think the law should be so
amended as to forbid the Master, Pro-
bate Judge or Clerk from taxing up
any fee in any case except to the Off
GERS Of the Court.
There should, we think, be some
change IN the law that you'd relieve
he Court of General Sessions of the |
multitude of cases that burthen the |
'ockets Of this Court at every term
more important cases, such
S are of paramount interest to the
'eople, to be continued.
We are of opinion that a County
'ourt could be so organized as would
ring much relief.
If parties who are so ready to run to
he law for redress when they are really
ctuated by spirit of revenge, if such
'ere required to give good and sufti-
ent bond to secure the payment of all
osts, if they failed to successfully
the case. This would reduce
realty the amount of frivolous cases.
We ask that the usual fee bs allowed ,
If clerk fer services rendered.
All Of which is respectfully sub
tilted,