The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-21
The Last OF Court.

The Court of General Sessions closed
last week and Judge Aldrlch lett on
Saturday for his home.
No Common Pleas Court was held.
The Jury that was drawn for this week
was discharged on Monday. Three
murder cases were tried after our issue
last week and all resulted in a verdict
of not guilty. Tom Sims charged with
the killing of Josh Henderson Oh the
lst of February, 1889. Sims was de-
Tended by Blease & Blease.
Boyce Clark and Bill Davis charged
with the killing of Jim Suoer, at ne
gro camp meeting at Cedar Grove, on
lst September, 1889. These negroes
were defended by Johnstone & Cromer.
The case against John Davis for
vagrancy was continued.
The Banks cases were also continued.
The following sentences were imposed
by the Judge on those convicted.
Ezekiel Murrell for carrying con-
cealed pistol, six months in the penl-
tentiary or pay fine Of seventy-five
dollars. He paid the fine.
Fincher Rutherford for carrying pls-
tol concealed, twelve months IN the
penitentiary.
Wade Davis for violation of contract,
six months in the peniteniary and IN
another case for malicious manning
and wounding Of mule, eighteen
months in the penitentiary and pay a
fine of fifty dollars.
Thomas Stevens, for violation of con-
tract, six months in the penitentiary
and Ben Lyles, for the same offense,
received similar sentence.
Two sealed sentences were opened by
the Judge, one imposed by Judge ker-
shaw on Nov. 10, 1888, on VIM. Beatty
for carving pistol concealed, was
three months 10 the county Jail or pay
a fine of thirty dollars. The other lm-
posed by Judge Fraser on 18th July,
1889, on Mack Anderson for stealing
grain from the freehold, was two
months in the county Jail or pay a fine
of twenty-five dollars. The prisoners
were taken off yesterday.
SPECIAL ORDER.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County OF NEwBERRY. !
In the General Sessions Court:
On hearing read the report of the
Grand Jury, and on motion Of o. L..
Schumpert, ESQ.,, Solicitor, it is ordered
that so much of said report as refers to
certain necessary repairs about the
| County Jail and Poor House, to the re-
furnishing of the Court Room, and to
the conditions of certain bridges and
roads in said county, be, and the same
is hereby referred to the Board of
County Commissioners for immediate
action, and that so much of said re-
port as refers to the stagnant water at
| POOLS Brick Yard, be, and the same is
hereby referred to the Board Of Health
of the town of Newberry.
It is further ordered that Bench
Warrants be forthwith issued for the
arrest of Jacob B. Bedenbaugh and
Sarah Bedenbaugh, and for Robert
! TAYLOR and Bette Stockman, charged
in said report as living IN state OF
adultery, and that when arrested they
be discharged from custody whenever
said parties shall each enter into a
recognizancc in the sum OF Five Hun.
dred Dollars, with two or more gooo
and sufficient sureties, before the Clerk.
conditioned for the appearance of said
parties at the next term of said Court
to answer to bills Of Indictment against
them for adultery.
1t is further ordered that so much OF
said report as refers to the condition OF
our courts be referred to the Senator
and Members of the House Of Repre-
sentatives of this county for such &C
ton as they may feel advised.
a. P. ALDRICH,
Presiding Judge.
| November 10Th, 1889.