The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07
Circuit Court.

Business of the Court of Sessions va.
not completed until Saturday p. m.
The case against j. w. Trowbridge oc'
| cupiei the Court until Thursday after.
noon, when verdict of mot guilty" was
returned by the Jury. The attorneys in
the csse we're Solicitor Ansel for the State.
and Messrs. Wells & Orr of Greenville,
@. z, Prince and w. S. Brown for the
defense. The case was ably managed on
both sides, and the arguments were unus-
ually good. ...
at the close of this case the case of State
vs.. Tally Burts, Alex. Holloway and Da.
yid Rosamond was tried. This case was
for the burning of Mr.. Charlie Lewis
stable. The verdict was guilty. Mr.
Prince, their counsel, moyed for new
trial, which was subsequently refused.
The Keaton case was next taken up.
The defendant was represented by Wells,
Orr &; TribbIe and Murray & Murray.
Verdict not guilty.
The case against ]. N. Vandiver, indicted
for obtaining goods under false pretences,
was mol pressed by the Solicitor. VIM. S.
Brown for the defence.
Oliver Fitzgerald plead guilty to carry
ing concealed weapons.
Nose Oliver was next tried for rescuing
rected verdict Of acquittal on purely
technical grounds. Mr.. Prince for the
defense.
The Judge granted new trial in the
case of E. D. Wakefield. One or two
other cases were continued.
The prisoners were then sentenced, as
follows:
Joseph Misunderstanding concealed
weapons-two months imprisonment in
Penitentiary, or a fine of $4,000.
Oliver Fitzgerald concealed
wespons-one month in the Peniten tiary,
or q fine of $4,000. This prisoner was
also sentenced to six months in the Peni-
tentiary for assault and battery OF a high
and aggravated nature.
Geo. Rankin--larceny Of live stock-one
year in the Penitentiary and fine of Loo.
Geo. DickersonAlarceny Of live stock
one year in the Penitentiary and fine of
$500
Thos. Sullivan-grand larceny-two
years in the Penitentiary.
Edward Greenhouse breaking In day
time-one year in the Penitentiary.
Henry Observation-Disclosures year in
the Penitentiary.
Alex. Holloway, Dave Rosamond and
Tally Burts-arson. The jury having re-
commended the prisoners to the mercy of
the Court, the minimum penalty of the
law-ten years in the Penitentiary-was
imposed.
In the cases against Henry W. McCui-
Tough and R. Homer Christopher, the
persons not being present, sealed sem
fences were left in the hands of the Clerk.
This concluded the Sessions business,
after which the Common Pleas was
opened, but it being Saturday afternoon
no cases we're tried.
Monday morning the Court of Common
Pleas resumed its work, but very little
was accomplished beyond passing few
orders.
Court of Common Pleas met Tuesday
morning, and took up the case of Sherard
G. Leroy against McCully, Cathcart & Co.
This is somewhat fomous case, this being
the third trial. the resultin the two former
trials being mistrial. The plaintiffs
were represented by Messrs. Benet q Ca
son, Of Abbeville, and B. F. Whitner,
and The Defendants by Wells & Orr, and
Murray, Brezeale & Murray. The case was
not concluded till Wednesday morning,
when it went to the Jury.
at the close of this case, the case of j.
H. Morgan vs.. w. L. Bolt, sheriff was
taken up, and was not concluded at the
time we went to press. Dixie Williams,
of Greenyille for the Plaintiff, Wells d
Orr, Brown & Tribble for the Defendant.
The Civil Docket is very heavy, and will
hardly be completed this week. Judge
Fraser ha3 made very firm impression
on, not only the mem bers of the Bar and
officers OF the Court, but on the public
generally.