The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-17


The following bills were handed to
the Grand Jury:
John Walker-Concealed weapons.
Fed Singley-Concealed weapons.
Jerry Davis, Henry Davis, Fed Sing
ley, Henry Cannon-Disturbing relig-
ious meeting; nolprossed as to Fed
Singley.
Henry Cannon-Concealed weapons.
William Ringer-Burglary and lar
ceny.
ST Boise-Assault and battery with
intent to kill, &c.
Jason Summers-Murder.
Robert Robertson-Arson.
Mack Wheeler-Arson.
Jacob and Sarah Bedenbaugh-For-
nication.
Robert Taylor and Bette Stockman
adultery.
William II. Lane-Bastardy.
Dock Moore-Murdcr.
William Greenwood-Selling and
huying seed cotton seed between sun
down and sunrise.
True bills were found in all the cases
except Robert Robertson, charged with
arson.
Fed Singley plead guilty to carrying
concealed weapons.
Jerry Davis, Henry Davis and Hen
rv Cannon were tried for disturbing
religious meeting and were found not
guilty. They were defended by Geo.
B. Cromer, Esq.
Henry Cannon was found not guilty
of carrying concealed weapons. He
was not represented by counsel.
Simps Harris was found guilty Of
assault and battery Of a high and ag-
gravated nature. He was defended by
Blease & Blease.
ST Boise was tried and found guilty
of assault and battery with intent to
kill. He was defended by Blease &
Blease.
William Ringer was tried for burg
larry and larceny and found guilty with
the recommendation to mercy. He
was defended by Blease & Blease.
The case against Jacob Bedenbaugh
and Sarah Observation-Disclosures
was continued before being passed upon
by the Grand Jury.
Mack Wheeler was convicted Of ar
son with recommendation to mercy.
He was defended by G. L. Blease. Esq.
The Solicitor was assisted by John
stone & Cromer.
The case against Jason Summers,
charged with murder, is set for this
morning. He will be represented by
Johnstone & Cromer, Blease d Blease
aud Y. J. Pope. The Solicitor will be
assisted by Goggans & Hunt.
The case against VIM. Greenwood,
charged with buying and selling seed
cotton between sundown and sunrise,
is set for tomorrow.
The Grand Jury made their present
ment yesterday and were discharged.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To his Honor J. J. Norton, Judge
presiding: Having acted upon apd re-
turned all bills handed US by the hon
orable Solicitor, we would most respect
fully submit the following as our re-
port:
We have examined, by committees
ofour body, the different County offices.
Everything is neat and in good order.
The books are we'll and correctly kept
Everything as it should be, leaving no
cause of complaint so far as we could
ascertain.
We have also examined the public
buildings There are repairs needed in
front of the Courthouse. The roof leaks
and should be repaired. The Jail looks
to be clean and kept IN good order.
The prisoners say they receive the
proper attention. There are leaks in
the roof of the jail which should be
repaired. The roof on the kitchen
needs to be repaired, as it leaks, which
is causing the plastering to fall off, and
is doing much damage to the wall.
The we'll is in bad condition. The wall
inside should be built higher, and the
shelter or covering over and around
the we'll should be renewed. The fence
around the Jail lot should he rebuilt.
A number of glasses are out of the
windows of the Jail. Many of these
needed repairs about the jail were re-
ported by the last Grand Jury, but
received no attention.
4 committee visited the Poor House
and report that they found the inmates
all in appearance comfortable, and
showing care on tie part of the keeper.
The need Of new building for the
purposes of the County's charity was
apparent, ard no recommendation is
therefore made in regard to the repair
ing of the old building. The commit
tee thinks that more care should be
given to preserving the land by ter
racing or ditching.
An act of the Legisture, approved
December -, 1888, provides that the
the County Commissioners shall divide
the public roads Of the county into dis
tricts Of such size as they may deem
advantageous, and appoint an over
seer for each district and ASST n hands,
as they may see proper. AND the said
Act further provides that the said Com
missioners shall require all persons liza
bic to road duty to work upon the
public roads not less than six nor more
than twelve days in each year, and the
said Act directs the manner in which
all the roads are to be worked, and it
is made the duty OF the Commissioners
to enforce the prov sions of said Act,
and to see that each and every road is
worked in the wav and manner direct
ed IN said Act; and for refusal or neglect
to so do they shall be deemed guilty of
Il misdemeanor. There has evidently
been a great if not total disregard of
the provisions of this Act. Complaints
come to us from many sections of the
county that the roads are in bad con-
dition; from some that they have not
been worked. The road from the
eleven-mile post to Bush River church
has not been worked this year. The
same report is made in regard to the
road leading from Wyse's Ferry to the
Graddick Ferry road. Here we have a
law, a plain law, with no doubts as to
its provisions, whose provisions haze
not been carried out. There has evil
IDENTIFY been a neglect of duty under
this law. The responsibility should be
fixed and the offenders be made to
answer.
Our attention has been called to the
fact that property heretofore assessed
IN Township No. has been transferred
to other townships, apparently to avoid
the payment of the tax voted by Town
ship No. to aid in the construction
OF railroads in said township. Com
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