The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-06-26
Circuit Court.

Court convened last Monday morning
at exactly ten o'clock, with Judge James
F.. Izlar, Solicitor Ansel and! Stenograph-
Jurors all answered to their names. The
Petit Jurors were called, and responded
pretty fully. The witnesses were sworn
and several indictments given to the
Grand Jury, when his Honor charged
them as follows:
Mr.. Foreman and Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury: do not propose to consume
YOUR time in general charge, as pre-.
sumo that has been done by my predeces.
sor. You will regulate your own sessions.
will not attempt to define the crimes.
This is useless, ns you could not remem-
ber the definition Read carefully the III.
dictment. It contains the charges, and If
facts there charged are proven to your
satisfaction you will find true bill. You
may lind bill without examining all the
witnesses, but you can't find no Dill with
out examining all the witnesses. EXAM
inc closely the minor offenses. IN cases
OF assault aud battery, you should exam
inc curetully. II one man calls another
a liar, or a damn liar, he deserves to have
his mouth broken, and when this is done
both should be satisfied. This is not law,
and cannot charge you that it is, but 1t
is good morals. He who puts the damn
lie expects to get his mouth mashed, and
when the insulLed man mashes it, [ think
both should be satisfied This, as Ihave
said, is not law. You will retire to your
room, and, as soon as you have found any
true bills, you will report back to the
Court.
His Honor announced that the hours of
Court would be from 9i O. M. to IL p. M,
and from 81 p. IN. to about p. m. Dur.
ing the Equity term he said he would hold
only one session day.
The following cases were disposed OF
Monday morning:
Frank Halloway, colored, against whom
true bill was found for murder, was
brought into Court and the case continued.
Thomas Harper, colosed, pleaded guilty
to the charge OF larceny.
Ed. Harkins. colored, was convicted OF
an aggregated assault and battery, and
sentenced to six months in the Penltentl-
ary.
guilty of an assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature.
Isaac O'Shields was found guilty of an
assault and battery of high and aggrava-
ted nature
A plea of guilty of gambling was enter.
ed by Pink Williams, John Simpson, and
Will Sullivan, colored.
William Sullivan also plead guilty to
carrying concealed weapons.
Ed. Patterson, colored, was convicted OF
carving concealed weapons, and sentenc-
ed to pay SIS or 30 days in all. His long
confinement in Jail was the mitigation.
A plea of guilty to stealing from the
field was entered BY Pink Rogers,
A verdict of guilty was rendered against
Tom Acker and Peter Brown on charge
of disturbing religious services.
Perry Harris was found guilty OF mali
cious injury to real estate:
Tuesday afternoon the Grand Jury fin
ished their work and made their present
ment to the Court and were discharged.
| We are glad to SEQ that the Grand Jury is
| still urging the erection OF a new Court
House. This is one reform that Anderson
County needs, and we hope to see it in the
near future.
Petit Jurors were also discharged Tues
day afternoon, the criminal docket having
been disposed Of in two days. Yesterday
morning the prisoners who had not been
previously sentenced, were brought into
Court, and the following sentences lnl'
Pink Rogers, larceny from the field, one
wear in the Pen itentiary at hard labor.
Lester Morris, white boy, for aggrava'
ted assault and battery, to pay fine o;
500, or six months in Penitentiary at hard
\ labor.
Isaac O'shields, an old white man, fol
aggravated assault and battery, sia
months in Penitentiary, but not at hard
labor.
Perry Harris, coored, for malicious in
Jury to real estate, six months in Poni
tentiary at hard labor.
william Sullivan, Pink Williams and
John Simpson, for gambling, were eeacl
sentenced to pay fine of $50 and two day:
in County jail, but if the $40 was not paid
in the two days, then to three months in
Jail.
ing religious worships, six months in the
Penitentiary at hard labor.
a sealed sentence was left for Thomas
Acker, who was convicted Of disturbing
religious worship, but did not appear.
The Court of Sessions adjourned Wed
nesday morning, and the Court OF Com
mon Pleas was opened.