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Presentment oflhe Grand Jury

State Of South Carolina, County of
Abbeville, Court of Gen'l Sessions.
January Term, 1891.
TO His Honor the Presiding Judge.
The Grand Jury respectfully submit
the following presentmeut.
We have examined and reported
upon all the bills of Indictment hand
ed to us duriug the term After al
tending to these bills We inquired Ill
TO two cases of homicide which recent
Iy occurred in this county, aud In
which the toroner's Jury found that
the kill. e had been done by unknown
parties.
First. THE killing of Sam Starke at
AbbeviIIe Court House on November
3rd. 1890, We examined such witness
os we were able to procure, and from
The Information obtained present that
the said Sam Stark was shot and kill
ed by Warren Smith, and recommend
that the said Warren Smith be imme-
Iiately srrested and indicted for this
crime. The following are the witneas-
u to prove the facts, William McKen-
zie, Charles Cunningham, Carson Val
entine, Richard Snndley, ], Allen
smith and Peggy Watt.
Secoud-The killing ofJames Par
ker at Troy, s. c. on the hrst day OF
December 1890. From the iDforma.
Gion obtained by US in this case We
present that the said James Parker
died from q slab with knife, receiv-
ed at the hands of one George Robin
SOD, and recommend that the said
George Robinson ba Immediately ar
rested and indicted for this crime. The
following are the witnesses. DR.. L.
n. Kennedy aud Jim Scales.
We have visited the jail aud find Il
Well kept, clean aud in good condi'
ton. The back yard Of the jail, owl
10 the soil, is always very muddy du
ring the winter, and we recommend
that the County commissioners have 4
sufficient quantity of sand put In TN.
yard TO prevent this condition.
Th.re are no blinds TO the windows
of the iall, andin our opinion the safe
ty of prisoners is therebv endangered
When the windows are raised as Is
necessary they should be at times
there is nothing 10 prevent parties on
the outside conveying any articles tc
the prisoners, aud aiding them to es
cape. We recommend that for the CON
fort of the jailor and prisoners, ths
county commissioners have blinds put
to all the windows of the Jail.
We have examined the transcri pit.
of all The Trial Justices, and find them
correct, and that ull money for fine,
AMI costs reported collected by the
Trial Justices has been turned over t
the County Treasurer.
We 6ud the Poor House in g BOD COZ
dibon and the inmates Sell care(
fpr.
We have examined all the county OF
fees and find that they are we'll kept
The plasteriug in the Sheritl's offic'
needs repairing and we recommend
that this be done at once.
The report Off. w. Perrin late Cour
ty Treasurer has beeu CAREFULLY exam
ined and found correct.
We find that the School Trustees fo
the years 1859 and 90, drew checks or
the Sch>ol Commissioner for chart:
maps etc., purchased by them, amount
ing to about eighteen hundred dollars
and m .de SUCH checks payable in lS9
aud92. Upon inquiry We find tina
the Trustees had no authority to draw
checks payable oui Of fluids Of the fis
cal GEAR 1912, and We recomne IL
that these checks be not paid unles
approved by the school trustees TO
1891 and %.
Respectfully Submitted.
VIM. +. Bill.