The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-03
COURT.

Honor then IN substance said:
Gentlemen of the grand jury: l
shall not detain You by a charge as to
your general duties because I pre-
sumo that at the former term you
were so instructed. At this time l
have no special matters, I desire the
cooperation OF your body in order
that the work of the court may be
carried on with despatch. The work
of the court must not be impeded and
I shall require the prompt attendance
of the Jurors. Jurors are sometimes
rnmindful of the fact that they are
part of the court, and very often cause
delays by not attending promptly. A
great deal of time is lost in this way,
and the taxpayers have the expenses
of the court to pay. desire that as
little time as possible be lost in or
der that as much OF the expenses be
saved as possible shall, therefore,
direct the clerk of the court to require
all witnesses and jurors to be in their
seats before court convenes, and those
absent will lose their per diem.
Gas to the indictments handed you
by the solicitor you will go over them
carefully, and examine the witnesses
for the State or as many of them as
you may find necessary to make out a
prime fac;e case, as no one can be put
upon trial in this court unless he has
been presented by your body. Then
the parties so presented have the
right to rebut the testimony offered
by the State.
s'The county jail is an important
place for you to investigate. See
that it is kept in clean, healthy, and
safe condition.
eff you have not the time at this
term to examine into the affairs Of the
county officials you may do so at some
future time as I am aware that at this
season you are very busy. This mat
ter is left entirely with you.
s'The court will be glad to render
any assistance that it can"
The grand jury reported the follow
ing true bills:
Sinkler Brunson, assault of a high
and aggravated nature.
Henry Cspers disposing of proper
ty under lien.
Benz. ". Ward, selling liquor with
out license.
Chas. F. McFaddin, assault and
battery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapon.
The grand jury reported f'no bill"
against John Dowty and Julius Mel
son charged with malicious mischief,
and Chas. B. Shorter charged with
selling whiskey without license.
The first case tried was that against
S. A. Brunson for assault of o high
and aggravated nature. The sestimo-
uy in this case showed that Mr.. Brun-
son reprimanded an employee for
keeping his mule out after feed hours,
and upon receiving an offensive reply
from the employee he drew his pistol
ard pointed it at him. The jury
found verdict Of guilty with rec
ommendation of mercy. He was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of thirty dollars,
or six months in tie penitentiary.
The fine was paid.
The next case was that of Henry
Capers for disposing OF property un-
der lien. The State failed to prove
that the defendant disposed OF the
property, and the Judge directed the
Jury to find verdict of not guilty.
The grand jury made the following
presentment Monday afternoon, after
which they were dismissed for the
term:
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, |
COUNTY OF CLARENDON.
In TEE Court OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
To HIS Honor, James F. Lslar, Judge Presiding
at the June Term Of the Court:
The grand jury beg leave to report that
they have acted upon all bills handed them
by the Solicitor.
4 committee from our body have visited
the county Jail and find its management
good and clean, but as we mentioned in
onr last report it is totally unfit for the in
carceration of prisoners, and again recon-
mend that the building be sold, and de-
cent brick Jail built in its stead.
The county treasurer has made his annual
report and the same has been published in
the MANNING TINES, newspaper published
in this county, but time forbids our giving
it the thorough examination it deserves at
this term, we therefore decided to wait un-
til a more convenient season, in order that
the committee selected by our body may
have time to make such Investigations as III
their judgment seems best.
This same committee will also make q
thorough investigation into all affairs per-
tanning to the county and will report the
result Of their investigations at some future
term. We have reasons to believe that the
presertments of this body have had good
effect on violators of the liquor laws, as We
have not heard Of q single complaint at this
term.
In conclusion We thank your Honor for
the courteous treatment received at your
hands, and express the hope that we will
have the pleasure of meeting you again.
Respectfully submitted,
J. g. KEELs, Foreman.
Court opened 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning, and the case of Thos. W.
Blown was begun. The testimony
in this case was somewhat conflicting,
the State showing that Mr.. c. F. Nc
Faddin had been shot on the prem
ises of MIR. Brown without legal pro-
vocation, while the defense set up the
plea that McFaddin went to Browns
place to collect some money, and not