The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-07-02
In Court.


On Wednesday morning the Grand Jury
brought in true bills against Henry John
son, James W. Crawford and Jewett Will
liams, charged with carrying concealed
| weapons.
John Clayton, having plead guilty to
tho charge of larceny from the field, was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for nine
months al hard labor.
Abe Millner was found guilty of having
committed an assault and battery OF q
high and aggravated nature, and sen.
fenced to pay $50, or go to the Peniten
tiary for four months.
The case against Charlie Miller was mol.
pressed
Henry Johnson plead guilty to the
charge against him, and was sentenced to
pay fine of s25, Or 60 to the Penitentiary
three months. The weapon he carried
was razor, which was forfeited to the
State.
In the case of the State against G. D.
Madden, charged with forgery, verdict Of
guilty was rendered, and the defendant
| having forfeited his bond by his non.ap-
] pearance in Court, there is sealed sen.
tence awaiting him, should the officers
ever capture him.
Jewett Williams was found guilty of the
charge against him, and not being pres
ent, q sealed sentence awaits him.
Marcus Moorhead was sentenced to pay
a fine of forty dollars, or be confined in
the Penitentiary four months.
The Judge issued q bench warrant
against G. D. Madden.
John Scott, colored, found guilty Of as
sault and battery with intent to kill, was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for eighteen
| months.
In the case of the State vs. Alonzo P.
AleWine, charged with procuring sigma
lures to written iustrument under false
pretences, verdict of not guilty was rem
dered.
James Craft was found guilty of an as
sault of high and aggravated nature,
and sentenced to pay fine Of $780, or 60
to the Penitentiary four months.
Miles Stewart was acquitted OF the
charge of assault of high and aggravated
nature.
Hayward Welborn was released on bis
own recognizance in the sum OF 5000. He
was charged with an assault with intent
| to ravish.
An appeal was heard in the case OF the
State VS.. VIM. Mcclellan, charged with
employing labor under contract with an.
other. The decision of the Trial Justice
was set aside. and defendants recogniz.
ance discharged.
There being no further business before
this Court, the juries were discharged
Thursday evening. and on Friday mora
Ing the Court of General Sessions was
adjourned.
The docket of this Court was perhaps
the heaviest ever known here, there being
thirty-two cases for consideration. As
rule, the cases were not very serious ones,
the concealed weapon law having been
most frequently violated.
The following named prisoners have
have been sent to the Penitentiary: John
Moorhead, Miles Stewart, William Eth.
ridge, Charley Boyd, John Scott, John
Clayton. James Craft, Henry Johnson
and Richard Sanders. a notable and e1-
ceptional feature ofthis Court was that three
young white men (the three first named
Quite number Of the prisoners who
were sentenced to 60 to the Penitentiary
or pay fine. paid the fine.
The Sheriff informs the writer that he
still has four prisoners in Jail, but two Of
| them are United States prisoners.
On Wednesday evening the Grand Jury
made their presentment, which is given
below. It is an interesting paper, and
created much favorable comment. On
Friday morning the Court passed a gen.
eral order authorizing the execution, as
far as possible, of the recommendations
made by this body. It is general i'm
preston that the Grand Jury is progress
been doing good work in behalf Of the
| people and County, and it is hoped that
the wise and timely suggestions they
have made will be speedily acted upon, as
they must commend themselves to the
good Judgment of all thinking citizens.
The document is as follows:
To his Honor, l. D. 1Fithersp0on, presiding
Judge Of the 6th Judicial Circuit The
Grand Jury beg leave to present this their
second report for the year. We have,
through Committee visited the Poor
House and farm, and are grati6ed to re-
port the came is well conducted. As
worthy Of mention we report that we find
on hand at this institution from 150 to 200
| bushels of corn raised on the farm last
year; also, LAO bushels of new wheat, and
q growing crop that is very promising:
! We think the farmers generally might
profit by study of the system Of farming
there conducted. Mr.. p. F. King is the
Steward, and deserves great credit for this
condition of affairs.
We also visited the Jail and find the
same insecure. The studding between
the brick and the inside ceiling has rotted,
and In some instances been cut away by
the inmates, and the floor is giving away.
We believe that new Jail and new
Court House ought to be built at as early
day as possible.
The following Trial Justices have pre-
| sented their dockets for our inspection, to.
wit B. F. Shirley, r. B. A. Robinson, G..
P. Kay. W. F. M. FAINT, 8. O. Jackson,
Jera Yeargin, A. E. Scudday, w. G.. Field,
r. W. Todd, 8. N. Brown, r. v. Acker,
Jas. b. Hutchinson and j. Jameson. The
same were examined by a Committee Of
our body and found correct, showing re.
ceipts for fines imposed.
q. case Of abduction was called to our
notice which ne sincerely hope the Court
will have prosecuted to the fullest extent
of the Law. One Elbert Sizemore is re
ported to have abducted three sisters, the
youngest, Elizabeth Couch, only thirteen
years Of age, with whom he is now living
In adultery. Witnesses to this are Alex.
Jordan, sr., Alex. Jordan, Jr., ]. F. Ro-
gers, Clarence Busby and NJ. I. Couch.
We would again call attention to the
fact that several of the bar-rooms in this
city are violating the law by maintaining
screens in their places of business. AS
witnesses to this we mention the names OF
the police officers of the city, J. R. FAINT,
L. Murphy, J. P. Reed and E. G.. Rose.
We also beg to call attention to our pub
lie school system. The safety of the insti-
tutions Of our Government, and the ad-
ministration Of the laws rests in the hands