The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-11
The Court.


t ographer, Mr.. Campbell, was also on
hand.
There was full attendance of grand
] jurors and only one Of the petit jurors,
Mr. D. NJ. LaDgford, was absent.
There was not the usual applications
> from jurors to be excused. Judge Hud-
son delivered brief charge to the
grand jury as to the bills before them,
reserving the right to charge them
generally, to later time in the pro-
ceedings, if occasion presented.
Everything was for assault and bat
terry in some of its phases. We have
never seen as many Indictments for
: this offence in any one court.
The following bills were handed to
the grand jury:
, Newton Hogg, assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature.
D. r Scurry ct al, assault ard bat
terry with intent to kill and of aggra-
waited nature.
Geo. Morris ct al, riot, assault and
battery with intent to kill and high
and aggravated nature.
Elias Sims, burglary.
jeff Means, assault and battery with
intent to kill.
Albert Brown, concealed weapons
Robert Williams, ass ult and battery
Of high and aggravated nature.
Jno. G. Neel ct. al, riot, aggravated
assault and battery.
VIM. Jackson, aggravated assault.
James Tally, assault and battery Of
high and aggrated nature.
Jno. Gary was tried for assault and
battery Of a high and aggravated ma
ture, found guilty and sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary.
Julia Sadler plead guilty of assault
and battery Of high and aggravated
nature. Sentenced to three months in
Ethe penitentiary at mild labor.
Robert Williams was acquitted of
the charge Of assault, and battery, &c.
Elias Sims was tried for burglary
and found not guilty.
JET Means was convicted Of assault
and battery with intent to kill and
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Newton Hogg was found not guilty
OF assault and battery of high and ag-
gravted nature, the State failing to
make out its case.
VIM. Jackson was convicted of ag-
| grava!ed assault and sentenced to nine
months in the penitentiary at hard
labor.
Carrie Morris was convicted of keep
ing a bawdy house. She is white
woman and lives about fourimiles from
Newberry. She was not present and
! sealed sentence will await her appear
ance.
The case against Henry Campbell
tor assault and battery with intent to
kill and carrying concealed weapons
was mol pressed by the Solicitor.
Albert Brown was found not guilty
of the charge of carrying concealed
| weapons.
The case against Jno. c.. Neel and
others, 1.-The church case." for riot, &C.,
was withdrawn from the grand jury
before finding was reached.
Jim Davis, assault and battery of
high and aggravated nature, was the
last case tried yesterday. The verdict
will be announced when court con-
venes this morning.
The only two cases Of any magni-
tude or special interest are those against
Geo. Morris, which is the outcome of
the fight at Prosperity on the day of
the debate between Stokes and Butler,
and the case against D. R. Scurry and
others charged with knocking one
Wallace in the head sometime ago near
Vaughnville. Both these cases will
come on for trial to-day and they are
the only cases yet to be tried. w. H.
Hunt, Jr., will assist the Solicitor in
the Scurry case. JOB nstone & Cromer
represent the defendants in both cases.
The Sessions Court will probably
finish its work to-day.
Grand Jury's Report.
The grand jury will make their pre-
sentiment this morning. They were
ready yesterday afternoon with the ex-
ceptlon Of the report of the committee
that visited the Poor House. Below
will be found the presentment with
the exception of the portion in refer
ence to the Poor House. This COM
mittee returned late yesterday after
noon and will report that they found |
the Poor House neat aud we'll kept. |
The paupers cleanly clad and we'll sat
lstled. There are now fourteen pau
pers-ten colored and four white.
The committee also note some needt d |
Improvements in the erection of new
buildings. These are not yet complete |
but the work is progressing. The |
keeper has moved into his new head
quarters, and everything is apparently
in good shape.
AS to other matters the Grand Jury |
will report as follows:
To His Honor, j. Il. Hudson, judge |
Presiding:
The grand jury would report to your
Honor that they have examined and |
returned all bills handed them by the |
honorable Solicitor. We have exam
ined the public buildings, and find all |
well cared for. There are some repairs |
needed to the portico in front of the |
Court house. We, in calling the atten- |
ton Of the County Commissioners to
these repairs, would recommend that !
the unsightly stone steps in front be
removed and that neat iron steps be |
run up in circular form from each side |
of the door, beginning near the sides of
the building.
No complaint has been made in re-
gard to county roads. 1t is therefore |
presumed they are in good condition.
We find all the offices we'll kept, books |
and papers in good order. The Treas
urer's office is in neat and proper order,
the monies all properly accounted for.
The Auditors office shows neatness
and care and efficience on the part of
that officer. The Jail was found in
gooo order, cells are cleanly and neat
in appearance. There are some glass
broken out ef the windows. The fue
to the stove in the cook room is much
in need of repairs. This jury called at
tention to this needed repair, at for
mer session but no heed has be en- given |
by the Commissioners.
The grand jury regrets to say that
they notice no Abatement in the per-
nicious habit of carrying concealed !
weapons, it rather seems to be on the
increase. The law in this regard seems
to be sufficiently strict, but the uncer-
tainty of punishment after detection,
the fact that many are allowed to COM
promise or settle the case outside of the |
court, has much to do in encouraging |