The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-17
Tho Cour. ar General ses.,ou,.

The grand jury returned the additional
true bills: The State VS.. Jas. 7. Singleton,
for rape and assault with intent to commit
rape; James q. Couch disposing of prop
erty under lien; Oscar Anthony aud Mar
tha Simmons, fornication; Fl. NJ. Galloway
and J. II. Sanders, using blasphemous Ian
guage at religious meeting; the State vs.
Jasper Craig, no bill.
The next and last case tried Tuesday
evening was the State vs. Oscar Antho ny
and Martha Simmons for fornication. ].
p. Carey represented Oscar Anthony and
II. -. Bowen represented Martha Simmons
The jury found them guilty.
The grand jury on Wednesday returned
the following bills: The State vs.. James
G. Couch assault and battery with intent
TO kill, no bill; the State vs.. Clint Lacey,
carrying concealrd weapons, no bill; :ho
State VS.. Mat Mcdaniel, carrying conceal
ed weapons, no bill; the State vs. VIM.
Chapman, assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed weapons, no
bill: the State vs. James o. Bowen, two
cases, carrying concealed weapons, true
bill, the State vs.. Owen Green, assault and
battery of high aud aggravated nature
and carrying concealed weapons, true bill;
the State VS.. ]. II. Hughes, using blaspbc-
the State vs. j. E. Howard, same charge,
true bill; the State vs. jackson Hendricks,
carrying concealed weapons, true bill; the
State VS.. w. III. Addington, perjury, no
bill.
Jackson Hendricks, plead guilty to car.
rying concealed weapons and was sentence
| to pay finc OF $25 or be confined in the
county Jail for three months. lie paid the
! fine.
The first case tried Wednesday was the
case OF the State vs.. George Ariail, for
| M RTNne zl.l.. I
fendant and the verdict Of the jury was
guilty.
The next case was the State vs.. Charlie
Mckinney for murder. ]. p. Carey repre-
sentcd the defe' dant and after the testimo.
| ny for the State was closed the Solicitor
| slated that he could not ask for a verdict
Of guilty and the Judge instructed the jury
to write verdict of not guilty. The evil
dcnce Tor the State made out clear case
of self defence.
The next Cased was the State vs.. Owen
Green for assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature and carrying con-
ccaled weapons. The defendant was call
ed and failed TO answer. He was tried in
his absence and convicted and sealed SEN
tence left for him.
The next case tried was the State VS.. Eli.
| as Holloway for assault and battery with
intent to Kill. H. o. Bowen, represented
the defendant. The verdict of the jury
was not guilty.
The Case Of the State vs. Jas. T. Single
ton, charged with rape and as
sault with intent TO commit rape, was con-
tinued OH motion Of the defendants lawy er
j. p. Carey.
The cases of the State vs.. ]. II. Hughes
and ]. +. Howard for using blasphemous
language ut religious meeting was coutin-
ued.
The first case tried Thursday morning
was the State vs.. James o. Bowen. for car
rying concealed weapons. The verdict of
the jury was guilty. There were two case
and the sentence was fine of s25 in each
case or be confined in the county Jail three
months.
| SENTENCES.
J. p. Carey, attorney for the Davis
made motion for new trial in behalf of
John Davis, who was son of NJ. G. Dav-
is, on account Of his age. The boy was
twenty years old. The motion was grant.
cd. M. q. Davis the father was sentenced
10 be confined in the State pcnelentiary
for eight months at hard labor and to pay
fne Of 81.
Sam Edwards, convicted of assault ant
battery with intent to kill, and carrying