The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-07-07
At the Bar of Justice,

As We went to press last week the case
of George Crawford, changed with murder,
was being tried. After short delibera:
ton the Jury brought In verdict OF
guilty Of granddaughter.
The case against Jefferson Nix and Bob
Brooks was continued, and the defendants
admitted to bail in the sum of $3.50.
VIM. W. Thompson entered plea OF
guilty to the charge of larceny OF live
stock.
At the conclusion of the Crawford case
H. Reid Morrison, who had once before
been prominently before this Court, WIS
arraigned on the charge of grand larceny
and was convicted of the same by the
following Jury: James 81. Burdine, Fore
man, VIM. a. Tucker, ]. 81. Price, Robt.
F. Haynie, Ezekiel A. Major, James A.
Elgiu, Marion G. Ellenburg, John ..
| Hawkins, James A. King, Samuel Bowen.
Ed. and Polly Haley were admitted to
bail in the sum of $500 each.
The case of greatest interest before this
term was that Of William Wilson,
charged with numbering his wife. When
his case was called the Court roora was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and the
intense interest in the trial was maintain
| ed until sentence was passed upon him.
The following Jury was tmpaneled: Sam.
uel D. Brownlee. Foreman, W. McD.
Cochran, James r. Branyon, J. W. 8.
Mcconnell, William D. Garrison, James
A King, John r. Donnsld, M. Townes
Fleping, Robt. F. Hsynie, VIM. ). Rob.
bins, Jr., Leard Newton. The State put
up fourteen witnesses and the defense
seven. The defendants counsel urged In
sanity as thei, defense, and over day was
consumed in the trial. at the conclusion
of the Judges charge the Jury retired,
but returned within less than half an hour
with verdict of guilty.
e The case against. Andrew Palmer,
charged with murder, was next calico, and
the following Jury was drawn: Jesse @.
Milford, Foreman, VIM. 8. Murphy,
George W. Riohey, James q. Burdine,
Samuel Bowen, G. E. Horton, james a.
Elgin, VIM. q. Tucker, John 0. .daW-
kins, J.. A. Price, W. W. Holder, Jeptha
Harper. The defendant endeavored to
establish self defense In justification :lf his
deed, but the Jury found him guilty OF
granddaughter.
BROOKS ferguson, Will. Mason, Jim
Williams and General Thompson were
convicted Of gambling.
BENZ. Hammond plead guilty, to three
charges Of disposing of property Under
lien.
Jim Jackson and Newt. Donald were
convicted of gambling.
Stovall Smith was convicted OF obtain
ing goods under false pretenses.
Peter Thompson was convicted OF kid
mapping by the following Jury: G. E.
Horton, Foreman, James A. Elgin, VIM.
H. Tucker, John w. Teasley, w. W. Hol-
der, Samuel D. Brownlee, George W.
Richey, John o. Hawkins, Marion G.
Ellen burg, James W. Poore, B. Frank
Mullikin, Jesse O. Milford.
On Saturday the prisoners were brought
into Court and sentences were passed as
follows:
james Jackson, Newt. Donald, gam:
blinng one week in Jail or pay fine OF
five dollars.
Brooks Ferguson, VIM. Mason, James
Williams, General Thompson, gambling;
one month in Jail or pay fine Of $40
each.
Stovall Smith, obtaining property under
false pretences fine of $40 or six months
hard lsbor in the Penitentiary.
Peter Thompson, kidnapping ; fine OF
S100 or ard labor in the Penitentiary for
six months.
BENZ. Hammond, disposing OF property
undsr lien, in three cases; fine of $40 or
3OUI 4uOuluo ob uo1Q 40pOA AZ bA1p GVLAIoA-
tiary in each case.
VIM. Thompson, larceny of live stock
one year at nard labor in the Penite ltiary
and fine of one dollar.
William Wright, house breaking and
compound larceny; one year at hard la
bor in the Penitentiary.
Henry Owens, same offence and came
punishment as in case above.
VIM. Talley, same as above two cases.
VIM. Hardness, burglary and compound
larceny; five years at hard labor in the
Penitentiary.
81, Reid Morrison, grand larceny; four
years at hard labor in then Penitentiary.
1Andrew Palmer, manslaughter; three
years in the Penitentiary at hard labor.
George Crawford, granddaughter; two
years in the Penitentiary at hard labor.
William Wilson, murder; after SOL
emn talk to the prisoner the Judge sem
fenced the convicted man to be hanged on
the 7th day Of October next between the
hours of 10 q. m. and Q p. m.
Before the adjournment of Court M. F.
Large, formerly citizen of Germany,
was. on petition, admitted as citizen of
the United States Of America.
The Greenville News of Sunday stated
that Shuman Il Dean, William Wilson's
attorneys, would appeal from the decision
of the lower Court. The appeal will
likely result In an extension Of the pris-
oner's life for few months, aud only in
fhof