The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-20
The Court.

adjourned on thursday morning anO
the Court of Common Pleas opened
The cases in this Court were mostly
continued. y few orders We're taken
and some cases We're submitted.
The following criminal cases wcr.
disposed Of:
| The State vs. Lawson Counts
! H0u>ebrcaking and larceny: guilty; Il
! the penitentiary for IS months.
The State vs.. Amanda Workman
| Murder; to be hanged september 9th
! In this case, Blease Il B!ease, the de-
fenGants attorneys, have given notice
of an appeal to the Supreme Court
which will suspend the execution oi
| the sentence until the action OF the
| Court IS known.
The State vs.. Anna Tribble-Mur-
| DER: to be hanged September 9th. NC
notice Of appea! in this case has yet
! been given.
| The State vs.. George Scott-murder.
Continued to next term.
| The usual orders we're taken by the
Solicitor on the report Of the Grand
Jury.
PresCutnant Grand Jury.
To His Honor James Aldrich, Judge
Presiding: The grand jury would re-
spectfulIy report that they have con-
sidered all bills handed them by the
honorable Solicitor, and in the farther
discharge Of their duties have, by COM
mittees, examined the county Jail and
the offices of II county officers.
The jail presents a cleanly appear
ance, showing that care has been used
in It's keeping. The prisoners LOOK to
be we'll cared for. We find the jail
and the premises in good order and
repair, with the exception of two leaks
| in the roof, which should be repaired
at once. In one of the rooms on the
lower floor, used by the family, the
| plastering overhead is mostly all OFT.
| In repairing this, we think that 1t
would be better and more durable to
have this room, and others when
needed, ceiled with plank.
In the iail we find four or five stout,
able bodied men confined in default of
| the payment of taxes. This is the law,
but it seems to Us Il hardship that the
county is thus required to be at the
expense of feeding these men, without
any return. We believe that a law Is
demanded that would place all such
men at some work that would, at least
in part, remunerate the county for the
expense of feeding them.
We find the Sheritt7s office in good
order, the papers all neatly and proper
ly filed and the books well kept. The
same may be said Of the offices Of The
Probate Judge and Clerk of the Court.
They make full and proper exhibits OF
all funds in their hands as county Of
ticers. In those offices the county has
prompt, obligiug and efficient servants:
Vaults have been placed in each OF
those offices, in which the most lmpor-
tant books and papers of these offices
are kept, and we find the books and
papers in those vaults most conve-
niently arranged. The vaults are fire
proof, and will prove a protection IN
case of fire.
Some repairs are needed on the
Court House, which We learn is to be
done.
The Poor House was visited by q
committee, who report that they found
there twelve inmates, 3 white and 8
| black. These inmates all looked neat
and clean and expressed themselves as
receiving care and attention; The
rooms and all in the rooms are clean,
neat and we'll arranged. The commit
tee found nothing but what showed
care and attention on the part OF the
keeper. AS new buildings have lately
been finished and are now occupied by
the keeper and the paupers, the COM
| mittee make no recommendations as
| to any changes or additions.
In company with the Comptroller
General committee of this body made
a careful examination of the books of
G.. F. Boyd, County Treasurer, and
of w. G. Cromer, Auditor. The books
and all papers belonging to those Of
fees We found neatly and we'll ar
ranged and all receipts and disburse-
ments accounted for by the proper
vouchers.
The attention of the County Com
missioners is called to that portion OF
the road from Newberry to Bouk-
nights Ferry, between Paysinger's
and leagues. This portion Of the road
is and has had many holes and bad
places in it all this year, which greatly
impedes travel.
At the crossing of Wallace's Spring
Branch, on the road from J. }. Gall
mans to Prosperity the road IS almost
impossible.
Complaint is made Of the two gene
raj custom of filling the bitches along
many Of our public roads by running
plows out into the road and dragging
dirt into the bitches. In this way
water is turned into the road, doing
great damage. The attention Of the
County Commissioners is called to this
matter.
We are OF the opinion and would
recommend the passage Of law for
bidding the extension Of the time for
the payment of taxes. Those extern
sions are of little benefit to the tax
payer or the State.
The grand jury cannot close this
their report without commencing,
most highly, the action of His Honor
in requiring witnesses and others hav-
ing business in court to remain in the
court room and not have to be called.
Nothing will do more to expedite the
business Of the court.
We would ask that the usual fee be
paid our clerk.
Thompson Conner, Foreman.
Chas. S. Suber. G. II. Cannon.
J. A: Mayer. Thos. Cook.
H. p. Dominick. +. B. Dawkins.
NJ. NJ. Satterwhite.J B. Cook.
J.R. Davidson. J. NJ. Kelly.
John H. Garrett. J. D. Nance.
r. N. Cook. }. ID. BooZer.
J.. L. Moore.
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