The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-28
The Work of Court.

The Work of Court.
The June term of the Court of General
Sessions for Anderson County was open
ed last Monday morning, Judge J. j..
Norton presiding. The Solicitor, Steno-
grapher and other Court officers were
promptly in their places.
Judge Norton made short charge to
! the Grand Jury, which was replete with
advice and caution on the performances Of
the duties of their Office. The Grand
Jury were given a number Of indiot-
ments and they retired to their room to
begin work.
The first case tried was the State vs.
Burt Miller, who was convicted of assault
and battery with intent to kill and carry
| ing concealed weapons.
The Grand Jury reported true bills in
the following cases.: Hayward Welborn,
burglary; Charley Williams, alias Char
ley Wilson, larceny of live stock and
resisting an officer Robert Coleman
house-breaking and compound larceny;
John Blackwell, larceny from the field
Samuel Carter, assault and battery with
intent to kill; Major N. Rhodes, practic-
ing medicine without registering; Rob-
ert Thacker and Willis Brownlee, for
gerry. No bill was found in the case OF
Hammond Gailliard and Mary Jane
Dorr, charged with fornication.
Major N. Rhodes plead guilty to the
charge of practicing medicine without
having registered, and was Immediately
sentenced to pay fine of $4,000, or be
imprisoned three months. He paid the
fine.
Robert Colem an plead guilty to house.
breaking and compound larceny.
John Blackwell was convicted Of lar
ceny from the field.
Robert Thacker and Willis Brownlee
plead not guilty to the charge of forgery.
There were three counts against the
prisoners. After hearing the evidence
the Jury rendered verdict of guilty as
to Brownlee in all of the counts. Thack-
or was found guilty in the third count
! only, and was asrecommended to the mercy
of the Court.
Charley Williams alias Charley Wilson,
who plead not guilty of larceny OF live
stock and resisting an officer. was con-
victed in both cases.
The Grand Jury reported true bills, as
follows: Lemuel Hall, larceny Samuel
Dove, alias Samuel Smith, murder; !;
James Hill, bastardy.
On Tuesday morning Hayward. We'll
born, who was charged with burglary,
plead not guilty, but was convicted and
| recommended to the mercy of the Court.
The next case called was that Of Sam
Dove, alias Sam Smith, who killed Jim
Wardlaw at Pendleton last Saturday.
The prisoner was arraigned and plead not
| guilty to the charge of murder. The ex-
animation of witnesses was proceeded
with, and among them was Matilda
Wardlaw, daughter Of the deceased,
who, shortly after going on the stand, was
attacked with severe fit and had to be
carried into the Jury room. DR.. j. G..
Harris was called to attend. the woman.
The other witnesses were called and ex-
amined, and the case was suspended
until afser the noon recess, so as to allow
the afflicted woman to finish her testi-
.mony. In the afternoon DR.. Harris
stated to the Court that the witness would
not be able. to go on the stand again that
day, and the counsel for the defense and
the Solicitor agreed to conclude the case
without her evidence.
During the argument In the above case
the Grand Jury came in and reported a
true bill against Hose Burns, Lude jolly,
Mart. Thompson and j. X. Washington
for gambling, and no bill against Warren
Hewin, charged with perjury.
The Presentment was then read to the
Court, as follows, and the Grand Jurors
were discharged from further attendance
upon this Court:
To his Honor J. J. Norton, Presiding
Judge Ct the Eeighth Judicial Circuit, at
Anderson, S. c.:
The Grand Jury of Anderson County,
s. c., respectfully present as follows:
That we have considered and passed on
the Bills which were handed to us by the
Solicitor.
The committee of our number appoint
| ed at the last term Of the Court with j. E.
Breazeale, who they called to their assis-
tance as an expert, have examined the
various County Offices and report them
| veil kept and, as a rule, the officers dis
charging their duties with marked abili-
| ty, They regret, however, to report that
| thew have not found the financial condi
ton Of the County as being very good.
| The County has been behind for several
wears, and, in order to meet the debts
against the County promptly, the County
| Commissioners have been accustomed to
| borrowing money in advance Of the col
lection of the taxes, and repaying the
amount borrowed when the taxes were
! collected. In other words the County
| has been about one year behind.
Besides this we find the County at the
beginning of this fiscal year, to wit,
| November l, 1892, in debt nearly seven
thousand dollars.
| ing Of the iron bridge over Seneca River,
it cannot be expected, with the present
tax lew, that the condition of the County
will be any better at the end of this fiscal
year. The Grand Jury, believing that
system of borrowing money and paying
interest, is injurious, especially when it
can be avoided, recommend that the
County Commissioners ask for such leg
islatlon as will enable them to make a
sufficient levy to raise a sinking fund for
the purpose of paying off the past indebt-
edness and relieving the necessity Of
| borrowing, said levy to be, say one mill
each year until the County can be placed
on q cash basis, or at least until there will
be no necessity of borrowing money.
The Grand Jury further presents that
they have examined the reports of County
| Commissioners and Of the County Treas
urer, which, by reason of the careful ex-
animation of these offices during the
recess of the Court, they are enabled to
saw are satisfactory to our body. The
School Commissioner has not yet filed
his report, being under a misapprehen-
sion, but promises to do so at an early
date. The committee Of our number who
| examined his books, however, report that
they found his books correctly kept.
The Grand Jury, by q com mittee OF
their number, visited the Poor House and
found the inmates we'll cared for, and a
fine prospect for crop on the farm.
The Steward has already harvested $50
bushels of wheat.
The Grand Jury respectfully suggests