The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-15
at the Bar OF Justice.

The February term of Cour. was opened
Monday morning, Judge James F. Izlar
presiding. The. Solicitor, stenographer
and other Court officers had reported for
duty. Messrs. ]. a. Mcconnell and John
Beard are acting as Court criers.
The Judge made short charge replete
with advice and caution to the Grand Ju.
rymen on the performance Of tho duties
Of their Office.
The routine work of the Court then be-
gan. Thomas Ellington was arraigned
aud plead guilty to the charge of house
breaking, and was Immediately sentenced
10 two months in the Penitentisry.
John Mccullough was tried for assault
and battery Of high and aggravated ma
ture and was found guilty Of assault of a
high and aggravated nature" The fol-
lowing Jury tried the case: J. K. Glenn
ent, Foreman, John W. Dawson, G. S. L.
Stewart, 8. M. Gilmer, John M. Gambrell,
Thos. T. Watkins, Luther E. Burriss.
James n. Leach, Geo. E. Jacks, E. F.
Reed. John a, Elrod, N. A. Shirley.
The Grand Jury elected J. A. Eskew
Foreman. The following true bills --sare
returned on Monday by that body: Hen-
ry Williams, housebreaking; Al. Martin,
murder; Thos. Farr, assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature; P. Prue
FAINT, murder; Josh FAINT, housebreaking
and grand larceny. No bill was found
against David Sherard, rape.
The panel of the Petit Jury was deficient
and six extras were drawn,
The commissions of Solicitor Ansel and
Clerk Watkins from the Governor were
read. Each of these gentlemen are enter
ing on four years term of service. The
Solicitor has just completed four years
term, and his great popularity and success
as an officer is attested by the fact that he
was reelected without opposition.
Clerk Watkins appointed Mr.. F. E.
Watkins as deputy Clerk.
Thomas Farr entered plea of guilty
to the charge against him and was sem
fenced to hard labor in the Penitentiary
for six months.
The most Of Monday evening was con-
sun1ed in hearing arguments on the mo-
ton of J. Minis Sullivan's counsel to
have that case, which was sent here from
Greenville, returned to Greenville for
trial. The motion was refused and
Thursday was set for the trial.
This trial will prove one of the most in.
teresting that has ever taken place in the
Piedmont section.
That the case will be grand wrestle be-
tween legal giants is showo by the array
of attorneys on each side. The following
will assist Solicitor Ansel with the prose.
cntion: James L. Orr and Earle q
Mooney, of Greenville, and Tribble q
Prince, of this Bar. The defense will be
made by Samuel W. Melton, of Columbia,
Perry g. Hayward, ]. Walter Gray and
Joseph Mccullough, of Greenville, and
John E. Breazeale, of this Bar, The stake
is human life and the wrestling will de-
eide the issue.
Tho following extras were drawn to
complete the panel Of the Petit Jury: Da'
vid Crosby, J. s. Fowler ). D. Maxwell
l.. L. Norryce, E. T. Cashine, ]. B. Nc
Gee, Jr.
Tho commission of Sheriff Gaines was
read and spread upon the minutes of the
Court, as was the appointment of Mr.. j.
R. Faut as deputy by the Sheriff.
On Tuesday Josh FAINT entered a plea oil
guilty to the charge against him and was
sentenced to a term of fourteen months in
the Penitentiary.
The counsel for j. Minis Sullivan re-
newed their efforts to have the case re-
moved from this Court On motion fol
an appeal from the decision Of yesterday
bnt the motion was overruled.