The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-11
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The Court.

The Court of General Sessions con
vened Monday, His Honor Judge R. G.
Watts presiding. Solicitor Schumpert
was at his postand Stenographer Camp
bell on hand.
The following cases were handled:
Jack Wilson, murder; not guilty.
George Darby, prscticing medicine
without license; plead guilty. Sen
tence-$100 or thirty days in Jail. This
is the "voodoo" doctor.
Ed. Young, larceny; mol pros.
Annie league, murder; continued.
Henry Piester, murder; continued.
Alfred Epps, murder; continued.
Jim johnson, assault and battery
with intent to kill: continued.
The case against Waller Brown and
Benson Cook, arson, was withdrawn
from the grand jury.
The Jason Summers case was also
again continued.
PREsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To His Honor r. c. Watts, Judge Pre-
siding:
The grand jury, in closing the duties
OF the present term, would respectfully
submit the following report:
We have carefully considered and re.
turned all bills handed out by the hon.
orable Solicitor. The jury, as required
have made an examination of the public
buildings The jail was found neat
clean and in healthful condition. The
health and comfort of the prisoners seer
to be well looked after. The repairs OF
the Jail, outbuildings and yard, recon-
mended in our previous report, have al
received attention. The court house has
been properly repaired, and no further
recommendation is required.
The portion of the public road, neal
the Dolly Hunter place, is reported as
being almost impossible. The road neal
the bridge over Beaver Dam creek, on the
road from Langford's Mill to Beaver
Dam, is in an impossible condition
Then the bridge over Duncan's creek
near Whitmire, known as the upper
bridge, is in a dangerous condition, the
floor being greatly in need of repair.
Attention is called to the frequent, al
most constant violation of the law BY
peddlers. We are informed that NJ
licenses are taken out by persons thus
engaged. The law in this particula,
should be enforced, and we call the at
tention of the proper county officers tx
this matter.
The grand jury was informed tina
spirituous liquors were being sold withi1
the corporate limits of the city of New
berry, and the name Of party was givel
| us, who it was said was known to tn
fact. We had that party brought befor'
us. When he appeared he was asked
he was willing to make affidavit tina
spirituous liquors were being sold by an,
person in this city contrary to law. Hi
reply was that he would not make sucl
! affidavit. While it may be a fact tha
spirits are thus sold, the grand jury can
not present it as fact without the evi
dence.
We can but disapprove the too com
mon and prevalent custom of continuing
cases pending by the Court, on small ant
sometimes frivolous pretexts, from tern
to term, thus delaying justice, filing th
dockets and furnishing pretexts for tn
actions of mobs.
A committee has been appointed t.
examine all the county Offices and max
report at our next meeting.
We ask that tho legal fee be allowe
our clerk for services.
All of which is respectfully submitted
81. G. Moseley. Jno. G. Goggans.
| Chairman. W. S. Spearman.
Jro. W. Scott. j. w. Hartman.
W. J. Counts. T. L. Harmon.
G. F. Abrams. G. A. Maffett.
G. G. Lane. J. A. Sheely.
J. w. McKittrick. J. L. Mayer.
D. Q. Wilson. S. G. Welch.
E. M. Cook. J.D. Suber.
J. w. Chapman.
The Court adjourned sine die yeste1
day afternoon.
Court of Common Pleas will be callet
| this morning.