The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-10-24
Court Proceedings.

The Court of General Sessions met last
Monday morning, his Honor Judge R.
c. Watts presiding. This was Judge
Watts first appearance here. He made
short and pointed charge to the Grand
Jury, in which lie said, among other
things, that Anderson County is one of
the richest and most populous Counties
in the State, and should have better
Court House than the old and dilapidated
building we are now occupying. Spar
tanburg County, which has about the
same population and wealth as Anderson
County, has recently finished magni6-
cent Court House. While other neigh
boring Counties have good Court Houses,
Anderson County has the poorest Court
House I have seen in my rounds, and 1t
was shame that such rich and pros
porous County should have such poor
excuse for Court House.
The Court was soon at work and dur
ing the day disposed of the following
cases:
The State vs.. Dennis Wright-assault
and battery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapon. Convicted. No
counsel. Sentenced to three years in
penitentiary.
James Arnold-house- breaking and
larceny. Not guilty. Defended by ]. E.
Breazeale.
Luther Whitfeld-bastardy. Guilty.
Col. j. N. Brown for the defence.
Lawrence Rutlege and John Andrew
Rice, charged with the murder of Bar
bara Hall in this city last August, were
arraigned and their trial set for Wednes-
day. Tribble & Prince and Bonham Il
Watkins for the defence.
P,,5 PichOn l,ot1oo hrao u onH 1ar.
ceny. Plead guilty. Eight months in
penitentiury.
Claude Shaw-assault with intent to
ravish. Guilty. -Four months in peni-
tertiary. No counsel.
The cases vs.. John Guim, Elford Ar
mold, William Peyton and Andrew Ware,
Allen Moragne, Lawrence Edwards and
John Mccullough, charged with ganlb-
ling, were mol pressed.
Tuesday morning the case VS.. William
and George Williams, charged with an
assault and battery with intent to kill,
was tried and consumed until the noon
recess of the Court. The verdict was not
guilty. They were defended by Bonham
& Watkins. This was the case in which
the defendants were taken from the Gus
tody of the constable and go brutally
beaten.
The case VS.. Isaac Payne, charged with
violating the dispenary law, and that
against William Moore, Edward Jones
and William Jones, were continued.
Tuesday afternoon the case against
Woodrow Campbell, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapon, was taken up,
Tribble g. Prince representing the defen-
dants. Guilty of first charge. $50 fine or
60 days in County Jail.
This morning the case Of Lawrence
Rutledge and John Andrew Rice, charg-
ed with murder, was continued until
next Court on account Of the absence of
an important witness.
The next case called was the State vs..
Jack Young-assault and battery with
intent to kill. J. w. Quattlebaum and
G.. Z. Prince for the defence, the Solicitor
and Bonham & Watkins for the State.
Up to the hour of going to press, the case
had not been concluded.
The Grand Jury will submit its report
and be discharged to-day. The Criminal
docket will be cleared tomorrow, and
the Civil cases will probably consume
tho balance of the week.
Thos. P. Cothran, Esq, of Greenville,
is representing the State for Solicitor An
sci who Is detained at home, and is ably
doing his duty,