The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-21
GRAND JURY pRESENTNENT.

slUlhS ouuSe.
The following is submitted Is ;hc
report of the grand jury at the Sep
tember term Of the court lS93.:
At the June term we repor!er! on
ne books and records OF all the county
officials, except tn: dispensers, aEo
we have considered ~ further cXami-
nation neceF sary.
At the February tenn and also al
tn, June term we rep ,r:cd c rtalI
repairs needed on the jail, the dan"c'
rous condition Of tn. public rad lead
iny from Simon Davis 10 McNan:;s
branch, anu tie JsckGon's Cic
bridge. We again report it.c'c IN It c.:
and insist that false idea Of e:ono Il:
on the part of the County Supervisor
should not entail serious IS On the
county. We now instruct Inc Super,
visor to have the roof of til: ii! and
guttering repainted, and 20 have the
roof aud guttering of the Court Hoase
examined, and if necessary, repa;nted
We also report the following roais
and bridges:
The Bell Bridge road, aboat ,wo
miles from Winnsborc, near Moore'$
Creek.
Road leading from Simpsons +. O.
to Columbia, known a. Sandy LeVc!
road.
Road OF which HolDrook Rion is
overseer. Excuse Of Mr.. Rion being
that he has not been provided with
the necessary tools.
Longtown road from Simpsons
store to Reeves.
Bridge across Fiat Branch on road
leading from Smyrna Church toward
Columbia.
Browns Bridge across Little River.
We also call the attention of the
Supervisor TO violations of the law in
. regard to barbed wire fences ne:r AID
parallel to public highways.
Members of the present petit jury
! have reported to US the uncomfortable
condition Of the jury rooms and have
eomplainedo of TIE odor
-. x We call the attention of
:: the e-proper officers to this fact and ask
that It BE- remedied.
TRIAL JUSTICES.
We have examined the books and
transcripts of the Trial Justices
furnished us and find the same correc
excepting as follows: We present
Trial Justice &. W. Brooks. for failure
to hand in his books and transcript.
We present Trial Jurtjce Blair for
illegal remission Of part of iue in the
case eff the State rs Belton Byrd, but
charge him with no criminal intent
therein, his motive being just and
charitable. We prc-cnt Trial Justice
J. 3. Stevenson for 10 dockelting The
case Of the Stale vs. Mary j. BIice,
and for emitting ment:on Of same in
bis transcript.
Poor HOUSE.
We have made an examination of
the poor house, find everything salts
factory and compliment Mr.. Cameron,
the keeper, on his management.
D1srENsAHIEs.
The investigation Of the Winusboro
dispensary by the grand jury was
undertaken solely for the purp sc OF
enforcing the clear and definite pr.,-
visions Of the dispensary act, in: re-
laIion to the duties of Dispenser, and
in no spirit Of hostility to the = 2So::
in charge, Mr.. ". II. Mobley, who has
the reputation Of being one Of the best
dispensers in the State, and who also
was highly complimeated by most of
our witnesses on the manner in which
ne has discharged the functions Of his
office. The duty, therefore, of having
to report him to This Court is painful,
but when we consider how readily
the lsorsl purposes Of the dispensary
act liiav be frustrated by a failure on
the part OF those intrusted with its
administration to carry ont strictly the
letter OF the law, and how impuuity
for such neglect induces further viola
ton, we then realize that any evasion
of that duty even if permitted by orr
oaths as grand jurors would work
detriment TO the people whose interest
We serve.
We, therefore, present Mr.. N. Z.
Mobley, dispenser at Winnsboro, fo:
violations Of the law as specified
below, and the names of the witnesses
are respectively appended 10 each
charge.
Isl, For permitting the drinking Of
s!choac beverages on the premises of
ats dispensarv. Witnesses--R. I.
Turner, J. W. Seiglcr, S. q. La!::.:
and E. G. Scruggs.
2nd, For selling after hours or
during the night. Witnesses G.
Lsfar, E. G. Scruggs, Il. G.. Gooding,
j. NJ. Elliott, Jr., and W. w. ketchin.
SD, f or violating section eleven of
tho dispensary act in regard TO the
method of filling out requests as
clearly defined therein.
These requests now on file in the
Auditors office are sufficient evidence.
No witnesses needed.
RIDGEwAT DISrENsAEr.
In examining the records OF this
dispensary we fud the dispenser.
II. 3. Lewis, short in his accounts
ti;tv-eieht do;lars ard some cAi.ts in
rep :rt for quarter ending Js"uars DIST,
1885.
We iEsi-t ~ ;Ae Soii";: =. kim
immediate 4 ton TO. rtcnrcr Il,
amount from Mr., i. Is Lrwi~.
We also present 5. & Rula,:d AMI
l. D.