The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-16
COURT.


COURT.
The October term of the genera
sessions opened here last Monday
with Hon. R. C. Watts as presiding
judge.
AS soon as the court was organized
the judge presented his commission,
which was duly fled and recorded
by the clerk.
This being the last term of the
court for this year no special charge
was delivered to the grand jury.
The solicitor handed out the bills
of indictment, and in a short time
the court was ready for work.
True bills were found in the fol
lowing cases:
Ladsen Lawson, Solomon McDuffle
and Will Richardson, housebreak.
ing and burglary; two different
cases.
William Thomas, larceny of live
stock.
Solomon Hatfield, burglary and
larceny.
Julius Thomas, larceny of live
stock.
Ben F. Fleming, Harvey L. B.
Hodge, Henry Reddin and Monroe
Peters, murder.
Welborn Deas, Gus Deas, William
Dickson and Powell Dyson, house
breaking and larceny.
Elias Lee Sims, disposing of prop
erty under lien.
Michael J. Blackwell, assault and
battery with intent to kill.
Pinckney Pearson, assault and
battery with intent to kill.
The solicitor mol pressed the fol-
lowing cases:
Lou Collins, assault and battery of
a high and aggravated nature.
Edward Blackwell and Hattie
White, adultery.
Paine Ard and Susan Hicks, 'adul-
terry.
William Thomas, guilty; eighteen
months in the chain gang, or same
term in the penitentiary.
Ladsen Lawson, guilty; same sen
tence.
Solomon Hatfield, guilty; three
months in chain gang or same term
in the penitentiary.
Pinckney Pearson, guilty; six
months in chain gang and $50 fine.
Julius Thomas, not guilty.
Henry White, not guilty.
Elias Lee Sims, not guilty.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
To His Honor r. c. Watts, Presiding
Judge:
The grand jury. having passed on all
claims placed IN their hands, and having
disposed of such business as has been
brought to their attention, submit this
their presentment:
We have examined, through committees.
the books of trial justices, and found them
correct and kept in Il neat condition and
all moneys accounted for. They report
the morals of the people in their juris-
diction good, very little liquor sold unlaw-
fully, and great improvement in the OBJ
servance Of the law.
We have examined the books of the
treasurer, auditor. school commissioner,
sheriff and clerk Of the court in cursory
manner, not thinking it necessary to 60
into minute examination, as the State
officers will do in short time in the pre-
sence of the foreman. We found them, us
far as we are capable Of judging. in good
condition, well kept, and all moneys prop.
erly accounted for.
We have inspected the dispensary and
found everything in a neat and orderly
condition, the law risidly enforced except
in one pa7ticular-the name of the buyer
is not always recorded, aud we commend
that this feature be more strictly enforced.
From information from different sources
We consider it model dispensary.
The report Of the county commissioners
has been handed Us as the law requires.
The supervisor thinks that good deal Of
money hes been saved the county in the
different expenditures, and We wish to
congratulate the present board on their
economy and management.
We find in the com onmissioner's Office,
claims unpaid. the following amounts: