The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-02-13
Doines of the Court.

| Solicitor Ansel, VINO came IN on'tne oo"u
train.
Allthejurors aud witnesses were prompt
| ly on hand, which was something remark
able, as the ground was heavily covered
with snow, rendering travel almost I'M
possible.
After the Grand Jury had been organiz-
ed, with Mr. M. I. Brock as Foreman, his
Honor o. W. Buchanan, the presiding
Judge, delivered very full and explicit
charge, giving history OF the origin OF
the Grand Jury, and instructing them as
to their duties as the Guardians of the
County. His Honor also impressed on the
Jury the necessity Of new Court House,
saying that tho present structure was
wholly inadequate TO wants OF the County
and entirely out of keeping with our other
advancements. he asked the Jury to take
such action in the matter as they saw at.
After the Grand Jury had retired with
a batch of indictments handed them by
the Solicitor, the Court got down to busi-
ness.
Ths case of the State vs. Nat. Davis,
James Sharpe and Jasper Oliver, indicted
| for murder, was transferred to Ooonee, the
ofenae having been committed In that
During the day the Grand Jury brought
In the following true bills:
T. J. Jordan snd j. r. Parten, grand
larceny and burglary.
VIM Earle, assault and battery or high
and aggravated nature.
Jeff Cochran, alias JEFF. Hampton, burg
larry and com pound larceny.
Elias Earle, murder.
Dock. Davis, murder.
| Harry Sloan, Paul Sloan, Dick. Scruges,
| Will Glenn, Ed Smith and Gordon Smith,
assault and battery OF high and Rggra-
vated nature.
Pate. Wilson, burglary and compound
larceny
James Holliway, burglary and COM
| pound larceny.
Stiles Smith, grand larceny.
The following cases were taken up and
disposed of:
T. j. Jordan and ] r. Parten entered a
plea of guilty to two indictments OF grand
| larceny,
The case of Jordan and Parten for burg.
larry Won transferred Contingent Docket.
JEFF. Cochran, alias jeff. Hampton, was
found guilty Of burglary and compound
larceny, with recommendation to the
mercy Of the Court. No Counsel.
VIM. Earle was found guilty OF assault
and battery ofa high and aggravated nature.
Bontam q Watkins for defense.
Pate Wilson plead guilty to the charge
OF burglary and compound larceny.
| James Holliway plead guilty to the
charge of house breaking and compound
larceny.
ct al, on motion Of Counsel, was con-
tihued.
During the morning Judge Buchanan'a
commission as Judge of the Third Judicial
Circuit was produced and recorded IN the
L noy
Court convened at $50 o'clock on Tues
day morning. The Grand Jury brought
| in the following bills:
Daniel Hill, house breaking and com.
pound larceny. True bill. 80,
General Thompson, murder. True bill.
John Hsrdee, assault Of high and ag-
aravated nature. No bill.
Napoleon Gsillard, ASSAULT with intent
to kill. True bill.
josh Bigby, D. 8. 9arbin, Henry Gull
| bertson, Joe Ashley, ed. Johnson, John
I Ashley, ]. W. Ashley, Clement Bigby and
Sam Bigby, assault and battery OF high
and aggravated nature No bill;
| Josh .Bigby ct al, assault and battery
| With intent to kill. No bill.
Ed. johnson, assault Of high and ag-
gravated nature. No bill.
Ben Warnock, Henry Dean, Gus:
| Thompson and Andy Spencer, assault and
battery with intent to kill. No bill.
John Gambrell, abduction. True bill.
John Scott, assault and battery of high
| and aggravated nature. True bill.
Jasper Rhodes, Lee Owens and John
! Murphy, arson. True bill.
The following cases were disposed Of:
Daniel Hill plead guilty to che charge OF
house breaking and compound larceny
In the case OF Stiles Smith, indicted for
! grand larceny, the defendant having failed
to appear, the Court ordered bench war
rant to issue to compel his attendance.
! The case against General Tnompoon
was then taken up. The prisoner was
ably defended by Messrs Bonham & Wat
kins and Tribble & Prince. Mr.. .Ansel
with bis usual skill for the State. Verdict,
manslaughter.
Napolean Gaillard. assault with intent
to kill. Bonham & Watkins for defeuse
Not guilty.
John 'Gambreli, abduction. Guilty.
John Scott, assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature. Guilty. but re-.
commended to the mercy of the Court.
The Grand Jury will complete its busi-
ness to day and be discharged.
This morning Jasper Rhodes, Lee Owens
aud John Murphy, charged with arson,
are being tried. The case had not been
concluded at noon.
The hours of the Court are from $50
to 1:30, and from 8 until the Court sees
fit to adjourn. Judge Buchanan has made
q very favorable impression upon the Bar
by bis polite and courteous hearing.