The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
COMING TO JUDGMENT.
The Work of the Court of General
Sessions.

| w ehC So"AS VI NSASA 81
| Sessions.
The Court convened last Monday morning
at ten o'clock. officers and jurors present al
follows:
Judge-James AldrIch.
| SolicitOr--M. +. AnSeI.
! Clerk-W. X. Bullock.
Ass,s Assis.sns |, C5erk-5H; W + Hs5cs e; Jones
erland, IUni,aJ.sNRK J. R. Kennedy' j. II. Wilkinson
George Marshall.
Court Crier-H. W. Bowie.
Jury Boy-Klugh Aiken.
| GRAND JURORS.
w. A. Lanier, James A. Jones,
| B. A. Boyd, Z. q. McAli1ster,
q. w. johnson, "; b; Going,
S. A. Ramey, j. b. sharp,
| w. l.. Miller, l. b. Norman,
NJ. S. Ashley, j. u. Pace,
w. A. Stevenson, J. h. Deason,
| A. I. Brown, X. A. Crawford.
| PETIT JURORS.
w. l.. Gilbert, C.J.B'itt,.
]. M. Leith, w. T. Verrel,
| W, l.. McCord, l.. j. Gllmer,
| A. Turner, J.S. Harris,
j. A. McAllister. Y:P. Reagan.
| II. NJ Mundy, w. L. Henderson,
| f, M. Stone Ed Smith,
T. H. klugh, +. A. Smith.
B. A. KeaIon, r. r. Blackwell.
Jumes Crawford, Monroe Bedford,
Geo. G. Graves, Eugene Cllnkscales.
Geo Foster +. l. Bell,
6. NJ. Wardlaw, w. II. sharp,
w. l.. Wilkinson, j. l.. McCord,
K. o. Bell
State against VIM. Jones and John Cason
housebreaking, mol prossd. ,,,,,,
| State against Thomas, j. B. Smith, William
Stuart, John Stuart, assault andSat;ery, Intent
to kill. Mol pross'd Oh payment OF costs:
Stale against w. A. Poore. Mol pross'd.
State against Henry Ware, throwing rocks
frai in11rl
sengers. Mol pross'd.
| state against Elizabeth Smith, assault and
battery of Il high and aggravated nature
Stale against Walker Derrlck-murder
Case In Supreme Court.
State against Wills Jones, Claude Jones
goods knowing them to be stolen. Continued
State against John Boyce, Mac Boyce, Jr.
Mac Boyce. Sr., breaking into tailroad car.
Continued.
State against Sam Wideman, malicious in
Jury 10 colt, damage being more than $40
Found guilty. New Trial granted.
ey from the Lowndesyille Bank, while Presi-
dent. Continued.
State against Frank Merriweather. Alfred
Brown. Joseph Booker, burglary and com,
Joseph Booker pleaded guilty. Alfred Brown
was tried by jury. Found guilty. Sentence.
Alfred Brown three years In the pen FRANK
Merriweather got two years and six mouths
| in the pen Joseph Booker got two years and
nine months In the pen. The prisoners IN
this case were equally guilty In fact, but
Frank Merriweather made clean breast OF
everything. Joseph Booker denied that
| Brown was in IL. Alfred Brown after con.
fessing his guilt before the trial justice, plead
| ed his Innocence In Court, which accounts for
! his more severe punishment.
| State VS.. Tobe Harrison for obtaining prop
erty under false pretenses. Pleaded guilty.
Sentenced to six months on public works.
and pay fine Of 500.
State w. Henry Chiles. disposed of prop
| erty under lien. Pleaded guilty. Got two
months on public works or two In the pen.
| State vs.. AnLhany Adams, entered rail-
! road car in night time, with intent 10 steal.
Pleaded guilty. Got eighteen months on
public works or pen.
State w. Henry Jones. arson. Guilty.
Recommended to mercy of court. Senten-
ced to ten years in the pen: Judge, Solicitor
and jury recommended Governor To com.
| mute sentence TO two years in pen.
Stale v. Caesar Davis, disposed Of property
under lien. Tried In his absence. Found
guilty. Court handed down a sealed Sen.
| tence.
State v. George Newton, assault and battery
with intent to kill. Continued.
State v. Thomas Gaines. Broke into rail-
road car. Verdict, not guilty.
| All the jurors were dismissed yesterday
evening at half-past three, except the twelve
| who are chosen 10 try the cuse OF The Slate
against John Lee Williams, charged with
| breaking into railroad car This case Will he
! tried ut ten o'clock this morning. AT the con.
| clusion OF this case the Court Of General Srs-
sions will adjourn, when the Court of Com.
mon Pleas will continue for twD or three days