Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-11-07
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

| COUttI oF OCNCIeAh SCoSiSA>o'
The court of general sessions recon
vened Wednesday morning after having
adjourned over Tuesday on account Of
the election, and at once got down to
business.
Jonathan Stewart was tried on the
charge of selling liquor and was ac-
quilted.
Robert Williams, colored, was convict
ed of selling liquor and was sent to the
chaingang for seven months.
BENJAMIN Johnson, colored, was con-
victed of selling liquor and was sent to
the changing for six months.
Ned Threat, colored, charged with SELL
ing liquor without license, was acqui1-
| ted.
Newton Broome, white, was convicted
of larceny from the person, and recon-
mended to mercy. He has not yet been
sentenced.
Grant Stewart, white, was acquitted
of the charge of selling liquor.
Robert Garrison, colored, was convicted
of selling liquor and sent to the chaingang
for three months.
George Garrison, colored, was convicted
of malicious mischief in injuring railroad
property, and was sentenced to pay fine
of 500 or go to the chaingang for three
months.
The most important case of the session,
that of NJ. R. Reese, Daniel Luckie and
Mrs. Ellen Anderson, charged with the
murder of Charles T. Williams, at Blacks
burg, on the 9th of February last, was
called on Thursday morning at 1l.3O
O'Clock Both sides were ready, and So
licitor Henry announced that w. B. de-
Loach, Esq, had been associated with the
state. Major James f. Hart, T. F. Nc
Dow, Esq, and General l.. F. Youmans
appeared for the defense.
The prisoners were arraigned in the
usual manner. Mr.. Reese sat in the
dock, Luckie sat on his right. and Mrs.
Ellen Anderson on his left. She seemed
to be in state Of physical collapse, and
was supported by her sister, Mrs. Col
loway. Her mother, Mrs. Patterson,
was also present in the court room. In
answer to the usual questions from the
clerk, all three of the prisoners plead
mot guilty." and the work Of empannel-
ing a jury was commenced.
AS the prisoners were to be tried togeth-
er, the state was entitled to five peremp-
tory challenges and the defendants to 20.
Three members Of the regular venire, M.
+. Duncan, J. G. Smith and A. H. Moore
were disqualified by reason of their being
witnesses in the case, and fourth, j. II.
Riddle, was disqualified by reason of his
being administrator of the estate of the
deceased. After the state had exhausted
five challenges and the defense y, only
10 Jurors had been secured, and it was
necessary to draw special venire of Is
from the seven mile box. The jury was
finally completed as follows:
i r. w. Clawson, foreman; John q. La
than, j. S. Moore, II. NJ. Dobson, A. X.
Sherrer, NJ. L. Thomasson, II. o. Flow
ers, J. q. Maloney, IT. J. Nichols, William
Ross, II. A. Barron and R. B. Lowry.
The first witness examined was Mr..
J. w. Duff. He testified that while he
and his brother were going home from
their work on the night of the 9th OF
February last, at about $50 or $40, they
STUMBLED upon the body of man. At
first they thought the man was drunk ;
but on striking light ascertained that
the man was dead. The man was Il
stranger. Witness summoned DR.. j. Il.
Darwin, with whom he was boarding
, and who lived about 10 yards away, and
within 10 or 10 minutes some 10 or 20
> people had gathered about the spot where
the dead man lay in silence. The de-
ceased was first recognized by Mr.. j. w.
, Thomson. There was no moon that
night; but the stars were shining, and
it was not so dark that witness could not
have seen the body had he been lookin
ahead. At the time he stumbled, how
ever, he was watching Mr.. Cauthen, who