The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-09-30
COLUMBIA.
Proceedings Of Court.

trust was mol pressed.
Wash Hall, q gentleman of color,
charged with selling liquor in viola
ton of the dispensery law, was ac-
quilted.
Z Jim Simmons plead guilty to AS
sault and battery of a high and ag.
gravated nature, and was given three
months on the chain gang or S25
The two cases against Ella Martin
and Laura Huffman, for keeping a
bowdy house, &C., and against Laura
Hoffman and Tom Jones for adultery
were tried together. In the former
the verdict was guilty, with a SEN
tence of two months in jail or $50
each; and in the latter not guilty
Tom Jones has not been arrested.
In another case against Ella Mar
tin and Tom Jones for fornication the
grand jury returned no bill.
On Thursday the trial of A. M.
Harman was commenced. The So
licitor, Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Muller
appeared for the prosecution. Mr.
George Johnstone, Andrew Crawford,
A. NJ. Boozer and Efrd Dreher
for the defendant. This trial con
tinued until the verdict which was
rendered at lilo o'clock Saturday
night. The verdict was guilty with
a recommendation to mercy, and the
sentence was life imprisonment Ap.
peal to the Supreme Court was taken.
The following were the jurors CD
the case: J. G. Glover, ". NJ. Viii
SOD, G. T. Haltiwanger, j P. Hook,
H. H. Chapman, W. Jeff. Price, Jno.
T. Kyz .r, VIM. D. Rister, G. Lewis
Caller, J. NJ NJ lpass, F. ". Shealy,
Geo. II. Koon.
To the Hon. O. W. Buchanan, Judge
Presiding:
We, the grand Jury OF Lexington
county, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report.
That a committee of our body was
appointed to examine the public
Offices of this county and their re.
port is hereto attached and made a
part of this presentment, which we
adopt and confirm.
We have examined and acted on
all bills presented to US by the
Solicitor.
We beg to return thanks to His
Honor and the Solicitor for courte-
sizes extended us.
Respectfully submitted,
S. O. Hammer, Foreman.
Lexington, S. c., Sept. %, 1896.
Lexington, S. c., Sept. 23, 1896.
To the grand jury Of Lexington
county.
We, the undersigned appointed as
a committee from your bodyto exam
inc the public offices of the county, re-
spectfully submit the following as
our report:
We deemed it necessary to employ
an expert to assist US in our investi-
cations and secured the services Of
G. T. Graham, Esq, and with his
assistance, which was invaluable and
necessary, we made thorough exami-
nation of all the Offices of the county
officials.
1st. We found the Offices of the
Clerk of Court and Probate Judge in
good condition; their books were
neatly and correctly kept; we as
certained from the records the
amount of funds each of said officers
had on hand and found that same
had been duly deposited in bank.
2. We found the Sberiff's office
neatly kept and records in good coll
dition.
8. The Auditors Office is in most
excellent condition and his books a
model of neatness and correctness,
and great deal Of extra labor has
necessarially been imposed upon him
by the recent action OF the Comp.
troller General, in changing the
fiscal year from November to Jan
uary; this also applies to the Office OF
Treasurer, whose books we found
correctly kept and the money in his
hands deposited in bank, excep:
twenty-five hundred dollars, which
he now has in cash.
1. We found The books of the
School Commissioner in good con
dition, showing plainly how the
school fund had been expended.
5. We found the County Super
vicor's office in very 0OOd condition