The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-06-17
Court Of General Sessions.

The Court Of General Sessions forAnder-
con County convened Monday, with Judge
D. W. Townsend, of the Seventh Circuit,
presiding. Solicitor Ansel, stenographer
Aiken and Other officers were all at their
pnst of duty. After the usual p.eIimina-
RES in organizing the Court, his Honor
delivered the following charge to the Grand
jury:
Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury: l think it hardly necessary
to detsin you with an elaborate charge as
TO -FOUR duties.
We have already lost some time by the
call of the long list Of Witnesses toNsppear
before y on, and I believe that from the
report of your proceedings to the last
Court that you ere we'll INSTRUCTED and will
not require from me more In detail a re
view Of that obligation incumbent on you
as the 'Graud IDquest of the County"
The Solicitor has many bills to bring be.
fore you, and to inquire into these will
form d part, but only a part, of your du:
ties. There are other duties, "a Grand
Jurors, equally as important. which you
would be recrsant to your obligations as
good citizens, having at heart the best In.
terest of your County, we're you to neg.
lect. I have read your report to the last
Court with satisfaction. From it I dis
cover that you are fully aware of the trust
confded to you by the good citizens OF
your County. Gentlemen, you are the
Grand Inquest" to inquire into all
abuses, and guard we'll the interests, the
veal and the happiness of your people. I
have no doubt but that you will discharge
your duty, but I desire to throw out some
few suggestions to you and emphasize the
fact that into your hands Is cODided the
welfare of Anderson County. Hyou per-
form your duty we'll at this term Of the
Court the effect will DO felt for yeara to
come. and not only here with you but by
the adj lining Counties.
I am aware that the terms, Grand IN.
queSt,sre,t to some. high.sounding~ ords, but
1t ia not too ~bigh.eounoing words, cave ON
ly to those who treat lightly tie obligations
resting upon you. If for o moment you
think how many helpless women and
children are dependent upon you, you will
consider 1t a grand p%rerogative for you to
exact Justice which the law requires at
your hands and the full meaning of these
ter ms. You have, as Grand Jurors, o
power that no one. not wen the Governor
of the State, has. Allow me to assure
you that it 10 the certainty Of the punish
ment of crime which deters the violation
If the law, snd not merely the severity of
the punishment II the criminal under-
stands that he cannot escape the punish
meut of bis crime thsre will be less of 1t to
consume the time of the good citizen in
the vindicaiioD OF the law.
You remember your solemn oath to
discharge yonr duty without fear, favor or
affection. You are to present no one with
malice, through prejudice, or without suf
tcient evidence to make their guilt reas
ouably certain to an unbiased miDd. It
ID your duty and your right to ask in
.tructions and the advice of the Court,
which will be given to you whenever
asked for.
The Grand Jury retired and coon re-
turned with the following tue bills:
Jap Carter, murder; Henry Williams
bouee-breakiug; John Dill. transporting
alcoholic liquors; Prince Reid, arson; C.P
Smith, selling liquor; Rufus Wilson, ab
suction; 3erris Richardson, selling liquor;
Boman Roberts, violation Of dispsnsary
Law; james Greer. selling liquor; Samuel
Grant, oostructipg road; Wash Moore,
nigsmy. Andrew Williams, bigamv; John
B-ck, violating dispensary law; Winston
,atipg diepenssry Law; Joseph Lewis, three
| indictments for assault with intent t. kill.
The following cases had been disposed
f up to yesterday afternoon:
Richard M. scruggs, guilty, sealed sen
rerce left.
John Dill, transporting alcoholic liquor.
plead guilty. One bundled dollars or
three months.
Henry Williams. house breaking. Plead
guilty. Four months In the chain gang.
G. q. Smith, selling liquor. Plead
guilty. One hundred dollars or three
month";.
Rufus Wilson, abducting and leftover.
guilty on second count.
John Beck, violating dispensary law
Plead guilty. Three hundred dollars or
six months
James Greer. selling liquor. Plead gull
ty. One hundred dollars or three mouths.
This morning the Court Is engaged 10
trying the csse of the State va Ira York,
for violating the Dispeussry law.