The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-06-23
Court Proceedings.

The Courtof General Sessions convened
on Monday morning, his Honor Judge
Watts presiding. Solicitor Ansel, STEM
ographer Aiken and ali Of the other Court
officials were at their respective places.
Judge Watts made q brief but pointed
charge to the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury went to work at once,
twenty-six bills being given them during
the day to pass upon, the majority Of
them being whiskey cases. During the
day bench warrants were issued for sew
erat defendants and witnesses.
The Grand Jury reported true bills In q
number of cases, and no bill in the case
against Morgan n. Shaw, charged with
selling liquor.
Gao. Richey plead guilty to house
breaking and compound larceny, and
was sentenced to six months imprison-
ment or 500 fine.
and was sentenced to six months impris-
ment.
Sloan Williams, who was charged with
buggery, plead not guilty, was tried and
convicted, and sentenced to imprison-
ment for five years.
True bills were+reported against Elliot
Hudson and VIM. Luker, selling liquor;
Caesar Whit, assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons; Ed. Williams, altas Ed. Sloan,
alias Charley Smith, selling liquor;
Thomas Jones, assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature.
&C. Brissey, charged with keeping q
nuisance, plead not guilty, was tried and
convicted, and sentenced to six months
or q fine OF $3.50.
Ed. Williams plead guilty to the charge
OF selling whiskey and was sentenced to
three months or 500 fine.
Robert Hammond plead not guilty to
the charge of housebreaking and COM
pound larceny, was tried and acquitted.
True bills were reported against Sam
Thomas, housebreaking and compound
larceny /; J. j. Madison, selling liquor;
and no bill against Wardlaw Frazer, SELL
ing liquor.
Elliott Hudson, selling liquor, plead
guilty, and was sentenced to three months
or Si00 fine.
Thomas Jones, assault and battery Of
an high and aggravated nature, plead
guilty. and was sentenced to six months
or q fine OF $50.
Sam. Thomas, housebreaking and COM
pound larceny, plead not guilty, WA
tried and convicted on the second count,
and sentenced to six months on public
works.
On Tuesday morning ten bills, all for
selling liquor, were handed the Grand
Jury.
James Roper and Josephine Roper.
nuisance and keeping q place where
liquor was sold, were tried and convicted.
Inc attorneys for the defendants gave
notice of q motion for a new trial.
True bills were found in six cases
against r. NJ. Butler, Claude Dickson
and T. s. Washington, charged with
selling liquor also against G. W. Brown,
receiving c~ontraband liquors, and no
bill against Shermsn Brown, selling
liquors.
Caesar Whit plead guilty to disturbing
q religious meeting and to he charge OF
assault and battery Of an high and aggra.
sentenced to thirty days or SIS, and on
the second, sixty days or S25.
True bills were reported against Daniel
Ezell and G. H. Eel, assault and battery
of IN high and aggravated nature; w. A.
Clinkscales, ~obStructipg a road; Kelly
Smith, General Thompson and Sam
Boyd, assault and battery with intent to
Kill.
The whole Of yesterday afternoon was
consumedin trying Henry Marlborough,
charged with o%hstructing an engine on
the G. q w. G. r. r. The jury retired to
their room about seven O'clock, and were
lhSGruCISU W DrluS III u SSalSO FeTUlcL
this morning. When Court convened
this morning the jury announced a YER
dict OF not guilty.
at the hour of going to press the case
) against Daniel EZell and @. q. Ezsll,
charged with assault and battery of ar
high and aggravated nature, was being
.rfed.
The Grand Jury will finish their work
tomorrow. The Criminal Court will
probably not finish its business before
Saturday. No civil cases requiring a
jury will be heard at this term.