The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-16
THE COURT,
Several Capital Cascs Disposed of-Evcry.
thing Moves on SmooihIy-rr. sent
mont OF Grand Jury.

| P"pS' Sioocu Will VIC WORK up 10 GnaJ
time and tho court was then engaged
in the case of Sam Glenn, He was
found not guilty and goes on his way
happy and rejoicing.
| John Wheeler, colored, was put on
trial for assault and battery with intent
to kill. lie had no lawyer and there
were only two witnesses. The jury
found him guilty of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature.
John Payne WIS tried for murder.
lie attended hot supper on Mr.. Geo.
L. Rcid's place some mouths ago and
he and another negro traded pistols
and ovcrcOats and the pistol was said
TO have but one barrel loaded and he
took the bullet out Of that barrel and
then began to use the pistol as u play
thing, swapping it in various dircc-
tions. Like all unloadcd guns it event
olf' and the bullet took effect in his
friend with whom he had just traded
and with deadly effect. He was de-
| Tended by Cole. l.. I}lcasc. The Jury
| decided it was an accident and found
him not guilty, but it is always better
not to fool with an empty pistol.
Geo. l.. Nccl was put on trial for us
sault and battery of high and aggra-
waited nature aud with intent to kill.
This grew out of the Johnstonc Acad-
emy trouble. Mr.. Nccl was represent
| cd by Johnstonc e. Wclch and tho So
! licitor was assisted by Hunt & Hunt.
The defendant was found guilty Of as
| sault and battery Of high and aggra-
waited nature.
Asbury SuIar, Will Subcr and John
| Downing were convicted O: assault and
battery with intent TO kill and riot.
No bills were returned in the case OF
Elliott Hill for assault and battery
with intent to kill; Rhoda Chapman,
violating dispcnsary law; and Bunk
! Adrms, violating dispcnsary law. A
| true bill was returned against Bunk
Adams in another case for violating
dispcnsary law.
On Wednesday afternoon the grand
jury made their prcscntimcnt and were
discharged.
TO HANG AUGUST 20.
Tourney Lylcs was put on trial yes
tcrday morning charged with commit
| ting Il rape on q white woman at Whit
mirc about three months ago. The
Judge appointed r. II. Wclch to de-
fend him, and he made II song plea
for mercy for the defendant, but the
jury returned Il verdict OF guilty and
Lylcs was sentenced to be hanged on
August 20. 1t is not often that q ne
gro is allowed Il trial in such cases. In
this case he was identified US the right
| man by the woman and the evidence
was direct and positive.
Bunk Adams was found guilty Of vio-
lating the dispcnsary law.
The case OF the State VS.. Carter
Frederick for murder was taken uD
yesterday afternoon. The defendant
is represented by Johnstonc g. Wclch
and the Solicitor is assisted by O. l..
Schumpcrt. This case grows out of
| the killing OF another negro at Vaughns-
vile colOrcd church on Sunday during
the early part Of the year. They quar-
relied over Il game of cards. The case
will take until noon today, rs the tcsti-
mony for the State had not all been
taken yesterday afternoon.
There is only one other case on the !
docket, that of Andrew Horton charged
with murder. 1t will take Il fun day
and if it is entered court will not ad.
journ bcf"rc tomorrow night some
time.
PRESENTMENT OF TIE GRAND JURY |
10 Ills Honor O. w. Buchanan, prcsid-
ing Judge:
The grand jury would respectfully
submit the following report ut the pres
cnt term of the court:
We have carefully considered and
acted upon all bills of Indictment
handed to us by the Solicitor.
We find that there arc some repairs
needed on tho roof of the court house,
which leaks IN several places, also
some blinds or shutters to the windows
OF some Of the Offices arc in bad condi-
ton, and need to be attended to at
once.
We have also, by Il committee of our
body appointed at the last term of the
court, examined the books of Probate
Judge, Clerk of Court, N"riir, Master,
Auditor, Treasurer an, ,cnser, and
find them well and neatly kept and the
money" and vouchers all properly ac-
counted and papers all in their proper
places. We find, however, that tic
Master needs Il desk in his Office in
which to keep his papers and at least
half dozen chairs, which we recon-
mend the County Supervisor to furnish
as early as possible.
We have also examined the books of
the following magistrates. S. l.. Eel
lcrs, j. III. Williams, B. Il. Day, M. II.
Harrington, S. A. Merchant, u. B.
Ellcsor, j. III. Crisp and w. f. Subcr
and find them all kept i'm rood order