The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-01-05

pear that 3, 4S5 criminal cases were
disposed of from the 1st of January,
1897, to 1st January. 1898. During
the Il months from Nov. l, 1925, to
Jan. l, 1897, there were 8, ,002 cases as
reported last year. It will be seen
that there has been decrease of 5l7
cases. But this is not the actual de-
crease, as the isat consolidated state
nent was Tor Il months instead of one
year. An analysis of the statement
for the year 1897 will show that there
has ben a decrese il the crimes OF
burglary, arson, assault and battery,
obtaining goods under false pretenses,
forgery, highway robbery, roii and
violations of the dispensary la1, and
an increase IN tnose Of larceny.
murder, rape and resisting public
officers.
TIE per cent. OF convictions in al
the cases disposed OF is 81, and OF tne
casss actually tried about 65 The per
cent OF co-vlctions in homicide cases
is about 81, in burglary cases 70, in
larceny cases about IS, IN assault and
batteries aoout70, and ID dispensary
cases about 80 per cent.
'Of the Convictions for the yesr
1897, 6 were sentenced to death, 2s to
the penitentiary for life, 40 to terma
in the penitentiary, and AT to the jail
and chalnsang.
During tn- year there were 30 mis-
triais il criminal cases, some ~ all the
circuits. There were 81 cases of raps
disposed of, and OF this number there
we're u no bills, 10 not guilty and u
guilty. There were 25 cases OF high
way robbery, OF which number Lheie
we're Z no bills, 3 not guilty and IL
guilty. There were 225 homicide cases
OF which number there were 81 No
bills, 100 not guilty and u guilty.
1.-The second statement SHOWS thai
in Charleston county there were 537
criminal cases, the largest number in
any county; Spartanburg is next with
142 cases, G;eenVilIe with 1O7, Or
angeourg with l06, Florence 70, Dar
IingLon. -, Union u, Clarendon had
The smallest Iumber-18. while Green
wood mad 5, and Cherokee Is. Three
of the death sentences were in New
berry counly, one in Beaufort. one IL
Darlington and one in Georgetown
There were no death sentences in tax
1st, 5th, 6sh ana Stn circuits. II ap
gears that thsre were only 26 sen
tences in all the counties to the panl
teutiary for life, and the largest nun
Der CT these was in the 7th cIrcuis.
1T Will be seen from the thirc
statement That it i incomplete assom'
Of the solicitors failed to make annua
reports.
There has been a gradual increas;
of homicide cases disposed OF in tbs
State each year since 1888. The year
1888 begun wiki. 107 cases, and tn,
year 1897 ends with 1925 cases. Tn;
Largest numoer of cases during thiE
period was in the 1;G circuis-3l2; The
uexs largest in the 7tn clacuiS, 225, anc
the uexs in the 2cd circuiE, 223, witt
the smallest 10 the 3rd circuit 116
During the year 1897, the larges
mum Der WAS in the 1st circuit, a, ant
the smalles5 in the 4!h circuit, Il.
Il made an effort to ascertain from
the sherlfs of .he Safe the number o
nomlcides committed in each county
and the names and color OF the parile
killing and killed, but fail-d to &c
sufficient information TO give in TIL
report Inc numoer Of whites and col
ored killed, and the number Of white
and coIored committing the homlcloes
rns reports OF the solicitors do NO
give this information. As to the caus
81 this increase in honic:3es IN SoU!l
Carolina it is very difficult to deter
| nine. Tnore is no doubt but tnat
combustion of causes produces thl
| unfortunate condiLlon.
The following is the statement OF IL
crimes and Inc results OF the trials i
the different circuits:
First Circult-Mistrials mo Dill an
discontiluec. 40S; not guilty 81; gull
~, 21O; grand total, 696; jAl or fac
81; penlIentiary for term, 145; peni
l. ntiary Tor lie, 3; death sentence, {
Second Circut5-MlsGrials, s; 10 BIZ
and Discontinued, 10Y; rot guilty, IS
guilty, 90; grant total 245; III or hne
70; peni:enllary for tern, Is; penlten
.lary for life 4 !; d4ath sentence, /.
Tnird Circlt-Mistrials, 1; no bil
and discoi. tiausd, Al; not guilty, 80
:uilsy, 81; eraGd total, III; jail or 6nl
80; peni:e eli ."Y for term IS; Peniter
.!aty for lie, 3; dea' sentence, l.
| Flucth Nucul5-M ,striais, l; no bill
sra discontinued, $50; not guilty, g
guilty SO; grand totsl, 2S2; Ill or hss
80; peniteutiary for term, Is; peniteI
iarg for lie, 3; death sen!eLce, l.
F4fth Circuit-iistrials, 1;no Dill an
loiscontinued, S.; not guilty. So; gll
| sy, 11e; grand Total, 235 jail or fine. {
panit-nt!ary for term 10; psnlienf
| ary for lie, 0; death sentence, 0.
| sixth Circuit-Mistrials, i; no o.
Iand dis:ou .luued, 81; not guilty 6s
suilVy, SO; grand total, 2l2; JAIL c
LINE, s; pc .;itentiary fJr tec1, S5; pr
!itentiary for life, 2; dsain sentence
Seventh Circuit-Mis:riale, i; no bi.
and discontinued, 1872; rot gully, 4
guilty. 1872; grand TOTAL, 3l3; jail 9
1ne, l04; pcnisentisry for term, q
oeniteatlsry foc life, Z; dsa.h SCI
tsnce, 3. -.
Eighth Circuit-Nistrials, 2; no o.
a1d discontinued, los; not guilty
~; guilty, 143; grand Iota 3lS; j.
or f e, 80; penitenliary for tern, 5;
penitsutiary for life, 4; doatA SCI