The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-03-09
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progress. The verdict Of acQuittai
was rendered few minutes past s
o'clock.
On Thursday came the t,ial CT
Sam Ben for arson. He was repre-
sented by Messrs Meetze X Muller.
He was charged with burning the
barn Of Nelson Porterfeld in Sandy
Run some time ago. The verdict
was guilty with recommendation for
mercy, and the sentence was the
liohtest the law allowed. being ten
years in the penitentiary.
The cases against Lee Hook and
against kinsler Hook, accessory to
murder were nol pressed.
A motion for new trial in the
case of the State VS.. G. G. Summer,
convicted of murder and sentenced
to life time imprisonment in penlten-
tiary, was refused. Mr.. Summer is
now in jail pending an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
With this the Session Court was
adjourned sine die.
The Common Pleas had been
opened and closed each day since
Monday, as the law provided.
On Thursday The iulies were en-
panelled with J. Marshall Roof,
Foreman of Jury No. /, and John
B. Hitler, Foreman of Jury No. 2.
The irst case was Manning Hart
lev ct. al. VS.. J. G. Glover ct. al, was
referred to Jury No. l. The trial
consumed Thursday and Friday un-
til late in the afternoon. The YER
dict was in favor Of the plaintiffs
without damages. ". H. Lyles and
E. Folk Strother represented the
plaintiffs and Meetze & Muller and
A. S. Tompkins, the defendants.
This case was tried at the last term
and a verdict for the defendants was
rendered, which was set aside by the
Court and a new trial ordered.
Late in the afternoon the case of
S. O. Hammer, as Administrator Of
the Estate Of Thomas r. Smiley, VS..
the Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad Company, for damages for
the killing of the said Smiley, a COIL
ductor on the said road, at Cayce,
sometime last year. The defendants
attorneys consented to a verdict for
$1,000, which was accordingly rem
dered.
On Friday the case Of R. f. Gil
man vs.. the Florida Central and Pc
ninsular Railroad Company came up.
Mr.. Gilman is drummer for the
Hall Lye Company, and comes from
Richmond. It appears that while he
was at Denmark, a station on this
road, few months ago, while the
agent was preparing him a coupon
ticket to bis home, where be was
suddenly called by the death OF his
sister, the train came up, whereupon
he asked the conductor to hold the
train until the ticket could be pur-
chased. The conductor told him be
would wait for the ticket, but while
Gilman went back in the depot for it
the train left him there, the train
carrying away his baggage. For
damages for this the action was
brought Messrs. Graham & Nelson
being the attorneys for the plaintiff.
The railroad was represented by ".
b. .Lyles and c. J. c. Hutson. On
Saturday the arguments were made.
The verdict was rendered at about 2
o'clock, and was in favor Of the plain
tiff for $500.
On Monday the case of J. ".
Bailey VS.. J. ". Dreher, Thomas F.
Harmon and Z. P. Powell cane up.
This case was brought for damages
for loss by fire under policy Of in
surance issued By the Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Association, Of
which the defendants were officers.
The case was dismissed as 10 Rar-
mon and non suited as TO Dreher.
The jury returned a verdict Of $40
against Powell.
On Tuesday morning consent
verdict for the defendant was rem
deled in the case of Harman i.
Geiger ct. al. VS.. John Crowley.
Tuesday was consumed with the
trial of the case of Mrs. Belle Stur-
kie and Oscar Stulkie against D. P.
Yonce, for damages, which resulted
in a verdict for the defendant.
Today the trial is in progress in
the case Of James Spires vs. Jetfer,
son Shull ct. al. This is another
damage suit.
Court will continue until Satur-
day, the limit CT the term. as Judge