The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.


Tho Court Of General Sessions adjourn
cd last Saturday afternoon, after week q
hard work. Only those prisoners con-
fined in Jail were tried. All the cases,
where the defendants were out on bond,
were continued until the next term OF
Court. Tho Grand Jury made its pre-
sentiment (Which is published in another
coiumn) on Friday and was discharged.
When we closed our report last week
Oliver Patterson. charged with assault
and battery with intent to Kill. was being
tried. IIo was convicted OF assault aud
battery Of All high and aggravated nature.
and sentenced To imprisonment for nine
months or pny fine OF 40
The Grand Jury reported true bills in
the following cases: John Harper, as
sault aud battery with intent to k i'll and
carrying concealed weapons; Charley
cannon, selling liquor Joseph Harris,
arson: Hiram Williams, .Johu Smith,
Caroline Smith, j. j smith, violation dis
pensAry laN; Wm. Thompson. using
mule without owners consent; I'"n Gil-
lespie, violation dispcnsary law j. Walk :
cr Holiday, assault ana battery with IN
toni to Kill and carrying concealed ~ NJ
ons: Joseph Harris and A-bnry ii"r.S.
hou-ebremkinH and grand larceny: ) NJ.
r. Brown, vocation di-prnsarv las {;
DENTS Jones, selling liquor Joseph Me-
Cullouvh assault and battery wttl intent
II Kill and ci,TiNIIiE Cnn'ralti Weapons !;
Henry thomas Wilson. selling liuunr ::
jas. Grren ani Laura Thompson. dis
posing ri property und"r lien; Jasper
y Rhodes lr, selling liquor Tom ShnIp-
son, jim t;ambrcli. Marion than,bcc,
Cad. Henderson, Jones Edwards, gam
bling: Wtn G"rr, John Williams. Major
Gordon. Cal. t'iluk scales and Hiram VIII
llains, gambling Bale tnA,nhle". selling
liquor; Warren Thompson, selling H.
uuor; j. Kelly Smith selling liquor !;
f<,t, ~ dIk4T,f "A
l.norh Walters. selling Liquor; Enoch
Edwards. gambling; j. Pink Cntlett. a-
Hault aud battery with intent to Kill !:
Yes. Brown, assault and battery with in
tent to Kill; Cornelius Banks, selling IL
uu0r; Luther Dui}ose. selling liquor.
Ed dwnrd Mattress, cl:aIYed " ith bastArdy,
no bill.
Charley Cannon plead guilty to selling
liquor, and was sentenced to three
month"; imprisonment at hard labor or Il
iine Of 500
James Traynham, solling liquor. Gull
ty. Sentenced to tix months imprlSOn-
rnent or fine of 500.
.Tohn Harper, assault and battery with
intent To Kill and carrying conceal. d
weapons. Guilty on second count. ben
fenced to thirty days imprisonment or
fine OF S71.
J. A. Berry plead guilty to forgery and
was sentenced to @ years imprison
inent and fine Of g..
John Scott, murder and carrying con-
cealod weapons. Guilty, and RECON-
mended TO the mercy OF the Court. SEN
fenced to imprisonment for life at hard
labor.
Bale Chamblee plead guilty to selling
liquor, and was sentenced tn five months
imprisOn Inent or Il fine of SlOO
WIN. Thompson p cad guilty to using
n mule without the owners cuneent, and
sentenced TO three months imprisonment
or fine Of $50
Henry Thomas Wilson plead guilty to
selling quor, and WAS sentenced tothra@
months imprisOn ment or fine 0f 500.
DENTS Jones plead guilty to selling II
quOr. and was sentenced tO three months
imprisonment or fine of 500.
Joseph Harris, arson The solicitor con-
sented t0 verdict OF not guilty.
John Smith, Caroline smith and j. j.
Smith, violation Of disuansary law. The
last named was convicted and the other
two acquitted. J. j smith was sentenced
to three months imprisonment or fine
Of $1OO.
Hiram Williams. violation of diapen
aary law was convicted and sentenced 10
one years imprisonment or fine of s. CO.
Luthar DuBuse, selling liquor. Not
guilty.
Jasper Rhodes plead guilty to selling
liquor, and was sentenced IT, three months
imprisonment or q tue of SlU0.
Jas. Green and Laura Thompson plead
guilty to dispo-ing of property under "a
lien. The former was sentenced tn Aix
months imprison ment or fine of $50 i;
the latter was sentenced to nine months
imprisonment or q fine of $40.
John Owens, violation Of dispenssry
law. Sentenced to ak months impris-
Onmrnt or fine OF 500.
Asbury Harris and Jo-eph Harris.
housebrenking and grand larceny Ssn
fenced to three months imprisonment.
Yes. Brown, assault and battery with
intent To kill. Guilty Of assault and bat
terry OF an high and aggravated nature,
and sentenced to three months imprison-
ment or fine of $40.
Jesse Smith, violation of dispensary
law. Sentenced to three months lmprls-
onment or fine OF 500.
On Thur~iay afternoon Judge Benet
called attention Of The Grand Jury to the
severe whipping given Elbert Harris re-
Gently In the lower section OF the County
by a party If masked men, f,om the
effects OF which he died after being
brought to jail, and urged them to do
their utmost In bringing the guilty par