Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
CIRCUIT COURT.

have ALI especially grave responsibility.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The circuit court for York county con-
vened in Yorkvile on Monday, his honor
Judge Klugh presiding, and after the
reading of his honor's commission, at
once got down to business.
OF the grand jurors Mr.. M. NJ. Wolfe
was excused from further attendance on
illness. The new grand jury was then
organized as follows:
Geo. A. Cowan, foreman; A. B. Cur
renee, ]. f. Clinton, Kelly Inman, j. w.
Dunlap, J. w. Leech, F. b. Black, John
c. Robinson, X. NJ. Allison, w. G. Big
ger, j. Hope Adams, M. Bratton, r. L.
Campbell, G. l.. Snggs, A. j. NJ. Burns,
r. L. Scoggins, G. NJ. Carroll.
c. NJ. Whisonant was excused as petit
juror. The balance of the panel is as fol-
lows: NJ. J. Wallace, Sam Kennedy, D.
J. Smith, R. L. Devinney, L. G. Wilson,
w. Nc Culp, D. l.. Black, T. B. McClain,
Jesse Moore, q. d. Flanagan, B. F. Scog-
gins, Robert Whisonant, G. c. Hoke, w.
S. Alexander, w. J. Brison. w. G. Petty,
w. T. NJ. Beard, T. B. Belk, s. T. Fer
guson, j. w. Dobson, w. NJ. Carothers,
F. A. Thomas. s. E. McFadden, M. L.
Ford, j. B. Heath, r. X. Lowry, w. J.
Waters, w. D. Moore, j. L. Williamson,
J. A. Shillinglaw, T. NJ. Whisonant, D.
NJ. Ford, Jr., J. H. Sinril, j. c. Nc
Carley, T. NJ. Dobson.
The first true bill reported by the grand
jury was against Joe Williams and Rich
ard Gibson, charged with arson. The
trial was set forWednesday.
The case against Joshua Moore and Jo-
siah Moore, indicted for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, was mol pressed
by the solicitor. So also was the case
against Bud Irwin and James Irwin, in
dicted for riot.
Sheriff Mcconnell and Thomas Worthy
were convicted of larceny. Mcconnell
was sentenced to pay fine Of $40 or 60 to
the chaingang for 20 days. Worthy was
sentenced to pay fine of SIS or 20 to the
chaingang for 80 days. .-- =. -
| Jerry Rankin plead guilty to the charge
of housebreaking and larceny and was
sentenced to pay fine of $l5 or 90 to the
chaingang for 80 days.
| In the case of Green McCluny, indicted
for assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, the
grand jury returned true bill on the
second count. McCluny plead guilty and
was sentenced to Sl5 or 80 days.
Thomas Mcclure plead guilty of house.
breaking and larceny and was sentenced
to 50 or 10 days.
| One of the cases against Edward G.
Cation, indicted for violation of the dis
pensary law, was mol pressed, and in the
other case the defendant plead guilty.
The court imposed sentence of six
months on the chaingang or $500 fine;
but suspended the sentence until Novem-
ber 7, 1898. In the meantime, Cation has
been released on a $500 bond.
VIM. Byars, alias Matt Byars, plead
guilty to the charge of aggravated assault
and bait Dry and resisting an officer, and
was sen:nnced to pay $25 or three months
on the chaingang.
James Bennett plead guilty to the
charge Of burglary and larceny and was
sent to the chaingang for the period of
Is months.
Demps Massey was convicted of bur-
gary and larceny and sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years.
Hampton Mobley was convicted of as
sault and battery of high and aggravated
nature, and sentenced to the chaingang
for IL months or pay fine of 800.
John Ooley plead guilty of larceny and
was sentenced to the chaingang for nine
months.
The case against Lowndes Jackson, in
dicted for assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature, was mol pressed.
Bud Apostle plead guilty of assault and
battery of a high and aggravated nature,
and was sentenced to S25 or three months.
He paid the fine.
Monroe Rawlinson was convicted Of
burglary and larceny and sentenced to
the penitentiary for six years.
The case against James Garrison,
charged with violating the dispensary
law, was mol pressed on condition that
the defendant would leave the county
when discharged from custody, in which
he is being held on account of charge of
housebreaking and larceny.
When the court adjourned for recess on
Tuesday, it was engaged in the trial Of
Lucius Steele, Alex Lee and James Ben
son, charged with larceny. Steele had
entered plea of guilty. The jury went
ont on the case of the other two.