The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
The Court

or General Sessions finished the busi-
ness before it on Wednesday by the
noon recess and was adjourned. The
grand jury aud petit jury all got
through ut the same time. The busi-
ness was gotten through without Il
hitch.
Our report on Tuesday concluded
with the work of Monday.
Tuesday morning the case against
All Rccxc"- l.o~sH brc;iHiti.; aud iat-
ccny. was brought up and he pleaded
guilty. This was for breaking in Maj.
De Waits house AT Prosperity. He was
sentenced TO 10 years in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor. The case against
Bob Spence, VIM. Jackson and Albert
DeWalt on the same charge was mol
pressed and they were discharged.
The case against J. J. Hipp and
Quinter Hipp was next called. They
were charged with assault and battery
of IL high and aggravated nature.
JOhnstone g. Wclch assisted the prose-
cution while the defense WAS repre-
sented by Cole. l.. Blease. The jury
returned verdict of guilty. Sentence
was suspended awaiting the result Of
motion for new trial.
The State vs.. Sim Glenn-murder-
was then taken up. The defense was
represented by Johnstone & Wclch.
Verdict not guilty.
&. A. Floyd was tried for murder and
acquitted. He was represented by
Johnstonc s. WEIGH.
Easter Kinard plead guilty to assault
and battery with intent to kill and was
sentenced To pay fine Of $50 or go to
the pcnitcntiary for three mouths.
The following grand jurors were
drawn to serve the ensuing year: j. :
| Bowers. J. X. Epps, j. Cal Necl, II. VI.
Caldwell, Luther NJ. Long, II. S. Graz
ham.
PRESENrMENT or GRAND JURY.
TO Hon. ID. n. Townsend, Presiding
Judge:
The grand jury begs leave to submit
the following prescntmcnt:
We have carefully considered and
acted upon all bills Of indictment hand
| ed us by the Hon. Solicitor.
| We would call attention to a recon-
mendation made in Il former present
ment, that the old brick kitchen at the
Jail be pulled down and attached to the
| jail in order to make Il dinning and
cook room all under the same roof.
| which would be Of great benefit to the
family Of the Sheriff, but nothing has
| been done in the matter. We would
now urge that it be done as soon rs
practicable, and also that lights be put
in the windows Of the jail where they
are broken out.
We find the pastcring over head in
| thc School Commissioner Office needs
repairing. We also recommend that Il
partition be put in the School Commits
sioncr's Office by Commissioner be paid
for by the county, which will cost but
q small amount.
There is leak in the roof of the
court house Immediately over the Pro
bate Judges Office to which attention
was called IN former prcscnlncnt
which has not yet been attended to
We ask the Supervisor to have it at
tended to at once.
| We also called attention in a former
report to some Of the books of rccOrt
in the Clerks Office which need to be
rebound in order to preserve the
records, and which has not been done
We now urge that this be done at once
W. recommend that the obstruction!
in all the streams of water courses b,
removed at the most practicable season
y We herewith hand you the report o
Nthc Supervisor showing the amOunt
Haid out upon the approved claims from
the 26th day of June, 1893, to the Is
daW of October, 1893.
rs the law now stands the Magistra
tes Nnrc required to make quarterly &c
ports to the Supervisor, and the Super
Z visor to make report thereof to tn
+ grand jury at the last term OF court
}. The Magistrates have failed to max
= their reports to the Supervisor.
Z. We have examined the poor house O
>, county home, and find everything i
good condition.