Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-09-15
Court Proceedings.

Tho Court Of Sessions convened at
Is Walhalla Court House on Monday morn
ing, 18th instant, judge J. G. Klugh
], presiding.
y Solicitor Ansel was in his place, rs
{ usual, armed with {. batch Of indict-
Haiits, principally Tor violations of tho
dispensary law. .,..
Mr.. j. @. Tadlock represented Mr..
Aiken as stonographer, and ho did 80 in
n most efficient manner. ,s5g 4 -,&.8
Judge Klugh gavo brief instructions
to, the grand jury and that august body
retired for tho consideration Of bills Of
;Gdiotmo1it. .s 5~ n ..~.
}. Tho potit jurors answered to tho call
! of thoir names, and the dispatch of busi-
ness began at onco. The following cases
wore called and disposed Of. 49,.
r. Tho State Vs. Erwin Spencer, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Con-
tinuud. ... T.. tr
Tho State VS.. James Holton, house
breaking and compound larceny. Not
guilty.
Tho State VS.. Thomas o. Parker, re-
sistinS of1icor and assault and battery
with intcnt to kill Continued
Tho State VS.. James Sholton solling
liquor. Continued.
Tho State vs. G. O. Thrashor, dispos,
ing of + pert undor lion. Continued.
The ST o vs. John Bradley, abduction.
Tho State vs.. Thomas Bryce, selling
liquor. Truo bill. Continued.
Tho State VS.. Sam Pitts, solling liquor.
True bill. Continued.
Tho State VS.. james Davis and J.l,ily
Davis, murder. Not guilty as to t,.luos
Davis. Guilty as to Emily Davis, with
recommendation to mercy. Sentenced
labor for lifo.
The State vs.. Marcus Whitfield and
Gordon Whitfield, selling liquor. No
bill as to Marcus Whitfield. Gordon
Whitfield plead guilty. Sentenced to
pay fino of 500 or Imprisonment for
three months on tho chain gang.
Tho State VS.. Geo. Singleton, solling
of SlO0 or Imprisonment for threo
months on tho chain gang.
Tho State VS.. Paul Singleton, rape.
True bill. Continued.
- Tho State VS.. Newton Latimor, larcony
from tho fold. True bill. Continued.
Tho State VS.. Mattio and Evio Frady.
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons. Guilty.
Sealed sontonco.
The State vs.. Jordan Norris, solling
liquor. Guilty. Sentenced to pay fino
of 500 or work on chain gang throo
months.
Town Council of Walhalla VS.. D. Ocl-
kors, using profanc language and disor--
dorly conduct. Appeal. Reversed and
trial.
Tho State VS.. NowtOn Latimor, larceny.
Appeal. Reversed and remanded for
now trial in Magistrate Court
Tho State VS.. W. V. Holden, failure to
perform road duty. Appeal from Mag
istrato Court. Reversed and romandod
for now trial.
TPlo or;,,;n,1 l,,,e;-,oce ,,,,, /,;,,,oc,a &c
Tuesday afternoon, and the Court of
Common Pleas ". 8 opened for equity
business. The = l.: juries for the trial
of civil cases were ampannollcd Wodncs-
day morning. On tho call of calendar
ono it was found that only ono case was
ready for trial. The jurors not engaged
in that case worot discharged, and the
I.owory VS.. James N. Robinson ct. al,
for bettcrmonts to lot in Seneca. Tho
jury gave plaintiff verdict for 5000 for
improvements. The trial was concluded
Wednesday afternoon and the jurors dis.
missed.
Judge Klugh finished tho work of tho
Common Pleas Wednesday evening and
morning at ton O'Clock.
This is the first term of Court held by
judge Klugh in Oconee. Ho has mado
most favorable impression on our bar
md people, His strong sense of Justice
and accurate knowledge of tho law
cminontly qualify him for tho discharge
of tho difficult and dolicate duties of
Circuit Judge.
Tho following persons who have
served as grand jurors for tho present
year (1S0S) were drawn to sorvo in tho
samo capacity during tho year 1890: P.
X. Phillips, $. N. Richardson, l.. O.
Phillips, M. l.. Jones, w. S. Pritchard,
John ID. Porry.