The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-06-14
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General Sessions was convened here
Monday morning with Judge O. ".
Buchanan presiding.
The first case tried was the State
against George Duncan, charged
with breach of the peace Of a high
and aggravated nature, on the streets
in the town of Lecs7ille. The de-
PENDANT was represented by Mr.E I.
Strother. The verdict was guilty
aud the sentence thirty days or
Thirty dollars.
John Alferd charged with breach
of trust was discharged.
The grand jury threw out the case
against jesse Lee, for assault ANA
battery; John Pound, Butler Pound
and Charley Corley. riot: Jas. Ale
wine, violation dispensary law: Frank
Moorer. violation dispensary law.
Will Peel charged with plivi!y
stealing from the person, was repre-
sented by Mr.. ". H. Sharpe. This
case has been before the court several
terms. The defendant was acquitted
D. L. Miller, charged with the
murder Of Miss Lila Viola Eptlng,
near Little Mountain, March l8thlas',
was placed upon his trial. He was
represented by E6rd & Dieher. The
trial was short and resulted in an
acquittel.
Ned Sons and James Cook, charged
with the murder Of Mary Lybrand,
July 9, 1898, near Summit, were
tried for this crime and acquitted.
Mr.. E. L Asbill represented the
defendants. It will be remembered
that Jesse Hill was hung for this
crime last fall, and his father is now
in the %penitentiary for life.
The last trial was had yesterday
afternoon with case against Will
Martain, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill. Mr..
Asbill represented the prosecution
and J. B. Wingard the defense. The
verdict was not guilty.
The case against Izlor and Bill
Jefcoat for violation of dispensary
law was again continued: W. W.
Barton, forgery, continued; Azariah
Taylor, forgery, continued; Will
Davenport, obstructing a railroad,
continued; Joel 1. HarSey, violation
of dispensay law, continued; jeff
jackson and Unas Hooker, adultery,
continued.
John Boyd, a negro, and the only
prisoner in Jail, is still there, nothing
having been done with him.
The constables at court were Ezra
Snelgrove, Lee Harmap, ?. II. Corley,.
j. ". Fry, T. S. Harman and Frank
Winga,d.
pREsENTMENT or THE GRAND JURY.
To the Hon. The Circuit Court for
said county and State.
We, the grand jury for said county,
beg leave to make the following pre-
sentiment:
l. We have passed upon all bills
of Indictment handed out by the
Solicitor and have returned the same
to the court with our findings there
on.
2. We have been informed that
one John Wade Seay and one Jane
Messenger are now living in adultery
and we herewith hand in enclosed
envelope the names Of witnesses for
the use of the State in the ~investiga-
ton of the same.
3. At our last court we, in our
presentment, asked the County Su-
pervisor to meet the grand jury at
this term of the court for the pur-
pose of showing the costs and ex-
pense of keeping up the county chain
gang. This same request was made
by the former grand jury at Septem-
Der court for 1898. Neither of these
requests have been complied with.
AS this is a very important matter to
the people Of the county, we ask
that the court pass such order as
will COMPEL the said Supervisor to
comply with our request.
/. We have examined the poor
house property and find every thing
in good shape, and inmates we'll
cared for and satisfied.
S. We find that the repairs recon-
mended to the Jail in our last pre-
sentiment have been made.
6 We find that the repairs recon-.
mended to the court house in our
last presentment have been made ez-
cept the protection by way offs rail-
ing in the Treasures cfice, which
wo understand will be attended to