The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-10-18
Court.

The fall term convened last Monday with
his Honor Judge hluSh on the bench, So
! i;citor Wilson at his post and Col. Geo ID.
/ TIllman. Jr., Stenographer. Judge hlugh
has been with us before ana on that occa-
sion we gave orr readers a sketch OF him.
| We believe Clarendon WAS the second
place he hell court after his elevation to
| the bench, and TIE record he has made IS q
source OF pleasure and pride to his friends.
Judge klugh has the reputation OF beng
one of the most pa;nstakins judges IN the
State and all of his decisions are rendered
with q conscientious regard for duty.
The stenoGrapher is q stranger among Us,
this being his first visit to Manning, and
we hope he Will not be long in getting &C
ouainted. He is son Of Hon. George u.
ltl!mau. whose name is n household word
in thu State and who has a host OF warm
admirers in every county in the State. Col.
onel Tllman is bright Young man and
knows his business.
The cour, experienced Some difficulty in
getting started on account OF absent Jnfors
aad Witnesses but when organized the So
iicltor announced the bills Of indictment
be had ready and his Honor charged the
grand iary very briefly, saying tcat be
deemed it unnecessary to consume ume
going over instructions which had already
been given to them at former terms OF coult'
frd that their own experience ID the per-
torrance of their duties was more valuable
in teaching them the nature OF their du-
ties and how to perform them than lnstrnc-
tions from the court. He urged upon them
the Importance of making thorough IN
reStgation at least once in each year into
pubic affairs of the county, and into all
matters that affected the welfare and safety
of the public, and he told them II they had
not already made such investigations to DO
so and embody the result IN their general
presentment which would be their iinal
preseutment for this year.
The grand jury presented sAe following
true bills:
William Frasier, larceny OF live stock.
John Benbow, forgery.
John Gibson, rape.
John F. Richardson, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
Israel Phillips, rape.
Bill Dixon and some other cc!ored man,
to the jury unknown, murder.
John P. Brock, libel.
Joseph NJ Pouncy, grand larceny.
Carolina Johnson, rape.
The first case called was that against
John Benbow for forging the names OF
Messrs. C. NJ. Mason and j. p. Moore to
orders on J. W. Heriot. Benbow pleaded
guilty and vas sentenced to one year on
the chaingang and to pay one dollar fine.
Then came the case against Willie Fra
sier, who was caught by Mr.. D. NJ. Brad
ham in his COW stable in the night time
and charged with COW stealing. FraSler
admitted being in the stable, but declared
his purpose was not 10 steal COW, but to
fulfill an engagement made with another
individual. He was in bad plight at
best: if convicted, changing stared him in
the face, if acquitted wife to satisfy with
explanations or row. The jury came to
the conclusion that 70 make satisfactory
explanation to the wife was sufficient pun
ishment so the jury brought in verdict OF
mot guilty.
Major Marion Noise asked for post
ponement of the case against J. ?. Brock,
charged with libel. on the ground that Hon.
Joseph F. Rhame, leading counsel for the
defendant, was now in Columbia undergo
ing painful and dangerous operation and
could not possibly be in attendance upon
the court. He also stated that his hrm,
Lee Il Noise, had only recently been en-
ployed to assist in the case and that Col.
Lee was quite Ill. The State announced
its readiness to proceed, and the Solicitor
spoke quite feelingly of Mr.. Rhame's con-
dltion. His Honor in deciding to grant the
continuance asked for, said that he had re-
ceived q letter from Mr. Rhame asking that
whe,e be could consistently do so, to ccn-
tinue all of his cases. Judge hlugh SAID
that Mr.. Rhame's request should be grant
ed, that it was due him; his long and hon.
ored career at the Bar, his eminence as q
lawyer and as man entitled him to make
this very reasonable request, and after ex-
pressing the hope for a speedy recovery, he
granted the continuance.
The tributes paid Mr.. Rhame by the
Judge and the Solicitor are appreciated.
James Tindal, colored, was tried for
breaking into the store of S. a. Rigby last
March. The trial consumed the rest OF the
day, and after the arguments of counsel the
Judge ordered recess until the next day.