The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-24
COUIsCPROCEEDINGS.
The Grand Jury Repnrts on Other Bills
and NJ 'Iea Its Ptcatntment- Cases
DISPOSE Il OF ana Much Isusi.
ness yet Beforc tho
Court.

cccdings in this report beginning at
the opening OF the court Tuesday morn
ing.
While some few cases have been dis
posed Of, matters seem TO be moving
along rather slowly, and it looks now
rs If the court will not complete the
work before it this week, or certainly
urduy.
The Solicitor since Monday has hand
cd out the following bills to the grand
jury:
State vs.. Will Douglas--assault and
battery with intent to kill.
State W. Geo. Thrift--rape.
State vs.. L. Brooks Rceder and Mag
gle Clurk-habitual forncation.
The graud jury has also returned the
following bills:
State vs. Louis Johuson-dispensing
with property under lien-truc bill.
State vs.. Cid. Edwards and Julius
Wo0d-lar:cny from tho pcrson-truc
bill.
ing and larceny-truc bill.
State VS.. will Douglus-assault and
battery with intent TO kill and carrying
concealed wcapons-truc bill.
State VS.. George Mills, S. Il. Mills
and ED. Paul-riot and assault and bat
terry of a high and aggravated nature
true bill.
State W. Jake -arson---truc
bill.
State VS.. Moses Couuts-larccny-
true bill
Stale vs.. Richard Owcns--rape-n
bill.
State VS.. Geo. w. Thrif,-rape-no
bill.
State VS.. Dora Haycs-larccny aud
receiving stolen goods-lruc bin.
State VS.. Butler Harmon--house
breaking and larccny-lruc bill.
State vs.. Reuben Austin and Andrew
Nustin-arson bill.
State VS.. Geo. Observation-Disclosures
and !urceny--truc bin.
State VS.. u. Brooks Rccdcr and Mag
gic Clark f-iornicution--true bill.
MOL pROSSED.
The following cases have been mol
pressed by the Solicitor:
State VS.. Ned Whether and Henry
Whctlcr-ob obtaining goods under false
prctcnscs.
State vs.. Ned Whether and Henry
Whetlcr-dsposing Of property under
lien.
State vs.. J. j. Hipp and Quintcr EIipp
kill and carrying concealed weapons.
OTHER BUSINESS.
In the case OF the State VS.. Dock Ruff
alias Richard Run assault and battery
with intent to kill-on motion of Soic-
itor Scase, the presiding Judge issued
the following order: 1T appears to
the court that the said Dock Ruff alias
Richard Ruiz is under rccogniZance to
| appear as defendant in the above stated
! case, and fails to answer when called,
| on motion Of II. S. Scusc, Solicitor, it
Is ordered That bench warrant be
forthwith issued aad executed to com
pei the attendance Of the said Dock
Run alias Richard Run,
State vs.. Thomas Pitts s--housebrcuk-
, ing and larceny plead guilty.
State vs.. Gid Edwards and Julius
Wood-larcrny from the pcrson~-tr trial
set for Friday morning.
State vs.. win DouglasS-assault and
battery with intent to kill. A bench
warrant WAS Issued TO compel the at
tendance OF iessic Gillian, IL material
witness in the case.
State vs.. Geo. Mills, S p. Mills and
! Ed Paul-arson. In this case the Judge
| issued the following order: cit appear
ing that Jake EnlOw is u material wit.
ness in behalf Of the defence herein,
now upon motion Of Johns,onc g. Welch,
attorneys for the defendants, il is or.
dcrcd that a bench warrant do forth,
with issue for the arrest and apprchen.
sion of the said Jake Erlnw, to be deal,
with according 30 law"
State vs. Butler Harmon--housc
breaking and larccny-plead guilty.
State VS.. Geo. angford-burglary
and larceny. On motion of JOhnstont
& Wclch, bench warrants were issued
to compel the attendance Of John Buz
zard and win Calk, material witncssc:
in the case.
| a bench warrant was also issued tt
compel the attendance of Andrew Aus
tin, the grand jury having found ,
true bill against him on the charge 0
arson.
State w. j. Brooks Rccdcr and Mag
gic Clark - fornication. Bench war
rants were issued to compel the attend
ancc of the parties charged in this in
dictmcnt, the grand jury having foun,
Il true bill. ;.
State vs.. George Mills, S. =. Mill
| and ed Paul-ass0ult and battcrv of