The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
COURT PIsOCEEDfNGS
Several Murder Cases Disposed OF aud Con.
victions Secured In all Cases-rho Tay.
lor Case-Presontmont OF tho Grand
Jury.

Since that time much progress has
been made and the docket has been
| cleared Of several cases. His Honor
Judge Gary is pushing the business OF
| the court in AZ manner crcditublc to
himself and is proving himself one of
| the most able judges on the bench.
Figures recently published showing the
comparative ability Of Che Circuit
Judges OF this State, place Judge Gary
at the head OF thc list. lie is quick and
prompt in making his decisions and the
South Carolina report shows that the
| decisions Of Judge Car, Of the Fifth
Circuit, arc more generally correct
| than those Of any other, aud his ability
is generally recognized; in fact, more
| of his decisions have been sustained by
the Supreme Court than any other
judge.
The first case tried on Tuesday morn
ing was that of the State Us. Quinter
Hipp-assault and battery. Guilty.
The case vas tried in tho absercc OF
| the defendant and Il bench warrant
issued for her arrest on the return OF
| the jury with the verdict.
State vs.. Wesley Observation-Disclosures.
Guilty of manslaughter.
State vs.. Weslcy Stevens-.nurdcr.
Guilty with recommendation to mercy.
State VS.. Aaron Scurry glarly
and larccny--plcad guilty. Three years
on county chain gang or same period
in the Pcnitcntialy.
State VS.. David Johnson and
| battery with intent to kill and carving
concealed weapons. Plead guilty OF
| first count and was sentenced to county
jail or chain gang for 80 days or to pay
Il fine Of $l5.
BILLS RETURNED.
The grand jury returned bills in the
following cases:
State vs.. Dave Fiestcr and Orlando
Eigner-violating dispensary law. True
bill.
State VS.. Sam Bowman-violating
dispensary law. True bill.
State VS.. Edgar Todd-violating dis
pensary law. True bill
State VS.. Jimmie Crummie and
Adam Sheppard murder. Tlac bill.
State VS.. William Means-violating
dispensary law. No bill
State vs.. George Langford-burglary
and larceny. True bill.
YOUNGEST CRIMINALS EVER CONVIC-
TED IN THIS STATE
Wednesday afternoon the case Of the
State VS.. Ed Carter and Mortica
Carter, charged with murder, occupied
the time Of the court.
This Casr attracted considerable at
tention, the defendants being only
seven and Zen Years o. age. These
were the little negroes charged with
the murder Of little Johnnie Harp in
No. Township on the 18th instant.
The regular panel of jurors was ex-
hausted and the commissioners had ~
draw four cXtr' jurors from the seven
mile Eox. Toc jury as selected was
composed of tho following persons:
Edward u. Iipr, foreman, d. IS. Wcrts,
l.
Kelly, Jno. ~. Cromcr. j. j. White,
Thos. e. Hen',., Geo. II. lIunter, Ben
II. Maybin, =. Walton Ii hen,z, Job II. .
Ringer
Cole. l.. b. lac, Esq, represented
the defendants, and made a good fight
for his clicN>s. His speech was an cX-
ccllent one: however he went out of
his way to criticize this newspaper, in
which he did not state lacts us thcv
were, as those no read our article on
the killing of young Harp can testify.
Onr information was obtained from
the Coroner, who held the inquest, and
the title of the article was in accord
with the facts. Solicitor Seasc also
made good showing for the State.
The verdict Of the jury was "guilty
OF manslaughter,' and these are prob
ably the youngest criminals ever con-
victcd in this State.
THE TRIAL OF NOAH TAYLOR FOR
MURDER.
On Thursday morning the court took
up the case of the State vs.. Noah
TaylOr-murdcr. The court house was
filled to its utmost capacity, spectators
being unable to find standing room at
times.
Our readers remember that on March
9th last the rumOr went out over the
country that MIR. Noah Taylor had
shot his wife and attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his own throat and
shooting himself. Mrs. Taylor died on
the 23rd Of March, and Noah Taylor is
now on trial for his life, being charged
with the crime.
When court convened on Thursday
morning the court house was full of
people, number Of ladies being in the
audience.
The case is being warmly contested,
the most brilliant lights Of our legal