The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-18
Eocal News.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. IS, 1899.
Court Proceedings.

stolen goods was in the hands of the
iury. They could not agree on a YER
dict and mistrial was ordered.
s The case against J. R. Phillips for
disposing OF property under lien was
continued.
Case against Tom Prater, Lou Prater
and Tom Hellams, for violation OF the
dispensary law and selling liquor, con-
tinued. -.
Case against julius Parks, entering
E dwelling house with mischievous IN
tent. Guilty. Sentenced 6 months on
roads or peniteniary.
State VS.. Hence Clinkscales, assault
with intent to rayish. Guilty. Sen
fenced to 12 months on the chain gang
or in the penitentiary.
State VS.. John Rogers and Matte
Rogers, housebreaking and larceny
Plead guilty. Sentenced to 80 days on
the road or $40 fine as to John Rogers,
and 30 DAYS in jail or $40 fine as to
Matte Rogers.
State VS.. D. H. Hembree, entering
house with intent to steal. Defendant
plead guilty. Three months on roads
{ or penitentiary.
State US. Tom Nally, selling liquor.
Defendant plead guilty. 500 tine OF
months on County roads or jail.
State VS.. John F. Green, murder
Not guilty. Jury was ont only slS
minutes.
Statevs. Allen Bowen, hauling con
|. Eaband liquor in night time. Pleads
guilty. 800 fine or 8 months in jail OF
County changing.
State VS.. John latham and Tench
Hunsinger, assault and battery with
intent to kill. Guilty of assault and
battery of q high and aggravated ma
ture as to latham, assault and battery
as to Hunsinger. $50 each or 30 days
I on roads or i'm County Jail. latham is
now In the Philippine Islands.
State VS.. Joe Latimer, violation OF
contract. Appeal from Magistrate
Dismissed.
State VS.. Dalton Brown, using abus-
i've language to an officer. Indictment
quashed. =. :.
State VS.. Robt.. Edwards, selling Ii
State VS.. John Neal. Continued.
State rs. Wm. Wright, rape. Not
guilty.
State rs. John Reeves and James
Fortune, housebreaking. Guilty. Eight
months in penitentiary.
State vs.. Robt. Simpson, selling IL
quor. otguilty.
Not guilty.
guilty.
70 His Honor, Ernest Gary, Presiding
Judge:
The grand jury submits its final pre-
sentiment for the year 1899, as follows:
s5s We have passed on all bills handed
us by the solicitor.
At the June term OF the Court the
Grand Jury called attention to the fact
that several physicians were practlclDg
medicine in the county without having
registered as prescribed by law. Some
of these physicians are still unregis-
tered, and we present that Dr.. w. C.
Bowen, of Belton, S. c., DR.. B. F. Car
nenter. of Bolton, S. c., and DR.. w. r.
Den1y, of Pelzer, S. c., have failed to
comply with the law in this regard.
We present Jim Kelly for vagrancy.
It has been called to the attention OF
the Grand Jury that at each term OF
the Court; many witnesses have been
compelled to enter into recognlzances
Z to testify, who either know nothing
whatever of the crimes charged or else
whose testimony is wholly lmmaterlal.
Such witnesses have been frequently
sworn and appeared before the Grand
Jury: WedO not think the evil can be
remedied by depriving these witnesses
of their pay, because in many. cases
they are bound over and compelled to
attend Court under protest. There
ought, however, to be some method OF
reaching the magistrates and prevent
ing their binding over such witnesses
at the expense of the county. We call
the matter to the attention of the
members of the legislature with the
hope they may procure the enactment
of some law to remedy the evil, either
by requiring an affidavit of the prose-
cutOrs in each case as to the materlallty
of the witnesses testimony or other
wise, as they may find most ,expedient.
We especially condemn the custom OF
binding over numbers of witnesses to
appear at preliminary hearings and at
the Court OF Sessions in cases charging
violations OF the dispensary law upon
no other ground than that these wit
nesses may know something Of the
alleged ofenses. Some information
should be the basis Of srmmoning these
witnesses and a punishment provided
against prosecutor who swears to the
materially Of witness who is not ma
terial.
The Grand Jury finds that system
is growing in this county with relation
to the more ignorant and helpless class
of labQrers, and especially the negro
population, that demands the attention
of our best citizens, an evil that should
be remedied without delay. 1t relates
to those whose property compels them
to give liens and mortgages. OF who
are compelled to enter into labor con-
tracts to procure the advancement OF
fees to pay attorneys to defend them
against crimes with which they are
charged. There are in the County to-
day, a number of these unf0rtunates
who, under terror Of conviction for
crimes ranging from the most trivial
Of which the law takes notice, to the
graver offences, have bound themselves
to landlords for q period of service
ranging all the way from one year to
five or more, having in some instances
three or four years service for the ad-
vancement of a fee of fifty dollars Or
less. Worse than all, many worthless
negro men, who have neglected their
wives and helpless children, and have
cot into the clutches of the law have
bound these wives and children to a
state of service to procure the payment
of some small fine. We are told that
in some instances children scarcely out