The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-28

the Jail, with the understanding
they make th ir ,eo r at the o 6
coming June court.
We find the inside Of the court
house is in very good condition, ex-
cept the front stair, &c Leading up
to the court room where the plaster
iug has again fallen off We recon-
mend the plastering on the under
| side CT these staircases be taken ttf
and replaced b. CEILING.
We fiad the tin roof of the court
house requires looking after at once.
When the wind blows it gets under
it and raises it very much and there
is great danger Of it being lifted en-
tirely off at any time, which would
10 great damage to the building, es-
pecially in time of rains. In fact
here is now a considerable bulge IN
he cover on the Eastern side Of tie
building.
Thanking the Court, Solicitor, and
court officers for their kindness shown
Us, we respectfully submit this, our
W TT ~ DIT
report. v. n. +. Hast,
Foreman.
Moses Drafts, under the charge of
burglary and larceny, in having
broken into the dwelling of Sidney
VI. Wessinger, and having stolen a
double barrel shot gun and some
shells, plead not guilty. The jury
found him guilty and recommended
mercy and the Judge gave him FIVE
years on the chain gang.
Link Jones answered mot guilty"
to the charge Of murder. He killed
Fred Stivender last fall and surrend-
| cred to The Sheriff. He was defended
by Messrs. W. H. Sharpe and L. G.
Sturkie and the Ease went to the jury
after an hours fight. The verdict
vas equity Of involuntary man
Slaughter" and the sentence two
years on the chain gang.
Thursday being a national holiday
nothing was transacted.
Frank Short and James Ferguson
we're called for sentence, having been
convicted of breaking into the store
If W. H. Suber at Peak, on Dec. 22d
list, and taking from the safe, which
they blew open about $1,000. Since
5aier conviction Snort, COME ssed to
having been with the parties who
broke in the store, and claimed that
Ferguson was not in it at all, and
stated that he, SHORTY had just
inished a term on the Richland chain
gang for vagrancy and that the other
Two were dischaged prisoners from
this chain gang. Capt. Sigh Was
sent for and he came over and recog-
oized Short as James Franklin, but
knew nothing Of Ferguson. Toe
motion of Messrs. Eird & Dieher,
the attorneys for Ferguson, for a new
trial was granted. Frank Short was
given seven years at hard labor in
the penitensiary: Capt Sigh gave
the names of the two prisoners he
discharged with Saort, and who
Short charges as being the principals.
Ga Friday morning at 10 o'clock
the court called for trial the case OF
the State against G. s. Matthews, L.
B. Frick, G. P. CAnnon, John J.
Frick, John Cannon, D. j. DeHardt
and John Falmer, charged with the
murder of W. Patrick Bowers on the
18Th July, 1899. The Solicitor and
Col. G.orge JoEnstone appeared for
the State, and Messrs. j. A. Muller
and E6cd & Dceher for the defense.
Only eight jurors we're secured out
of the regular yenire.
A special veDire was issued, and
the following jurors were drawn from
the seven mile box, and summoned
for Saturday morning:
G NJ Corley, Logan Kyzer,
Geo J Gable, E Rswl,
VI H Forth, P Fl Pound,
i ] Lorick, D n SoS,
5 J Roof, Frank L Corley,
q A Doolev, Nm Gable,
J T Kleckley, L w Redd,
81 P R,berts, H Albert Meetze,
D G Dlafte, Jake Snelgrove,
Jas A Vineyard, Jno B Sox,~
Ell Matthias, E A kleckley,
Simon NJ Clark J P Hendrix,
O.to Hegman, " Roland,