Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-17
GENERAL SESSIONS.

GENERAL SESSIONS.
In the case of Robert G. Johnson,
charged with assault and battery with
intent to kill, the jury returned YER
dict Of not guilty.
In the case Of William and Elizabeth
White, charged with disposing Of prop
erty under lien, there was a verdict OF
guilty as to William, and not guilty as
to Elizabeth. William was sentenced
to pay fine Of SIS or serve two months
on the public works.
The solicitor mol pressed the case
against James M. Whitener, charged
with assault and battery with intent to
kill.
Frank Walker plead guilty Of larceny
from the field, and was sentenced to
pay a fine of $50 or go to the public
works for four months.
The grand jury returned mo BILL" In
the case Of James Scott, charged with
violation Of the dispensary law. The
case Of j. j, Massey was disposed Of In
the same manner.
James Barron was convicted Of viola
tion Of the dispensary law and was
sentenced to pay fine Of 500 or go to
the public works for three months.
James Petit plead guilty to the same
offense and received the same sentence.
Richard Thompson was convicted of
burglary and larceny and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
VIM. Jones, indicted for burglary and
larceny, was convicted Of larceny and
sentenced to the public works for two
years.
Clifton Wright, inqlcted for assault
and battery with intent to kill, plead
guilty Of assault and battery Of high
and aggravated nature, and was SEN
fenced to pay fine Of $50 or go to the
public works for nine months.
The case against William and Syl-
vanus Wray, charged with disturbing
a religious meeting, was mol pressed.
There was mo bilr in the case of
r. T. Sandifer, charged with obstruct-
ing the public highway.
The solicitor mol pressed the case
against Bascomb P. Howe, charged
with assault and battery mith intent
to kill.
Lizzie McFadden was acquitted of
the charge Of violating the dispensarv
law. In the case Of Eph Leech, charg-
ed with the same offense, the grand
jury returned mo BILL
BY Wednesday at noon, all the cases
Nf
except those against John S. and Paul
r. Bratton, charged with the murder
Of H. A. Brown, and VIM. Wilson,
charged with the burning Of Mrs. Nc
Gill's barn. Both Of these cases had
been set for Thursday, and as there
Wednesday afternoon. they were dis
missed until Thursday morning.
On Thursday morning the solicitor
called the case Of the State against
Paul r. and John s. Bratton; but ow-
ing to the failure Of several witnesses,
who had been summoned, to answer,
he had to take up the case Of VIM. Will
son, charged with burning Mrs. Mar
tha E. McGill's barn, near Hickory
Grove, on the night Of November 6.
The defendant was represented by
Major James F. and John R. Hart.
Mason McGill, the eighteen year
old son Of Mrs. Martha e. McGill,
testified that on the morning Of
the 9Th of November, he received
notice from the defendant that his
mothers cow was trespassing on de-
fendant's cotton patch. He went to
see about the cow. Defendant had
taken the cow up. He had previously
taken up trespassing stock that be-
longed to defendant and released 1t
without requiring pay. Defendant was
in a bad humor and used harsh Ian
guage toward the witness. Among
other things defendant told witness
that he was not afraid of any damned
white man that ever lived. Finally
defendant helped witness to let down
fence and release the cow. Witness
went home and attended to his usual
duties. After supper he went to his
room to study his lessons. During the
evening he heard a commotion among
the chickens and went out to see what
was the matter. Everything appeared
to be all right at the time, about the
barn and elsewhere, and witness re-
turned to his room to resume his study
ing. A short time after that he saw
the blaze from the barn through the
window. The barn contained fodder,
peavines and straw. The whole upper
story was a mass Of flames. Next
morning he, with others, discovered the
tracks leading from the house Of Will
liam Wilson, about 300 yards distant,
to the barn and back by round about
way. The tracks could be followed
without difficulty to the wire fence sur
rounding the barn yard, and to With
in about 20 yards Of the building. Mr..
J. K. Allison testified to seeing the
tracks leading from wilson's house TO
the barn. He compared the tracks
with Wilson's shoes and considered
them as having been made by the shoes.
There were TAT tracks between the
house and barn-30O yards. There had
been a rain on the Saturday previous
to Tuesday of the burning and the foot