The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
In the Mayors Court.

Mr. V. E. DePass, acting Mayo: in
the absence Of Mr.. Young, wadeu into
heavy docket the first time he presided
which was last Monday night, but he
showed that he was eminently qualified
to discharge the duties of the office. We
were very favorable impr essed with lis
method of conducting the court, and cS-
pecially in his talk to the prisoners and
for the information of the large audier zee
present. He defined the different Of
fenSeS and what it took to constitute q e
same in very able and comprehensive
manner, and one could almost imagine
he was listening to a Judge in the higher
court charging as TO the law covering
the cases, The most important case
tried was
BILL BEATTY FOR LARCENY.
There were three counts against him.
larceny, disorderly conduct and resisting
an officer. He was tried first upon the
charge of larceny, there being no evidence
as to dsorderly he was discharged upon
that account. AS to larceny and resist
ing an officer he WAS found guilty out of
his own mouth and CONFERENCE.-THE 81 Oh
twenty days on larceny and S. or ten
days on resisting an officer.
1t appears that Beatty was employed
at Miller's stables last fall, and Mr.. Mil
ler missed nice set of harness. He
could not locate them until last Fria-
one OF his men found them in possession
OF one Munro Griffin, coOred, who
claimed to have bought them from Beatty
lie proved this to be fact pretty clearly.
Beatty endeavored to throw the theft
off on Griffin's boy, but convicted him
self when he acknowledged finally under
the shrewd examination by the Mayor TO
allowing the boy to take the harness
away, and had not told Mr.. Miller OF it
when he was questioned about the matter
and acknowledged he had no authority
to let the harness out. 1t developed that
the boy did not take the harness away
but that Beatty had taken them off him.
self and delivered them to the boy at the
oil mill where he was at work. 1t was
very evident that the purchaser sus.
picioned that the harness was stolen
though no evidence was introduced to
prove it.
Beatty was arrested at his hOinc amt;
brought to the Jail yard where he en-.
braced an opportunity and took les bail.
lie was soon captured aud incarcerated.
RIDING ON TIE SIDEWALK.
DSocy a 1oullS COiOIeu DOy WIS
tried for riding a wheel on the sidewalk
and using curse words, when told by a
white child that it was against the law.
Fine imposed was $3.50 or five days on
chain gang.
Will Hill and Gillian Hobson drunk
and dlsOrderly. So or ten days each.
e. w. Kennedy assault with rock.
| Guilty. 50 or ten days. This is the
negro that MIR. Spillers whipped some
days ago and was fined $40 for it. The
negro after the whipping got rock and
threatened Mr.. Spillers. No evidence
was brought out by the witnesses until
the boy convicted himself by saying he
picked up the rock and was returning
for the purpose of striking Mr.. Spjilers
| with 1t. ss-
Tillman roSssby, Rich xlSelly, Sam
English and nEnuie !; ;1sks drlink and dis
orderly SandaH night Guilty as to dis
orderly, S2dDteach OF 1--WE days each.
They paid up except Rich Kelly who
was discharged, sno evidence against
| him.
The court room was crowded almost
to suffocation. The Mayor's court
of Union seems to be doing IL humping
| business lately. We understand there
has already been iifty-fve cases tried
since August let.