The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-09-26
local News.
Court Proceedings.

with the other officials, were in their
places. Judge Aldlich made Il blici
hut pointed charge To ne Grand Jury,
aud in his remarks paid II high com
I,lim,nt 10 Anderson County for ici
enterprise and progress in the erection
of hcr new and cOmmodiOns Couii
llousc
The Grand Jury retired and huiIne
The day returned true bills in tllc fol
lowing cases:
State VS.. Thomas Quinn. Earle liar
per- John Quinn, Jim Sa,llrr. c"lolrd,
interfering with State constable i'll dis
charge Of his duty.
State VS.. Warren Jones. colorcd,
lonscbrcakiny and larceny.
State VS.. Samuel Houston. cololcd,
assault with intent to ravish.
burglary and larceny.
State vs.. John Banks, colOrcd, bur
glary and larceny.
State vs. Henry Washington, Will
Turner, Pink Gambrrl, colorcd, mur
der.
State vs.. Mack Hall, colorcd, mali
tIOuS mischief
State vs.. Will Leslie, cOlorcd assault
and battery with intent to kill and car
rying concealed weapons.
State VS.. George Bell. nb>Iructing Il
ncighborho0d road
state vs.. Dizzy Little. Lon Belle Lit
Tie, Sarah Lou Little. Fanny Stewart
i.,t IL .,ss.,ttlf
and battery.
State vS. Pat Ilindman. assault with
intent to Kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
statcvS. Will Earle, coIoycd. assault
with intent to ravisl.
State vs. Frank Young. colorcd,
forgery.
State VS.. Aberdeen jackson, colorcd,
houscbrcakng and larceny.
i'ilr first case tried was that Of State
VS.. j. II. Phillips, charged wirh obtain
ing money under false prctcnscs. lie
was convicted but recommended to the
mercy Of the Court.
Warren Jones, colorcd, charged with
houscbrcaking and larceny, was ac
quilted.
Mack Hall, colorcd, was convicted Of
malicious mischief, and sentenced to
pay Il fine Of $40 and one day in chain
gang, or 81 fine and three months in
chain gang.
Frank Young, 81 negro boy, plead
guilty to forgery. and was sentenced
to pay fine of 81 and be confined in
the State rciormatory one year.
Aberdeen Jackson, another negro
boy, plead guilty TO houscbrcaking and
larceny, and was sent to the rcf0rma-
tory for six months.
Sam Houston, colorcd, plead guilty
to assault and battery with attempt to
rape, and was sent to the pcnitcntiary
for nine years.
John Banks, colorcd, charged with
burglary and larceny, was convicted
and sent up for four years.
The following cases were nnl pressed:
Alex. Agncw, coiorcd, disposing prop
crty under lien; Lee Thompson, col
orcd, larceny; John Hammond, cOlorcd,
grand larceny; Alonzo Chancellor. col,
assault and battery Of high and ag
,gravatcd nature; Lem. Tribble, color
cd, rape; Mamie Epps. colorcd, assault
and battery with intent to kill; O. ii.
Murlock, larceny; Will Smith, hand
ling liquor i'll night time.
Yesterday the Court put in a good
days work. The Grand Jury returned
true bills in the following cases: Wal
ter Latimcr, j. ii. Bratchcr, Lawrence
burgess, Marion Richcy and j. NJ.
Burgess, each indicted separately for
selling whiskcy.
acquitted of the charge of assault with
intent to ravisl.
The ease against George Bell, charged
with obstructing public road, was
compromised and mol pressed, the de-
fcndant agreeing to pay the costs.
Prince tanks colOrcd, was tried for
burglary and larceny and convicted.
lie was. given four years in the Pcni-
tcntiary.
Clark Whitncr and Dave Hall, color
cd, were acquitted of the charge Of lar
rcny from the field.
The case against Thomas Gwinn,
John Gwinn, Jim Sadler and Earle
Harper. all colcred, charged with in
tcrfering with aState constable i'll the
discharge of his duty, took up nearly
the entire afternoon session. There
was no evidence against Harper and
the Solicitor did not ask for verdict
against him. The other three de-
PENDANTS were convicted, but at this
writing have not been sentenced.
This morning the Grand Jury re-
ported true bills in the cases against
jas. Rice, assault and battery and
carrying concealed weapons, and John
McTindal, murder. This concluded
the work Of the Grand Jurors, and they
will probably make their prcscntment
and be discharged to-day.
j. II. Phillips, who was convicted
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