Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-14
GENERAL SESSIONS.


York county convened in the court
house here last Monday, his honor
Judge Klugh, presiding, and Solicitor
J. K. Henry representing the state.
The following grand jurors answered
to their names: e. B. Biggers, ]. n.
McFadden, J. A. Shurley, T. C. Spratt,
F. P. Love, T. A. Mills, e, ]. Wylie, T..
w. Nelson, Iredell Jones, ]. e. Parker.
]. M. Russell, r. L. Robinson, e. H.
Jackson, s. W. Woods, A. j. Parrot, L.
R. Williams.
All of the recently drawn petit jurors
except r. c. Whitesides, who was alb
sent in Texas, answered to their names.
The venire stood as follows: w. C.
Thompson, E. p. Steele, p. B. Neil, ].
Warren Moore, R. L. Quinn, ]. 8.
Stultz, I. D. Witherspoon, Jr, ]. A.
Byers A. H. Merritt, G. M. Riddle, Geo.
w. Foster, w. D. Leslie, ]. B. Brown,
w. E. Smarr, W. E. Sanders, ]. 8.
Glass, r. M. Dulin, A. L. Robinson, II.
G. Stanton, H. H. Sherer, ]. J. White,
James M. Plaxico, w. r. Burgess. D.
]. Fitchett, ]. B. Pegram, D. G. Boyd,
E. B. Beard, M. G. Bryant, w. L. Nc
Cleave, A. G. Parks, A. A. Burris, D.
w. Hicks, w. 8. Percival, J. T. Plaxi-
co, ]. E. Brandon.
F. P. Giles, of the grand jury, and J.
M. Plexico, Of the petit jury, were ex-
cused from further attendance, and the
as usual with instructions from the
court as to the duties and responsible
ties Of grand jurors. These instruc-
tions were confined principally to the
specific bills then in hand, and were
followed up from time to time as new
bills covering different offenses had to
be dealt with.
The first case taken up by the solic-
itor was that Of John Barnes and Zeb
Ferguson, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill. The case
was mol pressed upon payment by the
defendants Of accrued cost and the for
feiture Of the pistol that had figured.
The case Of Andy Hall, charged with
violation of the dispensary law, was
mol pressed.
George Robinson, charged with using
property without consent Of the own
ers, was mol pressed on payment by the
defendant Of SO, in lieu Of costs and
expenses.
Alexander Chambers plead guilty Of
larceny and was sentenced to six
months.
w. M. White plead guilty Of assault
and battery Of a high and aggravated
nature and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50, or go to the chain gang for
go days.
In the case Of Butler Thompson and
Wallace Thompson, charged with as
sault and battery, the jury returned a
verdict Of not guilty as to Butler
Thompson, and the case against Wal
lace Thompson was mol pressed.
The case of William Petit, alias
"Wild Bill" who was charged with
having assaulted Frank Mackey. Ne
gro, in Rock Hill, one night some
weeks ago, with a knife, and robbed
him of some whisky, took up about an
hour Of the time Of the court Monday
afternoon. According to Mackey, he
got jug of whisky off the southbouna
Southern train at about II o'clock, Sat
urday night, and started away with
it. After he had proceeded few hun
dred yards along the street he was at
tackled by three white men, one OF
whom he recognized as wild Biz
Petit. They cut him across the
face with knife and robbed him
of his whisky. He claimed to have
recognized Petit principally by a
dark coat, black hat and light pam
falcons. He was very positive as to
the identity Of the defendant. Wild
Bill, through his counsel. w. B. Will
son, ESQ.,, set up an alibi. He claimed
that he was at the depot when the train
came, with a woman who had come to
meet some expected visitors. He went