The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07
Local News.
Court Proceedings.

VIC tuSt irdiIlSt L. VI. iIllRcIlS ana
w. L. Davenport charged with dis
posing OF property under lien, was
being tried. Thc defendants were
convicted and sentenced to pay fine
of SO each or SiN months ut hard labor
on the public works. b. T.. Martin,
Esu., one of the attorneys for the de
tcnSc, gave notice OF Il motion fOralI new
trial, and the defendants were granted
bail in the sum of $500. Their cl,r rwill
20 to the Supreme Court.
nn Wednesday, morning Solicitor
Anscl arrived and Immediately went to
work with his usual energy.
The following cases were then dis
posed of i'll the order l;tnIrd
Richard lIill-mui,icr. Not guilty
Joe WTght-murtlcI. Not guilty.
Will Scott-grand larceny. Plead
guilty, and was sentenced to iImpriSOu-
Ilcnt for eighteen months.
Sandy Humphreys violation of the
dispcnsary law. Plead guilty, and was
sentenced To pay Il fine of 800 or three
months on The public works.
Arthur BartOn--grand larceny and
hOuscbrcakins. Plead guilty and WAS
sentenced to eighteen months inlpris-
Onmcnt.
James Sligl, alias james RosaInond
GRAND larceny. Guilty, and was
sentenced to fifteen months imprisOn-
mcnt.
The Grand Jury reported on the fol-
lowing bills:
Larney Whitciicld-Srand larceny.
True bill.
Henry Rosamond-srana larceny.
j. II. obtaining money IN
der false prctcnscs. True bill.
j.. w. Notwithstanding property
under false prctcnscS. No bill.
The Grand Jury made it's present
mcnt, which is published below, We'd
ncsuay afternoon and was discharged.
Thursday morning Henry ROsamOnd,
charged with grand larceny, plead
guilty, and was sentenced to six
months on the public works.
Jack BlnndOn-lnurdcr. Not guilty.
Constable w. Is. Williams. charged
with the killing of negro whom he
had arrested and who was making an
attempt to escape, WAS next tried and
promptly acquitted.
Will Olivcr-murtlcr Convicted and
recommended to the mercy Of the
Court. which gave him Il life sentence
Ill the pcilitcntlary.
On Friday John Marshbank was tried
foI violation Of the dispensary law. He
was convicted and sentenced to pay
hnc or $500 or to serve eight months on
the public works. A motion for Il new
trial was made and Ovcrrulet,. The
case was appealed to the Supreme
Court and the defendant admitted to
bail III the sum Of $500.
The above was the last criminal case
ready Tor trial, and the petit jurors
were discharged until Monday morn
ing.
a motion for IL new trial was argued
III the case OF ThOs. and Lou Irttcr,
convicted Of violating the ,lispcnsnry
Jaw. Jaw. The motion was refused, and
!hos. !'inter was sentenced to pay II
fine OF $500 OF serve eight months on
the public works. Lou I'rutcr was fined
S2OO, or serve three months in the
County jail. The case was appealed to
the Supreme Court and the defendants
granted bail, the former in the sum OF
$500 aud the latter $500
On Saturday the Court was engaged
IN equity business.
On Monday the Court took up the
one case was tried, it cOnsumingall the
day. Yesterday the Court finished its
work by noon and adjourned sine die.
GRAND JURY's rRESENTMENT.
To His HonOrR e.. Watts, Presiding
Judge:
The Grand Jury beg leave to submit
its presentment for the February term
Uf Court.
us by the Solicitor.
We have appointed an expert com
mittee from the Grand Jury consisting
of Mcssrs. j. H. Anderson, j. II. Green
and l.. T.. Campbell, foreman, to cX-
anime the books of the County offices
and make their report upon the cOndi-
tiOn OF same.
Further than this we have little to
recommend OF to notice, but in re-
gard to two matters thatwc deem il tonr
duty to notice we wish to be clear
and emphatic.
The first of these is tho ''hot supper
or "play' nuisance amOn~ the negro
population of the County. In the opin-
ion OF. the Grand Jury this nuisance has
attained such proportions t.iat it be-
comes the duty OF our people to give it
fort to abnte it. The dockcts of the
present Court of G Gencral Sessions show
tho necessity of this. How prolific
source OF lawlessnesS, rccklcssness and
destruction of human life this nuisance
has become is shown Dy the fact that
the docket is now heavily encumbered
with murder cases that are the direct
ics and "plays." They thus become IL
source Of great expense to the State,
and they are most trying and disgust
ing nuisance to the w-abiding people
of our County. Appeals to onr lceis-
lature seem to have had no effect to-
ward their abatement and we think the
time has come for our citizens to act. We
believe it to be the duty of all our land
lords, in the interest Oflaw and public
.lecency, to absolutely forbid the hold
ing Of these revels upon their farms.
And we think it is the duty OF every
citizen Of the County to use all dill
gcncc to aid i'll the enforcement of the
law against all law breakers who get
into their troubles ut these plays and
'hot supperS." Above all, however,
we want to repeat and emphasize thut
the landlords. of this County can and
ought to do more tOabntc this nuisance
than can even the Courts or the I.egis-
laturc.
Thn Urnnl rnalS,, unnstinn is nnOthnr