The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-25
Court Proceedings.


this body at once went to work on the in
dictments handed out by the Solicitor
True bills were rendered in the following
cases:
Wiley Rowell and George Eaves-dis-
turbing religious worship.
Geo ]. Hiers-assault and battery With
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
George Brabham-murder.
J. E. Kennedy-murder.
Ransom Brabham-larceney OF live
stock.
JB. Jones and c. r. Jones-murler.
The case against Sam Kirkland for
damages was dismissed by the Judge.
This was an appealed case from the
magistrates court.
The case of DR.. F. ". Chitty against
Ramberr county was dismissed, the Judge
holding that the county was not liable
This was suit for payment OF post
mortem fees ut an inquest. The history
of the case is that last spring Dr. Chitty
was called in by the coroner to holo i
post mortem on the body of colored
woman killed at Olar. The county com
missioners refused to pay the claim on
on the ground that an act of the last leSlS,
lature provided that all such work should
be done bv the county physician. AS DR..
Chittv had faithfully rendered the service,
he brought suit, with the result above
stated
The following case have been disposed
of ND to the time of going to press:
Joe Nelson-assault and battery with
intent to kill-siX months on the cham
gang or pay fine of 5000. This was a
sealed sentence rendered by Judge
Buchanan. :.
Ransom srabham-larceny OF live
stock-twos$s:ars on chain gang.
Roscoe Ss6immerman--housebreaklnS
and larceny-four months on chain gang.
J.B. Jones and Charlie Jones-murder.
This is the case of the killing OF Elijah
Norman in the cotton mill here some
months ago, the facts of which our readers
are no doubt familiar with. The case
was commenced Tuesday morning and
the Jury went in the room about twelve
O'Clock Yesterday. They were out several
hours, and returned 4 verdict OF guilty or
manslaughter with 4 recommendation to
mercy. They have not been sentenced
up to the time of going to press.
Geo. J. HietS-assault and battery with
intent to kill This case attracted more
than usual interest, and is the shooting
affair which occurred near Ehrhardt a
short time ago, in which Mr.. HERS shot
his brother-in-law. Mr.. A: G. Carter,
seriously wounding him. However, he
has fully recovered and testified at the
trial. The trial Of this case consumed all
of Yesterday afternoon, and the jury
rendered verdict of not guilty. They
were out only few minutes.
No Jury has been drawn for the second
week, and if court lasts longer than this
week, only equity cases will be tried.
Among the visiting attorneys we noted:
NJ. P. Howell and W. B. Gruber, of Wal
terboro; S. G. Mayfield and E. 7. LaFitte,
of Denmark; Jos. W. Barnwen, of Char
lesion: and T.. A. Best, of Barnwell.
Tuesday afternoon the grand jury
finished up their work, and made the fol-
lowing as their
FINAL REPORT.
To Hon. James Aldrich, Presiding
Judge-We, the members of the grand
Jury, beg leave to make the following re-
port: ,,
We have passed upon all of the bills
handed to us by the Solicitor. We have
visited the county Jail and all Of the
county offices We find the county jail
we'll Kept, the prisoners we'll cared for.
We find the offices well kept and the
officials doing their duty, except the
Treasurer. We find that the Treasurer
has not paid in the shortage heretofore
reported, and the report of the Comp
trOller General, by his clerk, MIR. Jones,
shows that there is now an actual short
age of twenty-five hundred and seventy
eight and 6S-1OO dollars ($2,2!S.6S) due by
the county treasurer to the several funds,
State, county, and school. a copy OF said
report as made is hereto attached, marked
''EN. A., rs part of this report. We
recommend that steps be taken to have
the sum due paid into county treasury
and that suit be brought on said bond
forthwith. We also find that the commu-
tation taxes have not been expended on
the roads where the money was paid III.
We recommend that steps be taken to
correct this error in the future.
We recommend that a poor house be
established, and that the paupers be kept
in said house, and not as now Kept over
the county.
MAGISTRATES.
We recommend that magistrates be re-
uuired to make the oath required III the
recent act before they are paid, and that
they be required to comply with law IN
binding over all witnesses for court. We
find that they are very careless III dong
their work of binding over the necessary
witnesses and that the court IS much
hindered, delayed and embarrassed by
their neglect. We further recommend
that they he required to report promptly
all warrants issued and what disposition
has been made of each warrant.
LUNATICS.
Pursuant to the suggestion of the Court,
we investigated the case Of Jim kearse,
who is now and has been confined in the
county jail, and find that he was twice
adjudged Il lunatic by the authorities OF
the county, the papers have been for
warded, but the authorities OF the
hospital for the insane have not re-
piled thereto, and is now confined III the
iail. We therefore recommend that this
matter be called to the attention OF the
governor, and that some disposition be
made of said James kearse.
FINANCE.
We find that there isnot funds in hand
sufficient to pay the court and the ex.
penses of the county. We recommend
that the Supervisor call the county board
of commissioners together and take steps
to borrow sum sufficient to pay the ex-
penseS of the county, as provided by law.
We extend the Court our thanks for
the courtesy and kindness shown us, and
we especially tender our thanks to your
Honor for the explicit instructions given
us and the aid rendered US in instructlng
Us on the law. We especially thank your
Honor for the severe arraignment OF
lvnch law and the evils flowing therefrom.
f. F. kINAHD, Foreman.
EXHIBIT \.
BAMBERG, s. c., July 90, 1901.
The annual settlement made this 23rd
day of July, 1901, with J. Dickinson
county treasurer of Bamberg county, fol
State, county, and school taxes and dis
pensary funds, for the fiscal year 1900
and brought down to the date aforesaid
shows that he is due the several funds
TWENTY-FIVE hundred and scvcnty-elsht
cS 1O0 1,l1orS go 91S GS) in excess of the