The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-11-27
Court Continued.

The court of general sessions did not
linger long, mainly on account of the
most important cases being put off, by
those who wanted to take advantage of
the uncertain jury law. When ever
the parties interested in q case init
mated that they would spring the ques-
tion of unconstitutionality Of the jury
law, the Solicitor moved to continue
such case in the interest of saving time.
Therefore the cases tried which we re-
ported last week were such as were
consented to.
In the case of Smith and Dennis
where application was made for bail,
the defendants were represented by
Hon. J. F. Rhame Of the Manning bar,
and Hon. J. W. Ragsdale of the Flor
ence bar. The Solicitor representing
the State. Judge AlGr!ch after hear
ing the arguments granted bail in the
sum of $1,000 each. The bonds were
signed on last Friday morning at Flor
ence. and the parties we're released the
same morning.
In the court of Common Pleas, a few
foreclosure aud partition DEGREES were
taken out. The jury cases were only
two, the first being Henry NJ. Minis
against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company, damage to horse $l05. This
was a where the plaintiff while hauling
guapo from the Manning depot in eros
sing bridge at the foct of the street
approaching the depot, his horse went
through a broken plank and was sew
erely Injured Mr.. Minis first applied
to the town council for the damage, but
that corporation declined on the ground
that the town was not responsible for
the condition of the bridge. Then Mr..
Minis brought suit against the town
and the railroad Jointly and again fail
ed to get damages. He then brought
suit against the railroad alone and the
jury rendereda Judgment in his favor for
SIS. We understand there will be an
appeal. ". c. Davis counsel for plain
tiff. Wilson and DuRant for defendant.
The next case was for So, ,000idamage.
George Kay Ridgeway sued Richard Il.
Davis. The circumstances are about
as follows: Somtime last August, Mr..
Ridgeway was walking along the road
on Sunday afternoon opposite the prem
ises of Mr.. Davis, when valuable
hound dog, belong to Davis ran by
Ridgeway on one side of the road
without molesting any body. Ridge
way shot the dog as it was going off
from him in the back of one of it's hind
legs. Mr.. Davis heard the shot and
the yelp of the dog and he went Gut to
the road, asked Ridgeway what he shot
the dog for, whcreupon Ridgeway
threw his hand in his back pocket as
if to draw and shoot, Davis saw the
motion and knocked him down and
wrung the pistol away from Ridgeway,
when he knocked him down he threw
in couple more licks for good meas
ure. Ridgeway secured the services OF
Capt. W. c. Davis and suit was brought
for S3, 600 damages, and in the pleadings
it was alleged that Ridgway was laid
up considerable time, but che proof
was that he was in Manning at the
election couple of days after he got
the beating. Mr.. Davis was repre-
sented BY Maj. A. Levi, and R. 0.
Purdy Esq, and the jury found a YER
diet for the Defendant, evidently the
jury believed that Ridgeway got all he
was entitled to from Davis when he got
the beating.
Court adjourned sine die Saturday
afternoon.