The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-29
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COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS
NOVEMBER TERM.

hours ana returned win Verdlct OF
3 hanslaughter.
John James, plead guilty to VIC
lation Of the Dispensary Law
Jesse Witherspoon, charged with
assault with intent to kill, plead guilty
to assault.
H. G. Williams, white, charged with
breaking into the store of Pipkin Y
McCollum at the Cotton Mill, and
taking lot Of clothing and Jewelry
plead guilty.
Lonnie Brigham, white, charged
with stealing bicycle at McColl,
went to trial and after hard fight by
his counsel IT,. Rogers, was acquitted
he having shown that he got the
wheel from another party.
On Saturday at noon the convicts
not already sentenced were brought
in and with brief but pointed lee
ture to each His Honor passed SEN
tence as follows:
Anthony Brown, who plead guilty
to Manslaughter, two years on chain
gang or penitentiary. His Honor
gaze him the lightest sentence Of the
law Had he gone to trial he would
5 have been acquitted and petition
} will no doubt be gotten up to have
him pardonsd.
John James, violating dispensary
law, 8 months Oh 500 fine.
J.P. Moulton, same ofense, 3 mo.
or 800.
y Jesse Wltherspoon, the colored man
who went to the bone Of his neighbor
Berton Brown, aud after begging for
shelter and food tried to kill him and
wife for the purpose Of robbery, was
given the very light sentence Of two
years at hard labor. It was surprise
to everybody especially when His
Honor told him he could have given
him ten years.
Will Jacobs Twas giyens3 3 years.
Jacobs is now an invalid ard does
moi look rs if ..hessoouid stand much
more.
In the case Of n. G. Williams white
upou the request Of U, S. Commiss-
ioner j. S. Moore, and upon consent
of Solicitor johnson, Ills Honor sus>
pended his sentence aud courteonsly
transferred the prisoner to U. S. au-
4 thority to be tried at the December
4 Court in Charleston for passing coun>
t,rroit coin, alot Of which was found on
him when caught with The goods ltol-
en At The Cotton Mill A9 The {. 5;
If Court viii 40 doubt give hun S or 10
wears in ono 0fther prisons he will
a hardly come back % Marlboro, but,
should he be acquitted IL Chaueatpn
he will be returned to Bcnncttsvillo
4 gail and be ready FOR sentence at thc
4 next term Of Court. IL ~ aaia he
breads the u. S. Court, but does not
fear the chaingang as he would stay
there only few days. Williams is
we'll related in North Carolina and is
man Of some education, but has for
some cause gone into crooked paths
for living.
At the conclusion Of the sentences
Court took recess to Monday 10
o'clock.
On Monday the cases against Will
a Goodman, Archie Mclean, Will Nc
Call, Richard Brown, and Gabe Lee
for breaking into the stores Of Tatum
& Son, Smoot & Co., and Fletcher
Bros were taken up and occupied
the Court until Tuesday noon, when
Il the jury found them all guilty and
they we're sentenced to Q years each
in the three cases.
John Grico, colored, whose counsel
ho rl fo mi tNso h,,f
refused, was sentenced to years in
tho penitentiary.
This case completed the work ready
at this term and the Court Of Common
Pleas was called, and remained in ses-
sion until 5 o'clock and adjourned.
The case against DR.. j. g. Moore, Of
McColl, for praeticing without liconse
was continued,
The Grand Jury completed their
work Friday morning and made their
final presentment which is given
below:
pREsENTHENT or GRAND JURY.
TO tho Honorable Q. W. Buchanan,
Presiding Judge:
Tho grand jury cmpancllsd for tho
present year for tho county Of Marlboro.
having passed upon all bills of indictment
submitted to thcm by the Court, and
having atlcnded to all Tho othor duties
X doyolving upon them at this term, beg
leave to submit this their fina report.
AT previous term Of Court. commit
tees were appointed to examine into tho
county Offices. tho books and bonds Of
tho officers. tho Jail and poor farm, and
tho condition Of paupcrs care tor by the
county. with instruction 10 report tho re.
S suit Of thoir fuJing to this Grand Jury.
The said committees having performed
said duties. report as follows:
We, having examined all lhd Offices,
find them we'll kept and 10 good condi-
tion. We have also examined tho books
Of all The officers Of tho county and find
them properly and neatly kept. the finan
eial accounts Of them all correct and prop
orlv vouclicd, and upon examination OF
examination oftho bonds Of all tic Coun
ty officers, we approve them as good and
sufficient.
We have examined tho condition of
tho poor farm and paupcrs who arc there
cared for, and find samo III dcplorable |
condition, which is reflection upon the |