The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-19
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Court Proceedings.

When we closed our report Of the
proceedings of Court last Wednesday
morning the case against Chas. Wright,
charged with attempted burglary, was
being tried and resulted in verdict of
not guilty.
5. A. Haynes, charged with murder,
was the next case tried and lie was ac-
quilted.
Pink Patton, charged with gam
bling, plead guilty, and was sentenced
topay a fine of S15 and one day in
Jail, UT a fine of 81 and three months
in the chain gang.
The Grand Jury reported true bills
in the following cases during the day:
Elias McGee, false Imprisonment and
assault and battery: j. IL. Miller and
j. a. Emerson, conspiracy, false i'm
priscn.nent and assault and initrry If
high and aggravated nature; RicIlard
Dixon, assault with intent to ravish;
Peter Babb and Gus. I'abb. assault
and battery with intent to kill; Free
idn;, Pearson :iiii, John Pearson, ;,.
sanlt and battery with intent to Kill.
The case against IL. Burnett I.akin
and Sam. +. Eakin, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, was
commenced but not concluded until
Thursday morning, when the jury
brought in Il verdict of assault and
battery OF Il high ana aggravated
nature and not guilty on second count
Notice Of II motion for Il new trial was
given.
charged with numbering l.. Vernon
Watson. being arraigncd. plead not
guilty, and the case was not concluded
until late i'll the afternoon. The jury
remained out until about t. o'clock
that night, when Il verdict of guilty,
with Il recommendation to the mercy
of the Court, was rendered, which gave
them life terms in the pcntcntiaIy.
During the day the Grand Jury re-
turned true bills in the cases against
ID. w. McAllistcr, obtaining property
under false prctcnscs, and Sallic v
Dacns and Il. +. Dacus. breach OF
trust with fraudulent intent
The Grand Jury also made its pre-
sentiment, which is published in an
other column, and was discharged.
John Henry, Stuart Rice, X. Is.
Washington and Charlie Walker plead
guilty to gambling and were sentenced
to pay fine OF 4!j and IL hours in
Jail, or 81 fine and three months in
chain gang.
Ban. Allen, charged with violating
the dispcnsary law, was convicted and
sentenced to pay Il fine of $500 or three
months in chain gang.
Mcssrs. w. Q. Hammond, W. NJ.
Bailey, james Martin, j. r. Miller and
j. A. Emmerson, indicted for con-
spiracy, false imprisonment aud as
sault and battery Of n high and aggra-
waited nature, plead guilty to assault
and battery and were each sentenced
to pay fine of $50 or 30 days in the
chain gang. The fines were paid.
On Friday James Cook, George
Thomas, Willis McGee and Elias Nc
Gee, indicted jointly with j. s. Fowler
assault and battery of high and ag-
gravated nature. plead guilty to assault
and battery, and were each sentenced
to pay a fine of $50 or 80 days in the
chain gang. The fines were paid.
Ban. Allen was tried in two cases for
violation Of the dispensary law and
convicted in both. His sentence was
n fine of 800 or three months in the
chain gang.
Richard Dixon, charged with assault
with intent to ravish, was convicted of
assault and sentenced to pay fine of
S15 or 80 days in the chain gang.
Bud Williams, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, plead
guilty of an aggravated assault and
was sentenced to pay fine of $50 or
six months in the chain gang or pcni-
tentiary.
Will Chamblec, Joe Norris, Will
jackson and others plead guilty to the
charge Of gambling and were each SEN
fenced to pay Il fine OF $15 and ono
hour in jail, or fine Of 81 md 80 days in
the chain gang.
The case against j. S. Fowler, in
dicted for conspiracy. false imprison-
ment and assault and battery, was
next taken up. On motion of the de-
fendant's counsel the first count in tho
Indictment was Quashed. When all
the evidence and the arguments had
been heard, the Court adjourned until
Saturday morning, when, after tho
Judges charge to the jury, q verdict Of
not guilty was rendered in short time.
Diccy Little. Lou Bell Little, Sarah
Lou Little, Fannie 81 ,wart, charged
with riot and assault and battery, wero
tried. Dicey Little, Lou Boil Little
and Fannie Stewart were convicted on
the first count. and each sentenced to
pay fine of S15 or be imprisoned in
Jail 90 days.
This being the last jury case the
jurors were dismissed until the first
Monday in July. when the Court of
Common Pleas will convene.
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