The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-07
COURT OFF GENERAL SESSIONS
Few Minor Cases Tried-Presentinent Of
Grand Jnry-Retolutions on Death
OF j.. ID. Campb+lt.


The Court of General Sessions recon
vened on Wednesday morning.
In the case of the State VS.. jeff Will
son and Ed Eigner, charged with house
breaking and larceny, e verdict of guilty
was rendered.
Jno. Brooks was convicted OF house
breaking and larceny.
Charley Il. Counts, charged with sell
ing whiskey at his store in Pomarla,
was convicted and sentenced to serve
eight months on the county chain gang
and to pay a fine of $500.
The cases of the State VS.. VIM. Cald-
well, charged with murder, and the
State VS.. Henry league, charged with
advising and abetting a felony, muir
derer, were mol pressed, and the prison.
ers released from custody.
TRUE BILLS.
The grand jury IN Wednesday re-
turned the following additional true
bills:
State VS.. Middleton Glymph-obtain-
ing goods under false p~retences.
State VS.. Sol Speaks-assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
unlawful Weapons.
State VS.. j. C. Hicks-disposing of
property under lien.
State VS. Tom Hampton-house break
ing and larceny.
The pressntment of the grand jury
was made Wednesday afternoon. 1t is
asfoTows:
PREsENTMENT OF GRAND-JURY.
To His Honor, o. W. Buchanan, Pre-
siding Judge:
We, the Grand jury, most respect
fully submit the following report, viz:
That we have carefully considered
and acted upon all bills. of Indictment
handed TO us by the Hon. Solicitor.
al ca-eful and full report of our exam
nation of the different county Offices
was made at the August termof court.
Werecommend that the County Su-
pervisor be required to increase the
monthly allowance Of MI. Levi Britt to
four dollars per month. MIR. Britt has
IA the past served his country faith
fully, and his physician states that his
are and physical condition are new such
that he cannot earn his own living.
The attention-of the Grand Jury has
been called to the public road near the
bridge over SCOTS creek, leading to
Dead Fall, as IN bad condition. We
recommend that the Supervisor attend
to it at once.
We recommend further, that a seal
be bought for the Clerk of Court
We recommend that our clerk be
paid The usual fee.
Respectfully submitted,
Jos. H. Hunter, Foreman.
MMEMoRY OF j. D. CAMPBELL.
Yesterday morning Hon. Cole. l..
Blease introduced resolutions of respect
to the memory of Mr.. j. D. Campbell,
late st-eeegrapher CT the seventh cir
cult, and moved that by order of the
Court they be Inscribed on a page IN
the record. The resolutions were sec
onded by Messrs. o. L. Schumpert,
W. HI. Hunt, T. S Sease, Lewis Simp-
Inns, of Laurens, R. Fl. WEIGH, Sheriff
III. N. Buford and Clerk of Court Jno.
c. Goggans. Judge Buchanan ordered
that the resolutions be inscribed on a
page dedicated to Nh. CampbeH's mem
ory, and as q further mark OF respect
the Court adjourned.
The resolutions and the speeches OF
the gentlemen seconding them, viii be
published IN our next issue.
Yesterday afternoon arguments in
equity eases were begun.
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Mr. FLOYD
I with me Exc pf,on q IN Newber-y TX
change, which is so:d 10 ".
GENTRY. of Atlanta
i. ". T. Gentry. of Atlanta, who
the reputation of being an expert
sd telephone man, has Purchased
from Mr.. L. w. Floyd the telephone
systems at Newberry and Prosperity.
Mr.. Floyd is to manage the proper
ties as heretofore, which is guarantee
of good service and far dealings.