The semi-weekly messenger., 1902-06-03

day at $50 a. n. Judge E. W. Timber
lake presiding.
During the days session the court
disposed Of quite a number of cases.
and sent one convict TO the peniten-
dary for twenty years. five for ten
years each, and one for three years.
Louis Nixon colored, who in 1899.
shot and killed William Tucker, while
a number of negroes were gambling
enc night, submitted to plea Of muir
der in the second degree and was SEN
fenced to twenty years in the state
Penitentiary 1T will be remembered
saat he escaped and was at large until
recently, wh5r he was captured at
Florence, s. c.
y Hi Berry, John Martin. and Rep
Sampson alias Chucky Sampson, the
three negroes who were arrested We'd
nesday morning by Policemen Rowan
and Holt and Sargeant Burnett. were
raiiroaded into the pen1tentiary They
are the parties who had groceries. dry
goods and clothing in their possession.
and the evidence in court was that the
groceries belonged to Stone. Rourke &
Co., whose store was recently robbed
and the clothing and dry goods to Mr..
George o. Gaylord, proprietor of the
racket store. which was broken open
about six weeks ago They were sent
TO the penitentIary for a term of ten
years each
rc~I Ia rIn hha1
Haytien sailor OF his bag of clothes
several weeks ago, was convicted and
got the full penalty of the law-ten
years in the penitentiary. AS the
deputy sheriff was taking him back to
Jail. he gave tie Judge a terrible scowl
and told the deputy if he had a gun
he would shoot Judge Timberlake off
rhe bench. If he had not already re-
seived the full penalty he would have
been called back and his sentence in
creased.
A. b. Rice, the white man who re-
Gently came here from South Carolina.
and stole a belt and two saws from the
Aocomb veneer works. stole d bicycle
and obtained $3.50 by trick. was con-
Victed and sent to the penitentiary for
ten years
James Davis. colored. VINO stole
wagons of the S. p. Cowan Livery
gompany, was convicted and sent to
the penitentiaTy for three years
Other cases re disposed of as fol-
lews:
Major Lane, colored, larceny, verdict.
sublic roads.
Tyson BrowI.. colored. larceny. YER
dict, not guilty.
Arthur Evans. colored. assault with a
deadly weapon, verdict, guilty. sem
fenced to six months on the public
roads.
Arthur Evans. carrying concealed
weapon. guilty, judgment suspended.
At $50 p. m. the grand jury came
nto court and made the following re-
port and was discharged for the term:
ITO His Honor, Judge Timberlake, pre-
siding:
We, the grand jury of the May term
sf the superior court for the trial of
criminal cases, beg leave to submit oJr
report.
I'VE have passed on Al indictments,
found Is true bills. and 13 not true
bills. We will state that our work has
been much delayed on account of in
ability to secure witnesses for several
indictments.
"A committee visited the county home
and found the same to be conducted in
II satisfactory manner. found the pro-
visions good, the sanitary condition of
the buildings and grounds satisfactory,
and the health of the inmates, both
white and black, good, and they eX-
pressed themselves as being we'll sat
isfied with the treatment they receive.
We recommend that the wood work
and leader pipss around the piazza be
repaired and painted
THE committee also visited the
county Jail and court house, and beg
leave to report that they found both
IN good condition, with the exception
OF a few minor repairs that are needed,
to wit: two registers in the Jail need
repairing, or probably new ones, CRATES
N furnaces, corrugated iron ceiling in
basement of Jail to be repaired and
painted. and inside of Jail whitewaSh-
ed. We would also recommend that the
aoors and wood work in the court
Having finished the work before us,
as far as possible, We respectfully ask
to be discharged.
"W. E. SPRINGER. Foreman"
II II. TAYLOR, Clerk
The court al $40 p m. adjourned
sine die.
During the term just ended, Judge
Timberlake has despatched business
with his usual swiftness. and Solicitor
Duffy has prosecuted with his usual
visor and ability. They deserve the
thanks of the community for Kidding II
of a class of evIl-doers who are better
off in the penitentiary than they are
out of it
The next term of the court will con-
vene Monday, July 7th, Judge Henry
R. Bryan will preside
Inter-CoilegiaIe Athletic Contests.
New York, May 3O.-During the trials
in the 16-pound hammer throw at
Berkeley oval TODAY T. r Dewitt of