Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-16
CIRCUIT COURT.

The spring term Of the circuit court
for York county convened in Yorkville
on last Monday, his honor Judge Watts
presiding, Solicitor Henry representing
the state, Stenographer McCaw, TAX
ing the testimony, and all the court Of
ficials at their respective posts of
duty.
The members Of the grand jury an
swered to their names as follows: j.
J. Wallace, S. M. Roach, w. S. Per-
cival, T. M. Allen, S. J. Sturgis, John
G. Latham, Hope Westbrooks, A. H.
Jackson, F. w. Grider, J. M. Hardin,
K. Shannon, S. G.. Feemster. O. J.
Gwinn, J. H. Caldwell, w. McCaw
Dowdle, D. A. Whisonant, ]. W.
Brown, L. R. Williams. Mr.. T. M. AL
len, of Harmony, was elected as fore
man.
The following petit jurors answer
ed: ]. F. Galloway, w. T. M. Beard, J.
w. Simpson, ]. H. Toole, w. B. Steele
]. G. Walker, R. E. Mcfarland. D. R
Wilson, B. N. Craig, J. w. Rawlinson
J. w. Clark, S. E. Byers, T. A. Gwin
w. ]. Creighton, J. E. Roddey, r. s
Mcconnell, o. M. Burgess, Samue
Huey, A. r. Kimbrell, w. J. Blair, w
M. Setter, ]. T. Ferguson, r. E. Sad.
dler, e. H. Garvin, ]. E. Biggers, S. L
Meacham, Adger Huey, ]. H. Milling
A. L. Parks, H. C. Cox, s. B. Pratt.
The following petit jurors were ex
cused by the court: w. B. Steele, ]
E. Roddey, ]. H. Milling.
Because of the failure Of the sheriff
to find four of the petit jurors drawn
under the original venire, the failure o.
one to answer and the excusing O.
three others, an extra venire was is
sued, and the following eight addition
al jurors em2anneled: E. T. Carson, J
J. Jones, H. G.. Brown, ]. B. Woods
J. C. Moser, w. T. Massey, Sam c
Smith, C. C. Stewart.
The case against Thomas Lineber
ger, charged with endangering passen
gers, was mol possed by the solicitor
on the payment Of cost to the amour
Of SIS by the defendant.
Henry Green Wylie was convicted OF
the charge Of endangering passenger
on railroad car and was sentenced t.
imprisonment at hard labor for Ter
months.
The case of r. W. Featherstone
charged with selling property under
mortgage, was mol pressed on the pay
ment of s12 by the defendant.
VIM. Boyd and Bert Nicely plead
guilty of housebreaking and larceny
and were sentenced to twelve month!
imprisonment at hard labor each.
Phillip Smith, white, was convicted
Of larceny of live stock and was sen
fenced to go to the state penitenitary
OF the chaingang for a period Of two
years.
In the case of W. r. Burgess
charged with assault and battery, tht
solicitor entered a nolle prosequi.
The case against William league
charged with violation Of the dispen'
sary law, was mol pressed.
Will Hampton plead guilty Of break
ing into a railroad car and was sen
fenced to eight months on the chain
gang or in the penitentiary.
Henry Love plead guilty Of assault
and battery and was sentenced to 6
fine of $780, or twelve months at hare
labor.
Friedheim Hughes plead guilty ol
housebreaking and larceny and wa.
sentenced to ten months at hard labor
James Knox was convicted Of endan
gering passengers and was sentenced
to twelve months Imprisonment.
Ross Kirkpatrick plead guilty to th'
charge Of burglary, and was sentenced
to Imprisonment at hard labor for pc
riod of two years and six months.
In the case Of Reuben Stewart, charg
ed with the murder Of Ida Watson a
the works Of the Catawba Power com
pany, about April 1, 1901. the jury re-
turned a verdict Of guilty and recon-
mended the defendant to the mercy o.
the court. He will go to the peniten
tiary for life.
The case Of Ned Smith, charged will
violation Of the dispensary law, wa:
remanded back to the magistrate from
whence it came, for trial.
The last case taken up yesterday
morning was that Of the State agains
Ed Reid, charged with assault and bat.
terry with intent to kill.
The grand jury was very busy during
Monday and yesterday, and did a large
amount of work; but will probably not
get through until today wednesday,
From the present outlook, the ses.
sions court will easily last during the
balance of the week. True bills fol
murder have been found against JOS
eph Henry, James Lindsay, Dock La
nier, Reuben Stewart, Samuel Fair.
LOCAL LACONICS.