The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-19
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, FER. 10. 1902.
Court Proceedings.

Wednesday morning The case con-
sumcd half the morning session. After
dclibcrating thirty minutes the jury
brought in verdict of guilty. JIG. c.
Fcatherstonc, attorney for Parker, gave
notice of motion for new trial.
Cases against j. NJ. Hughes, obtain
ing goods by false prctcnsc, and T.. i.
Grant, obtaining property uEdcr false
prctcnsc, were continued to next term
of court.
In the case OF Oliver Greer, rolorcd,
charged with criminally nssauiting
Bcchic Ann Kelly, white. the court AS
signed j. 5. Aclc., Esq, to defend the
negro The jury was cmpnnncllcd
without Il single objection by either The
State or the prisoner. The accused
was fnlly identified by his victim and
all the evidence established his guilt
beyond question. The trial did not oc
cupy more than an hour, and in twelve
minutes after the case was given to the
jury they returned with IL verdict OF
guilty. The sentence Of the Court WAS
III substance, that Oliver Greer be
hanged on Friday, the 18th day of
March, 1902, between tho hours OF 10
o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock in
the afternoon at the place and in the
manner provided by law.
The case against Walter Lark, color
ed, charged with murder, was next
taken up. The victim in this case was
Will Harmon, colorcd.
a..
session and consumed considerable
time, although few witnesses were put
up by the State and none for the de
fcnsc, the prisoner, only, tnkin1; the
stand. AT 5.25 the case was given to
the jury and ut $50 IL verdict Of "gnil-
ty OF manslanglltcr'' was returned.
The case of John Simpson, colorctl,
charged with arson, was called and Mr..
DaSnal assigned ns counsel and the case
E for Thursday morning.
It This stage the grand jury made its
lin:.i prtscntment as follows and was
discharged from further attendance ut
this term:
TO Ills Honor, Geo. w Gage, Pre-
siding Judge:
The grand jury would ask leave to
make its prcsentmcnt as follows:
We have acted upon all bills handed
TO us by the solicitor, have duly pre-
sentcd the same and have no other
work before us for this term Of court.
Committees have been appointed to
examine the public Offices, public build
ings, county poor house, county con-
vict camp aud to make respective re-
this court.
No matter deserving special report
or recommendation has been brought
to our attention.
We beg leave to return thanks for
courtcsies extended us by your honor.
and by all tho officers Of the court, in
the discharge of our duties
Respectfully submitted,
j. Is. DOuthit, Foreman.
Following is a list Of committees ap-
pointed from tho grand jury and their
sew aral departments:
Poor HOuse-John Eskew, w. r..
McGill. j. l.. Tate. Lewis Cromer, j. N.
Boleman.
Public Buildings-H. II. Gray, j. W.
Thomson, E. f. Reid, S. l.. Shirley, w.
II. Geer.
County Convict Camp and Roads
j. j. Vaughn, w. w. Callahan, A. B.
Sullivan, A. N Richardson, A. J..
Smith.
County Offices, Records and Present
,ne1ts-J. b. Douthit, J. w. Bowden,
L.. i. Burriss.
Preston Oliver, colored, charged
with burglary and larceny. after jury
was cmpaneled, plead guilty. Tho
foreman signed verdict recommend
ing to mercy. and he was sentenced to
fiveyears at hard labor, the least the
court could impose.
Dennis Foster, colored, plead guilty
to house breaking and larceny and was
sentenced to one year mt hard labor ON
the public works
The grand jury passed on the follow
ing cases:
Will Gage, Jack Brown, Ed Drayton,
Ebert Thompson, William Hooks.
charged with gambling. True bill.
John Mcdonald, Henry Gaines, Jas.
Smith, Dessa Acker, Marion Chamblce,
Gaines Rucker, Alex Harris, Vess
Gambrell, Frank Humbert, James
Syhite, Bud Brock, Frank Harper,
PRemmier Watson, alias Samp Watson,
che..esed with gambling True bill.
Sam Taylor, Bud Taylor. Columbus
Taylor, William Hook. Ed Drayton,
Henry Williams, Will Harrison. charg-
ed with gambling. True bill.
Henry Williams, assault with intent
to yavlsh. True bill.
Walter Gilmer. assault and battery
with intent to kill. True bill.
Dennis Foster, houscbreaking and
larceny. True bill.
Lafayette Wilson and Dennis Foster,
I, H.