The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-17
COURT.

COURT.
The sumner term Of court was
called at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing, Judge Ernest Gary, presiding
In the absence Of StCnographer
Wyatt Aiken, Mr.. A. M. Deal
discharged the duties Of that Off
CO.. The Grand and Petit Jurors
was promptly in their places Mr..
}. l.. Cox who was Il member of
the Grand Jury has died since the
last torn Of court
True bills We're returned against
Charley johnson, charged with
House Broaking and Larceny; ST.
no" and Ellen Valentine, Viola
tion OF Dispensary Law: Fletcher
and Ellen Castlcbcrry, burglary
and Larceny; Pink Mckinney and
J. II. Tolly. Assault and Battery
Charley johnson, Violation Of
Disprnsary Law; Ieb EJgings,
murder; Ed Young, Larceny; Po-
ter White and John Harrison, aid
ing prisoners to escape Jail; John
Harrison, Highway Robbery and
Larceny.
In the following cases the Grand
Jury returned "No Bills:" Pat
Dickson, Violation of Dispensary
Law; A. ID. Patterson, Burglary
and Larceny; Paul Williams, AS
sault and Battery, carrying con-
cealed weapons, Guilty and recon-"
mcndatiOn to mercy.
In the Case against Castleberry,
tho jury rendered a verdict of guilty
with recommendation to mercy.
In the case against Henry, John,
Earle and Bee Hunter charged
with Burglary and Larceny q YER
dict was rendered Guilty of petit
larceny.
Peter White and John Harrison
aiding prisoners to escape Jail.
The evidence in this case was COM
plotted late Monday evening, there
being no attorneys for the defense,
the Solicitor made no argument
and on Tuesday morning the
Judge charged the Jury As to the
law. A verdict was roturned:
Guilty.
In case Of Zeb Edgings charged
with murder, plea Of guilty Of
manslaughter was accepted and
prisoner sentenced to three years.
In the case against John Harri-
son charged with Highway robbery
resulted in q verdict Of Not Guilty.
| In the case against SIMON and
Ellen Valentine, Violation of the
| Dlspensary Law, the case as to
Ellen was mol pressed and Simon
entered plea of guilty and was
sentenced to pay a fine Of $4,000
or three months. The sentenced
was suspended till Aug. 1st.
| Lem B. Martin and Della Ram
scy charged with adultery. Mol
pressed us to Della Ramsey; Mar.
tin trlod IN his absence and con.
ylcted, sealed sentence left.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
TO the Honorable Ernest Gary
presiding Judge of tho Eighth Ju
dicial Circuit:
We tho Grand Jury beg leave t(
make this our presentment for the
+ summon term of court, 1902.
: list. We havo passed on all the
bills handed us by the Solicitor.
2nd. We have by special com
! mittee Of our body examined the
; County Officers, except the book
,. Of tho Trial Justices and herein in
y clude their report to us.
3rd. We have by special com
. mittoe Of our body examined tn
y poor Farm and find it well kept
il Wo find that thirteen paupors art
y now provided for by tho farm.
3 4th. We find that tho presen
= road law is inadequate to proporl
work the roads Of the county
n While some portions of the count
s roads are IN q fair condition othe
o portions are in miserable shape
l. We recommend That some law b
@ passed whereby all the roads b
Q put in o substantial shape and pc
o manent condition. We also rec
:. commend that tho road leadin
II from the Iron Bridge at Old Pick
:. ems to Central be worked for v
J, find it In q miserable condition,
l. 9th. Finally we wish TO retur
l. to the Court ond Solicitor Q,
o thanks tor oourtis,es shown Vi
I'll All of which 10 respectfully su'
o mitted.
II a. ], JOHNSON,
Q. Eoreman.