The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.


The summer term Of the Court Of
General Sessions for Sumter County
convened on Monday morning, with
Judge Klugh on the bench.
The following cases had been tried
and disposed OF up to O'Clock:
State Us. Hunter Bell, compound
larceny, guilty; sentenced to six
months or the changing.
State VS.. George II. =Shuler, larceny
OF bicycle, guilty: eighteen months
on the changing.
State VS.. Henry Rivers, grand
larceny. The prisoner pleaded guilty
AS he was only twelve years old. be
received a sentence Of twelve months
in the State reformatory.
The grand jury is still in session,
considering number Of bills Of in
dictment.
Very little was done in court yester-
day, as an adjournment from IL until
was taken on account of the campaign
meeting.
The Grand Jury having completed
their work was discharged after max
ing brief present tment.
The State against David Magazine,
assault and battery with intent to kill,
was continued.
The State against Emma King and
Adeline Cook, two cases, one for house
breaking and one for housebreaking
and larceny. were both continued by
defendant. Fasz
The State against Horace stukes,
disposing of property under lien, was
begun yesterday and verdict OF
guilty brought in about IL o'clock
today. He was sentenced to pay a
fine of $40 or serve six months on the
chain-gang.
The State against John Lawson,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny Of store
of j. L. Jackson at Dinkin's Mill, was
begun his morning.
The case of Nelson J. Shaw Ior mur-
der was set for tomorrow.
PREsENTMENT OF GRAND JURY
The following is the presentnent Of
the Grand Jury:
South Carolina, Sumter County.
To his Honor, j. G. Klugh, Presiding
z Judge, June term, 1902:
We, the Grand Jury, beg leave to
make the following presentment:
We have passed upon and returned
to the court all the bills handed out
by the Solicitor.
Since last term of court we have,
by committee, made as full an examl-
nation Of the county Offices as it Is
practicable to make at this time. The
Offices appear to be well managed and
in good order.
A committee has visited the Jail and
find the work recommended at last
term Of court has not been done, and
the jury is informed that there is
typhoid fever among the prisoners.
We earnestly recommend that the dry
we'll be attended to at once, as this is
probably the cause Of the fever.
Complaint has been made to Grand
jury, by letter, Of the existence, in
the city Of Sumter Of disreputable
house, which is a nuisance, and which
the city authorities have failed to
abate. We recommend that this matter
be referred to the local magistrate, with
instructions to thoroughly investigate
the same and take such action as may
be necessary.
Complaint has been made Of the
public roads in Stateburg township
especially the road leading from
Wedgefeld to Camden, which has not
been worked in four years. Also the
road leading from Lynchbnrg to
MayesviIIe. In some places telephone
poles have been put up on both. sides
Of the road with not more than u feet
space between them. We recommend
that the attention Of the County Super
visor be called TO these complaints
and he be urged TO attend thereto at
once.
We would return our thanks to the |
court. the Solicitor and court officials |
for assistance rendered and courtesies |
shown Us.
Respectfully submitted.
W. J. Durant, Foreman.
June II, 1902.