The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-30
Court Proceedings.

The court of general sessions con-
vencd here Monday morning at 10
O'Clock, but owing to the tact that
Judge DantZlcr, the presiding Judge
Tor TINS term, diu not reach the city on
the morning train, court was adjourned
until his arrival in thcaftcrnoon. The
Judge lives in Orangcburg, and failed
to make connection with the morning
train at Columbia. Court met ut i
o'clock in the afternoon and remained
in session for one and Il half hours. All
of the grand jurors We're present except
Aris Cox, who died during the sur
ncr. W. ID. Simpson was drawn u
serve in his place. The petit jurors
were all on land except two who were
excused from attendance by reason Of
sickness.
judge Dantzlcr briefly charged the
grand jury and they retired with a
number of bills handed out by Solici-
tor Boggs. The following bills have
thus far been acted upon:
The state vs.. Mack ElrOd, murder.
True bill.
The State vs. Oscar .Nattison, bas-
taldy. True bill.
Illc state Us. kczialc Grailcnrcid
and John Henry Grailcnrcid, murder.
True bill.
The State rs. Essic Crosby, bigamy.
No bill.
THO State IS. i. ID. Boyd, false pre-
tense. True bill
The state Us. Andy Davis, murder.
True bill
The State vs.. j. w. Callahan and
W. NJ. Gaines, breach Of trust. True
The State vs.. l.. r. Davis, disposing
OF property under lien. No bill.
The State VS.. Henry Hawkins, gamb-
ling. No bill.
The State vs.. Sam Prince, assault
and battery with intent to kill No
bill
The State vs. James Williams, vio-
lation of the dispensary law. no bill.
The State vs. Tom lruitt. assault
and battery with intcut to kill No
bill.
,r' The , State vp. w. a. Lindsay, Jr.
The State VS.. w. F.. Acker, violation
Of the dispcnsary law. True bill.
The State Va. Ed Penaegrass and
Charlie johnson, gambling. True bill.
Several appeal eases tT0iii hiaGistrat4's Al
courts were taken up Monday after
noon and disposed of.
Mack Elrod, indicted for murder,
was brought into court, put to the bar
anu arralgned. His trial was set for this
morning.
Andy Davis and John Henry Graffen-
rled were also arraigned and entered
the usual plea. The case OF Gratfen-
rled is nn interesting one, as it involves
an element of religiOus fanaticism.
The court appointed Messrs A. Ii.
Dagnall, j.. NJ. paget and &. Is.
Greene to defend him, MS no counsel
had been retained for his defence.
Tho trial Of the case of George Dick
son, charged with violating the dis
pensary law, consumed the greater
part OF yesterday morning. The jury
after being out for some time brings
in verdict OF guilty. Mr.. Prince, his
attorney, gives notice of motion for
n new trial.
The case Of II. ID. Boyd, indicted for
obtaining money under false pretenses,
came up next for trial. Boyd. it will
90 remembered, got eXSheriit w. l..
Bolt to endorse draft for him, which
Mr. Bolt had to pay. The signature,
1t was alleged, WAS procured ON the
false representation by Boyd that he
was getting lucrative salary. The
Jury returned q verdict OF guilty A.
II. Dnsnall, Esq, who represented
Boyd, gave notice OF Il motion for u
new trial.
The cnse of a. Bud Ensley, charged
with violnting tho dispensary law, was
continued from the summer term. The
.'t"'S OiitiSNk why lNO "tluCSStS, anu
because of the insutficiency OF evidence
Solicitor BOggs agreed to verdict OF
not guilty without argument before
the jury.
The Graflenreid case was entered in
to late yesterday afternoon. A num-
Der OF witnesses were introduced on
the part OF the State, and tho whole
trend of their evidence went to show
that tho child WAS killed by the fren-
zied woman. Solicitor Boggs announc-
ed that he would agree to verdict OF
not guilty, which Judge Dantzler ac-
sG;otrdlngly Instructed the jury. to give.
The woman, who was indicted Jointly
with her husband for the murder Of
their child, was come time ago adjudg-
ed lunatic and is now in the State
hospital for tho insane.
The grand jury will have it's final
presentment ready today and will be
discharged.