The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-01-16
Court Week in Union.

Thue was u large crowd in town
Monday. il leiig Y GrSt day Ut court we'&
visitors, witnesses, spectators ami SNCp-
rtTS wtIe here t.om every S,C;lon ~ tie
County. The meIchautS generally cid
Il ve,y good hu&u,sS.
Judge Aiduch, Solicitor SsaSn and |
StCuoSrapNCr MC,:E were III their places |
md ou,t WAS called promptly ON the |
lour. The Judge charged the grand |
iury for an hour OF more in u very COM |
prchensivc aud interesting manner, to |
VII .ch close attention was paid not only |
by the Jurors but 10y the bar and those |
in the audience chamber. 1t WAS one of |
tie best charges 10 grand jury as To
their duties and the law bearing upon
various kinds VI cases likely 70 come be-
| fore them that we have listened 10. He,
am ong other things, impressed upon the
grand jury their duty IN avoiding putting
tie county - needless expense IN hand
lug up cases that could and should he
handed bv the magistrates, that trivial
eases of this natUye Very often Cccnpied
the valuable time Of the court and put
the county to rs much expense III some
Instances AS trials for murder. He also
suggested that only SO many witnesses
should be examined in case as weie
necessary to satisfy them that true bill
should be rendered. He told them that
il was necessary for twelve of their num-
b,r at least to always b. present when
they were considering case. That
while he would like for the eighteen
jurors to be present, that was at the dis
creton of the foreman, and that on oc-
count of the absence of one or two the
business before them need not be delayed.
The first batch OF bills were handed to
the jury at 1910 an they retired. Two
cases were tried Monday.
The Bailey Lumber Co. VS.. L. d.
Sharkey and J. L. Fowler, in which
Sharkey and Fowler were charged with
failing TO apply money received from
contracts to the payment Of the lumber
account. The defendants were ac-
Quilted. This is the third time this case
tas been before the court.
The second case was Calvin Sartor
charged with burglary and larceny.
Found guilty of larceny, sentenced to b
days on county chain gang.
tuesday morning directly after
opening Of court 1t was learned from tn.
daiy papers that the eminent iulist
chef Justice McIver had departed this
life. In respect To his memory court
was adjourned until 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. Before adjournment,
however, Solicitor Sease read The account
OF the death Of Chief Justice McIver and
a sketch of his life from the morning
paper, after which five minutes talks ap.
flOprate to the occasion were made 10y
Messrs. Dixon, Wallace, Sawyer and d.
Pass, members Of the bar, after which
tie Judge talked very feellngIy of the
departed Chief Justice. Mr.. Sawyer's
talk was very touching, causing many
to shed tears. Mr.. Sawyer had bee II
intimately associated with the Chief
Justice for some years in the capacity of
his clerk
Additional cases have been disposed of
to Thursday 3 p. m. as follows:
, Ed Wallace, assault and battery with
idteLt TO kill, found guilty and sentenced
lhe iine. -''i' ~ nara paid
Alex Osborne, housebr, aking and
larceny, plead guilty and was sentenced
TO nine months on the chain gang.
Peter and Seiey West for violation of
, The dlspensary law, selling whiskey and
r wine. MOL pressed as to Peter, guilty as
, to seley on second'count, not guilty ON
first count. Sealed sentence, Seley not
Minerva Garner, assault and battery
5 WIN Intent to Kill, plead guilty. SEN
tence 16 months in the psnitentisry.
VIM. Head, housebreaking and lar.
ceny, carried TO contingent docket.
Yard Gist for murder, cad Continued
The following cases have been mol
pressed:
Jim Lomax, assault and battery with
intent to kill. paid cost.
). L. Wright, obtaining goods under
false pretense.
oam richards, assault and battery
win Intent to Kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
Messrs. Stanyarue Wilson and c. p
SANDERS Oh Spartanburg, are among the
visiting attorneys this week.