Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-11-18
WORK OF THE GENERAL SESSIONS.
WIN Probably Adjourn this Evening Extra
Term VIII be Asked For.

The Court of General Sessions is in
session for the ninth day. The criminal
docket has been cleared of number of
important cases, and to-day's work will
probably clear the docket of all criminal
cases. An extra term of the Common
Pleas Court. to be held in December or
January, will be asked for and very
probably granted, all civil business from
this term being left over for the extra
term.
Cases Disposed o.
The following cases have been called
and tried since our report of proceedings
up to last Wednesday:
State vs. Hoyt Hays, murder. Guilty.
State vs.. John Hendrix, burning un-
tenanted house. Not guilty.
Appeal case of VIM. M. Smith VS..
Town of Westminster. Judgment re-
versed and case remanded for new trial,
Town Council not having original juris-
diction. Case should have been tried
by Intepdant.
McGuffin, arson. Not guilty.
:, State vs. s. M. Pool, w. N. Cox and s.
H.. Snead, misconduct III Office. Not
guilty.
State vs.. Sam Rucker, murder, Guilty
of manslaughter, with recommendation
to the mercy of the Court.
State vs. George w. Spencer, larceny.
Not guilty.
State VS.. Lee Scott, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons. Not guilty.
State VS.. Henry Smith, disposing of
Sentence: Imprisonment at hard labor
on county works or in State penitentiary
for thirty days or pay a fine Of $25.
State vs.. Horse Harris, larceny of
bicycle. Pleaded guilty. Sentence: I'm
prisonment in State reformatory for two
years and pay a fine of 81.
State vs. Virgil Thomas, housebreak-
ing and larceny. Pleaded guilty. Sem
tence: Imprisonment in county jai. for
six months at such labor as he may be
able to perform.
State VS.. VIM. Watkins, breach of trust
and larceny. Not guilty.
This morning at 1870 the petit jurors
were discharged from further attendance
upon the Court.
Presentment OF the Grand Jury.
The State of South Carolina, County
of Oconee.-To His Honor, Judge Chas.
G. Dantzler, presiding at the Fall Term
of the Court:
We, the grand jury in and for Oconee
county, beg leave to submit the following:
We have passed on all bills given us
by the Solicitor.
poor farm. We find there sixteen in
mates-tifteen whites and one colored.
They seem to be well cared for and the
farm we'll managed.
We visited the county Jail as a body,
the object being to ascertain how the
Westminster for larceny, effected his
escape. After our examination we think
prisoner lodged in one of those cells,
or cages, safe, and next to impossible for
any man, though he be professional
burglar, to escape without the necessary
tools, and we hereby present B. R. Moss,
Sheriff of Oconee county, for miscon-
duct in Office, and give as witnesses con-
corning the same, w. G. Peden, j. G.
Breazeale, S. M. Dickson and S. n. Johns.
We have examined the county dispen-
sary at Walhalla and find that it is not
run as the law requires, in not keeping
request books, and we hereby present j.
a. Keaton, dispenser, for the same and
give as witnesses F. w. Pieper, j. NJ.
baldwin, VIM. Turner, Robert Miller and
Ben Owens.
We have also examined the county dis
pensary at Seneca and find that it is not
run as the law requires, in not keeping
request books and in selling to the same
person more than once day, and we
hereby present r. M. Wright, dispenser,
for the same, and give as witnesses w.
l.. Cox. Sloan Thomas, Lester Hawkins,
J. N. Hopkins, Sylvester Tannery, Joe
Davis, X. s. Percival, G. w. Rowland
and Ed. Hughes.
We employed an expert to examine the
county offices. His report not being sat
lsfactory to us, we have no report as to
county offices. But we recommend that
this investigation be made, starting and
ending with the same dates as we did in
this investigation.
We present Walker Harvey for keep
ing disorderly house and give as wit.
nesses to prove the same r. D. Alex
ander, w. @. Pike, West White, Mack
Thomas, Henry Chastain, w. o. Alex
ander, Henry Hesse, Will Bright and
Slater Sanders.
We present the Southern Railway Com
pany for running freight trains on the
Sabbath, and give as witnesses to prove
the same j. r. Hinkle, F. M. Cary, j. w.
Stribling, W. >. Hamilton, j. G. Brea-
zeale, M. A. Terrell and j. r. Martin.
Thanking your Honor and the Solici-
tor for kindness shown us, we ask that
we now be discharged from further at
tendance at this term of the court.
Walhalla, s. c., November 18th, 1908.
Y. G. Laugston, Foreman.