The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
fri N oven bers s27 1908
COURT OF G ENERAL SESSIONS.
M NovEMBEn TERM.

COURT OF G ENERAL SESSIONS.
n N|oyEMBEn TERM. sss
OnrFreport last,week ended with The
trial sofsJ :. G.. Moody, white. and Hem
Il ~ Charles colored, for violation of the
Disyensary law, transporting, 60, 3
i counts. The jury found them guilty on
/; one conn +, and their counsel. & Messrs.
Townsend g. Hamer, appealed the oa5s
and they. were let go on original bond
Thomas Kow, charged with criminal
assanlt:splead not guilty, but after the
formation of. a Jury consented to plea
s. of guilty Of abduction, and got lowest
sentence 2 years on chaingang or pen.
This closed the business of the first
week, and court adjourned Thursday
evening" s
3sS Court, t,reconveneq Monday, 23d, at
10 a. MI, and the case of Henry Pat
rick storfthe murder Of h;a wife was
called. His attorneys Messrs McColl
aud LEG rand tried hard to have the
case postponed on account of the fe-
verish condition of the populace, but
the plea was overruled, and the case
went'to trial with the following jury q:
Geo. r. Wclch, foreman, VIM. D.
Rogers. j. T. McKinnon, HI. David
II J..H. Harper, j. Nj. Hnmer, P. 81.
Easterling, C. A. Brown, j. B. Coke,
!. f. Townsend, Thomas Mumford, L.
b. Hubbard.
The testimony was not completed
until Wednesday n orning, when tt 9
arguments began, lasting until near
six o'clock Solicitor johnson closing
for the State. His Honor in brief
but clear aud impartial charge, in
which lie complimented the able man.
ner in which Patrick's lawyers had
handled the defence, gave the case to
the Jury at 6 10. After stay out Of
over un hour they returned with c
verdict of guilty of murder with a
recommendation to mercy. The sen.
tence is a life time Imprisonment.
The Court took Thanksgiving. and
convened again this friday morning
at 10 o'clock and took up the case Of
i Mr.. j. w. Coward for murder.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY
To the Hon Ernest Gary,
i Presiding Judge:
The Grand jury, upon the conclusion
OF their iabors tor the entire term and
Tor the present term of the Court, respect
iuily return
First. That they have passed upon
and returned 10 the Court all bills subs
miited 10 them by the Solicitor with as
much speed as the Importance and gra-
witty Of their duties permitted
Second. That at previous term o
the Court they appointed Two specia
committees. each consisting ol mem
2gsf bets Of their body, the one to investigate
II the condition OF the Poor Farm and it
4 lie buildings and offices. The forme
committee consisting oil Messrs P. ]
sS Huestess, ]. G.. Hamc- and I. w. 3oW.
yer. made a verbal fepoft % lie cdec
that'they hai a,tcndrt, 90 the drii4s as
signed them. and Wcfc gla,i To repQs
5tS that the lScors ilauSes and afin vet
S prop9riy
1.-The condition Of the buildings n tn'
4 5 Poor farnl and che tara. itsci!s as goc-
as could he eSpecied, and lilc innate
committee couid5ec t6ey received ever
attention the means at command per
mitted
The second committee submitted {
IS report as follows:
&'iTo the Foreman and Grand Jury o
Marlboro county: The undersigned
committee selected by you to investigate
the condition oil the Public Buildings
and public offices OF Marlboro count,
respectfully report.
That from time to time since their ap
pointmcnt they have met during the
present year and made as thorough al
investigation Of the condition oi the pub
lie buildings and the public Offices a:
their ability allowed, and submit as re
suit OF those Investigations
4 /. That the Court House is in bad
condition and has been much abused ior
so comparatively new building, with
out iault, however, OF any OF the officers
The walls OF the Hallway and the Court
room are much disigured and soied
from being marked and spit upon, and
especially is this the case in the Hallway
We find, also, that many OF the window
sills. the blinds and other woodwork o
the building are rotten. and IN need ol
immediate repair, otherwise the whole
building will be in danger. There is
great lack Of furniture in most OF the OF
noes, ESPECIALLY. Ill Vial Vi tilC CiCIk dIltt
Superintendent OF Education. and this
wantsshould at once be supplied. Espe
cially would we recommend that chairs
for the offices OF the Clerk and Supt oil
Education be furnished as these are ne
cessary lor the public who have business
with these officers. Suitable shelves and
pigeon holes should also be placed in
The Office OF the County Supervisor upon
and in which 10 keep the books and the
records OF his Office.
Tile Office OF the Clerk OF Court is en-
tirely inadquatc Tor the records and bu-
siness Of that important official. The
shelves he now has are filed to their ut
most capacity. and SO great is the weight
upor the wooden Partitions and divisions
in the fire proof department, that the
woodwork has been crushed, and j, is
almost impossible to open and close the
i doors of the same. TO remedy this your
committee recommends that all work
needing repair be at once repaired 3; the
walls OF the whole building caIsomined
locks. or other proper iastenings, be
placed on The outside doors, so that the
building can be closed entirely at night;
that spittoons be placed along the Hall
way and in the Offices, and that each OIL
ficer constitute himself Watc hman and