The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-11-27
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COURT Tz0F G GENERAL SESSIONS.
SNovEMBER TERM.
Our report last week, ended with the
trial of b G. Moody white. and Hem
+sry Charles coloredj for violation Of the
Disyensary law, transporting. 60 3
D counts. The jury found them guilty on
one count, and their counsel. 4 Messrs.
Townsend g. Hamer, appealed the case
and they were let go on original bond
Thomas Kew, charged with criminal
s assault, plead mot guilty, but after the
\ formation of. a jury consented to plea
7of guilty of abduction, and got ,lowesl
q sentence 2 years on chaingang or pen.
This closed the business Of the first
week, and court adjourned Thursday
evening" s,f
Court reconveneq Monday, 23d, at
10 a. nl., and the case of Henry Pat
rick for the murder of his wife was
called. His attorneys Messrs McColl
andaLeG 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 !:
Geo. r. Welch, foreman, VIM. D.
Rogers, J. T. F.McKinnon, HI. David
J..H. Harper, j. M. Hamer, p. 81.
Easterling, c. A. Brown, j. B. Coke,
j. F. Townsend, Thomas Mumford, l..
b. Hubbnrd.
The testimony was not completed
until Wednesday Ii orning, when Il 9
arguments began, lasting until near
Z 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 lnsyers had
handled the defence, gave the case to
the jury at 10. After stay out of
over III hour they returned with a
verdict of guilty of murder with a
recommendation to mercy. Tho Thu sen.
tence is life time imprisonment.
The Court took Thanksgiving. and
convened again this friday morning
at 10 o'clock and took up the case Of
Mr.,J. W. Coward for murder. q
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REPORT OF GRAND JURY
To the Hon. Ernest Gary.
Presiding Judge:
The Grand jury, upon the conclusion
OF their abors Tor the entire term and
tor the present term OF the Court, respect
fully return:
First. That they have passed upon
and returned TO the Court all bills sub,
milted to them by the Solicitor with as
much speed as the Importance and gra,
witty Of their duties permitted,
Second. That at a previous term o
the Court they appointed two special
committees. each consisting OF 3 mem
s bers Of their body, the one to investigate
the condition OF the Poor Farm and lis
inmates, the other to investigate the pub
4 lie buildings and offices. The. formei
Huestess, e, n aCcr and ]. w. Dow.
yer made averhai cpoi. "a Tie eject
that they had atended % the dGii3; as
signed then and Werc glad to reIus.
4 that the pcQr5H ilses and arm Wcl5
liif. s, prd fgri
Che condition ot the boild,ngs IT tnt
y Poor arm 2nl he iarnl iselt is Is goo,
as 1oudi he eXpcctsd, aut' lie iTmate.
committee roaly scq tNay I:Cclted ever!
attention the means at command per
mitted
The second committees submitted 4
Il report as follows:
TO 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 county
respectfully report.
That from time TO time since their ap
pointmcnt they have met during the
present year and made as thorough an
investigation Of the condition OF the pub
lie buildings and the public Offices as
their ability allowed. and submit as re-
suit OF those Investigations
I. That the Court House is in bad
condition and has been much abused lor
so comparatively a new building, with
out iault, however, OF any OF the officers.
The walls Of the Hallway and the Court
room are much tiishgured and soiled
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 oil
immediate repair, otherwise the whole
building will be in danger. There is
great lack Of furniture in most OF the OF
fees. especially in that OF the Clerk and
Superintendent OF Education. and this
want should at once be supplied. Espe
cially would we recommend that chairs
Tor the offices OF the Clerk and Supt OF
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 oil the County Supervisor upon
and in which to keep the books and the
records oil his Office.
Tile Office of tile Clerk OF Court is en-
tirely inadquate lor the records and bu-
siness Of that important official. The
shelves he row has are filled to their ut
most capacity, and SO great is the weight
upon the wooden pa, titlons and divisions
in the fire proof department, that the
woodwork has been crushed, and it is
almost impossible to open and close the
doors OF the same. TO remedy this your
committee recommends that all work
needing repair be at once repaired the
walls ol the whole building caisomined !;
locks. or other proper iastenings, be
Il Al a.,