The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-06
Court Continued.

The Court OF General Sessions too
up the entire week, and the chaingan
has been increased to a considerabl
extent. In order to give a clearer ide
of what was done in the court, we vi
have 70 repeat some Of the former pur
lished sentences.
The case against Jake Plowdeu 10
violating the dispensary law was nc
prosed by the solicitor.
An appeal from g magistrate cour
in the case of Aaron z. Prloleau
charged with carrying conceale,
weapon. was continued. Inc oe1eno
ant. Prioleau, is the colored contestan
for the seat in Congress to which hon
Geo. S. Lecare was elected. The same
darkey is also to be tried IL the Cnlte'
States courts for tampering with tn
mail while he was railroad mail clerk
The case of jim Pearson, convicted
of stealing from the field, was sentenced
to so days On the chalngang.
One of the most interesting case
tried was against Charlie Washington
who was tried for tratfcking in seet
cotton in the night time and without ;
license. \ number of witnesses were
sworn on both sides, but the jury afte,
a very short deliberation rendered ;
verdict of not guilty.
Robert S. F. Flemming. disposing o
property under lien. This was a case
where the defendant had given twt
liens, one to S. C. Turbeville, the othel
to w. D. Gamble, and under the form
er's lien the crop was taken and ap
piled to the debt. The verdict was no
guilty.
Lee Walker, was convicted of rape
and recommended to mercy. Sentence
10 years on chaingang.
Adam James pleaded guilty OF house
breaking and larceny, and having eS
tablished former good character by
his employer and the prosecutor, ne
was sentenced to only four months or
the chaingang. Adam is good dar
KEY, but it seems that he has tendency
to lift heavy weights. Some time age
he lifted a bale Of cotton and his en-
ployer got him out OF the scrape. Tnls
time he went into the Peoples Ware
house where a quantity of guano wa:
slowed and lifted several sacks. anc
again his employer came to his rescue
and through his influence secured
very light sentence.
Frank Devine, burglary and larceny:
sentenced to FIVE years on the gang.
Baker Rush and Ben Tomlln entered
a plea of guilty and received three anC
one-half years each on the gang.
Clinton Wise, young white man
pleaded guilty to larceny Of live stock
and was sentenced to one year, and MS
friends Immediately got up petltlor
asking the Governor to exercise MS
power in the case, as the un'
fortunate Young nan IS the sole sup
port of an aged mother, and IS not re
garded altogether bright. The petl'
tion was generally signed.
Henry Singleton, burglary and lar
ceny, recommended to mercy ana SEN
fenced to FIVE years.
Daniel Fullwood pleaded guilty tc
stealing a COW and received one year.
James Brunson pleaded guilty to as
sault and battery OF a high and aggra'
waited nature. Three months on gang.
George Brunson, COW stealing, plead
guilty and beg de mercy Oh de court, :.
the usual prison counsel. and received
20 months on the works.
Reuben Green pleaded guilty OF PICK
ing up rope which had a COW on the
other end, and got Is months.
William Goodman pleaded guilty TO
larceny and takes a sojourn Tor 1our
Mackey Mcknight admitted break
ing into a house and was sentenced 10
10 months.
John Daniels, not Of the Fork how.
ever. (this one is a negro pleaded
guilty to the charge Of COW stealing and
takes a trip to the chaingang for l.
A case which consumed considerable
time and probably the most Important
tried, was the charge of arson against
C. Gary Holladay, James
Goodman, Jr., and James Goodman,
Sr. 1t was alleged that the parties
burned barn and other out
buildings of George Owens, colored,
near tue Panola section, and the evl-
dence showed up a confession on the
part of Defendant Holiday, IN which
be implicated the two GoodmaDs, father
and son. He claimed the elder Good
man gave him three matches, a drink
Of whiskey and half dollar and ne ana
the Younger Goodman did the burning.
This alleged confession, it was claimed
ov the defense. was eXtorted by unlaw-
full means. and that it was false, as the
boy testified on the stand. It was
shown that the boy was not very bright
and easily led, and that at the time OF
the burning he was at home asleep on
a pile of cotton seed. The Goodmans
proved good character, several white
neighbors testifying as to their stand
ING, and that they did not believe them
capable of such crime. Verdict, not
guilty.
In the case OF Daniel Jones and
Jones, charged with murder,
the former not having as yet been ap'
pretended, it was continued.
The last case tried was against Het'
tie Lang. a colored lady" from the
pious confines of Rimini. She was
charged with violation Of the dlspen'
sary law, and the evidences OF Der guilt
was upon exhibition under the solicit
or's table in the court room. Ihere
was one two-gallon jug. one quart bot.
tie and one half-pint flask. These had
been seized by Constable Jenkinson
from the boudoir OF Mrs. Lang, while
she was in the act OF pouring the fiery
liquid from the quart bottle to the hall
pint flask. The jury found her guilty
and his Honor sentenced Hetty to pay
6ne OF 5000 or go the penitentiary fou!
the lightest sentence he coulo
put on for the otfenses of which she was
The fine was paid IN few
minutes by brother of the defendant
and she went back home, it Is hoped
sadder if not a wiser woman.
This concluded the Sessions Cour1
and promptly Monday morning the
Common Pleas opened with a new sci
of jurors.
The first case was q suit for the re
coverv of land J. H. Griffin ct al plant