Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
CIRCUIT COlJRT.

In the case of Tom McCollum, charg-
ed with murder, on which the court
was engaged when the last issue Of
THE ENQUIRER went to press, the jury
returned a verdict Of not guilty.
The next case taken up Friday af-
ternoon was that of the State against
Amos Revels ct al, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
This prosecution grew out Of row
that occurred between the defendant
and the prosecuting witness, VIM. Mis-
kelly, in the store Of Mr.. Mason Brat
ton, at Guthriesville, on last Christ
mas. AS the result of the row Mr..
Miskelly had an arm broken. The tes-
timony did not fully f1x the blame for
the row and the jury, solving its
doubts in favor of the defendants, re-
turned verdict Of not guilty.
Ed Jameson, charged with assault
and battery with intent to ravish, was
convicted of assault and battery and
sentenced to pay fine Of SIS or spend
fifteen days on the public works at
hard labor.
Ezekiel Ford, convicted Of house.
breaking and larceny, was sentenced to
one year in the state reformatory.
John Childs was sentenced to $40 or
ten days for resisting an officer and $50
Or six months for assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Linus Currence, convicted Of man.
slaughter, was sentenced to two years
at hard labor on the public works OF
the county or in the state penitenti-
ary.
Maggie McCreery, convicted Of man
slaughter, was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary.
OF the jurors drawn for service dur
ing the second week Of the present
term, J. w. Beamguard and @. j. Hoke
were reported not found. The follow
ing answered to their names at the call
Of the clerk on Monday morning: w.
M. McCarter, Claude Creighton, R. c.
Whitesides, c. >. Moorhead, John G..
Green, w. R. Lynn, N. ]. N. Bowen, j..
M. Seagle R. B. Youngblood, T. E. Nc
Mackin, M. J. Wallace, B. F. Merritt J.
N. Clountz, E. M. Williams, w. r.
Hayes, ]. T. Young, w. G. Brown, S.
l.. Latimer, w. ]. Miller, D. L. Rawls,
J. c.. Clemr1er, A. c. Hutchison, Geo.
w. Sherrer, w. M. Faulkner, j. P.
White, w. H. Jones, S. w. Parks, F.
H. Moore, G. R. McCarter, w. H. Ford,
Robert Witherspoon, G. R. Wallace.
OF these w. J. Miller and ]. T. Young
were excused. T. H. Bludworth and
M. F. Cobb were unable to answer on
account Of illness.
The first case taken up on Monday
morning was that of the State against
Arthur Bailey, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill. The
prosecutor was ]. B. Mickle. The diff
ficulty occurred on February 81, last.
There was very little conflict in the
testimony. 1t appears that Mickle
went to the house of the defendants
father, VIM. MEG. Bailey, called the
defendant out, started quarrel, swore
at the whole family and bantered two
of the boys to a fight. While two OF
the Bailey boys were going towards
him, one 1t was testified to fight, and
the other to see fair play, he drew a
knife. Upon seeing the knife Arthur
Bailey snatched up stick and struck
Mickle in, the head, knocking him
down, and slightly fracturing his skull.
The jury remained out but a few min
utes and returned with verdict OF
not guilty.
The next case taken up was that OF
the State VS.. E. P. H. Nivens, r. G.
Johnson and A. B. Parks, charged
with assault and battery with In
tent to kill. The case is development
of the Nevins-K Kirby feud in Fort Mil
township. The prosecutor Is Kirby, who
charges defendants with having way
laid and attacked him on the highway.
The case was taken up Monday after
noon and at the time THE ENQUIRER
went to press was still in progress.
: It is not probable that there will be
more than two or three jury cases on
the civil side Of the court this week.
The first cases to come up will be
those of the Piedmont Cotton company
against w. L. Hill, and w. N. Ashe vs..
the Carolina and northwestern rail-
road and these will probably consume
the balance Of the week.