The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-21
COURT IN LEE COUNTY.
Short Session of The Criminal Court.
Grand Jury Presentment.

ing at 10 o'clock.
Judge Dantzler came in Saturday
night in order to be here on time.
Solicitor Wilson drove froru Sumter on
Sunday ard Stenographer Latham
drove from Elliots Monday morning.
The Grand Jury roll being called all
answered to their names and the So
licitor announced that he was ready
for business.
The following cases were given
out:
State VS.. Bill English, violation of
dispensary law and for storing liquor,
true bill.
State VS.. Ed. D. Jones, assault and
battery with intent to kill, no bill.
Messrs. B. Frank Kelley and G. II.
Aman represented Bill English and
the jury after being out for g short
time returned verdict Of not guilty.
The case of John Main was set for
Tuesday aud consumed that day.
Nearly all of Wednesday was con-
sumed in the arguments, Messrs. Nc
Leod and Herndon represented the de-
fendant and Mr.. J. B. Mclaughlin
assisted the Solicitor. Not guilty was
returned by the jury. This ended the
criminal cases and the common pleas
was taken up.
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
To His Honor G. G. Dantzler, Pre-
siding Judge September term Court
of General Sessions:
The Grand Jury begs to make the
following presentment:
The bills of Indictment given out by
the Solicitor have been acted upon and
returned to the Court.
A special committee from the grand
jury, consisting of J. E. McCutchen,
". M. Reid and T. E. Davis to ex-
anime the county Offices reported in
writing as follows:
From the examination We have made
of the county Offices we find nothing
special to report, further than the sys--
TEN of working the roads as practiced
by allowing the work to be done in
small Jobs and the class Of work done,
thereby causing a useless expenditure
of the public funds, by inscriptions
individuals.
Also the practice of allowing COM
mutation taxes to be received by varl-
Gus individuals, all of which should
be paid to the county Treasurer, or
the Sherif's deputy and the Treasur-
er's receipt issued for same.
We would suggest that suitable
man be secured as read overseer for
each township and all in addition to
that work done by the chain gang, be
superintended in person by him, and
at no time more than the income from
the communication tax in each township
be expended upon the roads of the
same: it being the duty OF the Super
visor to inspect the work before ap-
proving same. Also to require an
itemized statement With dates to be
submitted by said overseer.
A committee cf which L. Y. Brown
was chairman inspected the new iron
bridge over Lynches River and reports
that while the bridge appears to be
good one it is incomplete in some par
ticula1s on account of some missing
braces and the brick foundation upon
which the ends of the bridge rest has
yielded dangerously to the pressure,
being badly out OF plumb and should
have alteration. This committee was
informed by u member OF the county
board that the first payment on said
bridge was being withheld on account
of the missing braces. The same COM
mitteee visited the house and farm for
the poor aud report the farm partially
under cultivation by tenant and the
house needing underpiuniug and
new cover.
Thanking your Honor and the Soli-
citor for courtesics.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. Rhame,
Foreman.