The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-01-20
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
a Full Report orthe Gases Disposed
r5 OfLast Week.

The Court of General Sessions, with
{ Judge G. G. Dantzler, presiding,
convened in this city on Monday of
last week and 10 few days disposed
OF all the cases docketed for trial,
which numbered twenty. Solicitor
Hildebrand and StenograpGef Meyers
were at their posts, and the machin-
ery OF the court worked very smoothly
and tremendously. Daring a part OF
the term Solicitor Hildebrand had to
be in Columbia on account OF the
meeting OF the Legislature, andwhile
he was absent he was ably represented
! by Major w. L. Glaze, who kept up
the Solicitors well-known reputation
of,allowine no guilty man to escape.
Judge Dantzler delivered an able
charge to. the grand jury, afteF which
the court got down to work. The
4 following are the names of the per-
sons and the, disposition made of the
charges against them:
Charles .CorIey was tried and CON
VicLed Of malicious mischief. 1t ap-
peared from the evidence that Corley
: .w.nt into the meat mlrket Of Mr.. r.
N. Owen OF this city with little cur
dog when he was told to keep out, as
the. bull dog in the market would
Jump on his meaSley cur and chew
him up. AS corley entered the market
the bull dog, as PREDICTED, jumped on
the cur and was proceeding to make
mince meat OF the tce when Corley
I, picked up something and beat the
bail dog to- death. Corley Will serve
the county on the chain gang for
several months. ~,
~. B: Dick Chavis, James ChaviS and
Gus Chavis were tried and convicted
OF stealing cotton at or near Neeces In
the Fork, the charge being petit
larceny. Ehey were each entenced
to thirty days on the chain gang aud
pay a, fine OF S35. %
John Salley, the notorious negro
outlaw, who shot and dangerously
! wounded the town marshal Of the
town Of Woodford about two years
ago, and a full account OF whose cap
ture was published in The Times and
Democrat several weeks ago, was tried
and convicted Of assault and battery
with attempt to kill, and was sentenc-
ed to four years on the chain gang.
James BARLEY was tried and con-
vicued of nousehereaking and larceny
and was given three years on the
chain gang.
I,,h a mr.
acquitted OF malicious mischief.
John JamiSon was tried and found
guilty OF carrying an unlawful
weapon. for which be will pay fine
Of fifteen dollars or serve fifteen days
on the chain gang. .
Willie Minis was tried and convict
ed of carrying an unlawful weapon
and assault and battery. As Minis
had jumped his bail bond and left for
parts unknown the jury left sealed
verdict to await his return.
Elliott Barton was tried for murder.
He was acquitted by order Of the court,
the killing being accidental according
to the testimony and the verdict of
the coronerS jury. The accused was
lad and the shooting was done a
few miles from this city.
Job Hunt, who was tried for nur-
der, was acquitted by order Of the
court. From the testimony it was
shown that. Hunt did not intend to
kill his victim, and that the killing
was entirely accidental. 1t seems to
have been case of a fool and sup
posed unluaded gun. Hunt and his
victim were both buys.
VaStine ChaviS, white man plead
! ed guilty to the charge of larceny of
J: live stock. 1t seems that. ChaviS, not
having cow Of his own to sell. took
one of Mr.. Sol. Gortman's and drove
tito this ci Jy end sold it to a butcher
aud pocketed the money. Chavis was
sentenced to serve two years On the
chain gang AMI pay fine of one dol
lar. ChaviS is from the knottS Mill
section OF the county.
Haue Moore, a very old darkey, was !
tried and convicted of obtaining goods
under false preteuseS. 1t appeared |
that in order to get mule from the |
MesSrs. Bryant Brothers Of this city
Moore mortg lged several things that
he did not own. Among them was a
one-horSe wagon. On the trial friend
of Moore'S by the name Of Harper
Swore that two horse wagon then on
the public square was the wagon
Moore had mortgaged. This wagon
belonged to Harper but he swore it
was Moore'S in the hope that the jury
would acquit him. Immediately
upon the conclusion Of the case the
wagon was taken under the Bryant
mortgage, and when Harper objected
he WAS reminded that he had just
testified that the wagon was MoOre's
and the one named in the mortgage.
This was poser and Harper said no
more, but he was certainly convinced
that he was too swift witness for
his friend. Moore was sentenced to
two years in the county jail and pay
a fine of fifty dollars, and Harper
swore away his Two iiorse wagon.
JEFF Donaldson was tried and con-
victed CT carrying an unlawful gun.
He was given fifteen days On the chain
gang or pay fine OF fifteen dollars.
) Elijah General was tried and con-
victed Of house breaking and larceny
and sentenced one year to reform
Institution. The prisoner Is only
tvalva wears old. Sometime ago he I