The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04

Case OF .Mallchl GaymOn cOnGlnueO
from last court continued again as par
ty has not been arrested.
The case Of r. Lee Logan and Ida
Irene Bagnal for adultery continued on
account of illness of prosecuting witness
for the State.
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.
May Term of Court, 1904.
To His Honor R. O. Purdy, Presiding
Judge:
It is with a sentiment of sincere
pleasure that our body recalls the fact
that Your Honor is former citizen OF
our county, and therefore it was with
pardonable pride that we all noted your
advancement to the high and exhalted
position that you now so ably fill. These
facts we assure you caused US to listen
with especial interest and to so derive
much profit from the statements made
in such clear and explicit manner by
by Your Honor, of our duties as a
Jury ofinouest OF ourcounty for the year
1904. To which statement OF duties we
as individuals and as body most heart
lily agree, and pledge ourselves accord,
ing to our individual and combined
wisdom and ability to discharge those
duties faithfully.
We have acted upon all bills OF IN
dictnent handed us by the solicitor.
We have examined all offices OF re-
cords, ard the jail, as body, and hno
all records and books OF the probate,
clerk of court, and auditors offices
neatly kept, and the Jail In excellent
condition, this latter a neat and SUP
stantlal brick building is recent addl-
tion to our public buildings. Of which
We are I'VE think justly proud.
We have appointed as a commute TO
look after the chaingang before the
next term of court. Messrs. ". E. Keels,
john ". Touchberry, J. P. Poole and
Henry NJ. Minis.
AS a committee TO make a thorough
examination OF all Offices that have to
do with the county finances, the lore
man, I. Bagnal,O O.. W. McRoy and A.
P. Burgess.
Supervisor Owens came before our
body and made complaint about the
trouble he has with farmers ploWlng
into the public roads running through
their fields, and specially pre-
sents Mr.. r. A. Sublett of Summerton
tP. o., who has plowed into a public
road running through his farm until
road eighteen and half feet wide has
been narrowed to barely eleven feet.and
that Mr.. Spblett has failed to relocate
the road as directed.
Supervisor Owens asks that Your
Honor construe the road law which ap-
plies to ordering out hands living with
in the distance specified by law, 10 open
new road in another township, those
that where the hands; live. He stated
also that he had hands indicted for re-
| fusing to so work in another township
and the magistrate before whom they
were brought ruled that they could not
be compelled to work IN such a case un-
der the law.
| We attach to our presentment com.
lmunication from Mr.. D. N. Epps OF
Workman P. o., complaining of the
conduct of Magistrate II. b. Hobbs IN
the actions brought against T. 3.
Thorn, Hardy Burgess and Sid Burgess
and we ask for such action as is proper
ir the case.
| A special preSentmenJ mas oeen
handed Your Honor in the case OF Oar
kie Ham charging her husband, Frank
Ham and Amelia Dixon with living in
adultary.
All of which is respectfully submitted
J. S. PLowDEN,
Foreman.
| ATTACHED TO PREsENTMENT.
Workman, S. c., May ?, 1904.
| To Grand Jury Clarendon County:
| Gentlemen:-l desire to present to
YOUR body our trial justice 81. H. Hobbs
who has refused in several cases to
prosecute parties; namely P. B. Thorn,
Hardy Burgess and Sid Burgess in a
charge against the pease, ne accepted
straw bonds, Thorn and Hardy on Sid's
bonds and Sid and Thorn on Hardy
bond and neither of the parties worth
any property and are still trespassicg
by guns and dogs and injuring my hogs:
| Ihave written to the Governor and
he refers NE to the grand jury for pro-
lection.
You will please take immediate ac.
ton as it may save trouble in the future.
Hoping that you will take action am
Yours truly,
D. NJ. EPPs.
4 ,c+ioe, of tho uo.