Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-07-13
pRocTsolNss OF COURT
Session vep Short Important Cases Con
tinued--The Hayes Case.

The Court of General Sessions for
Oconee County convened Monday morn.
ing, Judge ID. A. Townsend presiding.
Solicitor Boggs was in his accustomed
place, with small number OF indict-
ments to hand out. The following cases
were disposed Of:
State VS.. James Greenlee, murder.
Guilty of manslaughter with recon-
| mendation to mercy. A motion was
made for a new trial, and same was
granted. Greenlee gave bond In the sum
of $500 and was released.
State VS.. Thomas Mulkey, bigamy.
Mol pressed.
State VS.. Perry Richardson and Oscar
HUFF, assault and battery with intent to
ktli and carrying concealed weapons.
State vs. Robert Fields, violation OF
the dispuusary law. No bill.
State vs. Lee Seigles. murder. Con-
tinued. Bail was fixed at $1,000 and
Seigles was released from custody Tues
day afternoon.
State vs. Earle Rochester, murder.
True bill. Continued
State VS.. James Harshaw, murder.
True bill. Transferred to contingent
docket.
State vs. r. Il. Fondley and Simon
Gaines. disposing Of property under lien.
No till.
Tuesday at noon the grand jury made
its preseptment and was discharged.
Shortly after the grand jury was dis
charged, Hoyt Hayes was brought into
court, The Supreme Court having af-
| firmed the decision of the lower court,
the presiding judge re sentenced him.
He was sentenced to- hang on Friday,
October Id, 1904, between the hours of
10 q. m. and 2 p. m.
Immediately after the sentencing of
Hayes, the petit jurors were discharged
and the Court of General Sessions ad-
journed. AT 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
the Court of Common Pleas was opened.
The Court of Common Pleas adjourned
Tue sday afternoon.
Grand Jury Preseniment
State of South Carolina. Oconee
County, Walhal'a, $. c., July II, 10O4.-
To His Honor ID. A. Townsend, Judge
We. the grand jury in and .or tho County
of Oconee, beg leave to submit the fol-
| lowing:
We have passed on all bills handed us
| by the Solicitor.
We have visited by committee the
| poor farm. We find there thirteen in
mates, all white. They seemed to be
well cared for aud tho farm is managed
| in an up-to- date manner, and flourish
ing crop is thereon.
We have also visited by committee the
jail We fiDd the same in proper condi-
| tion.
The committees appointed to visit the
county dispcnsaries report that they
| have visited the same and find them con.
Quoted according to law.
The report of the committee on county
offices was received as information, and
we recommend that the Comptroller
General DC asked to come here and
check up the financial offices of the
county, beginning with Octo Der Is, 1908.
and up to June 80, 1904; that this work
DO done between this date aud October
l5. 1904.
We recommend that j. w. HolIeman
be paid $25 for assisting the committee
in making the examination of county
Offices
We recommend that the county au-
thorities have the road leading from j.
l.. Reeder's to James WHY'S put in pro.
per condition, tho same being dangerous.
We think it would he an advantage to
the travelling public to have this road
put on new grade.
We also recommend that the Seneca
Cherry Bridge road, from Seneca to the
Shiloh school district line. he worked.
We recommend that tho gates across
tho public highways be kept up accord
ing to law.
We recommend that bridge be built
over Chauga, at Bud Cobb's, on the
Blackwell School House road. We also
recommend that the Mccall Mountain
road, from Chauga to the Blackwell
school house, be completed.
We recommend that suitable fire.
proof vault, for county records, be built
10 the Court House, at a cost not to
exceed 5000.
We thank the Presiding Judge and
Solicitor for courtcsies extended to us.
Respectfully submitted,
@. w. Pitchford, Foreman.