The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-22
Tie Count Of General Scssinus.

The grand jury returned the follow
ing true btlls:
Tue State rs. Joe Calhoun, house
hreukins and grand larceny.
The State IS. r. +. Cobb, assault
and battery with intent 10 Kill.
i,c ''th'c -. j.. +. Caunic, assault
and battery with intent to kill
The State VS.. Butler White, Oscar
Lewis aud Walter Edwards, riot, as-
sault with Intent 10 Kill and carving
cOEccalcd weapons.
The state vs. Dan Hill, houscbrcak-
ing and larceny.
The State VS.. John G.. Shaw, ST.,
john {. Shaw. Jr, Mrs. Layinuic
Shaw and Miss Virginia Shaw, rot and
| assault and battery with intent To kill.
The State VS.. Seymour Davis, as
sault and battery with intcn; 10 XIII.
The State VS.. B. I.awlcss. larceny.
The State VS.. Frank Slmms. assault
and battery with intent to Kill.
Tho State VS.. John Smith, assault
and battery with intent To Kill.
The State VS.. Annie Blackman, muir
der.
The state rs. Sam Logan, house
breaking aGd larceny.
The Stale VS.. Marshall Sherard,
murder.
Inc State VS.. Henry Hicks, larceny.
The State VS.. Ililliarl Owens, as
sault and battery with intent to Kill.
The State rs. Dan Black. Berry
Hunter, NJ. Ruckcr and othc:s, gam
bling.
The State VS.. Lena Rice, assault and
battery with intent to Kill
The State vs.. W. ID. Ellison, viola
ton OF the dispensary law.
The first case taken up was that of
Sam WiiIkie, II negro, charged with
the murder OF negro named ThOmp-
son ON the plantation of w. q. Ham
mond. Wilikie was found guilty of
murder with recommendation to the
mercy OF the court. He was given Il
llfe sentence by Judge Gary.
Butler White, Oscar Lewis and
Walter Edwards, three young white
men, were tried on charge of riot, as
sault and carrying concealed wea-
pons. They were found guilty of as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and were sentenced tc six months on
the county chaingang.
Henry Hicks entered ptea OF
guilty to the charge of larceny and
was sentenced to six months on tho
county chaingang. He is the white
many who stole the sum of ST. from a
house in one of the mill villages.
Mac Adams, a negro, was found
guilty OF assault and battery with in
tent to Kill and was given sentence
Of four months.
Dan Black, NJ. Rucker, Berry Hum
ter, Ed Carter, George Dennis and
Will Harper were found guilty of
gambling and were sentenced to pay a
fine OF SEQ or serve 30 days on the
county chaingang each.
GleIn watson, negro for whom a
sealed sentence was left by the court
In 1896. was brought into court and
was given o sentence of 5000 or six
months ut hard labor. Watson es-
capped from the county Jail nine years
ago and was captured recently in At
lanta by Sheriff Greene.
John Neal and Ithama Bigby were
convicted of housebreaking and lar
ceny and were sentenced to pay fine
or Sl5 or serve on the public works of
the county for 30 days.
u. F. Riddle was tried in his alb
sence for violation of the dispensary
law, was convicted and sealed SEN
tence loft for him.
Robert Chastain, white man, to-
victed of gambling. Judge Gary took
occasion to comment severely upon
the practice of white men gambling
with negroes, and he accordingly
fined Chastain $50, saying that $40 Of
the fine was for the company he kept.
Adam Sheppard and Mac Sheppard
were found guilty of assault with in
tent to kill and carrying concealed
four months upon the public works Of
the county.
Sam Logan was acquitted of the
charge of fhousebreaking and larceny.
Several cases were continued to next
term, among them being the case of
John Robbins charged with the mur-
Der OF James Martin and that of Annie
BiackmaI, negro woman, charged
with the murder Of Furman Thomp-
son few weeks ago.
Among the appeal cases disposed
nf Saturday asvoTlI0i was that OF the
Town Council OF Honea Path against
Hon. j. w. Ashley. Mr.. Ashley was
convicted by the council for loud
swearing and disorderly conduct. He
was fined $50. and from this sentence
ne appealed to the circuit court. After
Judge Gary set the fine aside.
Court adjourned Saturday afternoon.
pREsENTsIENT OF GRAND JURY.
To His Honor, Erneet Gary, Presid-
The Grand Jury begs lenve to sub
NIT its final presentment as Follows:
We have passed on all bills handed
to US by the solicitor and have given
due consideration to all matters
DTOuSnG D6IOr6 u6.
We have been unable to examine the
books of the county officers at this
term, and we have appointed several
committees charged with the duty Of
making these Investigations, which
committees will report to us at later
session.
1t has been reported to US that it is
common practice for men to congre-
gate in the basement of the Court
House for the purpose of drinking
liquor and that those persons often use
obscene and profane language in said
basement, and that these practices
have become nuisance. We recon-
mend that the authorities of the city of
Anderson cooperate with the county
supervisor IN having this nuisance
stopped and the persons guilty of
creating the came punished.
1t has alsO been reported to us that
1t is 9 common practice for both whites
and blacks to congregate in different
parts Of the county for the purpose of
rambling. We recommend that the