The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-07
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.
January Term for Newberry County
Convened Yesterday Morning,
Judge Watts Presiding.


general sessions ior NeWberry county
convened yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, Judge R. c. Watt, presiding.
Solicitor Thomas S. Selse and Ste
nographer L. L. Motto were present
at the opening Of the court.
The term being the rst for the year
Judge Watts's charge to the grand
jury was both as to its general and its
specific duties. The grand jury is
composed as follows, the first six
having held over from last year, the
remaining twelve being new jurors:
J. L. Dickert, J. D. Quattlebaum, G.
J. Jones, J. A. Schroeder, Willie B.
Kibler. J. Willie Cannon, c. NJ. Folk,
H. D. Whitaker, J. S. Longshore, J.
Creighton Dominick, A. T. Wilson,
G. w. Sloan, w. H. Kibler, J. M.
Guin, A. A. Mates, R. C. Sigh, Geo.
P. Bedenbaugh, J. S. Dominick. Mr..
J. S. Doninick was chosen fore nan,
but was not present when court con-
vened yesterday morning and MIR. 6.
w. Sloan was appointed by the court
temporary foreman.
Charge to Grand Jury.
Several bills of indictment were
handed out by Solicitor Sease. Judge
Watts, in addressing the jury, said
that no matters had been called to his
attention requiring that they be
brought to the notice of the grand
jury, and his charge would be brief.
He congratulated Newberry county
upon the light docket. He clearly
explained to the jury its general du-
ties, including the consideration Of all
bills of indictment, an examination
during the course of the year Of all
county offices and county buildings
and institutions, and an examination
into the financial condition Of the
county. He advised the jury to pay
no attention to any anonymous COM
nunications. GAS general rule"
he said, whenever anonymous com
munications are sent in, it is the re-
suit of spite work" Judge Watts took
up each indictment separately and
explained the law.
True Bills.
The following true bills were re-
turned by the grand jury yesterday
morning:
State VS.. B. H. Amick, murder.
State VS.. Arthur Wiggins and Pope
Reeder, assault and battery with in
tent to kill and carrying weapons.
State VS.. Joe Sims, murder.
State VS.. Hubert Morgan, Tidy
Morgan, boot Morgan, and Ted
Morgan, assault and battery with in
tent to kill.
On motion of the solicitor, the ap-
peal in the case against Bud Shears,
convicted at the October term, 1904,
of assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature, was declared
abandoned and it was ordered that a
bench warrant issue for the purpose
Of enforcing sentence.
That trial of Hubert Morgan, Tidy
Morgan. boot Morgan and Ted Nor
gan was entered upon yesterday
morning and by the time Of the din
ner recess the case was given to the
jury. The defendants were charged
with having assaulted Mr.. Ben H.
Caldwell. of the Long Lane section
of the county, during last week.
An account Of the affair appeared
in The Herald and News of Friday.
Of the four Morgans one is an old
man, two are boys and one woman.
The solicitor mol pressed the case
against the old man and verdict of
guilty. was returned against the two
bows and the woman. The woman
was sentedced to pay a fine of $40 OF
to serve ten days and the two boys
were sentenced each to pay fine of
$50 or to serve eight months.
All the other jury cases were con-
tinued and the jurors dismissed yes
1erday afternoon. Appeal cases were