The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-11-01
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Fake Doctor Convicted, But He Es-
capes Punishment By Paying

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/, Nearly the entire session Tuesday
was taken up with the trial Of j.
Frank Mas for assault and battery OF
a high and aggravated nature. The
defendant was acquitted. He was re-
presented by L. D. Jennings, Esq.
Late in the afternoon John Mutton
plead "guilty'' to two indictments for
the larceny of bicycles. In each case
Judge Watts sentenced the defendant
to a period of one year on the county
chain gang.
The case of the State VS.. W. p.
Harris. colored, charged with illegally
practicing medicine, in the city OF
Sumter, was taken up Wednesday
L. D. Jennings, Esq, appeared for
the defendant and John n. Clifton,
ESQ, conducted the prosecution. The
defendant was convicted. and sentenc-
ed to pay fine of $50, which ne
promptly did.
Am the business of the Court OF
General Session that could be reached
at this term was completed Thurs
day and the Court Of Common Pleas
| was opened. Adjournment wss then
had until 81 O'Clock tomorrow morn
| ing. -,
Oliver, charged with forgery was
completed Wednesday and a sealed yer
dict was handed in by the jury that
night. 1t was read in open court
Thu rsday morning, being not guilty.
The law against the illegal practice
of medicine provides that one half OF
the fine collected shall got to the pro-
secutor, and Judge Watts issued an
! order Thursday that one halt the
| fine of $50 imposed on ". b. Harms
be paid to Health Officer E. 1. Rear
don, the prosecuting witness.
| The State vs.. Herbert Vaughan
murder. Continued.
| The State VS.. Jesse Jackson, obtain
ing money under false pretences.,
| Continued.
| The State VS.. W. E. Ivey hawking
and peddling medicine without llcenae
Appeal from verdict Of Magistrate
Court. Appeal sustained and defend
ant discharged.
| The State VS.. Tom Burgess, larceny
of bicycle. Motion for new trial re-
| fused and defendant sentenced to Is
| mOuCQS Oh Vu0 CudIh SouS'
| The State vs.. Prince George, house,
breaking and larceny, plead gully and
sentenced to nine months In the re-
formatory.
The State VS.. Azaretta Rowe, as
sault and battery. Plead guilty.
Sentenced to pay fine of s35 or serve
three months in Jail. Fine paid. :,
Before the Grand Jury was dis
CHARGED for the term the following
members we're drawn to serve on the
Grand Jury next year:
r. K. Wilder, q. D. Barnett, Abe
Ryttenberg. E T. Minis, c. D.
| Schwartz, w. r. Burgess.
Friday afternoon the session
was occupied with the hearing of the
appeal case from the court Of Mag
istrate Hardy of T. T. Fleming VS.. the
A. C. L. railroad. In the magistrates
Icourt the plaintiff was awarded dam
ages for personal injury in the sum
of s10o. The appearances were Maj
Marion Noise for the plaintiff, re-
spondent, and Mark Reynolds, Esq,
for the defendant, appellant.
Judge Watts refused to set aside the
verdict of the jury and declared that
the magistrate had made no errors OF
law. The judgment of the lower court
was, therefore, affirmed
At yesterdays session Of the
lCourt of Common Pleas the case d
lJohn H. Belser VS.. the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad was disposed of. The
appearances were D. D. Noise, ESQ,
for the plaintiff and P. A. Wilcox an
Mark Reynolds, Esqs., for the de-
fendant After a brief consideration
of the case a sealed verdict in favor
of the defendant was handed over tc
the clerk.
When the gates of the Lewis ane