The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-27
GENERAL SESSION COURT.
A Number of Murder Cases-Judge
]. c. Klugh, Presiding.

The court OF general sessions con-
vened at Newberry yesterday morn
ing, Judge J. c. Klugh. presiding.
Solicitor R. A. Cooper and Stenogra
pher Jno. K. Aull were at their posts.
A number OF murder cases are on trial
this week. and i; the SmithDaven
port case is taken up. together with
the other cases for minor ohenses it is
probable the court will continue
through the week and possibly run
into next week. But sometimes when
we look for long term it drops
through suddenly.
The state VS.. T. J. Davenport. as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
The following cases have been set
for trial: Mack Thompson. murder,
Thursday; Jas. Gillian, murder.
Wednesday: B. H. Amick. murder.
| Wednesday; Joe Sims, murder. this
afternoon: Amos Adams was on trial
yesterday afternoon on the charge of
rape He was represented by Schum-
pert and Holloway.
Abbie BcClintock was sentenced
to pay fine OF S1oo or three months
in jail. Tom Higgins $500 Or thirty
days upon public works of county or
state penitentiary.
Charge to The Grand Jury.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Klugh stated that the solicitor
had ready for their inquiry number
of bills, one charging rape, three
! charging murder, and number
charging assault and battery, carry
ing concealed weapons, house-break-
ing, and violation of the 'dispensary
law. Il have no doubt" he said,
but what the jury, from your ex-
perience at the former term OF court
| and the experience Of a portion Of
your number during the year preced-
ing this, together with the instruc-
tions which you have received at the
preceding spring term of the court,
are familiar with your duties in refer
ence td these bills Of indictment, and
| shall not, therefore, consume time
in going over them with particularly
in my instructions to you. If you
should desire any special instructions
upon. the law. in reference to any bill,
/ or any other matter which comes
within the scope of your duties. the
court will be ready at any and all
times to aid you to such extent and
in such manner as it may be able to
do. But at the spring term OF the
court doubt not you were fully IN
structed in a general way by the pre-
siding Judge about your duties. not
ONLY with reference to these bills OF
indictment. but also all other matters
that come within your jurisdiction as
the grand inquest OF the county, and,
therefore. it would be consuming
your time uselessly, as well as the
time of the court, to go: over those
matters again. You are familiar with
the provisions Of your oath. which
binds YOU to make inquiry, and really
stamps the character of your duties
as that of making inquiry, investiga-
ton, into matters pertaining to the
welfare of the county, including the
peace and good order Of the county
and the safety of its citizens in their
personal, as we'll as their property
rights. and including all other matters
that go to make up the safety and the
welfare of the citizens; and not only
the right OF life and liberty and pros
perity, but those rights also as affect
ed bv the right to the enjoyment OF
health and the preservation OF good
morals. All those are within general
duties Of investigation. And so, when
YOU have disposed OF these bills OF
indictment. which present in con-
crete form alleged violations OF the
rights Of the public. then in a general
wav it is your duty to make those
other inquiries into the manner Ill
which the law is being administered
h. .l,a o,,h1;c oAcia1s bt the county