The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-01-17
court Proceedings.

Court Proceedings.
The court OF General Sessions
convened here Monday morning.
promptly, st the required hour, with
Judge D. e Hydrlck. of Spartan
burg, presiding. Judge Hyd1ek
succeeds Hon. D. A. Townsend. OF
the 7sh Judicial District. and was
commissioned On December 7th, last
The grand jurors were on hard
and were sworn in with Mr., Isaac
Edwards. of Batesburg, as Foreman.
Being q thorough business man
it is well for us to have him in charge
of this part Of the machinery OF the
court.
We admire the manner IN which
Judge Hydrick dispatches the work
inps Of the court ard " 9
are sorry We cannot give bis
charge to the grand jury in full He
give them their general dut'ea,
plainly and clearly, called their at
tention to shortages and defalcations.
40 numerous of late years;
recalled the origin Of 'sLaw and
Order Leagues" as TO which he
stated is was both . good and e bad
sign to have them. Good when the
best citizens take the proper interest
10 give ns Law ard order, and when
It was necessary to have OBS of
these Leagues. That is it Magis-
trates and Conssables would do their
duty, there would bs no need OF
them.
Henry Leaphars, colored. was up
for carrying an unlawful pistol. The
occurrence was near town here, at
the colored Baptist church, on Christ
mas, and 8 good number Of the con-
pregation became involved. before the
day was over. Mr.. Z. G Sturkie
appeared for Leaphars and nsde 8
hard fight. but the jury found him
guilty with mercy aud thesentence Of
$25 90 was promptly paid.
Preston Franklin, Jr., member OF
the church was charged under new
law Of firing gun in SO yards of a
highway, which he said he fred IN
the air TO get the load out. Re &c
kno#ledged his part and begged 70:
mercy and hence got eff for SIS
Qoite number Of others we're up
for disturbing religious ,,orsh,p, &.
bat the Judge sent them down to
Magistrate Wingard Ito answer for
their sins.
Z. H. e. Lybrand, of Gilbert Hol-
low township, entered plea OF guilty
for violation Of the dispenssry law
and received the minimum sentence
Of 500 or three months. His at
torney. Mr.. Asbill. gave notice OF
appeal from the sentence and secur-
ed bond for Mr.. Lybrand in the sum
of $500. and he was discharged
Abraham Helm, colored, OF Bars,
was up for violation of the dispensary
law. Mr.. S,urkie defended him.
The jury gave him mercy, and his
sentence was $3.50 or six months.
On December 2, last, John Carter,
colored, threw rock at passenge.
train at Ffedonia and came very pear
hitting Mr.. Doc Smith, the fsgnan.
John plead guilty and was si1en $50
which he paid.
Frank Turner, one armed white
man, was up for grand larceny His
charge was stealing S775 watch aud
$8 10 silver money from j. a. Bell
Brookland. Without an attorney OF
witness he plead his own case, only
to get three years on the chain gang
John Stevens was tried in his alb
sepce for obtaining money -unde,
false pretense. Mr.. Graham ap
peared for Stevens who is reported
sick he was found guilty, but pe
sentence was passed
George Wright and Elijah Har,is
colored, were up for s.eslirg twt
watches valued at $40 Wnen theJ
were brought into court, Harris tooi
it all on himself, and was givea tures
years on the gang. Wright wss 70
leased.
On December /, 1904. William
Sx..--m ae~ Ar nhn-,s ;.