The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-06-15
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Judge Geo. f. Prince. of Anderson
Preslding-Few Gases Disposed
of.

sion at the court house, having
convened Monday morning.
Judge Prince, of Anderson, is
the presiding Judge; Solicitor
Sease and Stenographer Mott are
IN their usual places.
Monday morning was consumed
IN swearing witnesses to appear
before the grand jury, and it was
past noon before the first case
was called.
In presenting the bills of in
dictment to the grand jury Judge
Prince made strong, clear-cut
charge. He said that a coward
had no business on grand jury;
he must be willing and able to
do his duty regardless of what,
his neighbors might think, say
or do. 1T is the duty of a grand
jury said Judge Prince, Ito
pass judgment, to act, not only
here in the court room, but
throughout the entire year. You
are grand jurymen for a year,
not for a few days. Now I
would not have you spy on your,
neighbor, but if you see violation
of law it is your sworn duty to
report such and act upon it.
Further, a tattler has no business.
on a grand jury. Your work is,
secret and you are sworn to let,
none of your actions go beyond
the jury room doors. So don't
tell on your neighbor, the way
he voted etc. And gentlemen, %
continued Judge Prince, "Iwant
a lick at blind tigers. There is,
nothing so lowering, so disas-
trous to the welfare of any conn.,,
munity, as the illicit sale of whis-
key. l won't say whether orS
not favor the dispensary, but /
do say that it is my purpose to
enforce the law as find il in
each county. If you have pso !.
ah5D!s,gR aolss 2hat i is Gsntis@sa iessnso sixe
q chance at your blind tigers a
they will quit for a little whileN
And Judge Prince was stroni
in his language on cases of adul
terry. The mixing of the races
he declared, was a terrible men
ace to our civilization. and h..
would deal with such violators O
law, as harshly as the law per
mits. The grand jury of thi
year made a record in returning,
so many true bills. notably tina
all five of the blind tiger charge:
were found true.
The first case to go before the
petit jury was that of Wallace
Jeter, charged, with the killing
Of Dudley Woodson at Jerusalem
church last July, This was his
second trial, and resulted this
time in guilty of murder with d
recommendation to mercy. Thiq
means a life term in the State
penitentiary. However, Messrs]
Sawyer and Foster have giver
notice of an appeal. II
The case of Wash Bird for as
sault and battery was mol pressed
Marcy Browning charged with
murder was bound over to ne1
court. MIR. DePass. her lawyeS
being unwell. And likewise ths
case of Orange Smith, for mur
der. i
Manning Murphy and Henry
Little were dismissed. theil
charg. of larceny being nd
pressed. Pete Smith on SAINT
charge was also dismissed.
The case of Dule Eubanks fl
house-breaking and larceny wA
continued. A second charge
burglary and larceny was all
continued.
Mr.. l.. D. Smith was fourl
guilty of violating the dispensa|
law. Messrs. Townsend all
Townsend, his lawyers gave nj
tice of an appeal, so senten
was deferred. ~
The two cases of R. V. Gist fl
violation of the dispensary lad
and Geo. G. May and C. Law
renee Allen for the same offensl
were both continued by Mr.. D1
Pass.
The following cases were aid
continued: w. M. Brcc'., dispo1
ing of goods under lein; Sylw1|
nus Fowler, assault and batterd
Lovelace Young, murder: and
Ed keenan,, assault and batter{
Mr.. DePass is the counsel for I'll
these except the last named. /,
The trial of Archie EubanbI
held for arson, resulted in a mbt