Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-27
CIRCUIT COURT.

The court Of general sessions made
very good progress last week and dis
posed in some way Of practically all
the business on the docket. most of the
cases by trial, and some by continu-
ance.
Jones Jefferles, tried on the charge
OF rape, was acquitted.
John Hardin, otherwise known as
Peg Leg" was tried on the charge OF
murder and was convicted with q rec
ommendation to the mercy Of the court.
He was sentenced to the state peniten-
tiary for the balance Of his natural life.
Hamp Mobley, tried on the charge OF
resisting an officer, was acquitted.
Jenkins Johnson and John Davis were
convicted on the charge Of assault and
battery with intent to kill and each
was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty
dollars or serve one year on the pub
lie works.
John Adams. Sr.. was acquitted OF
the charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill. i.t
John White plead guilty to the charge
of assault and battery with intent to
kill and was sentenced to pay fine OF
fifty dollars or serve one year at hard
labor. Pee .-.
]. w. and Thomas Cowser were tried
ON the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill. The jury found ].
w. Cowser guilty of carrying concealed
weapons and returned verdict OF not
guilty as to Thomas Cowser. ]. w.
Cowser was sentenced to pay fine
Of $50 and forfeit the pistol, or serve
thirty days on the chaingang.
William Parker was acquitted OF lar
ceny. H
Thos. Anderson, charged with viola
ton of the dispensary law was found
not guilty.
In the case Of Joshua Hinson, charg-
ed with violation of the dispensary law,
the jury failed to agree. e.,
The case against DR.. d. L Shieder,
charged with violation of the dispen-
sary law, was continued by the solicitor
early in the week. Shortly after the
mistrial in the case Of DR.. ]. B. Bowen.
on the same charge, the solicitor notified
Mr.. Thos. F. McDow, counsel for DIT.
Bowen, that the case would be tried
again at this term; but afterward the
solicitor changed his mind and the case
went over.
The sheriffs return on the venire OF
second week jurors indicated that all
had been found with the exception OF
S. NJ. Williford.
JJpon the call Of the clerk yesterday
morning, the following reported for SER
vice:
w. G. Workman, A. L. Lineberger, w.
T. Poag, B. M. Love 7. M. Hanna, 1.
M Oates, G. w. Martin, w. r.. Adkins,
Thos Garvin, r. B. Smith, ]. D. Smith,
n F. Bookout, H. Z. Johnson, r. F.
Carroll, L. A. McGill, r. M. Stroup,
Pride Ratteree. ]. w. SimIil, s. b.
Carroll, s. A. Hutchison, A. A Burris,
W. B. Harvey, w. H. Sandifer, X. J.
Nicholson, L. II. Simril, T. ]. Strait j.
l. Bolin.
court for various reasons:
w. w. Moore, w. H. Walls. ]. s.
sandifer, r. F. Grier, Ed Fewell, s. A.
Fewell and w. w. Jenkins.
The following jurors were drawn from
the seven mile box to fill out the We
nire: ]. M. Ferguson, w. T. Cain, t.
w. Clawson, 1. w. Johnson, r. b.
Youngblood. ]. A. Mackorell, H. c.
Glenn, J. Barney Barron, Rob Gordon,
w. s. Gordon, G. M. Carroll.
There were no cases ready for trial
Yesterday afternoon and the court took
a recess until this morning.
The first case taken up was that OF
Mrs. M. S. Whitesides vs.. Mr.. w. E.
Holmes, a suit for damages. Thos. f.
mellow for the plaintiff, John X. Hart
for defendant. The suit Is based up
ON the chastisement Of child OF the
plaintiff by the defendant. The de-
fendant undertakes justification on the
ground that chastisement was neces-
sary in order to protect his own chill
dren. who 1t is alleged were being
imposed upon by the children OF the
plaintiff. The jury found for the plaint-
If in the sum Of 500.
Upon the call of various cases this
morning, 1t appeared that very few OF
them were ready for trial today on ac-
count of the absence of witnesses and
Judge Prince gave notice that he
would have on his fighting clothes to-
morrow.
LOCAL LACONlCS.