The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-09-19
Recorders Court.
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Only one case was tried Thursday be-
fore Recorder Hurst Will Dickson.
colored, was the offender, guilty OF
drunkenness and resisting the officers.
Five dollars vas the fine.
Four cases came up for trial OIL
Friday. The principals we're all
colored and nothing out OF the ordi-
nary transpired. Drunkenness dis
orders and cursing were the charges,
though a woman was accused without
conviction Of carrying concealed
knncks. To those less fortunate ten
dollars or twenty days was the Impair
tial penalty.
Only three cases came Up before the
Recorder on Saturday and one OF
thess received the verdict mot
6uiify.e There was John Harmon,
who pleaded guilty. to the charge OF
Drunkenness and fighting. and then
paid the fse-dollar penalty.
Marion Williams is the colored boy
who some time ago was caught IN ths
act of stealing a coat from the store
of Witherspoon Bros. He ierked
away. however, and -i5 now brought
back by his father and made to- plead
guilty before Recorder Hurst. Ten
dollars or twenty days was his
reward.
Annie Martin, accused Of disorder
and cursing, was dismissed.
Liberty street was the scene OF
what trouble was reported to Re-
corder Hurst Monday morning. There
was little enough of it. First, Hazel
Wright. colored, was charged with
fast driving. He had been caught
doing the racing match. so he plead
guilty and was given five dollars or
ten days. The two remaining cul-
prits were sam Garner and Lawrence
Delane, both colored. They plead
| not guilty to the charge Of fighting
and cursing, but the facts were
30. inst them and they were SEN
4a,>ceo FIVE dollars or ten days apiece:
piece.
sx cases were tried by Recorder
Hurst on Taesdas. The first up
was G. W. Burgess, casl;ged with dis
rrrting the peace. When Burgess
came to trial he had Mresdg been one
day IN the guard hors8 sick, so MS
prosecutor withdrew his, &farge ana
he was released. jim Cats colofea'
was the next to appear F1sading
guilty to charge Of public drtsateh-
ness, the court gave him sentence Or
FIVE dollars or ten days. Lot Po2st'
also colored- was prosecuted for no.
stopping his automobile when sig
nailed by a. teamster whose horse was
frightened The evidence in thls
case was somewhat contradictory. so
on Lots agreeing to pay for repairing
the broken vehicle, he was released
with word of warning from HIS
Honor. Henry Lewis, colored, denled
that lie was drunk and disorderly'
but the witnesses did not sustain him.
He regaiHed his liberty at an ex-
pense of five dollars. 1t seems that
William Bossard and Tom Wilson,
both friends Of Henry Lewis had fol-
lowed behind officer Pearson as he
carried their companion to the guard
house. and one of them, at least, in
terfered with the officer, grumbins
that his friend was not guilty This
kind Of interference, it is feared may
at any time end in disturbance, so
the officer consigned the offenders to
the guard-house along with Lewis.
This is the account brought out today
before the court. and a fine of three
dollars was imposed on each.
4 strange white man named
Hough was under I.ond Of five dol
,ars to answer to a charge Of public
drunkenness. He did not appear and
lic hond iS ordered forfeit