Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
THE CIRCUIT COURT,

terday, Hon. James Aldrlcn presiding,
Solicitor j. K. Henry representing the
State, and Stenographer McCaw TAX
ing the testimony,
Upon the call of the clerk, the fol-
lowing grand jurors answered to their
names: w. w. Boyce, foreman; j. E.
Harshaw, r. B. Lowry, c. L. Moore,
]. E. Burns, ]. Nc. Moore, A. ]. Par
rott, E. P. Steele, M. B. Dunlap, Thos.
]. Nichols, ]. r. Halle, S. B. Pratt, w.
II. McClain. Sep Massey, w. B. Leech,
H. c. Glenn, w. T, Moore
Petit jurors answered as follows
C. L. Westmoreland, J. E. Jackson, w.
T. Bradford. John H, Steele, w. B.
Black, G.. T. Brandon, Joe w. Mat
thews, E. F. Wood, H. A, Falls, T. A.
Mcfarland, S. P. Sutton, Jr, j. H.
Moss, j. P. Ramsey, J, H. Adams, Jno.
M. McFadden, J. r. Mcknight, ]. M.
Hughes, J. T. Wylie, ]. M. McElwee, ].
T. Wilkerson, ]. ]. Faris, ]. G. NC
Knight, F. Shillinglaw, D. F. Quinn,
E. l. Williams, ]. M. Adams, E. A.
McCarter.
The following drawn as jurors to
serve at this term were reported mot
found" by the sheriff: r. ]. Hughey,
John L. Osborne, T. B. Reid, G. c.
Holler, ]. w. C. Forney,
The following were excused by the
court: B. F. Massey, A B. Fewell, r.
H. Gordon, C. S. Link,
The case against Ed Estes charged
with riding a horse without the con-
sent Of the owner, was mol pressed by
the solicitor,
David Jeter, alias David Dempsey,
indicted for a murder committed at
Catawba Junction some time ago, was
allowed to plead guilty Of manslaugh-
ter. In order to arrive at an intelli-
gent idea as to what the fellows sem
tence should be, Judge Aldrich order
ed him to recite the circumstances
Dempsey told story that seemed to
make out a real good case Of self-de-
fense. His honor was not satisfied to
pass sentence on such a showing and
called up one Of the witnesses, who
told a story that sounded very much
like manslaughter or worse, and an
other negro made out a case Of MUIR
der. After a conference with the So
licitor his honor decided that the case
was pretty nearly as bad as 1t could
be and he gave Dempsey twenty years
1t was the opinion Of number OF peo-
pie who heard the proceedings that If
the negro had only employed a fairly
smooth lawyer, he would have gotten
out of the scrape with two or three
years, or come altogether clear.
H. D. Huffstetler plead guilty to the
charge of gambling and on being SEN
fenced to go to Jail for thirty days or
pay fine of $50, he paid the fine.
Paul Cornwell plead guilty to the
charge Of breaking into the Guthries-
vile depot and was sentenced to fif-
teen months on the chaingang or In
the penitentiary.
The case Of the State against Mary
Ellen Smarr and Jack Good, charged
with perjury was taken up this morn
ing. This case grew out of the acquit-
tai Of Jim Brian, tried at the last term
of the court for the burning of the
barn of Luther Whitesides. Previous
to the trial the negroes told stories
| that fixed the crime on Brian. At the
trial, however they claimed that what
they had told was under duress in fear
They went back on everything, and
believing implicitly in the guilt Of the
acquitted defendant, the prosecution
decided that it would be the right
thing to prosecute the witnesses.
The jury returned verdict of guilty
as to both defendants, and Mr.. Mccain
for the defense gave notice of mo-
| ton for a new triel The court took
a recess for dinner and the motion will
probably be argued this afternoon.
The solicitor has continued all cases
in which the defendants are out on
bond. There will be no jury cases on
the civil side of the court this term
All of the petit jurors have been dis
charged, and the probability Is that
there will be a sine die adjournment
either this afternoon or tomorrow.