The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-11-14
NOVEMBER TERM OF COURT
CRIMINAL CASES ARE BEING DIS
POSED OF THIS WEEK.
No Bill Found Against Wesley Hutto.
John Anderson Found Gull
ty of Manslaughter.

The November term of the court
of general sessions for this county
convened in this city last Monday
morning, Judge R. w. Memminger,
of Charleston, presiding Stenogra-
pher Jas. F. Byrnes, Of Aiken, was
in his place, but Solicitor Jas. E..
Davis. of Barnwell, was absent on
account of sickness. His law part
ner, G.. A. Best, Esq, is acting as So
licitor.
Judge Memminger made a fine
charge to the jury, and that body i'm
mediately got down to work. True
bills in a number of cases were re-
turned, and in two cases no bill was
found. These were Wesley Hutto, a
negro, charged with the murder of
M. B. Warn, and Mansum Mcmillan,
a negro, charged with the killing of
William Holman, another negro, on
Mr.. M. N. Rice's plantation last
week.
Tuesday afternoon the grand jury
finished up the work and made the
following final presentment:
We, the grand jury for Bamberg
county, beg to make the following
presentment:
All indictments handed us by the
solicitor have been passed upon and
returned to the court.
We have found all Offices neatly
kept, and prisoners we'll cared for.
We recommend that the solicitor
be instructed to prosecute j. G. Cute
kunst for receiving and buying stolen
brasses.
We thank your honor and all court
officials for courtesies shown us.
Respectfully submitted,
C. F. RIZER, Foreman.
The following grand jurors were
drawn to serve next year as hold
over jurors: ]. F. Kearse, Jr., w.
L. Califf, C.. F. Rizer, S. E. Neeley,
]. C. Matthews, j. w. Kinard.
The following cases have been
tried up to the time of going to press
on Wednesday:
Joseph P. Odom, a negro, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Not
guilty. :,
Allen Walker, a negro, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Plead
guilty. Sentenced to six months on
chain gang. .,,
Nancy Banks, a negro woman, as
saut and battery with intent to kill.
Plead guilty to assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature.
Sentenced to three months in jail.
H. M. Graham, Esq, who repre-
sents Addison johnson, a negro,
charged with the murder of M. B.
Warn, made a strong effort Tuesday
afternoon to have a day set for the
trial Of johnson. The acting solicl-
tor opposed trying the case at this
term, but Mr.. Graham made a strong
plea for his client, stating that he
had been chained to the floor in jail
for several months and was entitled
to speedy trial. The Judge gave
no decision, but stated that he would
try to dispose of the matter in some
way today. Mr.. Graham insisted on
a trial at this term or that johnson
be allowed to give bond in an amount
he would be able to furnish, about
$500.
john Anderson, the negro who is
said to have assisted in the killing OF
the young white man, Willie Cutter,
at Midway in April of last year, was
tried this "wednesday morning and
found guilty of manslaughter. He
has not been sentenced yet. 1t will
be remembered that two negroes
were concerned in this killing. An
derson escaped Immediately after the
shooting, but was caught in Augusta
a few months ago. Barley, the
other negro, was tried last year and
f und guilty of manslaughter and