Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-10-16
PRocEEDiNas or COURT.
Business Transacted Monday, Tues
90 day and This Morning. q,

90 day and This Morning.
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The Court Of General Sessions con-
vened Mt Waihalla Monday morning,
Judge ID. d. Hydrick presiding. So
licitor Boggs and Stenographer Long
were on hand and ready for the dis
charge OF their, duties.
Judge Hydrick has made splen-
ala impression on the members OF
the bar here and the Spectators fn
Court. He is dispatching business.
and the session will probably close
this afternoon. st ~ II
The following is the record of ac-
sented:
Stats asainst Samuel A. Dickens,
perjury. True bill June term, 1905.
and transferred to contingent docket,
Returned for trial at this tcrm, but
again continued.
State against j. L. Dorm, assault
and battery with intent to kill True
state against Lev. swift, larceny.
True bill.
State against Lucius CAN'T, Balus
Sloan, Bob Dendy, Miner Sloan, An
drew Sloan, Mat Scurry, Felix Brad
ley, assault and battery with intent
to KILL carrying concealed weapons.
and riot. True bill by the grand
jury. Case settled out of court by
defendants paying costs and 5000.
This Is the result OF the riot at Old
Pickens on July 4th, in which a white
man was accidentally shot. alr
State against James Stoddard, Lee
Dillard, Will Timer and Berry Moss,
operating an illicit distillery near
'ohns' mill. Mol pressed. These par
ties were presented by the grand Jury
at the last term of, Sessions Court.
State against Alfred Aiken, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Set
tied.
State against Cling Browning, re-
sisting officer and assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con-
cealed weapons. Transferred to con-
tingent docket. 1t will be remem-
bered that Browning shot Policeman
Rutledge, Of Walhalla, early during
this year and made his escape to
parts unknown. RN.S6
Town of Seneca against Ell j.
Cleveland, appeal from Intendant,
Sentence of Intendant modified SO as
to require defendant to pay a fine of
$50 orfwork 30edays on the streets.
State againstSphn Moore, abduc-
ton. True bill at this term. Guilty.
Sentenced to county Jail for period
OF two years or pay a fine of $500.
1t was ordered that upon payment
of the sum of $3.50 of the above fine
RE balance of said sentence, both of
imprisonment and fine, be suspend
ed during the good behavior of the
said John Moore toward the prose-
cutor, M. B. Stansell, and his daugh-
ter, Linney Stansell
State against Ofield Evans, assault
and battery with intent to kill. No
bill.
State against F. f. Collins, viola
tion Of the dispensary law. True
bill.
Town of Walhalla against w. O.
Singleton, appeal from Mayors
court. Judge ordered that the judg-
ment and sentence be, modified so as
to require the defendant to pay a
fine of $3.50 or work on the streets
Of the town for ten days. In all
other respects the judgment and
sentence of the Mayor be affirmed.
'. State against Styles Bradley, vio-
letion Of dispcnsary law. True bill.
This case was tried on Monday, and
the Jury retired at 6.10 In the even
ing and remained in the room all
night. The jury appeared in Court
Tuesday morning and asked for addi-
tionai instruction from the Court and
asked that the testimony of George
Watkins be read to them, and again
retired. The jury was called to the
Court room at 800 Tuesday after
noon, and they yet being unable to
agree, mistrial was ordered. Lee
was admitted to bail.
State against ]. l.. Dorm, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Not
guilty.
The case against Lev. Swift, lar
ceny, is being tried as we go to press.
1t Is very probable that Court will
adjourn about noon to-day.