The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-09-11
CRIMINAL COURT
NOW in SESSION.
Convened Monday With
Judge Gary Presiding.
VERY HEAVY DOCKET.
Some Cases Disposed OF and Long List
of True Bills Returned by the
Grand Jury.

Grand Jury.
The fall term of General Sessions and
Common Pleas Court was convened
Monday morning with Judge Ernest
Gary of Columbia presiding, and Solic-
itor Cooper, Stenographer Aull, Clerk
Bolt, Sheriff Duckett and Court Crier
Barksdale at their respective posts.
The Grand Jury was briefly charged
and retired at once for the considera-
tion of bills handed in by the Solicitor.
The First case called was that of the
State vs.. G. Wash Hunter on rule is
sued by Judge Watts at the last ses-
sion against Thos. Blalock, B. Dorster,
Il. Lee Hunter, r. 2. Vance, Ludy
Moore and E. c. Briggs, to show cause
at this term why they should not be
ruled for contempt of Court. These
cases, for there were two, were made
out against the above parties on the
aflidavits of Jurors serving at the last
term, alleging that they had been zap
preached in behalf of G. Wash Hun
ter whose case was pending.
Messrs. Blalock and Moore practically
admitted some of the transactions al
legged, but denied any wrong motive.
However, the Court viewed their con-
duct in different light and imposed a
fine of $50 on each of them. The rule
against the others was dismissed.
In the case of Sam Williams, charg-
ed with carbreaking and larcency, the
Court ordered same transferred to
Greenwood, it appearing that the mis-
demeanor had been committed in that
county.
In the afternoon John Aye, alias John
Fuller, colored, was convicted of house
brcakin and larceny and given a SEN
tence o. five years on the chaingang.
He is the negro who committed several
store robberies at Clinton recently.
The next case was that of the State
VS. Dee Riddle and Curtis Morris,
charged with house breaking and lar
ceny. Not guilty. They are young
white men of Youngs and were charged
with burglarlzing the store of Homer
Garrett. John Gillespie, also white,
was implicated but the Solicitor mol
pressed the case against him.
Tuesday morning the Court entered
upon the trial of two negroes, Will
Higgins and Will Hunter, charged with
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons.
Most of the day was taken up with
this case, it going to the jury about
six o'clock.
The criminal docket is heavy, there
being twelve murder indictments, in ad-
dition to number minor offenses. 1t
is understood that the Hunter murder
case will not come up until next week.
TRUE BILLS RETURNED.
Following are the true bills returned
by the Grand Jury up to Tuesday after
noon at o'clock.
C. d. Nance, murder and carrying
concealed weapons.
John G. Boyd, murder.
Allen Fowler, murder and carving
concealed weapons.
Will Hunter, assault and battery.
Wash Owens, murder.
Wash Young, murder.
Nose Herbert and Lillian Jones, mur-
der and carrying concealed weapons.
Will Higgins and Roy Hunter, high
way robbery and larceny.
Jeff Knight, assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
S. w. Lowe, assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature.
Gary Ray, violation dispensary law.
M. b. Poole and Helen Hunter, for
nication.
Thos. johnson, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Henry Williams, murder
q. M. Tucker, murder.
Marshall Irby, murder.
Mary Coleman, assault end battery
with intent to kill.
AlonZo Parker, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Jesse Bobo, assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
launch Winfred, violation dispensary
law.
Jesse Fuller assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
Allen Shell, violation dspensary law.
John AndeIson, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Mrs. Fant to be Here.