The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-03-07
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT
rlARCH TERM FOR THIS COUNTY
NOW HOLDING.

r1ARCH TERM FOR THIS COUNTY
NOW HOLDING.
Judge Hydrick Is Presiding Criminal
Docket Unusually Large-Grand
Jury Presentment.
The March term of the court of
general sessions convened here last
Monday morning, Judge Hydrick, of
Spartanburg, one of the new judges,
presiding. Solicitor James E. Davis,
Barnwell, and Stenographer j.. F.
Byrnes, of Aiken, were present, as
were all other officers of the court.
The Judge made a fine charge to
the grand jury as to their duties,
and that body has found true bills
in the following cases:
Jasper Odom- murder.
J. w. Griffin murder and carry
ing concealed weapons.
John R. Turner assault with in
tent to rape.
Sam Cummings-house breaking
and larceny.
Jim Green and William Redmond
car breaking and larceny.
Herbert Boyles and A. w. Nelson
housebreaking and larceny.
Horace Hicks, William Hicks, and
Rush Hicks grand larceny,
Philip Padgett and Melvin Carter
murder and carrying concealed
weapons.
Joe Kinsey, Charlie Kinsey, and
Junior Kinsey-murder.
No bill was found in the case of
Dunovant Besinger, charged with
arson.
No bill was also found in the case
against J. M. Dannelly, charged with
assault and battery with intent to
kill and carrying concealed weapons.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to the time of going to
press:
Geo. Toomer-murder not guilty
of murder, but guilty of carrying
concealed weapons sentenced to
serve thirty days on chain gang or
pay a fine of $100.
William Henry Hicks and Elliott
Glover-larceny of live stock guilty
sentenced to serve twelve months
on the chain gang.
Jim Green and William Redmond
car breaking and larceny plead
guilty-s sentenced to twelve months
on the chain gang. These are the
negroes arrested here by Policeman
Dickinson last Friday night.
William Henry Hicks and Reese
Hicks guilty of petty larceny SEN
fenced to pay a fine Of $40 or serve
fifteen days on the chain gang.
The case of J. w. Griffin, for mur-
der, is being tried today (Wednes-
day. but was not finished when we
went to press. Griffin is white
man, and is charged with killing a
negro at Denmark.
The grand jury finished up its
work Wednesday morning and was
dismissed.
GRAND JURY PREsENTMENT.
To the Honorable D. E. Hydrick,
Presiding Judge:
We, the grand jury for Bamberg
county, beg leave to make the follow
ing presentment:
We have passed upon all indict-
ments given us by the Court.
We have examined the Jail and find
it neatly kept and prisoners well
feared for.
A committee consisting of E. c.
Bruce, S. w. Copeland, and j. G..
Mcmillan has been appointed to visit
the chain gang from time to time to
inquire and find out how prisoners
are treated and to report at next
term Of court.
Last year the grand jury appointed
a committee, j. A. Byrd, H. B.
Grimes, and D. o. Hunter, and en-
powered them to have an expert &C.
countant examine the books of
Supervisor, Treasurer, County Sup
erintendent of Education and Audi
tor and we beg hereto attached hand
you their report. =.
We also recomend that pair
blood hounds be purchased by
Supervisor, that a suitable place be
prepared at jail yard for their care
to be kept by sheriff for benefit of
county and that county Supervisor
pay for same and for maintaining
them out of county funds.
The dockets of all the magistrates
are here and in good shape, save one
and the former Supervisor informs
us that the missing one is in good
condition to January 1st, 1907.
We thank you and the court Of
ficials for courtesies shown us.
All of which we respectfully sub
NIT. C. F. RZER,
Foreman.
Defines Penalty of Bigamy.
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