The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-14
THE SESSIONS y coURr.
Work Has Been Pushed Rapidly and
Many Cases Have Been Dispos-
ed Of. %F

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presiding, has been working steadily
this week, and many cases have been
tried, and large amount Of business
has been disposed of. Judge Grier
conducts the business Of the court
with ability and with despatch, and
Solicitor Cooper has been aided by
the bar in disposing of the cases on
the docket. The record Of this court
! SO far is excellent, and both Judge
Grier and Solicitor Cooper are being
generally congratulated, as they de-
serve to be. -:
Judge Grier on Tuesday morning
overruled Mr.. Blcase' 8 motion attack
ing the legality of the grand Jury. on
the grounds stated in Tuesdays is
sue Of The Herald and News.
The following true bills, in addition
to those already mentioned were re-
turned by the grand jury.
Bill Metts and Luke Metts, assault
and battery with intent to kill,
George Koon, violation dispcnsary
law.
Perrie Suber, assault and battery
with intent TO kill.
Cora Glasgow, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Elmore Mays, Lawson johnson and
Lewis Burton, arson.
William Sanders, murder.
John Graham and Emma Satter-
white. violation dispensary law.
c. c. Armstrong, murder.
Matte Williams, breach of trust
with fraudulent intent.
No bills were returned in the eases
Of Ada Wicks. and Lizzie Leitzscy,
charged with violation Of tile. dispen-
sary law, and John Carter, charged
with murder.
Cora Glasgow pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery and
was sentenced to pay fine Of yf225 or
serve 60 days.
George ko"n. represented by Blcase
4 Dominick, was placed on trial on
the charge of violation of the dis
pensary law. and verdict of not
guilty was returned in his case.
Henry Dawkins and Harry I.yles,
represented by Blease & Dominick,
were convicted Of assault and bat
terry withintent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapons, and we're
sentenced each to pay fine. of $3.50
or serve five months.
Robert Seymour, pleaded guilty to
the charge Of assault and battery
with in tent to kill and was sentenced
to pay fine of 1925 or serve five
months.
Fed Valentine, charged with high
way robbery and larceny, was found
not guilty. He was represented by
Mr.. f. S. Blease.
Bill Metts and Luke Metts. color
ed. were tried on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
the assault being alleged to have
been committed upon young Cole.
Dominick, the son Of Mr.. Daniel T.
Domjnick. The defendants were rep
resented by DR.. Geo. B. Cromer. Bill
Metts was convicted Of assault and
battery of high and aggravated ma
ture. and verdict Of not guilty was
returned as to Luke Metts. Bill Metts
was sentenced to pay fine of $100
or to serve twelve months in the re-
formatory.
Spence Gilmore, charged with muir
der, and represented by Blease and
Dominick, pleaded guilty Of man.
slaughter, was sentenced to serve ten
years. t....
Matte Williams, charged with
breach Of trust with fraudulent in
tent, was acquitted. She was rep
resented by Cole. l.. Blease.
John Boyce, charged with larceny
from the person, was convicted. He
was represented by Mr.. f. S. Blease.
Fed Reeder, charged with murder,
and represented by Blease and Dom
mick, was convited of manslaughter.
Amos Ruff, charged with murder,
was acquitted.
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