The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-09-30
SESSIONS COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
Judge R. w. Memminger
Presiding.
PRETTY FULL DOCK ET'
Garrison Case Set for Trial Tomorrow.
Work of the Grand Jury
About Finished.


General Sessions for this county was
convened Monday morning at ten
o'clock, Judge Memminger presiding.
The usual organization was soon
completed. after which Judge Mem
minger delivered brief though
very strong charge to the Grand
Jury, laying special emphasis on the
admittance and acceptance of false
testimony in the hearing of cases be-
fore them.
Solicitor Cooper then handed out
batch of indictments for the con-
Sideratlon of the Grand Jury,
whereupon this body retired and pro-
cecdcd with the work in hand. At
noon four murder indictments had
been returned, remarkably good
record. This number of true bills
included that of the State VS.. j..
Henry Garrison of Gray Court who
is charged with the killing of J Louis
Williamson of York county The
trial Of this case is set for tomorrow
Thursday and will be called at the
opening Of the Court in the morning.
This is the most important trial that
is scheduled for the week and no
doubt the court room will be packed
during the progres of the hearing.
1t is understood that p. II. Nelson, a
prominent member Of the Columbia
Bar and a noted criminal lawyer of
the State, will assist in the prosecu-
ton Ferguson & Featherstone and
Richey & Richey will have charge of
the defense. 1t will be recalled that
young Williamson met his tragic end
in the home of the defendant, MIR.
Williamson at the time being visi-
tor at the Garrison home as the guest
Of Miss Mary Garrison to whom, it
is said, he was engaged. The trag-
edy occurred on Friday night, July
the 3lSt
Yesterday afternoon the Grand
Jury reported that all bills had been
passed on and the Solicitor announc-
ed that he had nothing further then
to present. Following are the true
bills as returned at this term: Rid
Downs. house breaking and larceny;
Enoch Beeks, violation Of the dispen-
sary law; Lizzie legge, murder; De-
we'll Frady. larceny; John Henry
Anderson, murder; Henry Jackson
and Peter Copeland, violation of the
di$peusary law; Turner billiard, dis
posing OF crop under lien; Laurens
Griffin. murder; j. Henry Garrison,
murder; Giles Wyatt murder; Sam
Henderson, murder; Jack Leak, ar
son; j. ~ Elledgc. Earl Elledge, w.
NJ Caldwell and J. A. Coats, conspir-
acy. assault and battery with intent
10 kill, and carrying concealed wea-
pOnS.
ca Monday BroaduS Workman
pleaded guilty to the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and was given three years on the
county chaingang. Wade Byrd was
convicted Of dsposing of crop under
lien. and John Woody. charged with
carbreaking and larceny. pleaded
guilty and received sentence Of
six months. Another defendant to
plead guilty was Sam Mitchell, charg
ed with arson. He got off with six
months.
Yesterday Frank Miller, colored,
was placed on trial charged with
murder, the killing of Jim Wilson,
also colored. at Mountville a few
months ago. Guilty of manslaughter
with recommendation to mercy No
ticc of motion for new trial was serv-
ed by MilIer's counsel. Richey &
Richcy. Tuesday afternoon, the
Court was engaged with the case
OF the state VS.. Albert Ramagc,
charged with assault and battery
Yith intent to kill.
The verdict in the Ramage case
was guilty of assault and battery Of
high and aggravated nature and of