Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26
GENERAL SESSIONS.

Although court naQ 10 aQJOurn over
for Thanksgiving, thus losing a whole
day, 1t has been busy week in the
sessions, and splendid progress mas
been made with the calendar. There
have been only few trials, as trials
have been rendered unnecessary by
pleas Of guilty. Judge Moore has leen
keeping close behind the convictions
and guilty pleas with sentences, and
the record Is complete UP to date.
All the cases that have been dis
posed of up to the time the last issue
of The Enquirer went to press, were
reporteL in that issue. The record of
the disposition Of cases since then is
as follows:
The State vs. T. G. Mickle, charged
with disposing Of property under lien.
Continued on motion of the State.
Samuel Childers plead guilty of
housebreaking and larceny and mali
cious mischief, while drunk. By agree
ment a sealed sentence was filed
against him and he was released dur
ing good behavior.
Ely Russell was tried on the charge
Of murder, In the unfortunate killing
of the demented man who recently in
vaded his home, and was promptly ac-
quilted, the facts showing no blame.
The case against VIM. Jones, charg-
ed with carbreaking and larceny, and
adjudged to be insane at this time,
was transferred to the contingent
docket.
Joe Davis was convicted Of assault
and battery Of a high and aggravated
nature, and was sentenced to pay a
fine of SIS, or go to the chaingang for
six months.
Chas. 8. May plead guilty Of the
charge Of breach Of trust with frau.
dulent intent ard was sentenced to
three years in the county Jail.
Ike Bradford was convicted Of as
sault and battery OF a high and ag-
gravated nature and sentenced to six
months or SIS.
In the case Of Meek Robinson and
Harve Michael, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, the
jury returned a verdict Of not guilty
as to Robinson and guilty Of assault
and battery Of a high and aggravated
nature as to Michael. Michael was SEN
fenced to $50 or three months.
Randolph Moore was convicted Of
larceny and sentenced to one year at
hard labor.
Robert McCumb plead guilty Of as
sault and battery Of high and ag-
gravated nature, and was sentenced to
$50 or three months.
Henry Ware was convicted Of viola
ton of the dispensary law and sem
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 or go to
Jail for three months.
The case against w. o. Bales and
Sara E. Hollobaugh. charged with
adultery and fornication, was con-
tinued.
Edward Oates was tried on the
charge Of murder and acquitted.
Joe Pratt plead guilty Of violation Of
the dispensary law, and was sentenced
to 500 or three months.
James Barnes plead guilty Of lar
ceny and was sentenced to six months
in Jail.
The cases against Creighton Boheler
and Arthur Boheler, charged with vio-
lation Of the dispensary law, were
transferred to the contingent docket.
Sally Pratt was convicted Of viola
tion of the dispensary law, and was
sentenced to pay a fine Of 500 or go
to Jail for three months.
Rufus Chambers was convicted In
his absence, of violation Of the dispen-
sary law and sentenced to fine Of 500
or three months on the chaingang.
His honor, however, discovering that
the case had been previously set for
Friday, granted a new trial.
The first case taken up after the
converting Of court this morning, was
that Of the State azainst Burris Garri-
son. charged with the murder of George
Mason, Jr., in Bethel township, on the
Sth Of August last.
It was understood when The En-
quirer went to press. that the case Of
the State against Truman Turner,
charged with murder, would probably
come up this afternoon. 1t Is the pur-
pose of the solicitor to dispose Of the
cases of all defendants who are in jail,
If he possibly can during this week.
and there is no probability that the ses-
sons will be continued into next week