The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT.
Two Cases of Vagrancy-Several
Road Reported in Bad Con-
dition.


presiding: We. the grand jury for
the year 1909. beg to report that we
have acted upon all bills handed to
us by the solicitor and have reported
our findings on same to the court.
We desire to express our apprecia-
tion of the timely and cogent re-
marks Of the presiding Judge in re-
gard to the Indifference shown to rec
concentrations emanating from our
body, by parties who are lndisposed
toward the law regulating the rela-
ton existing between them as public
servants and the grand jury as a su-
persisory board.
We, also, bear in mind remarks
emanating from the same source re-
garding vagrancy AMI the consequent
results and herein assure the court
the best efforts of each and all Of US
shall be exercised in the abolition Of
this dangerous element in connection
with which we report one Jonas Sui
tan and name as witnesses to the
fact Charles Sheely and c. F. Latham.
Also Henry Williams with Butler
Cromer and Newton Darby as wit
nesses. We request the court to take
the necessary steps for their appre-
hension and punishment should they
be found guilty by the officers desig-
mated for their examination.
Committees have been appointed
for the examination Of the condition
Of the offices Of the county-the
county home, Jail and chain gang
also condition Of public highways
whose duty it shall be to make an ex-
haustive examination Of such matters
as come within the province of each
committee and to report their find
ings at the next term Of the court OF
general sessions.
The following highways are report
| ed to us as being in bad condition,
viz:
l. The road from Vaughnville to
Island Ford bridge.
2. The road from Mudlic creek
bridge to Mudlic school house.
; 3. The road from Kinards along
R. F. D. No. l to Belfast. The
bridge over Bush river on this road
is in an unsafe condition.,
4. From Jesse Senn's shop by r..
D. Boozer's to Trinity church. This
road has been reported repeatedly be-
fore.
5. From Dominick's to Bush river
church.
6. From Bush river church by Wm.
Smiths to Ninety Six road.
7. From Whitmire to Newberry-
about l 1-2 miles from Whitmire a:
a point between the Phifer place and
the Albert Anderson place-there IS d
dangerous cave-in at this point, that
may be fixed, if work is done on 1t
at once, otherwise, We are Informed,
that a new road will have to be pur-
chased and built.
! A committee Of our body
has visited. and examined the
condition and effect Of the
\pond known as Langford mill
pond, and are convinced that its con-
tinuance is a menace to the health OF
the surrounding community, and as ii
allows no drainage to Scott's creek,
which empties into it, for quite a dis
tance-the consequent flooded area,
is a source of danger to life, and L
cause for entire loss in value to prop
erty, for quite a distance from its
outlet. We recommend that the sollc-
itor place The matter before the STAT
board of health in such manner as Is
prescribed by law.
j We are informed that the magls-
trate of No. 4 township is remiss tn
duty in not serving warrants OF arres::
upon a man living near Whitnr"'
charged with shooting a negro wo-
man. Said magistrate is hereby in
structed to apprehend the party
charged in the warrant with said
crime at once.
We recommend tEat the usual fee
be paid Our clerk.
J. ". Wilson,
Foreman.
i June Is. 1909.