Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-22
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The fall term of the circuit court FOL
York county was convened in Yorkville
yesterday for a probable term of three
weeks or more, with Hon. Ernest
Moore of Lancaster, presiding as spe-
cial judge.
Solicitor J. K. Henry, having re-
covered sufficiently from his recent i'll
ness, was on hand to represent the
state, and work was commenced on
the business Of the general sessions by
the calling of the grand and petit ju-
rors drawn for service during the
| week.
Grand jurors answered to their
names as follows: D. A. Whisonant
foreman, S. H. Epps, E. NJ. Stephenson
j. w. Feemster, T. w. Speck, E. B.
Price, A. A. Burris, w. l. Brison, R. E.
Barron, S. ]. Sturgis, N. S. Black, s.
w. Merritt, M. D. Anderson, ]. w
Belts, w. P. Boyd, c. L. Westmoreland
C. o. Jones. Mr.. T. w. Speck was ex-
cused.
Petit jurors drawn to serve the first
week, answered as follows: S. ]. Clin-
ton, J. A. j. Campbell, B. L. Jenkins
Jas. Wright, ]. E. Burns, ]. B. Atkins,
]. c. Hudson, A. F. Parish, A. B. Shep-
ard, R. r. Smarr, G. NJ. Sneed, ]. G. A.
Turner, ]. L. Hemphill, S. P. Pierce
C. ]. Youngblood, John n. O'Farrell,
w. r. Ratteree, c.. T. Douglass, S. H
Epps, A. E. Sifford, F. Shillinglaw, W.
L. Roach, T. w. Moore, N. c. McCor-
kle, S. c. Carroll, w. Nc. Culp, E. n.
Miller, ]. w. Branch, A. N. Morgan, R.
o. Clinton, w. w. Boyce, E. F. Ad-
kins, R. R. Bailey.
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and the following were excused for va
rious reasons: S. F. Hay. ]. C. Hud-
son, s. P. Pierce, John N. OFarrell,
ley.
The depleted venire was replenished
with the following names from the
seven-mile box: James A. Carroll, j.
G. Dickson. r. R. McCorkle, H. T. Will
liams, R. E. Montgomery, A. E. Burns,
]. NJ. Brian.
After quite a full and comprehensive
charge by his honor to the grand jury,
covering the duties and responsible
ties Of that body and explaining the
nature of the charges in the various
indictments presented by the solicitor
the court devoted the balance of the
morning hours to disposing of pleas of
guilty.
Ruff Duff plead guilty to house
breaking and larceny in two cases and
chaingang or in the penitentiary In
each case.
John Hall plead guilty of larceny and
was sentenced to six months.
Ed Byers plead guilty of assault and
battery Of high and aggravated ma
ture and was sentenced to pay a fine
Of $50 or go to the chaingang for
three months.
Price Dunlap plead guilty of larceny
and was sentenced to pay fine of $50
and spend one year on the chaingang
Samuel Dickey plead guilty of as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and was sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 or spend three months Oh the
chaingang.
Rufe Chambers plead guilty to the
the charge of selling liquor and was
sentenced to pay fine Of 500 or spend
three months on the chaingang.
The first case taken up with jury
was that of the State against w. A.
Carroll, charged with breach Of trust
with fraudulent intent in his failure to
send in the dues of Filbert Jr. o. U.
A. NJ. lodge to the head lodge. The
amount of dues alleged to have been
kept back amounted to something over
S100 and the camp was suspended for
period of nine months, because Of the
defendants failure to send in this
money. The defendant admitted hold
ing back the money and appropriat-
ing a part of it TO his own use; but
claimed that he had not taken the
money with fraudulent intent, holding
that he had all the while intended to
make it good. AS a matter Of fact he
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been issued for his arrest. He had Of
fered to make it good before he was
arrested; but had made no actual ten
der after his arrest.
The following jurors sat on the case:
J. NJ. Brian, foreman; ]. F. Parish, j.
A. ]. Campbell, E. F. Adkins, James
Wright, J. w. Branch, A. B. Shepard,
]. G. Dickson, N. C. McCorkle, J. G.
A. Turner, A. n. Morgan, c. T. Doug
lass.
After hearing argument by counsel
and the charge of the court. the jury
took the papers, retired and within a
few minutes returned with a verdict
Of not guilty.
In the case Of John Partlow, charged
with murder, the court instructed a
verdict of not guilty.
Green McAbee plead guilty to prac-
ticing medicine without a license and
was sentenced to pay fine Of $50 or
go to the chaingang for thirty days.
Robert McCrubm, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
was convicted of simple assault and
battery.
The grand jury has returned quite
number of true bills. including two
against Mack Hood and others, for as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
and one against Luther Ashe. charged
with forgery.
Court will take a recess tomorrow
afternoon over Thanksgiving and re-
convene on Friday morning.