Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-05
IN GENERAL SESSIONS COURT.
Record of Proceedings in Cases that
Have Come to Trial,

Is preSlQlnB ana SOllCltOr BOnham Is
on hand giving his attention to the
work Of court.
When the grand jury assembled to
deliberate on the work before that
body it was found that two members
were absent, Robt. l.. Symes having
died since the last term Of court and
W. c.. Myers having moved from
within the bounds Of South Carolina
Four additional names were selected,
and the first two to respond to their
names as called were sworn In as
members Of tho grand jury, these be-
Ing j. l.. Smith and r. f. Kaufman.
Gases Disposed or.
The following cases have been call
ed and disposed Of up to the time Of
going to press at noon:
State ys. Reuben Benson-forgery.
Pleaded guilty. Sentence: That the
defendant serve IL months on public
works of Oconee county or like pc
riod in State penitentiary, at hard la
Dor. 'Ehat after serving 6 months Of
sentence defendant may pay fine Of
81, remaining months Of sentence
to be suspended during good be-
havior.
state vs. Ossie Rutledge--assault
and battery. Appeal front March
term, when defendant was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine of
$500 or serve months on public
works Of county. The fine alterna-
tive was later modified to read 500
instead Of 5000. The following on
try Is made on record of present
| term
ut appearing to the court that ap-
| peal In above case has not been per-
fected, and the time for so doing
having expired, now, therefore, it is
"Ordered: That the same be de-
clared abandoned, and dismissed for
want OF prosecution. 1t Is further
| Ordered: That bench warrant
Issue for the apprehension of the de-
fendant." tx H
State vs.. W. H. HuEhs--violating
dispensary. law, Appeal from, March
4 Order sitii liar to above u itera
| ed on record. f3sH's't
State vs. John Bradley-disposin
Of property under lien. Appeal from
March term. Order similar to above.
entered on record.
State VS.. Joe Berry-breach OF
trust with fraudulent intent. Re-
manded to magistrate for trial.
State vs.. Dock Moore-seductio
Continued.
State vs.. r. N. Ellis ct al-resist-
ing officers and assault and battery
with intent to kill. Dismissed as to
Ellis. Sentence as to A. M. Gilstrap:
That defendant serve on public works
Of Oconee for period of 80 days or
like peTod In State penitentiary; as
to John Moorehead, Frank Blakeley
and George Tate, that defendants
serve 80 days on public works Of
Oconee or like period in State peni-
tentiary, at hard labor, or pay fine Of
500 each. Notice of appeal given.
Defendants admitted to bail in the
sum OF $500 each, bond to be approv-
ed by Clerk Of Court, and Justified
State vs.. Napoleon johnson and
Joe Lewis--violating dispensary law.
Not guilty.
State VS. John Simpson-violating
dispensary law. Pleaded guilty.
Sentence: That defendant serve one
year on public works of Oconee coun-
ty, or like period in State pentten-
tiary, at hard labor, and pay fine Of
$500. Sentence suspended until de-
fendant shall be indicted by grand
| jury or OcOnee or any other county
Of the State for violation Of dispen-
sary laws.
State vs.. Henry Jones-larceny
Pleaded guilty. Sentences: That de-
fendant serve on public works of
Oconee for period of one year, or
like period in State penitentiary, at
hard labor.
State VS.. r. J. Simpson-assault
with intent to ravish. Mol pressed.
State vs.. Sam Keels and Mary
keels-assault and battery with in
tent to kill. Guilty Of assault and
battery Of high and aggravated ma
ture. Sentence: That each Of de-
PENDANTS serve for two years on pub
lie works Of Oconee, or like period
in State penitentiary, at hard labor.
State VS.. jim opkins-murder.
Not guilty
State VS.. J. NJ. Jenkins
dispensary law. Pleaded guilty.
Sentence: That defendant serve four
months or public works Of Oconee,
or ike period in State penitentiary,
at hard labor, or pay fine Of $125.
s. Nj. Butt Arrested.
A telegram was received by Sheriff
Kay this morning from Payne, Ala,
jackson county, stating that one S. M.
Butt, alias w. NJ. Lyles, had been ar.
rested there and was in jail awaiting
transfer to South Carolina. Butt is
wanted in Oconee to serve sentence
for the killing OF Daniel Roach, he
having been convicted Of manslaugh-
ter at recent term OF criminal
court for this county He was SEN
fenced to serve three and half
years imprisonment, but his case was
appealed and Butt released on $1,000
bond pending hearing by the Su-
preme Court. Butt, however, failed
to perfect his appeal, and left for
parts unknown. Officers have been
constantly on his track since, how
( ever, and he was finally located In
Alabama. Information came to the
officers here that Butt was to be in