Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-21
CIRCUIT COURT.

In the case of Belle Guntharpe and
Son Crawford, being tried for assault
and battery with intent to kill when
the last issue Of The Enquirer went to
press, the jury found a verdict Of not
guilty as to Son Crawford and guilty
as to Belle Guntharpe, who was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
Henry McMackin, who was charged
with shooting into a dwelling house,
was convicted Of his guilt and SEN
fenced to four years on the chaingang.
Joe Sumter, the negro who burglar
lied the office of Mr.. J. L. Sowell re-
Gently and who wounded Mr.. Sowell,
while receiving wound himself, plead
guilty and was sentenced to three
years on the chaingang.
The jury took the papers in the case
Of Grover Porter, charged with forgery,
on Tuesday evening and returned a
verdict Of not guilty.
Will Hammond, white, Of Fort Mill
township, plead guilty to the charge of
burglary and larceny, and was sem
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 or go
to the chaingang for six months. He
paid the fine.
The next case taken up was that OF
the State vs. C. J. Miller, charged with
assault and battery with intent to kill.
The defendant Is a policeman In the
city Of Rock Hill and the prosecuting
witness Is Bub McFadden Of Rock HILL.
They undertook to set up that the po-
liceman attacked the defendant with
out legal justification, beat him with
billy" and threatened his life with
pistol The defendant plead self-de-
fense, claiming that he went to the
prosecuting witnesses place Of busi-
ness for the purpose OF serving sum-
mons, and that after the summons had
been served, prosecuting witness fol-
lowed him out of the door and used
abusive language, whereupon plaintiff
undertook to arrest prosecuting wit
ness for disorderly conduct. Prose-
cutting witness made toward his desk
where defendant had reason to believe
he kept a pistol, and defendant wit
ness followed him, beating him with
his billy to prevent prosecuting wit
ness from getting pistol. There was
good deal Of conflict in the testimo-
ny, the prosecuting witnesses testify
ing that McFadden had done nothing
whatever to provoke an assault. The
case was taken up on Wednesday
morning and consumed all of Wednes-
day, the papers not going to the jury
until about 1890 o'clock yesterday
morning. The jury remained out sew
eral hours and yesterday afternoon re-
turned with a verdict Of assault and
battery Of a high and aggravated ma
ture. Sentence was suspended pend
ing a motion for a new trial, which will
be argued tomorrow.
During the morning hour yesterday,
Bob Allison, charged with the murder
of another negro in a dance row near
Kings Mountain battle-ground recent.
ly, was allowed to plead guilty OF
manslaughter and was sentenced to
three years on the chaingang.
Robert Miller, charged with the
burning of Mr.. r. H. Peacock's barn,
near Catawba Junction, plead guilty Of
arson and was sentenced to ten years
on the chaingang.
Claude Ratteree was tried on the
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
(cider) in violation Of the dispensary
law. The jury returned verdict Of
not guilty.
Charley Turney, tried on the charge
of obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses with intent to defraud, and In
accordance with the instructions of
the court, the jury returned verdict
of not guilty.
R. K. Lowry was tried on the charge
of dsposing of crops under lien, and
the jury returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
The court this morning took up the
case of George Webb and Sam Fewell,
charged with the murder Of VIII Bar
nett at a negro dance at TirZah, in the
house Of Wade Whitlock near TirZah
on the 10th of February last.