Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-12
SOME MATTERS IN COURT.
Little Done to Interest Public Since
Wednesday OF Last Week.


last Wednesday. The General Ses-
sions Court practically adjourned
! with the taking np Of the Smith muir
der case, when all Jurors were dis
missed, except the twelve men en-
gagged on that case, until Monday,
when Common Pleas matters were
taken up.
General Sessions.
The State VS.. w. A. Owens vio-
lation of dispensary law. Not
guilty
The State VS.. Henry Martin-ob-
tanning goods by false pretense Not
guilty.
The State VS.. Harvey r. Smith
murder. Guilty of manslaughter.
| Motion was made by defendants
counsel for new trial. The motion
was set aside, and was not argued,
the defense relying on mercy of the
| court. Sentence: That the defend
ant serve, at such labor as he is able
to perform, for a period of two
years, upon public works of Oconee
county, or for like period in the
State penitentiary.
| On Thursday of last week notice
of appeal was given in the case of
Sam and Mary Keels, convicted of as
sault and battery. Pending appeal
to the Supreme Court defendants
were admitted to bail in the sum Of
$500 each.
Motion was also made for a new
trial in the case Of the State VS.. w.
| G. Cox, convicted at last term of
| court on the charge of assault with
| intent to ravish. The motion was
| based on new affidavits and evil
dence procured. The motion was,
however, overruled. Afidavits in
rebuttal were submitted by Solicitor
Bonham.
In the Common Pleas.
! number of cases have been be-
| fore the Court of Common Pleas for
hearing, but few of these arl of
public interest, some being minor
cases remanded to magistrates for
hearing, the greater portion being
equity cases ordered down for review
and report by Master in Equity w.
o. White.
Two cases, however, may be of
general interest as recorded on the
Common Pleas record:
Wm NJ. Sanders, plaintiff, vs.
Western Union Telegraph Company
suit for damages under mental an
guish. Verdict was found for the
defendant at previous session of
court, Judge Gage presiding. Mo-
tion was made to set aside verdict
on grounds Of error OF Judge Cages
charge to the jury. The verdict was
set aside, Judge Gage entering on
the records that he had charged the
jury as he thought the law ought to
be, when, upon close investigation,
he found the law to be exactly to
the contrary.
| VIM. G. Peden ct al, plaintiffs, VS..
the Southern Railway Company
suit to recover. Consent verdict for
| plaintiffs in the sum OF $3.50.
The court Is still at work on tho
when adjournment will be had.
There are number of cases still to
be considered and the balance of the
| week may be required to complete
the work, but 1T Is possible that ad-
| Journment might come at any mo-
ment by reason Of necessary contin-
| uance Of cases or inability to come
| to trial.
Began Serving His Sentence.
On Monday morning Samuel M.
Butt, convicted of manslaughter at
previous term Of court, and who
was out on bond pending appeal to
the Supreme Court, was brought into
court Shortly after Butt was re-
leased on bond he left for parts un-
known, but was brought back to Oco-
nee from Alabama last Saturday, and
on Monday morning donned the
'regimentals' an. vent to the coun-
tvs public works to spend three
years and six months. His sentence
was imposed upon his conviction Of
manslaughter for the killing Of DAN
| iel Roach, who had served SEN
| tanpn n ;rc LII
his father-in-law. Butt was arrest
ed in Alabama on the fourth Of July,
and when taken in custody was car
rying a pistol Butt told the off,
GERS that he fully intended to return
to South Carolina the past Sunday If
they had not come for him.
Presentmcnt Of Grand Jury.
State of South Carolina,
Oconee County.
TO His Honor, r. S. Sease, Presiding
Judge at the July term Of Court
In and for the County of Oconee,
for the year 1911:
We, the grand jury in and for the
county above named, beg leave to
make the following presentment:
we have passed upon all bills
handed to us by the court and have
returned them to the court
At the March term Of court COM
mittces were appointed to inspect
the jail and county poor farm. These
committees have reported the poor
farm to be in excellent condition,
and all the inmates we'll satisfied.
The committee appointed to inspect
the jail report that all the work rec
ommened by us has been done, ex-
cept the work under the windows,
/ and we rpcnmmpnd that tho cnna..i