The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-12-01
SESSIONS COURT ADJOURNS.
Large Volume of Business Disposed
Of-A Number of Pleas of
Guilty.


noon about l o'clock. Judge Gage was
engaged on Wednesday afternoon in
disposing of motions for new trials
brought over from the common pleas
court.
The sessions court disposed of a
large volumne Of business. There were
a number of pleas Of guilty, which
greatly ightened the burden Of the
court officials and the jurors, md
which greatly facilitated the work OF
the court.
Tom Todd, colored, charged with
mutilating a house on the plantation
Of Mr.. Godfrey Harmon, in the upper
end of the county, the charge being
that he used the wood and logs in a
barn and stables for fire wood, dam
aging Mr.. Harmon to the extent of
about thirty dollars, was convicted,
the jury recommending him to
mercy. His attorney, Mr.. Eugene S.
Blease, in his argument stated the
jury that under the testimony he
could not ask for an acquittal, but
asked the jury to recommend to
mercy, which they did. Judge Gage
imposed a fine of thirty dollars.
Three Months on Gang.
Ed. Worthy, colored, charged with
assault and battery with intent to
kill, the alleged assault being commit
ted upon his wife with a razor, plead
ed guilty to assault and battery OF a.
high and aggravated nature, and was
sentenced to serve three months.
Worthy's wife was only slightly in
jured.
Pleaded Guilty-Nine Months.
Will Young, colored, pleaded guilty
to assault with intent to kill, the
charge being that he shot at negro,
Harrison Suber, on Broad river.
Young was sentenced to serve nine
months.
Stole Two Watches.
johnnie Coleman, colored, pleaded
guilty to stealing two watches from
the stock of T. NJ. Rogers, and was
sentenced to serve one year.
Verdict of Not Guilty.
Robert Glenn, colored, was tried on
an indictment charging assault and
battery with intent to kill, and was
acquitted.
The States testimony was to the
effect that after a "crap" game among
some negroes at Trinity (colored)
church, in the Maybinton section,
Glenn shot at a negro, Wood Thomas,
several times without provocation.
Thomas was not struck by any of the
bullets. Glenn denied doing any
shooting. He was represented by
Eugene S. Blease, Esq.
Little Negro Acquitted of Murder
In the case of the State VS.. Fact
James, the little 12-year-old negro
charged with murder in the killing
of a negro baby, Flossie Glenn, on
Mr. Pierce Wicker's place, in April of
this year, Judge Gage, at the con-
clusion of the testimony and after
counsel had stated that they would
submit the case without argument, dl-
rected the jury to write verdict OF
not guilty. The testimony showed the
killing to have been the result of an
accident while the defendant and an
other little negro, the brother of the
baby who was killed, were playing
with an old gun which had been dis
carded by the father of the baby. The
defendant was represented by Eugene
S. Blease, Esq.
Negro Woman Sentenced.
Lucinda Glenn, colored, pleaded
guilty to housebreaking and larceny,
and, was sentenced to serve one year
in the State penitentiary. She was
represented by Eugene S. Blease, Esq.
Stole Pitcher Eidson's Clothes.
Will Harris, colored, pleaded guilty
of housebreaking and larceny, the in
dictment alleging that he entered the
room of Mr.. A. D. Edison, at New
berry college, and stole suit OF
clothes. He was sentenced to the
negro reformatory at Lexington for
six years.
For Keeping Disorderly House.
An indictment was handed to the
grand jurv on Wednesday morning