The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-06-27
SOLICITOR STOLL'S RECORD
In Williamsburg County for the
Past Three Years.

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Past Three Years.
The following are the cases tried
and disposed of in Williamsburg
county for the years 1909, 1910 and
1911:
1909.
Arson, / case, no bill; assault, with
intent to ravish, l conviction, peni-
tentiary for term; assault with in.
tent to kill, and aggravated assault
and battery, l acquittal, 9 convic-
tions, 8 jail and fine. 6 county chain
gang; bigamy, l conviction, county
chaingang; breach Of trust, etc, l
case, mo bill; burglary, case no bill,
l conviction, penitentiary for term;
disposing of property under lien. 2
acquittals; housebreaking, 3 convic-
tons, county chaingang; larceny. 6
convictions, county chaingang; lar
ceny of livestock, 2 acquittals; larce-
ny from the field, 2 acquittals, 2
convictions, county chaingang; mali
cious mischief, l conviction, county
chaingang; murder, 2 acquittals, l
conviction, penitentiary for life; OBJ
tanning goods under false pretences,
l no bill, l acquittal; throwing mis-
sile into train, l conviction, county
chaingang; privily stealing from the
person, l discontinuance; violation
of dispensary law,1 no bill, 8 discon-
tinuances,1 i conviction, county chain
gang. Totals-No bill, 5; discontin-
ued, a; not guilty, 10; guilty, 27; Jail
and fine, 8; county chaingang, 21;
penitentiary for term, 2; for life, l..
1910.
Abduction, case, no bill; arson,2 2
convictions, county chaingang; as
sault, with intent to ravish, l acquit-
tal,2 convictions, ! county chaingang,
l death sentence; assault, with intent
to kill, and aggravated assault and
battery, 7 convictions. 2 Jail and
fines county chaingang; attempt to
enter house and steal, l conviction,
county chaingang; bigamy, l convic-
ton, Jail and fine; breach of trust,
etc, conviction, Jail and fine; bur-
glary, 3 convictions, county chain
gang; drawing check, no funds on
deposit, l acquittal; housebreaking,
l acquittal. IL convictions, county
chaingang; larceny, conviction,
county chaingang; larceny of live
stock, 2 acquittals, a convictions,
county chaingang; malicious mis-
chief. conviction, manslaughter, 2
convictions, county chaingang; muir
der, l acquittal, conviction, death
sentence; perjury, l acquittal; viola.
ton or dlspensary law,2 acquittals, ]
conviction, Jail and fine. Totals-Nc
bill, l: not guilty, 9; guilty, 80; jail
and fine, 5; county chaingang, 81
death sentence, 2.
1911.
Adultery, 2 convictions, penitent
iary for term; assault, with intent te
kill, and aggravated assault and bat
terry, 2 acauittals, 8 convictions, jai
and fine; bigamy, breach Of trust,
etc, each l conviction, penitentiary
for term; buying seed cotton al
night, 2 convictions, Jail and fine;
forgery, 2 convictions, penitentiary
for term; housebreaking, 6 convic'
tons, larceny. 2 convictions, larceny
of live stock 7 convictions, all coun'
ty chaingang; malicious mischief, ]
acquittal; murder, 2 acquittals, z
convictions, penitentiary for life;
obtaining goods under false pre-
tences, l conviction, Jail and fine;
perjury, l conviction, throwing mis-
siles into train, z convictions, both
county chaingang; violation OF dis
pensary law, 8 discontinuances, II
convictions, county chaingang. To-
tals-Discontinued, 8; not guilty, 5
guilty, 4S; Jail and fine. IL: county
chaingang, ,2S; penitentiary for term
6, for life. 2.
These statistics show that in tht
past three years 1873 criminal cases
were tried in Williamsburg county
by Solicitor Stoll. Of this number
! lila were convicted and "a acquitted
In 1909, his first year as Solicitor
Mr. Stoll won 1917; in 1910 he wor
S1%, and in 1911 he won 900 of al
cases tried. An examination of the
criminal statistics of the State vii
show few, if any, records of Solic
itor that surpass the record made by
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