The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-10-02
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
judges Able Charge to Grand
Jury--Cases Disposed OF.

Jury-.NaSeS DISpOSSu ol.
The fall term of the court of gen.
eral sessions opened here Monday
morning at 10 o'clock with Judge I
S Sease of Spartanburg presiding.
The term was especially interestir e,
made so by the dignified manner in
which the session was conducted and
the executive ability with which the
presiding Judge dispatched the bus
mess of the court, with the assistance
of the local officers and Stenogra-
pher Wood of Sumter, whereby at
least one days time and expense
were saved to the county
Judge Sease in presenting the va
rious bills to the grand jury prefac-
ed his remarks to that body with a
brief but eloquent address upon
their duties and responsibilities, es-
pecialiy stressing the Importance of
the law and its application to the
criminal who sought to molest the
peace and happiness of the home or
to lawlessly trespass upon the rights
of the Individual citizen. The law,
said the Judge. was made and pro-
vided for the protection of the tax
payers, and that it was the duty of
grand jurors to see to it that such
protection was given by bringing to
Justice those who would disregard
the laws guaranteeing protection to
every citizen in the pursuit of peace
and happiness.
During the term the following
cases were brought before the court
and disposed of with fresh alacrity
and force renewed:
In the case of the State VS. j Ma
than Floyd. charged with breach of
trust with fraudulent intent, on
warrant sworn out by the Singer
Sewing Machine Co, defendant was
found not guilty by the jury. In
this case Solicitor Stoll was assisted
by C E St Amand, Esq, while the de-
fendant was ably represented by E
L Hirsch and D Gordon Baker, ,Esqs.
The State against A w Ward,
charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill. Defendant was
found guilty of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature and
sentenced to two years in the peni-
tentiary or to pay a fine of 81. 900.
This case grew out of the shooting by
Ward of one Holland Norris in No
vember, 1912, in the Cades neigh
borhood.
Tne State against Willie Gadsden,
alias Willie Buford,a negro charged
with larceny of livestock. Defendant
plead guilty and was sent to the
chaingang for one year.
Abe Hughes, a young red-headed
negro, charged by the State with re-
sisting arrest by an officer, plead
guilty, and the court imposed a fine
of $40, which was paid. Hughes was
represented by N N Newell, Esq.
The State against j B Bradshaw
for assault and battery with intent
to kill. The defendant was found
guilty of assault and battery of a
high and aggravated nature and
sentenced by the court to six months
on chaingang or pay fine of $3.50.
Gingo Dingle, a negro. plead guilty
to the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and was given a
nine months sentence on chaingang.
George and Roy Eaddy, negroes,
were tried or a similar charge, and
George was found guilty and given
his choice of five months on the
public roads as a member of the
zebra" gang or fine of $l25.
Robert and King Fulton, arraign-
ed on charge of assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, plead guilty
and Robert was sentenced to two
years on the chaingang, while his
brother, King, got off with twenty
months term. These negroes, it
will be remembered, committed an
assault upon Conductor G K Giles
pie, of the A G L railroad, some
weeks ago between Kingstree and
Lanes, the negro, Robert Fulton,
shooting the conductor and himself
receiving two bullet wounds, which
for a time it was thought would re-
suit in the latter's death.
G w and A w Ward. brothers,
were tried on the charge of assault
and battery of high and aggravat-