The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-18
GRAND JURY OEPLORES
NUMBER OF HOM|C|DES
PRESENTMENT WAS MADE TO
THE COURT
CANNON CONVICTED
Other Minor Cases Disposed of
Observation-Disclosures Win
Be Place TO Trial Today.
CANNON CONVICTED

The most interesting proceeding of
the Court of General Sessions for An
derson county yesterday was tho trial
Of r. l.. Cannon. charged with adul-
terry. When his case was called the
court room was we'll filled and it re-
manned so until the jury had return
ed O verdict OF guilty.
The first case heard yesterday
morning was that of Oscar Williams,
charged with violating the dispensary
lawa, The. jury In this case returned
q verdict of not guilty
Clarence johnson, who was convict
cd In court Monday, was again plac-
ed before the court On charge OF as
aault ead t.1ttery with attempt to
kill. He entered n plea or guilty to
the charge of assault and battery of
q high and aggravated nature and was
sentenced to serve IL months on the
chaingang.
Bud Williams. charged with violat-
Ing the dispensary laws, enterad q
plea OF guilty and was sentenced to
serve for three months on the county
chaingaing or to pay fine OF 800.
Richard Cannon, charged with adul.
terry, was placed on trial shortly be-
fore noon and his trial consumed the
remainder of the day. Considerable
testimony was offered on either side
and exceptionally strang arguments
ware presented by the attorneys on
either side. After a short deliberation
the jury returned verdict of guilty.
Solicitor Smith was assisted in this
case by s. M, Wolfe OF the firm of
Geiger and Wolfe. Cannon has not yet
been sentenced.
Jim Madden was tried ON O charge
OF violating the dispensary law and
was found guilty.
Q The last case taken up yesterday
was that of B. r. McAllister, charged
with larceny. It Is alleged that Me-
AliiSter, who is we'll known white
PLANTER, made away with a quantity
Of cotton belonging to another man,
Last night the Jury for this case was
drawn but as the hour OF adjournment
! had arrived none of the evidence was
heard. THE Will be the first case be-
fore the court today.
The general presentment of the
Grand Jury. presented to the court
yesterday, is of interest:
General Presentmeat of the Grand
Jury, November Term, 1914.
To His Honor, r. w. Memminger, Pre-
siding Judge. Anderson. s. c.:
We, the Grand Jurors of Anderson
County, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing presentment:
We have passed upon all the bills
OF indictment which have been handed
us at this term. and during the recess
since last term OF court.
49, Tho cnmn,ittan nv rounfv oaR,a,r
and records have made partial ex-
animation Of seme. We find all offi:
Gers where the law requires them tc
give bond have done so except j. M
dunlap. county commissioner, who UT
10 date has not given bond.
We. also found that some OF the
county officers and. magistrates were
net fliing their reports promptly, they
have promised to. attend to these mat
ters promptly in the future.
The grand Jury did not employ an
expert to- check up lie books OF the
county officers, apparently they are
9 neatly and well kept.
!, 80 " have i ~ committee visited the
: sANbuntv homo. Jail and find the inmates
tnlfortably situated and satisfied with
cGNdtti0ns surrounding them. The
farm and buildings are I'm nice condi.
ton. &. ~
We recommend that Sign board be
ses.ected at the read crossings in the
4 county. q
We note with much sorrow, the large
number Of honnicides that have re.
Gently occurred In this county and II
per fpinion the habit OF drinking II
aeDs, gesebliES and carrying conceal
ed we4pons are Responsible for a largs
per cent. OF these deplorable crimes
Qmething must be done to check Ihi!