The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-03-05
COURT CONVENED MONDAY.
Much Business Has Been Disposed Of.
Grand Jury Makes Report.

Sease presiding. Solicitor Gunter and
Stenographer Brown were both i'll
their places. The organization of
the court was quickly effected, and
considerable amount of business has
been turned out. The grand jury
completed it's work and submitted
it's report Tuesday. The report will
be found in full below.
The following cases have been dis
posed of:
Mack Ritter, charged with assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature; found guilty and sentenced
to six months or pay fine of $3.50.
The fine was paid.
Fred Carter and Jim Patterson,
charged with larceny of live stock.
Carter plead guilty and was sentenc
ed to six months; Patterson was tried
and found not guilty.
Tom Hopkins, charged with house
breaking and larceny; plead guilty
and was sentenced to serve two
years.
Albert Johnson, charged with
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; guelty
ON second count, not guilty on first
count; sentenced to serve two years.
Link Hancock, charged with muir
der, was next tried. The jury found
that Hancock was guilty of man
slaughter and of carrying a conceal
ed or unlawful Weapon.
Harley Johnson, charged with
housebreaking and larceny, plead
guilty, and was sentenced to serve
one wear on each of two charges
against him.
Johnnie Beavers, charged with
murder, was found guilty on the Sec
ond count, not guilty of murder. Sen
fenced to serve thirty days or pay
fine of S10O.
Thaddeus White, charged with
completely in the shooting of Magis-
trate Lain by Whites son, Percy
White, was found guilty of assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature.
George Gregg, charged with muir
der; the jury found the defendant
not guilty.
The next case taken up was that of
the State versus Martin Grant, in
dicted for murder. The evidence
was all in and arguments made, but
up to the time of going to press no
verdict had been rendered.
The following is the report SUBJ
mitted by the grand jury Tuesday
afternoon:
Grand Jury's Report.
To his honor, Thomas S. Sease,
Judge of the circuit court: We, the
grand jury, respectfully submit our
report. We have passed on all bills
handed in by the solicitor, and among
them we have considered the mat
ter from the governor, handed to US
by the solicitor, and deemed it of so
little Importance that we have taken
no action thereon.
We have visited all of the county
Offices and the books of all officers
to ho poat1y Rnnt
Recommendations.
We recommend that the office OF
superintendent of education be pro-
| perly equipped with needed furnl-
ture
We recommend that the office of
the clerk of, court be furnished with
additional sections of shelves and fill
ing cases.
We recommend that the salary OF
! the clerk of county commissioners
be increased, so that this con1pensa-
ton shall be four hundred and fifty
| dollars per year. This is necessary
that the clerk of county commission
ers be paid for his services, so as to
have a competent man for that posii-
| ton.
We recommend that the supervisor
be furnished with such additional
equipment as will enable him to give
the very best work on the public
roads with his chain gang and Other
| wise.
We found the jail and the premises
thereabouts clean and in sanitary
condition, and the prisoners express
ed themselves as being we'll fed and
| we'll cared for, both with food and
bedding, but we recommend that the
cells be cleaned and that they be
| kept in a highly sanitary condition,
together with the bedding for the
prisoners.
We recommend that all of the
magistrates of the county be present
at the next term of court with their
books, prepared to make full report