Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-03-11
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Gases Disposed of Various Ways
Common Pleas to Open To-day.

p. "A. Bonham and Stenographer
Clyde Smith were in their respective
places.
The grand jury organized with the
election of J. II. Barnett as foreman.
"a poll of the petit jury was had
and it was found all were present
except b. l.. Richey and w. d. Tay-
lor.@ The sheriff reported that these
gentlemen had left the State.
M. :. Stribling and w. J. Hollo-
wayIpetit jurors, were excused from
attendance upon the Court.
Grand Jury True Bills.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing true bills:
Miles Mcdonald, violation of dis
pensary law.
Tom Conley and Burt Allen, vio-
lation of dispensary law.
VIII Tyner, Gus Stancel and Tom
Owens, assault and battery with in
tentsto kill.
Lula Baldwin, murder.
Will Butler, unlawful traffic in seed
cotton and unpacked lint cotton.
Ernest Barmour and Will Mayfield,
Assault and battery with intent to
kilI8
Lee Richardson, violation Of dis
pensary law.
Elias Bryant, violation of dispen-
sarysiaw.
III, c. Earle, disposing Of property
under lien.
o.. NJ. Patterson, drawing and ut
tering worthless check.
J,sF. Morton, disposing OF property
under lien.
Gus Phillips and ]. G.. Phillips, as
h,t
JOS. Lowery and Theron Lowery.
assault and battery with intent to
kills.
JOS, Nichols, disposing of property
under'lien.
Tried, Mol. Pressed and Continued.
The Court has disposed of the fol-
lowing cases:
McLain Ludlow, assault with in
tent to ravish. Mol pressed.
PagS. Rollins, disposing of prop
ertY;pnder mortgage. Mol pressed.
sam Wright, violation of dispen-
sa1s law Continued.
loan and Miner Sloan,
assanlt( and battery With intent to
skill and carrying concealed weapons.
Settled by parties and Magistrate ].
n. Hopkins, with consent of the So
licitor.
Frank e. O'Shileds, malicious mis-
chief An order was passed sustain
ing appeal to Sessions Court and
case dismissed.
Frank Morton. failure to support
wife and minor children. Dismissed.
Ollie Dunlap, Dixie Dunlap and
Claude Dunlap, assault and battery
OF a high and aggravated nature.
tn 40 tot 10 NJ;
w. H. Rochester and George Ro-
chester, rescuing captured liquor.
Continued.
Mrs. Hattie Rochester, concealing
cOntraband whiskey. Continued.
Mrs. Hattie Rochester, violation OF
dispensary law. Continued.
W. Fl. Rochester, violation Of dis
pensary law. Continued.
VIII Tyner, Gus Stancel and Tom
Owens, assault and battery with in
tent to kill. Not guilty as to Owens.
Tyner and StanCel guilty Of assault
and battery with intent to kill. Each
sentenced to eight years imprson-
ment on the public works of Oconee
county or like term in the State
penftentiary.
Will Butler, unlawful traffic in seed
cotton and unpacked lint cotton.
Not guilty.
Miles Mcdonald, violation Of dis
pensary law. Plead guilty. Sen
fenced to a term Of three months on
the public works of the county or pay
a fine of 500. Sentence suspended
till first day of next term of Court.
Tom Conley and Burt Allen, vio-
latiOn of dspensary law. Both OF
the defendants plead guilty, and each
was sentenced to pay fine OF 500
or serve sentence Of three months
on the public works Of the county.
Aliens sentence was suspended until
the first day of the next term Of
Court for Oconee county.
Elias Bryant, violation of dispen-
aryilaw. Plead guilty. Sentenced
to pay fine Of 800 or serve three
months on the county works.
Ernest Barmour and Will Mayfeld,
assault and battery with intent to
kill. Mayfield found guilty OF as
saul and battery of high and ag-
grayated nature. Sentenced to two
years on the public works OF the
county, or a like term in the State
penitentiary. Not guilty as to Bar
mour.
Lee Richardson, violation Of dis
DSHooiy law Iledu SullIN' pSli-
fenced to pay a fine of 800 or serve
three months on the county works.
Sentence suspended until first day Of
next term.
An effort was made by the Solci-
tor to have the appeal dismissed in
the case Of Bub Lyon, murder, but
the Judge decided in favor Of the de-
fendant.
A motion was made to estreat the
bond OF w. w. Davis. The case was
ordered dismissed and r. II. Boyd
was relieved OF reliability on said
bond.