Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-14
GENERAL SESSIONS

The summer term Of the court OF
general sessions convened yesterday
morning in the temporary court room
of the Rose hotel building, his honor,
Judge Ernest Moore Of Lancaster, pre-
siding.
Solicitor Henry was absent attend
ing the funeral Of a relative. The state
was represented by ]. C. Mcclure of
Chester.
Upon organization Of the court,
Judge Moore made the usual charge to
the grand jury in regard to the powers
of that body and the great influence
for good they have on the county.
AS is usually the case at the sum-
mer term, the number of cases to be
tried are few. Only few prisoners,
all but one Of whom are negroes, were
in Jail. and all their cases were dis
posed of during yesterday mornings 8
session.
Judge Moore excused the following
jurors:
IT. Crawford, ]. E. Oates, r. j.
White, w. l.. Isom, H. P. Jackson, T.
H. Merritt.
During yesterday morning, the grand
jury passed on all bills presented
them by the acting solicitor, and after
making their final presentment, were
excused yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing true bills were returned:
Press Massey, abandonment Of wife.
James Ingram, Gammie Reid, VIM.
Franklin, Bolton Dunlap, larceny.
Frank Garrison, larceny.
J. E. Turney and Thad Turney, muir
der--two indictments.
J. E. w. Halle, NAL practice.
Geo. Barnes, assault with intent to
ravish.
The first case taken up yesterday
morning was that of the State VS..
Press Massey, charged with the aban-
donment of his wife. The jury return
ed a verdict Of guilty, and his honor
sentenced the defendant to one year
and placed him under a $500 bond on
his promise to support his wife in fu-
ture, the Jail sentence to be suspended
during the defendants compliance
with the bond.
Frank Garrison, a white boy Of Rock
Hill, not quite IL years old, plead gull
ty to the theft Of S5 cents, and was
sentenced to the reformatory for white
boys at Florence for period Of one
year.
James Ingram, VIM. Franklin and
Belton Dunlap, negro boys under IA
years Of age, plead guilty to stealing
$45 from H. Finch, a merchant Of Rock
Hill. They were sentenced to serve B
years in the reformatory at Lexington
Gammie Reid, II years Of age, was
indicted with the three boys in the
above named charge. He plead not
guilty. The jury, however, returned a
verdict of guilty, and Gammie was
sentenced to five years in the reforma-
tory for colored youths.
A special venire Of eight jurors was
drawn yesterday afternoon but only
six were served. They are: j. D. Clark,
w. B. Burns, H. T. Williams, Quinn
Wallace, r. w. Lowry, G. w. Brown.
The first case taken up this morning
was that Of the state VS.. Dr. j. E. w.
Halle of Rock Hill charged with NAL
practice.
Messrs. Dunlap G. Dunlap and Thos.
f. Mellow represent the defendant and
Solicitor Henry, the prosecution. There
was a good deal Of legal sparring
among counsel preliminary to the
opening of the case, especially as to
the number of challenges to which the
defense was entitled. Counsel for the
defense claimed the right to ten chal-
lenges while the state contended that
five was the legal number. Judge
Moore sustained the contention of the
state.
1t is quite likely that the jury will
be engaged in this trial the entire day.
The trial of ]. E. Turney and Thad
E. Turney, indicted for the murder OF
Pink Dover, and ]. K. Wells, has been
set for tomorrow morning Thos. F.
Mellow, Esq, represents the defen-
dants, while John R. Hart, Esq, has
been retained to assist the state.