The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-11
SELECTING THE JURY
FOR THE POORE TRIAL
ONLY IL MEN HAVE BEEN
CHOSEN
PANEL EXHAUSTED
Five Pleas of Guilty Entered Yes
terday in Criminal Court and
One Murder Case Tried
PANEL EXHAUSTED

Yesterday was busy day for the
court of general sessions. The grand
jury wound up its business ard made
its present. five pleas Of guilty
were heard ard the defendants sen.
fenced. one murder case was tried and
the court took up the trial OF Claude
Poore. charged with the murder OF
Joe Kelly. X
When court convened yesterday
morning the trial - viii Belcher
charged with killing a negro named
Robuck at "hot supper" was the
first thing taken UP. This case was
started Wednesday afternoon and 81
he evidence was completed before adj
journment Wodnes1ly. Yesterday the
| arguments in this case were delivered
and shortly after the noon recess the
| case went to the jury.
The task 2f drawing Il jury for the
trial of Claude Poore was then begun.
Each juror was sworn on his voir dire
| and there were numerous objections.
This finally resulted in TIE panel be-
ing exhausted when only II men had
been chosen and as the Belcher jury
vas still out at o'clock the judge
declared that If the Belcher jury could
not reach verdict he would declare
a recess. The jury in the BelGher case
was called into the court room and
the foreman asked If there was any
immediate prospects OF verdict be-
ing reached, TO which he replied that
there was not. Judge Memminger
then advised the jurors of the facts
in the case and the law on the sub
ject and the jury then returned to
its room. The court then took a re-
cess.
The following are the IL men al
ready chosen on the jury to try Poore:
John A. McCill, II. B. Blackwell, Ben
Rogers, A. G. Keys, eugene T. An
derson, j. l.. Lafoy, ]. l.. Warnock. j.
A. Cochran, T o Wright, w. M. Webb
and B. f. Johnson.
This case is. one of the most in
teresting to be tried at the present
term OF the court of general sessions
While on duty as policeman in VIII
liamston, it is alleged that Claude
Poore had an alteration with Joe
Kelly. an ex-policeman and that Poore
shot Kelly to death. 1t Is alleged that
Kelly had no weapon and that both
his hands were above his head when
he was killed.
During yesterdays session of the
court the following pleas of guilty
were entered and sentences passed:
George Thompson, house breaking
and larceny, entered g plea of guilty
and was sentenced to one year on the
ctsingang.
tlugs:iS Martin entered q plea of
guilty to the charge of housebreaking
and larceny and was sentenced to one
year on the chaingang.
VIII Randall, charged with the lar
ceny OF bicycle, entered q plea Of
guilty and was sentenced to one
year on the chaingang and to pay a
fine Of $1.OQ.
Floyd Gambrell entered plea of
guilty to the charge OF house breaking
and larceny and was sentenced to
serve for one year on the chaingang.
Owen Williams entered plea of
guilty to the charge Of larceny from
ne house and receiving stolen goods
atd was sentenced to serve six months
on the chaingang.
j. A. Brock, who was tried We6nes-
Gay and convicted of assault and bat
terry OF high and aggravated nature
Ind OF carrying concealed weapons.
was sentenced yesterday. On the
sirst charge-he was sentenced tc
serve two months on the chaingang
and Oh the second ne was sentenced
to serve 80 days or to pay fine OF
$100. The second sentence to begin
Immediately upon the expiration of
the first.
The following is the general pres
eminent OF the grand jury:
To Hon. II. w. Memminger, presiding
Judge, Anderson, S. c.:
We have passed on the bills and in
dictments which have been handed us
at this term.
We wish to call the magistrates at
,feption to the law requiring then to
send in warrants to the clerk OF court
promptly after making up the case in
order thes the scficiior. nag iass the
indictments ready for the grund .uyy
by the first day of court,
We have Instructed cnr cad and
bridge committee to tal.n ete,.a tn see
II any relief can be had by reason of
tia dam at Eortinan Shoals stopping.
operations for five hours daily. half
the year. Of the ferries between this
county and Hart county, Georgia.
In conclusion we desire to express
our thanks to your honor and TO the
soiiJitof anu 10 other court OFFICIALS
for the conrtesies shown us during
the term.
Respectfully submitted, Il
j. =. Douthit, Foreman. y