The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-02
GOOD DAYS WORK DONE
BY CRIMINAL COURT
is TRUE BILLS, z PLEAS OF
GUILTY AND TWO TRIALS
BY JURY
THE OFFENDERS
The Crimes They Committed and
Confessed and the Punishment
Melted Out.
OFFENDERS


session for Anderson County. conven-
ing yesterday morning with Judge
Frank B. Gary Of Abbeville presiding.
promises to be one Of the most re-
mnrkable that has been held in this
county in years i'll respect to the num-
ber Of cases wiped off the docket on
the opening day OF the session.
Convening ut 10 O'Clock and adj
jOurning u hali-hour before the reg
ular time, or $50 o'clock, anu recess
sing an hour and half for dinner. the
days proceedings consisted Of. 10
true bills returned by the grand jury,
Z cases disposed Of by the defendants
entering pleas Of guilty, one case dis
posed Of by jury trial and another
jury case partly finished.
Please of Guilty.
Shortly after court convened one
Lawrence Hammond. whose case was
brought over from the last term or
court, came forward and entered
plea to charges Of assault ami bat
terry with intent To kill. He was SEN
fenced to serve two months in the
State peBitentiary or on the public
works OF the county.
Albert Thompson and Joe Bates
pleaded guilt! to charges OF house
breaking and larceny. and were SEN
fenced to serve one year each i'll the
State penitentiary or on the public
works Of the county.
]. T. Parks entered plea of guilty
to charges Of larceny OF live stock.
He was sentenced to serve 18 months
In the State penitentiary or on the
public works OF the county.
Maud Sales came forward and plead
I'd guilty to larceny. and received
sentence Of two months in the State
penitentiary or on the public works of
the county. She recently stole $50
from the residence of Frank P. Rob-
ertson. sos South Main street.
Lester Lark and Fred Pringleton
pleaded guilty to charges OF .iouse
breaking and larceny. and were SEN
fenced to serve 10 months each In the
State penitentiary or on the public
works Of the county.
Plunmer Turner pleaded guilty to
charges OF housebreaking and larceny
and was sentenced to serve 9 months
In the State penitentiary or on the
public works Of the county.
Verge Hunter pleaded guilty to
charges ofii 0use5T eakins and larceny
and was sentenced to serve 10 months
in the State penitentiary OF on che
public works of the county I!
George Keller pleaded guilty to
charges Of disposing Of property un-
der lien, and received sentence or
Is months in the State penitentiary or
on the public works 0fthecounty.
Jury Trial.
The first Jury case taken uD was
that OF Steve Robinson. charged with
h,,r rIoe 10 rhn fy1rH
turned verdict Of guilty and Judge
Gary sentenced the prisoner To serve
; years in the State penitentiary or
on the public works Of the icounty.
Robinson recently entered the resi-
dence of Col. James T. Roberts and
stole brace Of fine pictols and a
gold watch. He was later arrested by
State Detective W. B. brennan. who
found the pistols and watch In the
ceiling OF the nevro's house. The fol-
lowing tury tried the case: r. Lee
Owens. w. 2. hicCieiianj. r. II. TRIM.
G. F. Eagle, .B. NJ. Aull. L. F. Kay. w.
F. Mattison. ]. H. WRIGHT. T. l.. Little
GUY II. Norriss, B. "a Wilson and A. L.
Rollins
The next case taken up was that of
j. f. Kennedy. charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill. When
court recessed at $3.50 o'cl6ck, one
',alf hour before the regular time. on
account of the absence OF several Wit
nesses. two witnesses for the State
had been examined In the case. The
following Jury Is irving the case: H.
@. Anderson, G. F. Eagle, r. H. Trip,
r. A. Wilson, T., X Roper. MA: Sulli-
van. ]. B.Massay, F. c. Bowen, Guy H.
Norriss. w. II. Harrison. W. S.
Rreazeale and F. E. Alexander.
HEADACHE. COLDS.