The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-06-24
Court Of General Sessions.

Court Of General Sessions.
The summer term of the court OF
general sessions for Williamsburg
county convened here Monday morn.
ing with Judge T ] Mauldin of Pick.
ems presiding for the first time at
this place. L E Wood, court steno-
grapher, of Sumter, and other off.
GERS of the court were on hand
promptly, and Notwithstanding the
intense heat of the past three days
q large amount of business has been
disposed of.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Mauldin confined his utter
ances, briefly, to the law and it's rel
alton to the various indictments they
were to consider. He did not deem
it necessary to outline their duties
as officers of the law and their
responsibilities, as they had already
been admonished along those lines.
Solicitor Stoll presented the grand
jury with twenty-five indictments,
twenty-qpe of which were returned
as true bills.
Thesessions have been attended
by large crowds daily since the
opening and on account of the hot
weather Judge Mauldin was consid-
crate enough to allow the jurors,
witnesses and spectators to sit with
their coats off.
The first case called for trial was
that of the State against T w Brit.
ton for assault and battery with in
tent to kill. The defendant was
found guilty of simple assault
and battery and fined $4,000.
Defendant was represented by A C
Kinds and N N Newell. Esqs.
Warren Thomas plead guilty to
the charge of assault and battery
ande was sentenced tu serve four
on the chaingang. Ransom
Wilson also plead guilty to similar
charge and was sentenced to one
year on the public works of the
county or in the State penitentiary.
Ollie Scott, charged with burglary
and larceny, plead guilty and was
sentenced to four months on the
chaingang.
Henry Francis, charged with
housebreaking and larceny, attempt
ed to defend his own case. He
was found guilty and sentenced to
three years.
Henry Mcintosh. tried on a charge
of failure to support his wife,, was
found guilty and sentenced to three
on the chaingang or pay
fine of $50; A C Kinds, Esq, defend
ants attorney.
Dave Evans plead guilty to a
charge of bigamy and suspended
sentence of three years was imposed
by the court. The negro was rep
resented by A C Kinds, Esq, who pre-
sented a petition signed by Evans
friends requesting the suspension
during good behavior. Hugh Scott,
another negro, also plead guilty to
a charge of bigamy and was sem
fenced to 1S months on the chain
gang,
Victoria Chandler and Ellen Chan
dler, young negro women charged
with murder, plead guilty and were
sentenced to life imprisonment. Up
on being arraigned Monday these
women plead mot guilty" and the
court appointed Jno M Ross and j
D O'Bryan, Esqs, to defend them.
They plead guilty" when brought
up for trial later.
James Scott, and George Wright,
charged with the larceny of live
stock, plead guilty and were senten-
ced to 1S months each on the chain
gang.
David Presley plead guilty to
violating the dispensary law and
was sentenced to three months ON
the chaingang or pay a fine of 500.
Fine paid.
A Nj Miles, white, charged with
housebrea!Sing and larceny, plead
his own case and was found guilty.
to one year on the chain
gang.
JB McFadden, tried for assault
and battery. was found guilty and