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

The spring term of court of general
session for Anderson County. conven-
ing yesterday morning with Judge
Frank B. Gary of Abbeville presiding,
promises TO be one of the most re-
markable that has been held in this
county in years in respect TO the num-
ber of cases wiped off the docket or
the opening day of the session.
Convening at 10 o'clock and ad-
jourDing a half-hour before the reg
ular time, or $3.50 o'clock. and 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 and bat
terry with intent to kill. He was SEN
fenced to serve two months in the
State penitentiary or OIL the public
works of the county.
Albert Thompson and Joe Bates
pleaded guilty to charges of house,
breaking and larceny, and were SEN
fenced to serve one year each in the
State penitentiary or on the public
works of the county.
j. T. Parks entered plea Of guilty
to charges of larceny Of live stock
He was sentenced to serve Is months
in the State penitentiary or on the
public works of the county.
Maud Sales came forward and plead
ed guilty to larceny, and received a
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, 505 South Main street.
Lester Lark and Fred Pringleton
pleaded guilty tn charges If house
breaking and larceny, and were SEN
fenced to ser'ie 10 months each in the
State penitentiary or on the public
works OF the county. -
Plummer Turner pleaded guilty to
charges OF housebreaking and larceny
and was sentenced to serve Q months
in the State penitentiary or on the
public works OF the county
Verge Hunter pleaded guilty TO
charges ofh ousebreaking and larceny
IN the State penitentiary or on the
public works of the county.
George Keller pleaded guilty to
charges of disposing of property un-
der lien, and received sentence or
10 months in the State peniteltiary or
on the public works ofthecounty.
Jury Trial.
The first jury case taken up was
that of Steve Robinson. charged with
burglary and larceny. The jury re-
turned verdict OF guilty and Judge
Gary sentenced the prisoner to serve
s years in the State penitentiarys or
on the public works of ti,; county.
Robinson recently entered the rest
dence OF Col. James T. Roberts and
stole a 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 negro's house. The fol-
lowing Jury tried the case: e. Lee.
Owens. w p. McClelland. R. H. Tripp,
c.. F. Eagle. 3. NJ. Aull. L. F. Kay. w.
f. Mattison, J. II. WRIGHT. T. L. Little
Guy Fl. 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'Clock, one
'half 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 trvinf. the case: III.
q. Anderson. G.. F. Eae. 3, r. ii. Trinp.
b. A. Wilson. T. * Rope, M. A. Sulli-
van, j. B.Massey, F.sC. Bowen, G',y II.
Norriss, w. H. Harrison. W. s..
Breazeale and f. e. Alexander.
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