Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-03

The State VS.. w. II. Rochester
violating dispensary law. Dismissed.
The State VS.. Joe Jones and Joe
Dyar JDnes-violating dispenSary


Dyar JDnes-violating dispensary
law. dismissed.
The Noted Fair Play Case.
The record above closed the work
Of the first day of the session, and it
was announced that the next case to
be taken up would be the Fair Play
murder case.
During g>Tuesday morning the grand
jury brought in their findings in one
casc-the case Of the State vs.. John
Hardy, for violation Of dispensary
law. In this case the return was
"No bill"
The case Of Paul Spencer (bas-
tardy) was compromised and
stricken from the docket.
Every Juryman Called.
In the work of selecting a jury to
try the murder case from Fair Play
every juryman Of the panel OF sc was
called. The defense rejected 13,
the State ), and 6 were excused by
L
men chosen to try the case brought
the total OF those called up to Sc.
The jury as it stands for the trial is
as follows:
J. A. Zimmerman, foreman; T. G.
Burns, }. p. Walters, w. 7. Burton,
A. NJ. Brown, G. l.. Barker, Elias
Woodall, J. Carol Lee, r. E. Fend-
ley, }. c. Seabom, J. b. Satterfield, ;,
w. b. stephens.
The Court record Of the proceed
ings in this case shows the following
with reference to drawing the jury:
Excused by the defense-W. l..
Hutchison, ]. G.. Bentley, G.. e. Du-
macher, Jr., j. A. Smith, A. H.
w. Davis, +. w. Harbort, c.. c. Kel-
i ley, w. f. Harbin-13.
Excused by the State. A. Dur
ham, T. c. Bibb, c. w. Lyles, w. A.
Grant, p. w. Matheson-5.
Excused by the Court for cause
b. }. Marett, T. o. Morris, j. G.
Lee, J. d. Bright, d. d. Elrod, f. A.
Carroll-6.
Shortly after the convening of
Court the defendants were arraigned,
and all plead not guilty. The defend
ants are represented by 7. Frank
! Watkins, Esq, and A. II. Dagna4l
Esq, of Anderson; f. l.. Herndon,
Esq. and j. r. Earle, Esq, OF Wal
halla. NJ. c. Long, Esq, OF Wal
halla, is associated in the case, as
sisting the Solicitor.
Up to noon yesterday only . few
Witnesses for the State had been
sworn, these being Carrie Spights,
Marie Spights, Andy Bowers, S. b.
Welborn, John Swinger, Anna
Swinger and Alonzo Anderson.
The Court took recess for dinner
at 80 o'clock, at which time Alonzo
Anderson, a witness for the State,
was on the stand. After reconven-
ing at o'clock Anderson's test imony
was concluded and he was cross
examined by the attorneys for the
defense.
Other witnesses sworn for the
State during the afternoon were ].
II. Godfrey, Edgar White, Harry
Sheldon, Abraham Swinger, and w.
S. Campbell.
Three mute witnesses that lie on
the Court room floor near the ap-
proach to the Judges bench are the
their stocks and one gun stock de-
tached from its barrel. Just what
bearing these silent witnesses have
upon the case is not fully developed.
Could they but speak Of the tragedy
that was enacted, and in which they
had their part, the work of the Court
would be greatly lightened. They
will doubtless figure prominently in
the testimony Of living witnesses and
bear their part in determining the
guilt or innocence of tlfe parties now
on trial. The gun barrels still have
their muzzles choked with mud and
the one gun stock is badly stained.
Tuesday afternoon the grand jury
brought in the following bills and
handed them to the Court:
The State VS.. B. stephens s-dispos-
ing OF property under lien. True bill
The State vs.. Miles Addis-assault
and battery with intent to kill. True
bill.
The State VS.. John Adams-assault
and battery with intent to kill. True
bill.
At $50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
the Court took recess until this
morning at $50 o'clock.