Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-13
GENERAL

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day morning at 10 o'clock, his honor
Special Judge Halcott P. Green Of CO.
lumbia, presiding; Solicitor j. h.
Henry of Chester, representing the
state and the other court officials In
their accustomed places. There was
much delay in the procedure at the
initial session Of the court, due to the
fact that three grand jurors were ex-
cused, one was reported not found,
and :en petit jurors were excused from
service. This ~necessitated the draw
ing Of a special venire Of grand and
petit jurors and several hours time
was required to bring them into court.
The grand jurors excused were: B.
N. Moore, H. A. Falls, c. F. Gordon.
w. o. Stowe was reported mot
found" Messrs. F. c. Black, Sam M.
Grist, s. A. McSwain and r. Y. Grist
We're drawn to complete the grand
jury panel. Mr.. j. E. Burns Of York.
Vile, was named IS foreman Of the
grand jury to serve during the present
year.
The following petit jurors, for vari-
Gus reasons, were excused: ]. M. Mil
T. n. Brandon. M. T. Williams, ). l..
Meacham, G. N. Mccall, w. NJ. Steele,
y. K. Williams, L. H. Simrill, &. d.
Reid.
Judge Green made no general
charge to the grand jury yesterday
morning in accordance with the usual
custom, owing to the fact that much
time mad been lost in organizing the
court. Several indictments were hand
cd to the grand jury by the solicitor.
The morning session of the court ad-
Journed without any presentments
having been made by the grand jury.
Undoubtedly the most interesting
case Of the court Of general sessions
Is that against Thomas Nolan, alias
Detroit Nebs," alias Chicago Nolan"
who Is charged with having cracked
the safe Of the Savings bank OF Fort
Mill, on the night Of September 20,
1902. Nolan has been in the York
"a committed after his pardon by
Governor Blease. Most York county
people are familiar with the details OF
the robbery and are also somewhat
familiar with the history Of the al
legged safecracker during the past
thirteen years. Nolan has been the
object Of much attention since court
convened yesterday morning. H. T.
Gregory, United States p~ostoface in
spector, who bears q national reputa-
ton as q sleuth in the rounding up OF
safecrackers, Is in Yorkville, and will
be the sta witness for the prosecu-
ton. Nolan said yesterday that he
was almost confident Of his acquittal
on the charge against him. The case
will very likely be tried some time
Wednesday.
The following special venire was
drawn from the five mile box to COM
plete the jury panel: ]. Frank Moore
J. A. Latta, ]. E. Stroup, w. T. Moore,
D. T. Wods, E. M. Dickson, w. e.
Land, c. H. Hart, ]. Q. Wray, r. E.
Mcclure, B. B.. Ferguson, C.. A. Boney.
Mr.. Boney was excused from service
The grand jury had passed on q
number Of indictments by the time
yesterday afternoons session OF the
court convened and much business wal
disposed Of with quickness and de-
ing guilty. Judge Green was quite
lenient in the sentences he imposed
where the defendants saved the state
the expense Of q trial.
The case against Henry Brown and
John Perkins, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, was
mol pressed by the solicitor upon the
defendants paying a fine Of $40 each.
The case against ]. E. Turney, charged
with assault and battery with intent
to kill, was also mol pressed upon the
payment of SIS.
The first trial by jury to be begun,
was that Of the state against John
Kirk, colored, who was charged with
violating the ~dispensary law. The
case had hardly begun when the So
licitor, learning that the defendant was
a negro, and that he was charged with
operating a distillery which was not
his own, requested the jury to write
a verdict Of not guilty.
The only jury trial Of the afternoon
a the case against Harrison Nicely,
colored, charged with larceny of a
suit Of clothes, a hat and a pair of
shoes, the property Of George Nc
Collum, also colored. Nicely had no
lawyer and no witnesses, but defend
ed himself ably by maintaining silence.
Several witnesses were put up by the
state who proved that McCollum's
house had been broken into and his
clothes stolen. Nicely had also been
the neighborhood and when Con-
stable H. E. Johnson attempted to ar
rest him shortly after the discovery
Of the robbery, he tool to his heels.
The state, however, failed to connect
Nicely with McCollum's suit, hat and
shoes, and the negro declined to go
upon the witness stand and explain
why he ran when his arrest was at
tempted. 1t took the jury only a few
minutes to return a verdict OF not
guilty"
Cailie Knox, colored, plead guilty to
the theft Of a bicycle, the property OF
J.. B. Creighton Of Rock Hill, some
time ago. He was sentenced to serve
one year upon the public works Of the
county.
Jasper White, colored, charged with
burglary and larceny, plead guilty to
the second count Of the Indictment,
he having stolen a quantity OF meat
and other food. The sentence OF the
court was that he be confined upon
the county chaingang for a period OF
one year or a like period In the state
p~enitentiary. -
s, 1. Rush, a white boy, plead guilty
to housebreaking and larceny. He was
sentenced to be confined in the South
Carolina Industrial school at Florence
until he Is 81 years old or until he Is
discharged by the authorities. Rush
will be II years old next December:
He was one Of the party who escaped
from the county Jail with j. r.
Wyatt some time ago.
Thomas M. E. McCarter plead gull
ty to violation Of the d~ispensary law.
He was sentenced to pay a fne OF
$500, 500 Of the amount to be paid on
the opening Of the court Of general
sessions in November and the remain
ing 5000 to be suspended until the de-
PENDANT again be convicted Of the IL
licit sale Of whisky. =,
Doctor William T. Campbell
plead guilty to practicing medicine
without a license. He was sentenced
to serve ninety days in the county jail
or pay a fine Of 500. The sentence
was suspended on the doctors promise
not to sell medicine any more until
he had passed a creditable examina-
ton under the state board OF medi-
cal examiners and secured license.
Clinton Logan, a colored YOUTH
plead guilty to forging the name OF a
lady living near Hickory Grove to a
check for $40. He was unable, how.
ever, to sign his name to his formal
plea Of guilty-had to touch the pen.
He was given one year on the pubic
works.
Tom McElwain, a negro, plead gull
ty to car breaking. Six months on
the public works was the sentence i'm