Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-26
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.

w. II. IdTuHerp u young WnlLe man,
formerly Of Rock Hill, who was on
trial on the charge of breach Of trust
when The Enquirer went to press
Tuesday. was declared not guilty.
Gardner is still being held by the
sheriff on the charge Of issuing fraud
ulent checks.
Charlie Gill, colored, who was con-
victed Of housebreaking and larceny.
the indictment alleging that he stole
several bushels Of oats, the property
Of A. A. Lockridge Of Kings Mount
tain township, was sentenced to serve
one year in the penitentiary or on the
chaingang.
Sidney Anderson and Iro Barber,
negroes, plead guilty to using stock
without the owners consent They
each paid fines Of $50.
Sam Wright, colored, charged with
house breaking and larceny had no
counsel but he conducted his own
Wright was charged with having
stolen suit Of clothes valued at SIS
from another negro. He was arrested
in Kings Mountain, N. c., and was
brought to Glover by Constable He'd
ricks. Wright alleged that the con-
stable fooled him over the state line
by telling him that he, Constable
Hedricks, was merely carrying him
to a certain point to get the clothes.
Wright alleged that after he was
placed in jail at Glover Constable
Hedricks and Policeman Binderman
Of Glover advised him to pead guilty
to petit larceny, saying that II he did
so he would receive a sentence Of not
more than thirty days, whereas II he
plead not guilty, he would be commit
ted to Jail for the term Of general
sessions.
The negro further declared on the
stand that Policeman Binderman
promised to try and get him out Of
the matter altogether, provided he
would assist the policeman in catch
ing certain blind tigers in Glover.
Wright declared that acting on the
advise Of the officer he plead guilty
and was remanded to jail early In
August, where he has remained since
that time. The officers, he said, did
not make good their promises.
Constable Hedricks and Policeman
Binderman upon examination by the
state and the negro, Wright, denied
that they In any manner induced the
prisoner to enter plea OF guilty but
declared that he admitted his guilt
Of his own volition.
After examining the two officers,
Wright said, "Well, now 'cose you
all Is white gentlemen and / can't
dispute your word; but II you all
didn't tell me to plead guilty cause
l would git off in about thirty days,
I hope God will kill me in my tracks"
It took the jury only short time
to return a verdict Of not guilty.
Sterling Young, a negro boy, IL
years Of age, plead guilty to breaking
into the store Of Carl Matthews at
Ebenezer and stealing SIS. He will
live in the reformatory for colored
youths at Lexington for period of
one year.
James Hayes, a white man who plead
guilty of assault and battery Of a
high and aggravated nature on four
counts was sentenced to four years
servitude, two years Of the sentence
or. Hayes, Is the man who shot into
the automobile Of Mr.. ]. w. Leech
of Hickory Grove several weeks ago
when Mr.. Leech and a party were
returning home from Yorkville. Hay
es, nobody seems to have good
word for you" said Judge Rice in
imposing sentence upon the prisoner.
That was horrible thing you did
You will have to quit drinking whis-
ky absolutely and learn to curb your
temper or else you are going to end
in the electric chair. hope you will
be cured Of your whisky habit by the
time you have completed your SEN
tence. Whisky is responsible for your
being here"
Emmett McCarter, colored, was
found guilty, Of rape and recommend
ed to mercy. He was sentenced to
serve two years on the chaingang or
penitentiary.
John Barnes, colored, charged with
abandoning his wife. was released on
his own reconizance, he promising to
support his family.
The case against Lewis Beard and