The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-03
SEVEN CASES WERE
WIPED FROM DOCKET
LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK
ACCOMPLISHED YESTER-
DAY BY COURT
ID. I. SMITH FREED
Bolton Cotton Mill Operative
Who Stayed Invader of His
Home Acquitted.
d. T. SMITH FREED

Seven cases wiped from the docket,
eight bills returned by the grand Jury
which marked the completion OF
work for this tribunal for this term of
court-and the reading of the present
ment OF the grand jury to the presid-
ing Judge. constituted the days work
in the court OF general sessions yes
;crday. There are but seven cases
left on the docket for trial at this term
Of the court. and 1t is not improbable
that they will be completed this week,
thereby winding up the work OF the
spring term OF the court OF general
sessions for Anderson County In one
half of the time allotted for the hold
ing of it.
The most interesting case disposed
of yesterday was that against d. T.
Smith. an operative of the Bolton Cot
ton mills card room. who shot and
killed Ed Lolliss. second hand in the
same department of the mill, upon
discovering the. latter in his home
with Mrs. Smith. The case did not go
to the jury for settlement. the court
| directing n verdict of mot guilty"
When the defendant had been nrraign-
ell the State put up but three wit
nesses, as follows: DR.. ". c. Bowen,
A. Y. Shirley and Mrs. c. s. Smith.
The defense offered no teslimnny, and
at this junCture the court directed the
jury to write verdict OF acquittal.
which was done.
Old Case Settled.
| Lee Hubbard. who was tried In his
absence at the November, 1914, term
of court on charges of violating the
dfspensary law. verdict of guilty be-
ing returned, and who later appeared
before the clerk of court and heard
his sentence, from which an appeal
waB taken but never perfected, ap-
peared before the court yesterday for
resentencing. On motion of counsel
for the defendant. the court reduced
| the former sentence from 5000 to
$3.50.
Trial was resumed yesterday morn
Ing In the case against ]. r. Kennedy,
whose case was taken up Monday af-
ternoon. He was tried on charges of
assault and battery with intent to
kill. After hearing the testimony the
jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Sentence was not imposed yesterday,
by the court.
The next case taken up was that
against eugene Shaw. indicted for as
sault aid battery with intent to kill.
A Verdict OF not guilty was returned.
Fred Dawson was tried In his alb.
sence on charges of violating the dis
pensary law and a verdict OF guilty
returned. A.sealcd sentence was left
by the court for him.
Plea OF Guilty. -
+ Henry Simmons pleaded guilty to
charges of housebreaking and receiv-
ed sentence OF seven months in tho
State penitentiary or on the public
works of the county.
Albert Lewis was tried on charges
of violating the dispensary law and
verdict of not guilty directed by the
court
The last case taken up during tho
day was that against John II. jenkins,
charged with assault and battery with
Intent to kill. The Jury returned
verdict of guilty of simple assault
and battery, whereupon the court I'm
posed sentence OF 20 days on the,
changing.
The-following no-bills were return
ed by the grand jury: VIII Washing
ton. bastardy; Paul Jones, larceny;
Edgar Hubbard, violation of dispen-
sary law. True bills were returned
rs follows: ]. NJ Meeks, violation dis
pensary law; c w. F'obbins, violation
of dispensary law: Pleas Agnew, JOS
eph Agnew and Jim Davis. house,
breaking and larceny; Henry Sim.
mons. housebreaking: John II. Jen-
kris. assault and battery with intent
to kill. ~