The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-03
COURT MAKES PROGRESS.
RACHEIIL POTTS FOUND GUILTY
OF MANsLAUGIrfER.
Two Murder Cases Set Tor Thursday
Largo Number OF True Bills Re
turned by Grand Jury and Several
Prisoners Plead Guilty
From The Daily Item. June 20.

the past two days. having completed
one murder case. disposed OF large
number OF pleas OF guilty and heard
several other cases OF less interest.
The case OF Rachel Potts came to
an end late last night. when the jury
returned verdict OF manslaughter.
after being out for several hours. In
the trial at n former term Of court
the case resulted In a mistrial.
Della Weeks and Frances Weeks
were arraigned on the charge of muir
dsr and plead not guilty. The court
appointed John B. Dufiiie and, Ray
mon Schwartz. Esqs.. as attorneys for
the two women and the case was set
for Thursday.
The following from the clerks
sotes shows what has been done
Monday and Tuesday morning:
Della Weeks and Frances Weeks.
murder. true bill.
McKeiver Cuttino. violation OF dis
psnsary law. true BILL
Adelaide Boyd. violation of dispen-
ssry law. true bill.
Thos. ". Miller. obtaining goods by
false pretense. true bnl. 'f
John Reed. transporting alcoholic
liquors. true bill.
Sam Logan. Jr.. grand larceny. true
bin.
Ernest Ford. housebreaking and at
tempt at use-breaking. true bill as
TO attempting house. e-breaking.
Theo Brown. grand larceny. true
hin.
II. l.. PEBBLES. obtaining goods by
false pretenses. true bill.
II. L. PEBBLES. obtaining goods by
false pretenses. true bill.
Providence Anthony. dlsposing OF
property under lien. true bill.
Edward Dickson. larceny Of bicycle,
hue bill.
James Hicks. se-breaking and
larceny. true bill. i'''
George Ellerbe. larceny of BIZ
cycle. no bill
Robert Ramsey. unlawful traffic In
seed cotton. no bill.
Jesse Tucker. assault and battery
9th intent to kill. no bill.
Gadsden McFadden. disposing of
property under hen. no biiI.
Marion McAiiston. disposing of
property under lien. remanded to
ma asistrate. ,e
James Hicks. arralgned and plead
guilty on charge OF house breaking
and larceny. sentenced to thirteen
monthe on gang.
John Reed. transporting alcoholic
fauors. arraigned and plead guilty.
sentenced TO three, monthes on the
ehsinsang. or pay a fne OF 500. SEN
tence suspended during good beha-
vior.
James Green. tried for house
breaking and larceny, verdict OF
guilty with recommendation to mercy
on plea Of guilty being entered by
defendant. sentenced to five years on
gang.
Nose VIM. Jr.. plead guilty 70
charge OF house-breaking. sentenced
to reformatory at Lexington for one
year and three monthes.
Robert Grant and Edgar Rees. ar
raisned ON charge of murder and trial
set for Thursday.
John Davis. house breaking and
larceny. plead not guilty on arraign-
nnent. The case was heard and sen.
tence or guilty was returned and the
prisoners sentenced to four years on
the chainsang OF Sumter County.
Theo Brown was arralgned on the
charge OF grand larceny and plead
guilty. She was given n sentence OF
three years In the penitentiary.
Ernest Ford. attempted house,
breaking and larceny. arraigned and
plead guilty. given two years I'm re-
formatory at Lexington.
The case OF Lucuis Bossard Ros-
ae Ballard and Arthur Phillips
house-breaking and larceny. was next
called and upon arraiGnment Bos-
ale Ballard plead guilty and Lucius
Bossard and Arthur Phillips plead
not guilty. This case was one where
the defendants were alleged to have
broken into the Southern Express Co.
offices In tho city OF Sumter and
stolen quantity Of stun. II was in
progress when recess was taken for
dinner.
The Sessions Court continued to