The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-09-21
CRIMINAL COURT.
Number of Prisoners Pleaded Guilty
and Were Sentenced.

The one week term of criminal
court convened in Bamberg Monday
morning, with Judge R. w. Memmin-
ger, of Charleston, presiding. So
licitor R. L. Gunter, of Aiken, and
Stenographer E. A. Brown, of Barn
we'll, were in their places.
A large number of bills we're hand
ed the grand jury. Monday the fol-
lowing cases were acted on by the
grand jury:
Charles Henry Holmes, pointing
! firearms, true bill.
Jeremiah Henderson, larceny of
bicycle, true bill.
Lee Orr, pointing firearms and car
rying concealed weapon, true bill.
George Mcmillan, housebreaking
| and larceny, true bill.
Jas. Comfy, transporting liquor, nc
bill.
George Mcmillan, larceny of live
stock, true bill.
Vic Ancrum, violation of dispen-
sary law, true bill.
Sawyer Minis, larceny, true bill.
Sawyer Minis, larceny of livestock
true bill.
Govan Rice, murder, true bill.
Ed King and VIM. Smith, house
breaking and larceny, true bill.
Risher Walker, assault and battery
with intent to kill, no bill.
w. D. Blume, violation of prohi'
bition law, true bill.
A. E. Brabham and Bub Brabham
violation of prohibition law, no bill.
The following pleaded guilty and
received the sentences stated:
George Mcmillan, larceny, 81 fine
and so days on the gang.
George Mcmillan, housebreakine
and larceny, 81 fine and one year or
the gang.
Sawyer Minis, larceny, 81 fine anc
two years on the gang.
Sawyer Minis, larceny of livestock
81 fine and three years on the gang.
Ed King and VIM. Smith, house
breaking and larceny, eighteer
months each on the gang.
Charles Henry Holmes, pointing
firearms, six months. Sentence sus
pended during good behavior.
Jeremiah Henderson, larceny of bi
cycle, ST. fine and one year.
The first case tried Monday wa
that of Violet Pinaker, charged will
murder. After consuming nearly al
of Monday, and after the jury hat
remained out several hours, yer
dict was rendered convicting the wo
man of manslaughter. She was sen
fenced to serve two years.
The next case taken up was tha
of A. V. Smith, charged with obtain
ing goods under false pretence. HI
was found not guilty.
The following grand jurors were
held over for the next year: G. c
Fender, G. L. Bishop, J. WINS. Car
ter, H. M. Bishop, A. Mob. Speaks
and F. E. Dozier.
Govan Rice, charged with murder
was found not guilty.
Lee Orr, charged with pointing
firearms and carrying a concealed
weapon, was found not guilty.
Victor Ancrum was sentenced tt
serve six months on the county
works, but five months of this sen
tence was suspended during good be
havior.
The case against w. D. Blume
charged with violation of the prohi
bition law, was called Tuesday after
noon, and was concluded shortly be-
fore noon Wednesday. Mr.. Blume
was charged with having a shipment
of whiskey to arrive in Bamberg in
trunk last spring. The trunk, il
was alleged, was brought to Bambere
from Augusta as baggage and was not
| checked. After remaining out fol-
some time, the jury returned yer,
| dict of guilty on both counts, trans
porting and storing more than one
gallon of whiskey. The verdict was
rendered just before The Herald
went to press, and the prisoner had
not been sentenced up to that time.
Yesterday afternoon the Morris
murder trial was taken up, and had
not been concluded up to the hour of
The Herald going to press.
Free-Murphy.
Miss Reba Free and Mr.. Phillip