The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-14
COURT CONVENES.
Judge Bowman i'm His Charge to the
Grand Jury Compliments County.

the trial of criminal cases. The Grim
inal docket is heavy one, there be-
ing four homicide cases for trial.
The court convened yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, with Judge I. w.
Bowman, of Orangeburg, Judge of
the first circuit presiding. Solicitor
Henry and Stenographer McCaw
were at their posts
Judge Bowman made a clear and
convincing charge to the grand jury
He began by saying that he was glad
to be in Lancaster, and that this was
his first visit here, that the county
had an enviable record in many re-
spects, which would make the grand
jury feel more the responsibility that
rested upon them, that they are the
custodians of the peace and order of
the county. In these days, he con-
tinued, where "Law and Order Lea
gues' are recommended, 1t should
be remembered that the grand Jury
is this very thing. 1t is the grand
inquest of the county. Among other
things, it is their duty to look after
the auditor, treasurer, sheriff, mag
istrates and other officials and see
that they are properly discharging
their duties.
He called the attention Of the
grand jury to their duties as to the
public roads OF the county "The
civilization of people" Judge
Bowman said, sis largely reflected
in the condition Of their roads. +"
Another matter which the Judge said
he would particularly stress was that
of education, declaring: eff am a
crank on any one matter it is that
OF education. No one force in South
Carolina, except, of course, the
church OF God. does as much good
as the public schools"
1t is the duty of the grand Jury
to visit the schools OF the county and
see that they are sanitary, properly
equipped and in charge of good
teachers. Judge Bowman expressed
his preference for women teachers.
1t was the business of grand ju-
ror to look after the morals of his
community and present all per-
sons who were violating the law in
any respect. He called attention to
the Importance of the grand Jurors
being themselves above reproach
that If any one of the panel felt that
he was vulnerable he should let IL
be known to the Court and he would
be excused from serving on the panel
The following true bills have been
! found by the grand jury:
The State VS. Moses Witherspoon
murder.
The State VS. Arthur Broom, mur-
der.
The State VS. j. b. Connor, murder
The State VS. Walter White and
Winston White, murder.
The State VS. James Leach. assault
and battery with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons.
The State VS. Otis Deese. violating
dispensary law.
The State VS. Jesse Norton, violat-
ind dispensary law.
The State VS. T.. C. Bell. assault
and battery with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons.
The State VS. James White. house
hrealtipp an5 Iorcany
The State VS. Lewis Rollins, assault
and battery with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons.
The State VS. Thomas Reeves, house
breaking and larceny.
The State VS. Richard Baskins. as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
The State>vs Clarence Threat, as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
The State VS. Henry Brevard, dis
posing of propert yunder lien.
The State vs. Henry Jones, larceny.
The State vs. Bart Massey and Ben
jamin Hammond, house breaking and
larceny.
The State vs. Benz. Hammond and
Benz. c. Robinson. house breaking
and larceny.
The State VS. Leroy Perry and Rob-
ert Perry, assault and battery with
intent to kill and carrying concealed
weapons.
The following cases have been
tried: Lewis Rollings. charged with
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