The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-16
URGES THAT CASES
Be TRIED RAPIDLY
GRAND JURY COMP ETES
LABORS FOR TERN.
Makes Recommendation That
Court Allow Combinations
But Rarely.

The Grand Jury for Lancaster
county late Wednesday afternoon
completed its labors for the presen,
term of court and made the following
presentment:
To His Honor S. w. G. Shipp. Presid-
ing Judge:
We. the Grand jury of said county
beg to submit the following report.
we have examined and passed on
all bills of Indictment handed us bv
the Solicitor.
we nave not examined the county
'cihces, county home. chaingang and
Jail at this term of court but have
appointed the following committees
10 look after same for this year and
10 make report at future term of
court. County offices and Magistrate
books, Jno. A. Cook. Berry Moblev
and j. r. Sistare; county home G.
l.. McNeely, w. r. Mothershed and
- f. Carnes; county chaingang
Charles Bird, r. c. Millen and w G
NanLandingham; public buildings
and Jail and prisoners in iar I u
stewart, Ira Sowell and NJ. r. Hin
son, Sr.; public schools. r. l.. Robin
son. A. M. Hall and Joel ID. Black
mon.
we nave not appointed any com
mittee on public roads and bridges
as our present board of county com
miesoners we know to he good hus;-
ness men, enthused over building
good work, so far as their finances
Will allow them to do So
We respectfully call the attention
OF the county board of commissioners
ITO the bridge over Otter Creek on
Three Notch Road. near TabegnacIe
church; also the ground BRIDGES on
same road, the bridge over Craie
Greek on New Cut Road, the bridge
over Lynche's River on Wolr pond
Road between Tradcsyille and Mon.
roe \. c., all Of which are reportad IN
us in bad condition; also the public
road, near Zion church and tbn
Rocky River road from d. r. S3pn,s
to North Carolina line are almost i'm.
passable and We recommend that
these roads and bridges have attcn-
ton at once.
We also call the attention or the
commissioners to the necessity Of
building Doby's Bridge over Sugar
Creek.
1t has been reported to us that
some or the convicts at the chainganc
camp have been running at large at
night and we ask that the commits.
sioncrs take the matter ND with tho
superintendent OF the gang and for
him not to allow same to be done in
the future.
We respectfully recommend a
prompt and expeditions disposal OF
all criminal cases as circumstances
will allow, and to this end that stems
be taken to insure punctual attend
ance OF all witnesses in crimiral
cases.
It has been called to our a. ~ ~
that the trial of several CT 7s
been postponed or continued on ,-
count OF the absence OF Sta, - r'--
nesses. and we respectfully ,urY! .
that steps should be taken 20 a-
this in the future.
We also respectfully suggest to the
magistrates OF the county that they
investigate carefully all cases com
ing before them. before sending such
eases TO the general sessions court
for trial, and thus avoid the waste
of time and expenses incident to f:.iv-
OlOus cases.
We believe that majority OF
crime is the result of the pernicious
habit of pistol carrying, and we
therefore urge the Lancanster coun-
ity delegation to use it's influence Ia
increase the penalty !or the viola
tion OF the pistol law to cbaingane
sentence without the alternative OF a
fine, and we earnestly urge every
county peace officer and citizen t.
report all violation Of the present
law.
We recommend that to the dutiC.
now incident to the Office of the mag
istrates' constables that he shall bt
Required to patrol the territory in hi.
township at least once a week, anc
be required TO attend all public gath