The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-03-01
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS
DiSposeS OF q Number Of Cases
Here this Week.

hSFS thIS VvSSAs
The spring term of the court of
general sessions convened Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. with his
Honor, R W Memminger. Judge of
the Ninth circuit. presiding. Soic-
itor p H Stoll and Stenographer l. E
Wood were present. The Judges
charge to the grand jury as to their
duties was very clear and compre-
hensive.
A number of bills were given to the
grand jury for action. The first case
called for trial was that of the State
against Henry Bedford, indicted for
resisting an officer. This was case
brought over from last court and
the Solicitor ordered mol pros. The
defendant was represented by E L
Hirsch, Esq.
The case of the State against Tom
Cutter, indicted for larceny of live
stock, was next gone into. The de-
fendant was indicted in two cases.
In the first case the jury brought in
verdict of not guilty and the Solic-
itor mol pressed the other case. The
defendant was represented by Messrs
Lee & Shuler.
Albert Wallace pleaded guilty to
charge of forgery. and was sen.
fenced to serve two years on the
chaingang or in the penitentisry
and pay a fine of $1.O0.
William Colbert pleaded guilty to
employing hands without having a
license, and was sentenced tn serve
four months on the chaingang, sen.
tence being suspended on good be-
havior.
Grover Brown pleaded guilty to
employing hands without a license.
and was sentenced to four months
on the chaingang, sentence being
suspended during good behavior.
Mariah Russell pleaded guilty to
the charge of aggravated assault
and battery snd was sentenced to
pay a fine of S25.O0 or serve thirty
days in Jail.
John McCutchen pleaded guilty to
the charge of obtaining goods un.
der false pretense and was setenced
to pay a fine Of $4,000 or serve six
months on the chaingang.
Wallace Williams pleaded guilty
to the charge of obtaining goods un-
der false pretense and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $4,000 or serve six
months on chaingang.
TT Jones, indicted for assault
with intent to kill and carrying con-
cealed weapons, pleaded guilty to
carrying concealed weapons, but
went to trial on the charge of as
sault with intent to kill. the jury
finding verdict of not guilty. He
was given sentence of $4,000 or
serve thirty DAYS on the chaingang On
his plea of guilty as to carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Walter Fulton and Thaddeus Full
ton, indicted for housebreaking and
larceny, were tried. Thaddeus Full.
ton pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to serve three months on the chain
gang. Walter Fulton pleaded not
guilty and the. jury found a verdict
of not guilty. Defendants were
represented by Kelley & Kinds, Esqs.
John Henry Chapman. who was
indicted for assault and battery with
intent to kill, pleaded guilty and re-
ceived a sentence of 8 years at hard
labor on the chaingang or alike
period in the State penitentiary.
The case against Henry Bedford,
who was jointly indicted with Chap
man, was mol pressed. The two de-
fendents were indicted for an assault
made upon Mr. Charlie Kinds, near
Greelyville, mention of which has
already been made in this paper.
Oliver Keels pleaded guilty to a
charge of aggravated assault and
battery ard was sentenced to pay a
fine of $4,000 or serve six months
on the chaingang.
Robert Nelson, alias John Nelson,
and Duke Burgess. indicted for lar
ceny of live stock, were found guilty
and sentenced to serve one year on
the chaingang and pay a fine OF
s1.OO each, The defendant, Nelson.
was represented by P H Arrowsmith,
ESQ, VINO took an appeal in his case
to the supreme court.
GH Stancill pleaded guilty to g
charge of aggravated assault and
battery and was sentenced to pay Il
fine of $4,000 or be confined on the
chaingang for six months. Defend
ant was represented by Messrs Lee