Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-03-07

CRIMINAL COURT IS AT WORK.
First Dny's Proceedings Show that
All Defendants Pleaded Guilty.

The first days work OF the crimi-
nal branch of Court was rounded out
without q single case being fought
out before a jury, every defendant,
upon being arraigned, having plead
ed guilty to the charge laid against
him. Following Is a record Of the
proceedings of Criminal Court for
Monday:
True Bills Returned
by the grand jury during the Monday
session were rs follows:
The State VS.. jim Bright--murder
The State VS.. John Walker-mur-
der.
The State VS.. Mason Taylor-ns-
sault and battery with intent to kill,
and carrying concealed weapons.
The State vs.. VIII Goldsmith-two
indictments, one for forgery, the
other for larceny.
The State vs. Il. G. Wilson---viola-
ton Of dispensary law.
The State VS.. James FlemingsA-
assault and battery with intent to
kill.
The State VS.. NJ. A. Wilson and
NJ. B. Wilson--violation of dispen-
sary law.
The state VS.. J. V. Tannery--vio-
lation Of dispensary law.
The state VS.. Bob Tucker-assault
and battery with intent to kill.
At the Opening of Court
it was found that one grand juror
had failed to appear. Two names
were drawn from the box--Wade
Crumpton and G. Il. Deaton. Mr..
Crumpton being the one served first,
he was empanelled and sworn in as a
grand juror. completing the panel.
1t was also found that two petit
jurors drawn were not present when
called, l.. f. Harden being sick and
II. w. Smith having moved outside
Of Oconee county. Four names were
drawn from whom to secure two
jurymen-W. G. Burnside, w. II.
Butler. Chas. F. Finkenstadt and ].
Furman Morton. Messrs. Finken-
stadt and Morton, being first found
and served with summons to appear
in Court. were sworn In as petit
jurors to take the place OF the ab-
senlees.
G. G. Myers, who has recently been
appointed as Magistrate for Oconee
county, was excused from service on
the petit jury.
Cases Disposed Of Monday.
The state VS.. j. J. Butt-violation
Of dispensary law. Pleaded guilty.
Sentenced TO confinement on public
works OF Oconee, at hard labor, for
a period Of 60 days, or like period in
State penitentiary.
The State vs.. Will Goldsmith
forgery. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced
to serve two years on public works Of
Oconee, at hard labor, or like period
in State penitentiary.
The State VS.. Will Goldsmith
larceny. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced
to serve one year on public works Of
Oconee, at hard labor, or like period
in State penitentiary. Sentence to
run coEcurrently with sentence in
forgery case.
The State VS.. r.. C. Wilson-viola-
ton of dispensary law. Pleaded
guilty. Sentenced to serve on public
works Of Oconee for a period Of five
months, at hard labor, or like period
in State penitentiary. That upon
serving 80 days Of sentence, balance
shall be suspended until such time as
true bill may again be found
against defendant by grand jury for
a similar offense. In such case un-
served portion of. sentence to be i'm
meulately enIOTCeu.
The State vs. James Flemmings-
assault and battery with intent to
kill! Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to
serve Is months on public works Of
Oconee, or like period In State peni-
tertiary.
The State vs.. NJ. A. Wilson and NJ.
B. Wilson-violation Of dispensary
law. Both pleaded guilty. Sentence
IN, St,n hot Il l..
confined on public works Of Oconee
labor, or like period in State peni-
tentiary. That when each shall have
served three months, balance Of SEN
tence shall be suspended until such
time as 4 true bill shall be found
against either or both defendants by
a grand jury of this county, for a
similar offense, in which case unserv-
ed balance Of original sentence shall
be Immediately enforced against
either or both defendants.
TUESDAY.
True bills were returned by the
grand jury in the following cases:
The State vs.. Ace Grant, assault
and battery with intent to kill;
Henry Young, alias Dude Alexander,
rape; Luther Ramey, violation Of
dispensary law; w. G. Orr, assault
and battery with intent to kill;
Henry Hayes, robbery and larceny;
Clarence Gaut, bastardy; Frank
Bolt, assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed
weapons; win Green, violation OF
dispensary law; r. l.. Sisk, dispos-
Ing of property under lien; Luther
Earle, assault and battery with in
tent to kill.
"No Bill'