Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-03
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JI.A. SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS
Convened Monday Morning-Scverul
Pleas of Guilty Entered First Day.

fIeaS OF Guilty Entered First Day.
The summer term OF the Court OF
General Sessions convened on Mon
day morning, Judge George e. Prince
presiding.
The following cases were disposed
or during the first day OF the session.:
True Bills
were returned by the grand jury
Monday in the following cases:
Ollie Moore-Larceny.
Balus Nicholso-Violation of pro-
hibition law.
Joe Smith-Housebrea and
larceny.
Sam Cross and Ed. Jones-Having
in possession and transporting alco-
holic liquors.
CASTOR Robinson-Vlolatio of
prohibition law.
Justin e. Woolbright-Assa and
battery with intent to kill.
Adam Goss-Having in possession
and transporting alcoholic liquors.
Hal Observation-Disclosures
No Bill
was found in the case Of the State
vs.. l.. W. Adams-Assault and bat
terry with intent to kill.
Cases Ended.
Henry Observation-Disclosures pro-
hibition law. Plead guilty. Sentence:
Serve on the public works OF Oconee
for term of of 80 days, or like Pc
riod in State penitentiary, at hard la
Dor. Sentence suspended until the
18th day of next September.
Joe Smith-Housebrea and
larceny. Plead guilty. Sentence:
Serve one year on public works of
Oconee, or like period in the State
penitentiary, at hard labor.
guilty. Sentences: Confined on pub
lie works of Oconee, or in State pen
itentiary, at hard labor, for period
Of one day in jail.
The occasion of the light sentence
in the above case was the fact that
the defendant pleaded guilty, stating
that he committed the deed "just to
have some fun" and on the state
ment that he was wounded in tn,
service Of our country. He was on
guard duty at Shelton, S. c., at T.
bridge, when, he says, he was attack
ed by five men, three of whom he
killed, the other two escaping, but
were captured about ten days later.
Robinson was wounded in the bat
tle," was honorably discharged from
the sentence, and is now drawing a
small pension, according to his state
ment. He characterized the men
he battled with as German spies"
Balus STANDARDIZATION Drohi-
bition law. Plead guilty. Sentence:
Confinement on public works of Oco-
nee, or in State penitentiary, at hard
labor, for term Of six months, or pay
fine Of 500. Sentence suspended
till 1st day Of next November, and
defendant released on his own re-
cOgnizance.
Adam Goss--Having in possession
and transporting alcoholic liquors.
Plead guilty. Sentence: Confinement
on public works of Oconee, or in the
State penitentiary, at hard labor, for
period of six months. On payment
OF $50 whole of sentence to be sus-
pended during good behavior, or un-
til again adjudged guilty of violat-
ing the liquor laws of the State Then
to serve this sentence in addition to
sentence then imposed. Alternative
fine of $50 paid.
j. o. Owens-JDefaultingb board bill.
Appeal case from magistrates court
J. S. Carter, surety, discharged from
liability on recognizance.
John Standardization quart-a-
month law. Mol pressed on payment
of $50.
Arthur Wilson-Assault and bat
terry with intent to kill. Mol pressed.
The case Of the State vs. Justin f.
Woolbright, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, has
been set for hearing "Wednesday. A
delay was occasioned in the trial Of
this case by reason Of the absence Of
an attorney, member OF the AnGer-
son bar. for the defense.