Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-06
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Grand Jury Brings III Many True
l]ills-SevcrNl Cases Ended.

ing, WITH Judge Jas. n. Peur1tOy, or
the 14th judicial Circuit, presiding.
Mr.. Pollard, the new stenographer
for this circuit, was on hand and
ready to take up the work Of the
Court in place Of Clyde V. Smith, for
mer stenographer, who Is now in gov
ernment service at Camp Sewer,
Greenville.
True Bills Returned.
The grand jury returned tho fol-
lowing bills after consideration at
their hands,
State vs. E. Khoury, Slyman Yarid,
ley Hayden, Thos. Asbury Cantrell,
Elliott NJ Cantrell, J. II. Cam, w.
F. Hauks, j. A. Hauks, for violation
of the quart-a-month law
State vs.. Baxter Roach, Jr.-sas-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
State va. r. B. Standardization OF
emigrant agent law.
State va. Alfred Wallace--murder
State vs. Lester Cole-forgery.
State VS.. Ernest Moore-larceny Of
live stock
State va. b. vinson, Aldridge Nor
gan, Luther Smith, Thode Crensha ", ,
Lee Cater--housebreaki aud lar
ceny.
State We. Anderson Smith--larceny
OF live stock.
State vs. Henry Blackwell-viola-
tion Of prohibition law.
State vs.. Mrs. Lizzie Redd Church
and Miss Wallie Church-keeping a
bawdy house.
State vs. Geo. Holland--assault
and battery with intent to kill.
State vs.. Mish Cobb-violation Of
prohibition law. (There were two
bills handed to the grand Jury
against Cobb, in one of which true
bill was found. In the other no bill.)
No Bill
was also the finding of the jury In
the case Of the State va. Sam Burton,
on the charge of violation of the pro-
hibition laws.
Cases Disposed OF.
The following cases have been dis
posed Of, many Of the defendants
pleading guilty and consenting to
sentence without trial by jury:
State Vs.~George Holland--.assauIt /
and battery with intent to Kill.
Pleaded guilty to assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature. The
sentence imposed was that the de-
fendant be confined upon the public
works Of Oconee county for period
| Of three months, or serve like period
in the State penitentiary, or pay a
fine of SIS.
State VS.. Ernest MOore-larceny Of
live stock. Pleaded guilty. SEN
tence: Confinement on public works
Of Oconee, at hard labor, for a period
of one year, or like period In State
penitentiary, and pay fine Of 500.
State VS.. Lester Cole--forgery.
Pleaded guilty. Sentence: Confine-
ment in the penitentiary, at such la
Dor as he Is able to perform, for a
period of two years. Upon serving
six months, balance of sentence to be
suspended during good behavior.
State vs. Alfred Wallace--murder
Pleaded guilty Of manslaughter. Sem
tence: Confinement on public works
Of Oconee, at hard labor, for period
Of five years, or like period in peni-
tentiary.
State vs. F. B. Standardization
of emigrant agent law. Pleaded
guilty Sentences: Confinement on
public works of Oconee, at hard la
Dor, for period Of four months, or
like period In penitentiary, or paw
fine Of $1,000. Upon payment Of
500, balance OF sentence suspend ded
during good behavior.
State vs. Elliott NJ. Campbell-vio-
lation Of quart-a-month law. Plead
cd guilty. Sentence: Confinement
on public works OF county, at hard
labor, for period of six months, or
like period In penitentiaw, or pay
fine Of $1,000. Upon payment Of
500, balance Of sentence suspended
during good behavior
In the cases Of the State vs.. Thos.
Asbury Cantrel], ]. H. Cam, w. F.
Hauks, j. A. Hauks, charged with vi
olation Of the quart-a-month law,
each pleaded guilty, and each was
given the same sentence as in the
Elliott M. Cantrell case, with the
same alternative, and with the same
suspension provision.
Stai VS.. E. Khoury-violation Of
quar- month law. Pleaded guilty.
Ser e: Confinement on the public
wo "s Of Oconee, at hard labor, for
period Of six months, or like term in
penitentiary, or pay fine OF $1,000.
Upon payment Of $25, balance of sem
tence suspended during good behav-
ior.
The State vs.. Robert Wigirgton-
rape. Guilty, with recommendation
to the mercy Of the Court. Sentence
was passed this morning Wiging-
ton is to serve 20 years in the State
penitentiary, It being claimed that he
Is unable to perform hard labor. 1t
is rumored that an appeal will be
taken in this case.
The State VS.. Anderson Smith
larceny Of live stock. Guilty. Sem
fenced to serve 18 months on public
works OF Oconee, at hard labor, or
like period in State penitentiary, and
pay fine Of 81.
State vs.. B. Vinson, Aldridge Nor
gan, Luther Smith, Thode Crenshaw,