Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-13
wALHALJ,A. SOUTH CAROLINA,
CRIMINAL, COURT CLOSED.
Only Il Few Cases Were Tried After
Courier Report Wednesday.

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ings Of Criminal Court last week, TAX
ing up the record from Wednesday
morning:
State vs.. Slyman Yarid-yiolation
Of qaurt-a-month law. Pleaded gull
ty. Sentenced to serve six months
on county works or State peniten-
tiary, at hard labor, or pay fine Of
$1,000. On payment Of $10O, bal
ance OF sentence to be suspended dur
ing good behavior.
State vs.. Baxter Roach, Jr-as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Guilty Of assault and battery Of high
and aggravated nature. Sentenced
to serve one year on public works Of
county or in State penitentiary, at
hard labor, or pay fine Of $500.
State VS.. Mrs. ,Redd Church and
Miss Wallie Church-keeping bawdy
house. Guilty Sentenced each to /
serve one year In county jail or State
penitentiary, at such labor as able
to perform, or each pay fine of
$1,000. That upon payment of $3.50
each, balance Of sentence be suspend
ed during good behavior.
State vs. Frank Fant-larceny.
Mol pressed by Solicitor. The de-
fendant was convicted at previous
term of Court, defendant giving no.
tice of appeal, and right to appeal
having been granted by the trial
Judge.
state vs.. B. c. Rogers--swindllng.
Found guilty at November term OF
Court and sealed sentence left. Fail
ed to perfect appeal and present
Court ordered Judgment of tho Court
enforced. -.e.,
State VS.. J. H. Butt-violation Of
dispensary law Tried at July term
and sentenced to serve 1 s months on
public works or in State penitentiary,
sentence to run concurrently with
sentence imposed in 1916. Notice of
appeal given, but appeal not perfect
ed. Ordered that sentence Of pre-
vious term Of Court be enforced.
State VS.. j. o. Owens. Surettes in
this case cited to appear at next term
of Court to show cause, If any they
can, why bond Of $500 should not be
estreated and Judgment entered
against them.
The following cases were contin-
ued till next term Of Court: State
vs., j. c. McClain, disposing Of prop
erty under lien; John Wilbanks and
Louis Wilbanks, violation of dispen-
sary law; Mish Cobb, violation of
prohibition law; Henry Blackwell,
violation Of prohibition law; John
Sullivan. violation Of quart-a-month
law; Robert Gaillard, seduction.
The Grand Jury
made it's final presentment on Tues
day afternoon and was discharged
from further service at this term.
The presentment is as follows:
TO His Honor James e. Peurifoy,
Presiding Judge:
We hereby present to your honor.
That we have passed upon all bills Of
indictment that were handed to us
by the Solicitor, and have reported
same to this Court.
We have appointed a. committee Of
three to investigate and examine the
books Of all county officials, with au-
thority to select an expert accountant
to assist them In same, and to make
their report at the session term of
Court in November.
BY committee We have examined
the county jail and find same to be
in sanitary condition, weil kept,
with all prisoners properly treated.
The last report Of the grand jury rec
commended that the Supervisor pur-
chase necessary hose to be attached
to the waterworks for the purpose Of
protecting the jail against fire, but
so far this recommendation has not
been complied with. We again call
attention to this necessity, and urge
that same be done before the next
Sessions Court
We recommend that our rural con-
stables exercise more diligence in the
future than they have in the past in
enforcing the automobile speed limit
law, and also, that they observe the
desires Of citizens in the rural COM
mnnities when called upon to do SO,
to. assist them in keeping down dis
tnrbances and general violations of
law.
We recommend that our supervi-
sor and tho Southern Railway Com
pany speed up the work in regard to
building road for the residents In
the community near Madison in going
from old Madison - new Madison.
We find these people to be without |
any road at all between these points. |
We hereby. present Willis Will |
liams, colored, for bigamy. For wit
nesses to prove same we offer the |
names of'the following: Isaac Wood, |
Clary Williams, Valley Williams and |
J. G. Singleton.
Also, julie Rholetter for assault
and battery with intent to kill with
the following witnesse to prove the
same: Mrs. julie Rholetter, Oscar
Pitts and Oldridge Cox.
Having passed upon all matters
that have been brought before us for
attention, and thanking your honor
for the courtesy extended to us, we
beg leave to be dismissed from fur
thor attendance upon this Court
.s w. i. Thomas, Foreman.
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