Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-11-06
IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.
Judge Geo. Il. Prince Presiding Over
the Present Session.

The Court OF General Sessions con-
Vened In Walhalla Monday morning
with Judge Geo. e. Prince, of Ander-
son, presiding. Some considerable
amount of business has been disposed
OF, and the following Is record OF
the cases that have come up for a
hearing.
Cases Heard.
The State vs.. Andrew Reese-yio-
latfon of liquor laws. Plead guilty.
Sentenced to serve at hard labor on
the public works of Oconee for
period Of six months, or a like term
IN state penitentiary. On payment
Of the sum Of 800 sentence to be
suspended until defendant shall again
be adjudged guilty of violating any
OF the liquor laws of the State in
which event sentence to be served.
The State vs.. j. N. Mcdonald and
w. D. Stribling-violation Of liuuor
laws. j. N. Mcdonald plead guilty.
Sentenced to serve six months on
chain gang. Sentence suspended on
payment Of $25.
The State VS.. Jesse Green-viola-
ton Of liquor laws. Plead guilty.
sentenced to one year at hard labor
on the public works of Oconee 1t
will be remembered that this Is the
prisoner who knocked down Deputy
Sheriff B. r. Moss in the jail one
morning not long ago, and escaped
from jail for about fifteen minutes
The State vs.. Hal. D. Grant-vio-
lation of liquor laws. Plead guilty.
Sentenced to serve six months on the
public works Of Oconee. Sentence
suspended on payment OF fine Of
500, suspension conditioned upon
the defendants good behavior. 1t Is
reported that an additional condition
imposed was that the defendant wire
his resignation as Coroner of Oconee
county to the Governor, to take effect
Immediately. This condition was
complied with at once.
The State VS.. Pink THOMPSON
violation Of liquor laws. Plead gull
ty. Sentenced to serve six months
on chain gang. Sentence suspend
ed during good behavior on4payment
of a fine Eof $50. n. +. 5 %R3,
sss The State VS.. Will Choice4an 2Ar-
stSsSll lshQi Ice lti piE or slihuo orGlhnSA
Plead 7 guilty. Each sentenced to-
serve six months on the chain gang
Upon payment Of $50 each, sentence
to be. suspended during good behav-
ior
The State VS.. Ham Thomasson and
John Haney-violation Of liquor
laws. Tried by jury. Verdict, mot
guilty"
The State VS.. James Garrison and
Ernest MasseyA-violatio tion OF liquor
laws. Plead guilty. Sentenced to
serve, each, six months on the chain
gang. On payment Of $50 each sem
tence to be suspended during good
behavior.
The State vs.. George and Charlie
violation of liquor laws.
Continued.
The State VS.. Luther Haley-as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
Continued
The State vs. Hoyt Yarbrough,
Orin Gray and Lewis Gray--assault
and battery with intent to kill. Con-
tinued..
The State vs.. Fred Hinson-mur-
der. Plead guilty to manslaughter.
Sentenced to serve three years in the
reformatory at Florence.
The State vs.. Milledge Strickland
and VIII Strickland-murder. Plead
guilty to manslaughter. Sentence as
to Milledge Strickland, six years at
hard labor on the chain gang; as to
VIII Strickland, ten years at hard
labor on the chain gang.
The State vs. B. G. Rogers, indict-
ed for swindling. The defendant was
tried and convicted about a year
ago, but has never paid his fine or
served his sentence. rule to show
cause was directed against his bonds
men. They failed to appear and an
swer and the bond was ordered es-
treated.
Cases MOL Pressed
The following sases were ended
by the process Of marking on the
criminal docket ''nolprossed"
The State VS.. John Wilbanks ct al
violation Of liquor laws.
The State VS.. Willis Williams
bigany.
The State VS.. r. J. Smith-house-
breaking and larceny
The State VS.. Milford Crooks-as-
sault and battery with intent to kill.
The State VS.. Miles and Adger Ad-
dis--assualt and battery with intent
to kill.
Session OF Court Ended.
With the disposition OF this bond
estreating action the session OF the
Court was ended and Judge Prince
and the other Court officials left for
their homes.
Presentmcnt Of Grand Jury.
Shortly before adjournment OF the
Court the grand jury presentmcnt
was handed in and read in open ses-
sion. The presentment Is as follows:
The State Of South Carolina,
The State Of South Carolina,
County Of Oconee.
TO his Honor George e. Prince, Pre-
siding Judge:
We beg leave to submit that we
have passed on all bills OF indictment
handed to us by the Solicitor.
We recommend that all of the