Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-11-12
EAST DAYS OF COURT.

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THHfsAsT DAYS on COURT.
Tho NsSSy!ember Term Was Noted for
I ~ siany Liquor Gases.
AftefRThe Courier went to press
last Weae ,ahe following business was
transagNd in the Court Of General
Sessioas the grand jury bringing in
the foll1Sing
True Bills.
.Ansg1 NJ Kinney--Assault and
batter$S@ith &intentYto kill.
ForSsX{0latf ton OF the various pro-
hibiti0MEi ihws|tEd. A. Bowen, O.. l..
Scarb9iflig E. l.. Graham, Goss
Brook kSplomon Perry, Chris Alex
anderIAeye Alexander, Ed. Harden,
Club eS&all. Walter Burton, Julius
In tic cases Of the State vs.. win
Stanf0rfs Will Head and Edgar
,Alexandst Indicted for violation Of
the SlfQIpr laws, mo bill" was the
finding of the grand jury.
CASES Heard. in Court.
ThesOlloSing cases were disposed
Of tlirogght the medium Of pleas Of
guutY,ss Ilial BY jury:
Statssys. John T. Lee-Violation'
ltq,toE1aWs. Not guilty.
State'i rs, Sam j. McCall--Viola-
ton nsRrbhfbftion. laws. Tried in alb
sencesaAd found guilty. Sealed SEN
tencs$left (Defendent later entered
couftsaId sen tence as follows given:
Confinement on public work of Oco-
nee an penitentiary, at such labor
as; able Sito perform, for period Of
threeerSOnths.
,StateSys. Goss Brooks-Viola a ton
prOhibtttons laws. Tried in absence
and found not guilty.
SStates1Ys. Joe Wyley-Violation
prohtbtHOn laws. Pleaded guilty.
Conf1hefne entSon public works Of
county, or in, penitentiary, at hard
laboTskpr period of six months; and
pay fine Of $3.50. On payment OF
fine, SbMance$of sentence to be 'BIs-
pended during. good behavior.
2StateEys. I'D. A. Bowen--Vi Violation
prohibition laws. Pleaded guilty.
Confinement, on public. works of
count orTih penitentiarys%at, hard
Fla hors pr.Veriod ofssix months, and
lipays 1e 4f $150S On payment of
lsane. hapa1Ge of sen tenGe to be .sus-
EIend addI ing gSdd behavior. 4 II
Tom Bll rdett and Tai
ts,ll3Atst law
MOI ;br0ssed ast to- ~ III DGrd al
Burdett pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to serve months on the pub
lie works Of Oconee, or in peniten-
tiary, at hard labor, and pay fine
OF 5000. On payment of fine, bal
ance Of sentence to be suspended
during good behavior.
|. State vs. Geo. Williams and Char
lie Williams-Violation of liquor
laws. Geo. Williams pleaded guilty
at March term of court. Case
against Charlie Williams continued
| till next term Of court
State VS.. VIII Sanford-Violation
dispensary law. Not guilty.
State VS.. Ed. Harden-Violation
dispensary law. Not guilty.
| State vs. Club Wall-Violation
dispensary law. Tried in absence
and found guilty. Sealed sentence
left.
State VS.. e. l.. Viola ton
prohibition law. Pleaded guilty.
Confinement on public works of
county, or in penitentiary, at hard
labor, for period Of six months, and
pay fine of 500. On payment of
fine, balance Of sentence to be sus-
| pCHuCu uullh5 SOOu UenaVlOr.
State vs. Ansel McKinney-As-
sault and battery with intent to kill
Tried by jury and found guilty OF
assault and battery Of a high and
| aggravated nature. Confinement on
public works Of county, or in peni-
| tentiary, at hard labor, for period
Of IS months, or pay fine of $500.
! Denfendant gave notice Of appeal
] fn hot
hearing in Supreme Court, in the
sum OF $1,000.
The cases of the State vs.. Steve
Alexander, Walter Burton, hris
| Alexander, Julius Thrift and Solo
mon Perry, charged with violation
/ Of the liquor laws, were continued
till next term of court
State vs. II. I. Power-Disposin
Of property under lien. Not guilty
The conclusion Of this case closed
the work Of the November term OF
court, with the exception Of signing
orders for bail, estreatments OF
bonds In cases where defendants had
failed to appear in court for trial
and in signing up the usual general
orders. The following gentlemen
were drawn to serve as
HOld-Ovcr (ii and Jurors.
II. A. Taylor, c.. w. Pitchford, G..
r. d. Burns, J. l.. Duckworth, e.
Zimmerman and Paul A. Martin.
With the conclusion Of this work,
the grand jury appeared in court,
announced that their work was COM
pleted for the present term, and
were dismissed after making the
following
Erou6 J,Ipy Drnconfnnnt
TO His Honor J. w. DeVore, Pre-