Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-25
GENERAL SESSIONS.


Court of general sessions for the
November term convened yesterds
morning with Judge Thomas S. Sease
of Spartanburg, presiding, Solicitor
Henry representing the state and the
other court officials in their accustom-
ed stations. Some little delay was eX-
perienced before the court got unde
way due to the fact that the judge die
not make his appearance until the ar
rival Of the 1890 train from Black
burg. He made no specific charge e
the grandjury, telling that body, TIM
such charge was unnecessary due
the fact that they had been so charge
at a former term Of the court.
Three petit jurors, Messrs. j. Z.
Harper W. r. Nicely were excused oL
account of illness; Mr.. w. n. Blge,
was excused because he had served
q former term Of the court and
Roach was reported not found. Pet
tiOns of several petit jurors for dis
missal on the ground of business T.
sons were emphatically refused by the
Judge who declared that 1t was
duty of any good citizen to perfor
Jury service when 1t came his turn anC
il was his custom to refuse excuse
from such service any person vi
claimed pressing business as a reason
The first case taken up yesterda.
was that against X. Meek Martin, {
young man of the Kings Greek sec
ton who was charged with forgery.
The state alleged that he forged a
check for $50 through the First Ma
tional Bank of Sharon on Miss Eulie
Ramsey of the Sharon section. Martin
who served overseas during the lat
war appeared in court in military
uniform. After about three hours de-
liberation the jury returned a verdict
not been passed.
True bills were returned yesterday
by the grand jury against the follow
ing persons: Benjamin Buchanan
forgery; Brown Fewell, larceny; Will
liam Knox and Albert Smith, larceny;
Albert Smith, housebreaking and lar
ceny, Duke Clawson, rape; Nash
Magness, r. G,, Stockton, T. c. Stock
ton, G. c. Hamrick, assault and battery
with intent to KILL William keenan,
larceny; Wylie Keenan,, assault and
battery with intent to kill; and carry
ing concealed weapons; William Ross
violation prohibition law; Asbury
Falls. assault and battery with intent
to kill and carrying concealed
weapons; James Martin, violation OF
the prohibition law; Marshall Turner
violation of the prohibition law; w
Stark Aston, violation Of the prohi-
bition law.
The only mo bill" returned by the
grand jury yesterday was in the case
of G.. c. Deese, prominent merchant ol
Rock Hill who was charged with Vlo-
lation Of the prohibition law. Mr.
Deese was alleged to have sold eX-
tracts contrary to law.
A true bill was returne dthis morn
ing against Kirk Lowry and Cora
Rainey colored, charging them with
the murder of Joe. Jones, colored, in
Yorkville, last Thursday night.
T.. G.. Mickle, well known farmer OF
the Bullock's Creek township who
shot and killed an insane white man
whom he found in his barn at dead
hour Of night several months ago, was
speedily acquitted by a jury yester-
day afternoon. The trial was merely
matter of form. the state being salts
fed that the killing was entirely ex-
cusable under the circumstances
BENJAMIN Franklin Buchanan, negro
bow under IA years of age pleaded
guilty yesterday afternoon to two
charges Of forgery. He will serve a
year in the reformatory for coloreo
Youths at Lexington. William Keenan,
young negro boy pleaded guilty TO the
theft of a bicycle valued at Sl5. he
too was sentenced to year in the re-
formatory.
Brice Fewell, young negro man
aha Of a
He was sentenced to serve year on
the county chaingang.
The solicitor agreed to mol pros the
cases against Boyd Dye and John Dye,
negroes charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons upon their payment
of STA each. A case of assault ana
battery with intent to Kill agalhs.
Woodie DYE, negro, was mol pressed
upon payment of $500.
The case against Lizzie Reid, col
ored woman of YOrkville, VINO was
charged with plying the business OF an
cmigrant agent without license was
dropped. c,.,,
George Cook and Evard Stevenson
indicted for larceny were released by
the solicitor during their good be-
havior. -
A mol pros was entered in the case OF
II. c. McCameron who was indicted lor
assault and battery and carrying con-
can led weapons.
The case against Fred Hardin was
also mol pressed, he being charged with
assault and battery and carrying con-
cealed weapons. 80
The case against James Martin OF
the Sharon section who was charged
with a violation Of the prohibition law
was dropped upon the payment Oh
500 by the defendant.
Because of lack of evidence, the main
witness being on the chalnGang III
Mecklenburg county, a charge or as
sault and battery with intent to XIII
and CARRYING concealed weapons charg-
ed against S. S. Clyburn. Will Mar
Guard and Sam King, white men Oh
Rock Hill, was abandoned.
On condition of the defendants good
behavior in future n charge or larceny
and receiving stolen goods iodged
against w. G. Gregory was dismissed.
. Pink Sanders, white man of Rock
Hill charged with violation of the pro-
hibtion law had his case dropped upon
payment of $40.
A charge of seduction lodged against
Craig Boyd was mol pressed by the
solicitor when it was proved that the