The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-09-05
COURT ADJOURNS
NEXT SATURDAY
Twsnty-Three' Cases Docketed and
Not Time Enough To Try Them
AH-One Negro Convicted of
.Manslaughter and Another
Found Not Guilty-Grend
Jurors Drawn.

Court of General Sessions has
been in session here since Monday,
Judge R. W. Memminger, Charleston,
presiding. Court will adjourn Satur-
day, despite the fact that not more
than half the cases docketed can be
= DISPOSED Of. There are % cases on
the docket, 10 of which are new.
The court officers present in addi-
ton to the Judge, were: Clerk, j. L.
Perrin; Solicitor H. S. Blackwell,
Sheriff R. M. Burts, Deputy Sheriff
IT. L. Cam, Constables-James Stew
enson, W. B. Mann, Thos. Finley and
F. W. Wright; W. B. Bowie, Court
Crier; Mabry Miller, jury boy.
The grand jury follows: ]. S.
Morse, foreman; C. H. Dodson, j. 7.
Magill, Earle Murdock, w. L. Burts,,
A. M. Power, w. E. Hill, w. II.
White, John Mcmillan, G. NJ. Morn
son, F. P. McGee, C. B. Thomas, E.
W. Hagen, A. L. Link, W. T. Patter-
son, Albert Henry, T. A. Putnam, P.
A. Roche.
Petit Jurors-R. M. Mattison, ]. s.
( McLain, w. T. Strawhorn, Wayman
Bowen, Thomas Stevenson, j. 7.
Simmons, s. T. Ramey, R. P. Plum
kett, J. A. Cannon, W. B. Uldrick,
R. W. Shaw, L. B, Speer, c. H. Ed
wards, R. S. Ellis, J. R. Todd, E. G.
Stokes, F. E. Smith, L. o. Ashley, J.
l.. McIlwaine, r. r. Fisher, j. B.
Smith, s. j. Fisher, r. T. Broadwell,
J. R. Winn, T. G. Sutherland, WI.
Kennedy, W. C. McNeill, ". W Kay,
and Joe B. Wilson.
The following cases have been
disposed Of: -!
State VS.. DR.. o. E. Devlin, charg-
ID v-..1Sh enticing labor and appealed
from magistrates court, fine reduced
from $50 to $25.
=, State VI. Ernest Cosby, larceny,
plead guilty, sentence not passed.
Ststs VI. Rouse Ricard, plead gull
ty to larieny and was sentenced to
three months on the road gang.
/. State VS.. Eva Nixon, colored,
charged with assault and battery
/. with intent to kill and carrying con-
/ cealed weapons, found not guilty on;
first count and guilty on second. Not
i sentenced.
/ State vs. John Henry Harrison for
/, murder of Will Lyon, both negroes,
!, guilty Of manslaughter.
State VS.. s. A. Nance, charged
with assault and battery, guilty and
/ sentenced to years. The jury in its
verdict in this case specified that the
crime was Of an aggravated nature
and recommended heavy sentence.
!, John Glenn, charged with assault
and battery was found guilty, SEN
tence not being passed
The case of Arthur Rouse, charged
with rape will come up for trial to-
morrow.
+ The case of Olin Jones, negro,
!. charged with the murder of Nathan
ieI Williams was tried Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday morning the
case going to the jury at II a. m,
Thursday. The jury brought in a
; verdict of not guilty.
Lewis Chiles plead guilty to house:
= breaking, sentence not pronounced.
State vs.. Eugene London, ct al,
negroes, charged with stealing hogs,
found guilty and given one year
each. Cothran Gobbs charged with
the same offense was found not
guilty.
There are four other men to be
tried for murder and Solicitor Black
we'll says that he intends to make ev-
cry effort to try these cases this
week. The men charged with mur-
I. der are all negroes and are Robert
Alexander, Dave Alexander, Henry
Harris, and Henry Robinson.
The following true bills were re-
turned by grand jury: Jas. B. Ash
ley, assault and battery; William
Heard, violating section 223; Wins
to- ~hi'es, burglary; John Glenn,