Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-07-07

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StatSys. Rebben Viola
tion ofsprohibition law "
StateSvs. Duffie Roach-Violation
Of prohibition law.
~ No Bills
weret raturned by the grand jury in
the following cases:
StAtsEvs. John Violation
of prohibition law.
StateSys. Mrs. Bette Burton
Disposition OF Gases.
statslSs, Hoyt Viola
tdon ofs,lprohibition law. Pleaded
guiltys Sentenced to serve six months
at harH labor on public works of
OconesS or Hike period in peniten-
ltiarytS Sentence suspended during
good 60 psha|yaior' ash |a' on payment of s1oo.
h, Staietys. Geo. Syracuse and Waco
Stega HsSV Violation OF prohibition
Law. aso Stegall I. pleaded guilty.
1. ,taAf etSss ths six months,
.seH tanttass fas iii ip,Tece ding case, WITH
same suspension provision OF 500.
This was paid.
State vs.. Dock Fretwell and Guss
Collins - Violation Of prohibition
law. Guss Collins pleaded guilty, re-
ceiving same six months sentence,
with the same suspension provision
in the event Of payment Of sum Of
$10O.
State VS.. John Tripp and w. ].
Standardization of prohibition law.
John Tripp pleaded guilty, with same
six months sentence, receiving the
suspension provision in event of pay
ing sum Of 500.
State VS.. Caleb Watkins-Murder
Pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The
sentence Of the Court was that the
defendant should be confined at the
State Industrial School for Reforma-
tion Of White Youths at Florence un-
til such time as he shall nave attain
ed his majority. This Is case in
which considerable interest centered,
the defendant being a boy Of some
II years of age, apparently, though
his exact age is not definitely known.
He killed his father, Tone Watkins,
at their home In the Poor Mountain
section some months ago, and has
since been confined at the county
Jail with yard privileges. He seemed
to have no desire to leaye~~the jail
premises, was content af all times,
and to all appearances was enjoying
life for the first time. His home life
If such 1t could be called-accord-
ing to his story at the time Of the
killing, was little better than form
of serfdom. He had been "farmed
out" by his father when small, and
when the boy had attained sufficient
strength, according to the youth, to
be OF service, the father wanted him
back, got him to his home, and in
a fit of passion growing out of abuse
on the part Of the father to the boy,
the latter struck the old man in the
head with an axe, killing him almost
instantly. The boy seems to possess
a blunted mentality-almos a man
in physical stature, with the mind,
apparently, Of an infant. With that
training and care that such an in
stitut1on as that to which he has
been sent can give, there is chance
that ne may be made into an ac-
countable citizen, even though high
attainment may never be within his
reach. HIS case was one in which we
could IND naught but pity for the
youth. The sentence Of
the Court is In line with this feeling.
State vs.. Will Head-Violation of
prohibition law. Tried in absence
Verdict Of guilty. Sealed sentence
left by court.
State vs.. Henry Crow-Assault
and battery with intent to kill. Tried
In absence. Verdict, Guilty. Sealed
sentence left by Court
State VS.. Will Murder.
State VS.. B. F.. Doggins-V Violation
Of prohibition law. Pleaded guilty. |
to serve, at hard labor,
term OF six months on public works
Of Oconee, or like period in peniten-
tiary. suspension Of imprisonment, |
upon payment Of 500, was written |
INTO the sentence, this provision be-
ng conditioned upon good behavior. !
State VS.. Ernest Cox-Larceny. !
Pleaded guilty. Sentenced to fbur
years at the State Reformitary at
Florence.
State VS.. Dewey Smith and Frank |
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