The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
SESSIONS COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
Judge EdwaId MCIver of
Cheraw Presiding
HEAVY DOCKET
FACES DOCKET

On Account Of Numerous Cases to be
Tried Special Term OF Court has
been Ordered by Chief Justice. Judge
Mclyer Makes Strong Charge to
Grand Jury.
The court Of general sessions con-
Vened Monday morning with His
Honor, Edward McIver, OF Cheraw.
presiding. Court Stenographer Syfan
and other officials in their accustomed
places In his charge to the, grand
jury, Judge Mclver made reference to
the prevailing crime wave. He said
ne was not able to give cause for 1t,
but that strict enforcement OF the
law, with swift and impartial Justice.
was remedy for its prevention. He
touched also on the duties of the
grand jurors as regards education and
urged them to see that the schools
were efficiently run. "To make a pro
gressiye state" he said every boy
and girl must be given at least COM
Aioih oShool cuuCdIlOu.
The docket was already crowded
with cases brought over from the last
torn and many new cases have been
added. Solicitor Blackwell has sought
relief from the congestion through a
call for special term. This has
been ordered by the Chief Justice and
will be held the first week in October
The first case heard Monday was
that OF William Mitchell, charged with
bigamy. Mitchell was cleared. Both
wives appeared in court to testify
against him, the prosecution being
Drought by the father OF his alleged
second wife, who was Miss Bertha
Purdy, Of Goldville. Wife No. l. who
was Miss Minnie dovings, testified
that she was married to Mitchell in
Union. Mitchell alleged that when he
found out that she was the wife Of
another man by common law mar
riage, that he left her, considering his
marriage to her as null and void. He
afterwards married the girl dn Gold
VILE. but her father interfered with
the marital plans and tho married life
Of tho two was OF short duration.
Jim Irby. accused OF breech Of trust
and larceny, the specific charge being
that he sold load OF seed cotton and
misappropriated the funds, was found
not guilty.
j. G. Wilson, charged with statutory
rape. case was mol pressed on payment
OF costs.
j. II. Holmes and p. G. Kanelos,
charged with violation Of the prohi-
bition law, had their cases mol pressed
on the payment of $500 each and for
feiture OF $1,000 additional in lieu OF
the Cadillac automobile they were
driving. 1t will be remembered that
these two men were captured by To-
cal policemen last year with large
load Of whiskey, were fined several
hundred dollars in mayors court and
were later tried and convicted on the
same offense in federal court at Rock
Hill.
Tom Johnson, for stealing a ham
and 24-lb. sack OF -four. plead guilty
and received sentence of three
months.
BOX Minus, plead guilty to the viola
tion OF the prohibition law and was
given sentence Of six months or
$500, sentence being suspended on
good behavior on the payment Of $50
or serving 30 days.
C. G. Todd, Robert r. Baldwin,
Jodie Gambrell, Hamp Vaughn, Ben
Cannon and James Vaughn, indicted
for dynaiiiiting fish, plead guilty. A
sentence Of 4 year and $500 each was
suspended during good behavior on
the payment of $25 or serving 80 days.
w. s. Chapman plead guilty to as
sault and battery OF high and ag-
gravated nature and was sentenced to
3 months or $3.50, sentence being sus-
pended on the paymet of $25 or serv-
ing 20 days.
The grand jury had not made It's
final presentment when court ad-
journed yesterday evening. The court
was then engaged in the trial of Vance
Blakely, colored, charged with the
murder OF oliver Gary, at Clinton, last
January. Blakely has set up n plea
of self defense.
Mr. Henry Berger, of Lynchblrg.