The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-05-25
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT
BUSY CLEARING DOCKET
,,.,;o. e MT GUILTY for MITCHELL Crout and Dew-he's
.e Gee cont;nued-Grand Jury Resents Moving 0"'s0
-. - RcbIand-Other Cases-No Court Next "eeA'

90 tho case of the State against
.>-owt" Kelly and Frank Goff, charg-
od with the murder Of David H. Shull
:. Neu Rrookland last December.
This case was continued. from the
lost term Of court. Motion for con-
+innance was made by Cole L. Blease
On the ground that two material VII
nesses had just recently been arrest
ed by United States government ar-
thorities on a conspiracy charge ana
we're in the Richland county jail ana
unable to get to court. the same
attorney also made a motion to quash
the Indictment on the grounds that
the grand Jury which handed out the
indictment was not legal grand jury
inasmuch as the record did not show
that they had been summoned, en-
! panelled, sworn or charged by the
presiding judge, and on the turtner
grounds that the names of no women
had been placed in the jury box v'hen
the grand jury was drawn and that
the defendants name was not Newt ,
which was a nickname. A further
/ ground was taken that the Venlre
! sunmoning the grand jury did not
have the seal of the clerk of court at
fixed at the proper place. The mo-
tons to continue and to quash the IN
dictr,ent were opposed by Solicitor
Ca!ijson and George Bell Zimmerman.
Judge DeVore overruled the motion
to cuash the Indictment. but granted
the contir uance.
Other Cases.
James Allen. colored, pleaded guilty
to charge Of stealing bale of cot
ION and was sentenced to IS months
OF the gang.
!. H. Werntz and J. ID. Smith,
who pleaded guilty TO charge OF
violating prohibition law. were fined
$500 and 500 respectively and, paid
their fines.
Quinton Johnson, colored, was
cleared Of a charge Of housebreaking
and larceny.
Joseph Merritt. colored. was found
not guilty of a charge of assault and
battery Of a high and aggravated ma
ture.
AS The Dispatch-News goes to press
the court is engaged on the case OF
the State against Hamp Harris col
ored. charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill.
Grand Jury Prcsentment.
The grand jury, having completed
it's duties, was discharged by Judge
DeVore. after making their present
ment, the salient parts Of which are
as follows:
AT this session we, the entire body
OF the grand jury. strongly recon-
mend that the executive officers of
the county and of the towns of Lex
ington county shall exercise especial
| diligence in the enforcement Of all
laws governing traffic, prohibition and
the keeping ope" places Of business
on the Sabbath day and especially the
law governing vagrancy.
1--WE also recommend that the
county supervisor take steps at once
for the erection of a bridge across
what is known as Fourteen Mile
Creek on the Wise Ferry Road, about
l 1-2 miles northwest Of Lexington.
'sThe committee on Jail and poor
house report that conditions Of same
have not improved since our meeting
in January and we request that same
have immediate attention.
"All other comYittee reports are
favorable
| with reference to the request that
the grand jury recommend that the
county pay hospital and doctors bill
for Mr.. Earl Asbill, the grand jury
recommends that this bill not be paid
by the county.
We thank your honor and the Off
GERS Of the court for all the courte-
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