The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-06-08
GENERAL SESSIONS
TRIES MANY CASES
Number Of Cases Disposed Of in The
Court of General Sessions-Vio.
latofs Of the Prohibition Law Re.
ceive Sentences.-MustW Work Or
Public Works and Pay Fines
Court May Last All Week.

fubhc WORKS and ray Flnex-
Court May Last All Week.
The Court of General Sessions
which convened on Monday contin-
ues in session and many cases are be-
ing disposed of.
The case of the State vs.. Charles
Manning which was being tride Mon
day afternoon went to the jury late
that day and after considering the
case for a short time, the jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. j.
Howard Moore was Manning's attor-
ney.
The next case tried was that of
The State vs.. w. G. Sharpton charg-
ed with breach of trust with fraudu-
lent intent. 1t was charged that
Sharpton while in the employ of an
industrial insurance business collect
ed money which he failed to- turn
over to the company. He was found
guilty on two counts and sentenced
on each count to serve sentence of
three months. Notice Of appeal was
given and the defendant admitted to
bail pending the appeal. J. Howard
Moore was attorney for the defend
ant.
Will Revenue was tried Tuesday
on the charge of murder and was
found guilty of manslaughter. Rev.
enue was charged with the killing
Of a negro on the Taggart place near
Calhoun Falls. He was sentenced to
serve a term of six years on the
chain gang. j. Howard Moore repre-
sented him.
Lila Ramey plead guilty to the
charge of assault and-battery of an
aggravated nature and received a
sentence for the payment of a fine
of seventy-fve dollars or a term of
five months in Jail.
The following plead guilty to vio-
lations of the prohibition law: Geo.
Pritchard, Bryant Richey, and Wash
Brooks, the latter colored. They were
sentenced to term of six months on
the chain gang and to pay a fine Of
three hundred dollars, the sentence
providing in each case that upon
serving twenty days and paying a
fine Of one hundred and fifty dollars,
the balance of the sentence was to
be suspended during good behavior.
Ben Hill, Dennis Lindsay and
John Hunter, colored, plead guilty to
like charges and received like SEN
tences, except that they were re-
quired to serve thirty, days on the
chain gang.
Tom Wilson, white, was tried for
storing alcoholic liquors, the jury
making mistrial. He was represent
ed by D. H. Hill.
The grand jury returned the fol-
lowing bills Tuesday and today:
The State VS.. Sarah Weinraub, ar
son. No Bill.
The State VS.. J. B. Gordon, Breach
of trust, True Bill.
The State VS.. Scoggins and others,
house breaking with intent to COM
NIT felony, No Bill.
This morning the court was en-
gagged in the trial of the case of the
State VS.. Simpson charged with the
homicide of J. Ernest Cheatham. Mr.
Simpson shot and killed Mr.. Cheat
ham at Gilliam's @Gin: House near
Watts last September. He is defend.
ed by J. Howard Moore, VIM. p.
Greene is assisting the solicitor in
the case. The testimony was COM
pleted at the morning hour and ar
guments were concluded just before
we went to press and the judge was
charging the jury.
Several other cases are yet to be
tried. Court will likely be in session
for the whole of the week.
The Grand Jury completed its
work today and was discharged for
the term.