Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-04-21
WORK OF YORK COURT.
Many Cases of More or Less Inter
est Disposed of During Week.

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Special to The Times.
York, April 20. = Convening
Monday morning with Judge j. S.
Wilson of Manning presiding,
court this week, with only few
exceptions has been a mOnotonOus
succession of trials for relatively
minor offenses, cases of house
breaking preponderating. Despite
the number of stills captured in
York county. whiskey cases were
fewer than usual at this term.
Alexander Moore Alias, Mote
Moore, charged with the killing
of John Glenn in Fort Mill town
ship last February, was acquitted
Wednesday afternoon, the jury
deliberating only few minutes.
Moore was indicted for murder,
but after the testimony had been
concluded Solicitor Henry said he
would not ask for conviction of
murder but of manslaughter as
the result Of misadventure Or
criminal carelessness.
Another Fort Mill case tried
"Wednesday was that of Claude
Gordon. charged with attempted
criminal assault Oh an IL year old
girl, resulting in a directed YER
diet of not guilty. At the conclu-
sion of the States testimony So
licitor Henry announced that he
did not feel warranted in asking
for conviction and asked the court
to direct a verdict of acquittal.
The testimony of the States wit
ncsses was rather vague and often
contradictory. The two princi-
pals ia the case. are residents of
the town of Fort Mill:
Floyd Hunter and Paul Sistare,
Rock Hill youths of 1s and II
years, respectively, pleaded gull
ty Wednesday to the charge of
housebrcaking and drew senten-
ces Of six months each. They
were caught burglarizing the
store of the Johnson Blaukenship
Grocery company, Rock Hill,
j. w, Fisher of Fort Mill was
convicted of assault and battery
Tuesday afternoon but the pass
iEg OF sentence on him was de-
ferred.
A. ID. Burgess of Rock Hill was
convicted Of assault of high and
aggravated nature and carrying
concealed weapons and sentenced
to serve three months or pay a
fine of S75. The fine was paid.
Burgess, a Rock Hill textile work.
er. had II row with a neighbor re-
sl!lting from quarrel between
their children and according to
the States witnesses held his pis-
tol on his neighbor while apply
ing to him various and sundry
uncomplimentary epithets.. No
shots were fired and no blows
were struck.
Samuel Miller, negro. who shot
and dangerously wounded Wal
ter Barnes. II ysar old son of j.
/ Barnes, merchant of the Nc
'Cmelisvillc section. when caught
I'D the night i'll the latter's store,
pleaded guilty to the charge of
assault and battery with intent to
XIII and was sentenced to serve
three years. He drew an addition
al sentence of six months for en-,
terlng plea of guilty to the
charge of housebreaking and lar
ccny.
Andrew Dunlap. Fort Mill ne
gro, pleaded guilty to two indict-
mcnts for housebreaking and lar
ccny. drawing sentence of 1S
months for one Offense and two
years for the other.
In striking contrast to the other
judges who have presided here
recently, Judge Wilson, In pass.
ing sentence OIL persons convicted
here this week. has left no part of
II suspended during good beha-
vlor. All drawing a sentence must
serve, their time unconditionally.
After choosing Purity Presby-
terian church. Chester. as the
next place of meeting. and elect
lrg officers for the ensuing year,
the Bethel Presbyterial auxiliary
closed a successful two days. ses.
sion here this afternoon. Officers
elected We're: President, Mrs. |,
IL. Hayes. kershaw; vice presi-