The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-14
COURT or
GENERAL
SESSIONS
Grand Jury Disposes of All
Bills of Indictment, Makes
Final Presentment and
is Discharged

Final Presentment and
is Discharged
The Court of General Sessions
onvened Monday morning with
Judge ]. w. Deyore, of Edgefield,
presiding and Solicitor F. A. Nc
Leod at his post. After the usua,
formal charge, the bills of indict
ment of which Solicitor Mcleod
had. Il number in readiness, were
turned over to the grand jury. This
body dispatched business With.
great energy and having passed
upon ali bills before them, made the
final presentment and was dis.
charged for the term Tuesday.
The following true bills We're
found:
The State vs.. Ellison Sanders,
larceny.
The State VS.. James Nixon, alias
Sutton, larceny.
The State vs.. Clarence Walls,
larceny.
The State vs.. James 3ussess,
larceny.
The state VS.. Sharper English,
violation. of prohibition law. :.
The State VS.. Willie James. as
sault and battery: with irtent to
kill
The State VI. julius 2ewell as
sauH and battery with inten. to
kill,
The State VS.. Samuel Rose, alias
Jack: Rose, violation of prohibition
law. 80.
The state VS.. Lee Mcleod, Fred
Mcleod. Ben Mcleod, Jesse Nc
Leod, Willie Griffin and Colin Srif-
fin, violation of prohibition law
The State VS.. Ben sMcClary, VIII
liam. Vaughan and Grandson Her
lot. violation Of prohibition law.
The State VS.. Jeryey Allen. Rob
e.t Ardis. Jr.. and Dudley Weeks,
violation of prohibition law.
The State vs.. Sam Richardson,
housebreaking and larceny.
The State VS.. C..L. Sykes, assault
and battery with intent TO kill.
,fhes State VS.: Henry. Watts. dis
charging firearms into house.
The State VS.. jim Oxendine. vio-
lation OF prohibition law.
The State US. Rowland James,
hoasebreaking and larceny.
yrSt- 'I.,y, HHr( a
sauit and battery with intent to Kill
and: carrying concealed weapons,
The. State VS.. r. L. Cato and
Frank Jackson, violation OF pro-
hibition law. ~
The State rs. Sci Meyers and
Strother Meyers, disposing of prop
erty under lien.
The following Indictments We're
thrown out. by the grand jury, no
bills being found.
The State vs.. Robert Sumter,
disposing Of property under lien.
The State vs.. Newton Lowder,
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny.
The following prisoners entered
pleas of guilty:
! The State VS.. Robert Mitchell.
larceny. Sentence. thirty days or
$500 fine.
The State ys. James Nixon. alias
Sutton, larceny. Sentence, three
years.
The State rs. Clarence Walls, lar
ceny. Sentence. two years.
j The State vs. James Burgess
larceny. Sentence, eighteen months
j! The State VS.. William Vaughan
violation prohibition law. No,
guilty.
i The State vs. Rowland James
larceny, a plea of guilty was ac-
cepted and a sentence OF nine
months imposed,
The State VS.. jim oxendine
Transporting liquor. a plea of guilty
was accepted and a sentence Of siS
months imposed; sentence suspend.
ed during good behavior.
The State VS.. Sharper English
! transp porting liquor, a plea Of guilty
was accepted and sentence was
Imposed of three months and a tine
of .s35: the time sentence to ht
suspended upon payment of the
fine
Tile State ,ys. Sam Richardson
ihousebreaking and larceny. guilt
A sentence Of three years was :ra-
| posed.
| The State Us. ]. Madison Des-
Champs, malicious. mischief. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty
Notice was given by attorneys fol
the defendant that they would
move for a new trial. The time
for arguing the motion has not beer
fixed.
Wednesday morning the case Of
the State VS.. julius Jewell. assault
land battery with intent to Kill, was
on trial.
The case. of the State VS.. Johnny
Roberts and Tommy Roberts, muir,
der was continued on motion OF
counsel for the defense. the ground
] that material witness could no,
be found although due diligence te
bring him into court had been used
This case was tried AT a previous