The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-18
COURT MAKES
GOOD PROGRESS
Several Cases Disposed Of and
Many Criminals Plead
Guilty


which convened on Monday for it,
spring session il: Sumter county.
with His Honor, Judge S. w. G.
Shipp, Of Florence. presiding. truly
began its session with urdcniablc
momentum. The docket, which for
this term is not Q long one. bids
fair to be entirely cleared Several
cases have con,, into the hands Of
tho jury and a verdict reached
seemingly very readily Nine GRIM
inals have plead guilty of tho
charges against them begging the
mercy Of the court.
In the case Of the State KS. Ju
lius Curtis, larceny OF live stock.
tried during tho morning session
Of Monday, Curtis was found
guilty by the jury, He was scntcnc-
ed to a term OF three years on the
chain gang and a fine of $40.
Case of the State vs.. Willie
Jenkins. larceny of bicycle, tried
during Monday afternoon. Jenkins
was found guilty by the jury and
was sentenced By Judge Shlpp TO a
term Of three years on the public
works Of the county and the pay
nlcnt OF q fine Of $40
Following is list Of cases in
which the defendants plead guilty:
State KS. Steve Ashley, violation
of the prohibition law. lie was
sentenced to a term Of three months
on the chain gang.
State KS. Willie Ninson. violation
Of the prohibition law. Sentenced
to a term Of ; months and the
payment Of q fine Of so. No cri-
dence was brought into the court Of
the sale Of any whiskey in this case,
and as it was stated in open court
that the defendant had tuberculosis
in addition to other physical
troubles, in view OF the showing
made, the three months sentence
was suspended during good be-
havior and upon the payment OF
the clerk OF the fine of SO.
State VS. Albert Quinn. grand
larceny. Sentenced to a term Of
one year.
State Us. Bonnie Cooley. larceny
Of bicycle. Sentenced TO term OF
ono year and 4 fine Of 50.
State VS.. Waits Law. larceny Of
1--we stock. Sentenced to year and
4 fine Of 800.
State VS. Da:id Burrows. house.
breaking and larceny. Sentence
deferred in this case pending a
mental examination Of defendant
at the request of the defendants
attorney.
State rs. Freddie Williams, grand
larceny. Williams was given a
sentence OF 8 months Oh the chain
gang.
State VS.. Ned Davis. house
breaking and larceny. Davis was
sentenced to a two year term.
Willie Fisher. houscbrcaking and
larceny. Sentenced TO q IS months
term
The. additional true bills found by
the grand jury arc:
State vs. 4. j. Qayior. John NJ
Perry, Ben iagan and r. Z. Wal
lace, all white men, indicted on
the charge OF car breaking and
larceny.
State VS. Boston Stuhcs. dispos-
ing Of crop under lien.
Case now being tried is that OF
the State vs.. Joe Brown and
Evans Burrows for the violation Of
the prohibition law. This case
came out Of the finding Of vhis-
key still about u month ago on the
place OF Joe I:roWn. colored. Tho
peculiar Instance connected with
the finding oG Tic still was that u
COW bclongins 10 Victor Baulu was
found to be missing and upon
strict search she was found dead
drunk" near the still and she was
also found to be wounded pre-
s;umably from L gun shot The COW
was loaded upon Il wagon and
carried hack to the place Of MI
I:auia's but later died due to the
effects of the eating OF the mash o:'
TO the wounded leg or from both Of
these causes.