The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-09-28
PICKENS COURT
! NOW IN SESSION

The fall term of court of genera!
sessions and common pleas began at
Pickens, Monday, September 25, with
Judge Sease of Spartanburg presid-
ing, and Solicitor Smoak as prosecu-
ting attorney. Both the criminal and
civil dockets are heavy and court will
continue two weeks. There is some
talk of special term of court for
civil business at Pickens Soon.
Judge Sease keeps business of the
court moving as rapidly as justice will
permit and much business will be dis
posed of this week. His Honor an
nounced that hours of court business
would be from 9:3O a. m. to D. m.
and from to 6 p. m.
One Of the cases called for trial
Monday and in which there was con-
siderable interest was that of The
State against r. A. Alexander. Mr.
Alexander plead guilty Of the charge
OF assault Of high and aggravated
nature and was sentenced to serve six
months on the chaingang or IN the
penirentiary or pay a fine of $3.50.
He paid the fine. The defendant was
charged with having shot Mr.. w. H.
Haynes with a shotgun in June, 1921,
inflicting wounds IN the temple and
left side, the difficulty arising over
disagreement about the way Mr..
Haynes was gathering crop on land
Mr.. Alexander had in charge as ad-
n::nistrator. The affair took place on
the Keowee side of the county where
10th men ar prominent. After the
plea of guilty was entered Judge
Sease had both parties of the Difficult
ty make statements and then passed
sentence.
Perry Mckee plead guilty to having
violated the prohibition laws, and af-
ter promising to quit fcoling with
liquor was sentenced to- serve twelve
months on the gang or in Jail and
pay fine of $1,000, but after having
served six months Of the sentence
the balance will he suspended during
good behavior.
A directed verdict of not guilty
was ordered in the case Of w. H.
Phillips, charged with violating the
prohibition law.s Hc was arrested by
revenue officers near a still with a
basket of dinner with him. The State
charged that he was taking dinner to
mon working in the still while Phil
lips testified that he was taking the
dinner to sick family and knew
nothing CT the still. The men said
10 have been working at the still es-
capped.
J. II. Blackwell was found not
guilty Of violating the prohibition
law. Some whiskey was found at
the home of Blackwell, but he claimed
to have been living on his farm when
the whiskcy was found Blackwelps
sisuer-in-law acknowledged owcrship
Of the wh:skey.
J. B. Patterson Of near Central
was found guilty Of violating the pro-
hibiticn laws and sentenced to serve
twelve months on the chaingang. In
sentencing Peterson Judge Sease
took occasion to reiterate his state
ment that the laws, Of the land must
and will be enforced
The grand jury finished it's work
fer this term Tuesday afternoon.
The following members of the
grand, jury were drawn as holdovcr
Jurors for 1923: f. +. Cantrell, w.
T. Bates, w. c. Smith, r. NJ. Bold:ng,
J. Harvey Chapman, T. A. Gary.
Judge Scaso keeps right up with
oil turns cf each case and asks wit
ncsscs more questions than has been
usual with other judges here.
Counsel opposed to Solicitor smoak
are almost continually making objcc-
ticns to the manner and form of the
solicitors questions to witnesses, and
the Judge sustains the objections IN
nearly every instance.