The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-14
SESSIONS COURT IS
GRINDING ITS WAY
Convened Yesterday Morning
With Judge Bowman, of
Orangeburg Presiding.
SOLICITOR HENRY is ILL
x. r.. WIlic Takes Place Of Veteran
Prosecutor But Only Minor Gases
Have Come Before COurf-m..
Murder Case Set for WcdncssI:.,.
Cases Disposed Of.

Court OF general sessions for
Lancaster county convened yesteG-
day morning ut 10 O'Clock. Judge l.
w. Bowman. OF OranGeburg. presid-
ing. Solicitor Henry is III at his
home in Chester and X. r. wyne
substituted for nim Yesterday as the
states prosecutor. Mr.. Henry is
expected to be at his desk today
Some members of the grand Jury
failed to answer when their NAMES
were called. and were reported SICK
at their homes. Four new Jurors
were drawn as follows: F. G. Cobb.
w. II. Small, p. NJ Latham and j.
+. Wylie
The first case brought up by Act
ing Solicitor Wylie was state versus
William Faile, the charge being
violation OF the liquor laws Nj
Wylie explained that after the ar
rest of Faile. Sheriff Hunter took
Il surveyor to the scene. which was
| near the kershaw county line, and
il developed that the alleged Grim.
was committed about $50 yards on
the. Eershaw county side The wit
| nesses were ordered dismissed and
the papers sent TO the Kershaw au-
thorities.
Five indictments for violation OF
the liquor laws and one for hou,e
breaking and larceny were given
the grand Stury~ nfter twenty-five
minute charge by the Judge. Half
Ian hour later the grand jury fled In
and reported true hills as follows:
| Anthony Cunnincham and Maggie
Cunningham. violation liquor laws.
Haskins Harris and Charles Har-
ris. violation liquor laws.
Leonard Remington. house
breaking and larceny.
Joe Barnes. violation liquor laws
Henry Massey. violation liquor
laws.
Ernest Swicesood. violation liquor
laws.
The docket OF cases brought over
from the last term OF court was
sounded. but most of the cases were
left omen until the arrival OF Solici-
tor Henry One murder case. that
OF Ella Hayes. negress, was set for
Wednesday morning.
The first case called for trial was
state versus Anthony Cunningham
and Maggie Cunningham, charging
! nj hn
had no counsel. and when the judge
asked If they desired To plead guilty
Anthony answered, "Yassir, viii
plead guilty as far as am guilty"
but refusing TO enter plea In the
usual manner. a jury was selected
and the trial begun.
Judge Bowmans charge to the
grand jury was pointed one as to
the duties OF the jurors during the
year. He stressed to them the nee,I
OF good roads and good schools and
outlined the duty OF the jurors ia
regard 10 these public matters He
spoke of the "searchlight OF public
opin!nh" and told the jury TO brinr
| Out III the open. re
made no reference to a new court
house and Jail.
Cases disposed OF up to noon To-
day are as follows:
Anthony and Maggie Cunnin,-
ham. violation liquor law; guilty a.
10 Anthony with sentence of three
months on the public roads or fine
OF $50. Maggie was granted new
trial
CLAYTON Rodgers, assault and bat
tory with intent to kill and CARRYING
concealed weapon; guilty. with n
sentence OF $3.50 or seven months
on roads.
James Roweling plead guilty OF
obtaining goods by false pretense
and was given six months on roads.
jim White plead guilty to house
breaking and larceny and received n
sentence or nine months on the pub
lie roads.
Joe Barnes plead guilty TO violat-
ing liquor law and was given SEN
tence OF six months on roads or fine
of S100. sentence to he suspended
to November l when fine must be
paid.
Louis Sowell assault and battery