Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-24
GENERAL SESSIONS
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been visited by committees of the
grand jury. The reports were especial
lily complimentary relative to the con-
dition of the schools, the Jail, county
home and chaingang.
The following hold over" grand
Jurors who will serve again next year
were drawn Wednesday afternoon just
before the grand jury was dismissed:
w. I. Witherspoon, ]. A. Clinton, c. H.
Hollis, T. w. Jackson, w. B. Flanagan,
NJ. j. Adcock.
| w. D. Jackson, white man of the
Hickory Grove section was tried on a
charge of manufacturing whisky, the
jury returning a verdict of not guilty.
James Biggers of the Santiago Sec
ton who was tried on charge of vio-
lating the prohibition laws, was ac-
quilted.
Considerable time was taken up
Wednesday in the trial Of the case OF
Alma Williams, a negro woman of
Rock Hill, charged with the murder Of
city several months ago. The woman's
story was that her husband had on
several occasions attacked her and
mistreated her while he was under the
influence of liquor and that he had a
bull dog which he had set upon her on
at least two occasions, the dog biting
her on the arm and the leg
She stated that her husband was
advancing on her when she shot and
killed him. There was other testimony
contrary to this, however. After de-
liberating for some time the jury re-
turned to the court room with the re-
quest that the stenographer read the
testimony of the defendant to them
again. Shortly after 6 o'clock a ver-
dict of guilty of manslaughter was re-
turned.
Motion for a new trial for Alma Will
liams, Rock Hill negress convicted Of
manslaughter for the killing Of her
husband, Harper Williams, was refus-
ed when argued by w. G. Finley and
Thos. F. Mellow. counsel for the wo-
man, yesterday afternoon. 81 think
that the verdict Of the jury was just
about right" commented. his honor.
This woman, according to the testi-
mony shot her husband while he was
unarmed."
The woman was sentenced to serve
five years in the state penitentiary.
Harry Jeter was found not guilty of
a charge of disposing of property under
lein.
After being engaged in session only
one day and a half all cases ready for
trial were disposed of before the court
adjourned for dinner yesterday, the
only case remaining being the matter
Of William c. FAIRIES, charged with
the murder of four members of the
family of James NJ. Taylor. Action of
Solicitor Monroe Spears in disposing
of so many cases in such a short time
probably established a record in York
county in criminal cases. The solicit
tor lost only two cases in which he had
insisted upon verdicts Of guilty. For
ment yesterday morning, Judge Peuri-
foy was busy in pronouncing sentence
upon persons who had either sub
mitted pleas Of guilty or had been
convicted. There were number of
defendants before his honor to answer
charges of various violations of the
prohibition law and in each case,
chaingang sentence was imposed with
out the alternative Of fine.
Dan Coins, a white man Of Rock
Hill pleaded guilty to making little
liquor for personal use. He was sent
enced to twelve months Imprisonment,
six months Of the sentence suspended
during good behavior.
Will Carroll and R. f. c. Pruitt,
young white men of the Smyrna Sec
ton pleaded guilty to violations of the
prohibition law. Each was given a
twelve months road sentence, six
months suspended during good be-
havior in each case. Pruitt came to
court, wearing part of the uniform Of
soldier.
The case against E. B. Hunter alias
Bud Hunter, charged with assault and
battery with intent to kill and carry
ing concealed weapons was mol pressed
conditionally, the conditions" not
being entered on the sessions docket
Charles Fincher pleaded guilty to
violation of the prohibition law. Finch
er, a white man who lived in Rock Hill,
| said that he had been Il resident there
| for twenty-fiv years and denied that
he had liquor for purposes of sale.
Constable Charlie Moss told the judge
that Fincher had the reputation of be-
ing a gambler and a liquor seller. The
officer further stated that Fincher's
wife had told him that Fincher had
contributed only SIS toward her sup
port in the past year.
| w. 3. Wilson, Esq, of Rock Hill
sought to say a word in behalf of
Fincher. He told the judge that he
thought he knew as much about
Fincher as the officers knew, since he
was recorder of the city of Rock Hill
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