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V/K jf*?^?if??f??y? 'f?^ ;; } ^/ui t ^i ! shoe i K1IN * +. *. ? ! -i MANY GASES TRIED ' AT COURT OF SESSIONS, a JUDGE SHIPP'S CHARGE?LIST 'i OF CASES AND THEIR a DISPOSITION. P The court of jreneral sessions for' n Williamsburg county convened here j fi MonHav mornine at 10 o'clock with tl Judge S W G Shipp, of the Twelfth j circuit, presiding; all other court of- a ficers were at their accustomed posts, k In his charge to the grand jury a Judge Shipp stated that it was d quite a pleasure to him to appear in Kingstree as presiding Judge, this sj being his first appearance as such. V He,however, has visited this town on r< many occasions as attorney. He did not charge the grand jury at length. ]? as they had been previously charged g relative to their duties, but he did fi refer to their duties as to looking after the respective county offices and officers and seeing that they per- g form their duties, and especially the fi offices of magistrate, Superintendent of Education and county Super- a: visor. He also spoke of the rumor C) that people were dynamiting fish, j jr which he considered a very serious! ai offense,and asked that they look into j d the report and present these who F were carrying on such operations. The first case tried-was that of J ? P Wheeler, charged with receiving, ai accepting and storing liquor. This p rasp was heard at the last term of! a court and a mistrial resulted. This I u time the jury, after a half hour's de- cl liberation, rendered a verdict of guilty and sentence was imposed? ^ $400 fine or six months' imprison-! ^ ment. The defendant was repre-! ^ sented by E L Hirech, Esq. We are | ^ informed by Mr Wheeler's attorneyj ^ that this case will be appealed to the1 supreme court. ! ^ The other cases that came up and were disposed of by the court follow: j jr The State vs Warren Giles; viola- t( tion of labor contract; appeal from : t( magistrate's court. Judgment re- ? versed and new trial granted. At- j torneys for defendant, Messrs Lee ^ & Fishburne. The State vs Henry McFadden; cj assault and battery with intent to: kill. Plead guilty and sentenced! al to $25 fine or 30 days on public j works. . j sj The State vs W N Powers; biga- j my. Plead guilty, sentenced to 9 months in penitentiary or chaingang. The State vs Ben Montgomery; A larceny of livestock. Plead guilty gi and sentenced to 2 years' imprison- oi ment or $10 fine. m The Town of Lake City vs Joe g< Burgess; violation of dispensary law; in appeal from Mayor's court. Appeal oi @:@:@:?:?:?.?:?:@:?:? < ? <6) $ We have the 1 @ of the ordinary it ? Also a big lint g Don't fail to k . ? sonable prices. k 1 > <fc 'f* *y? Jb Women GSTREE *?4*?4*?4*?4* 4*?4*~4*?^ ismissed. t: nd battery with intent to kill and arrying concealed weapons. Found a uilty of carrying concealed weapons sj nd sentenced to pay $30 fine or 30 n ays on chaingang. Messrs Lee & f. ishburne represented the defendant, jj The State vs Jones McCrea; as- 0 lult and battery with intent to kill b nd carrying concealed weapons. S1 lead guilty of simple assailtt and h arrying concealed weopons and sen- 0 need to pay $50 fine or 60 day3 on h laingang. b The State vs Wm Cunningham; it iolation of dispensary law. Plead e uilty and sentenced to pay $100 b ne or 3 months on chaingang. d lessrs Lee & Fishburne represented eferdant. ^ The State vs Johnny Cooper; lurder. Guilty, with recommenda- S on to mercy. The defendant havig no attorney or the wherewithal > employ one, the court appointed tl > ronrpwnt him Philio Arrowsmith, n sq. c< With the case of Johnny Cooper le business of the criminal court t< as concluded and the jury was dislarged Tuesday afternoon. The e,' )urt of common pleas was opened tl id continued until Wednesday af- ti rnoon, when the court adjourned, tl ue die, c: Side Lights on the Court. a P At this term of court, Philip H s< rrowsmith,Esquire, a recent honor raduate from the law department I South Carolina University,was ad- Cl litted to practice and immediately it down to practical business. Beg assigned to the responsible duty sj ' defending an alleged murderer on tn: ?:?:?:?:?:?:@:?.?:??j S biggest range of Fa: is hard to say whict 3 of Alpaca and Blu< dsit our Millinery D s>:?:@.?:?:?:?:?:@:?:@: The Town of Kingstree vs Frince v fcClary; violation of dispensary v iw, appeal. Judgment of Mayor t ffirmed. ; p The State vs Ben Montgomery; h irceny of livestock. Plead guilty ; h nd sentenced to 3 years' imprison- a iunt anrl ?1(1 finp 7 V*v The State vs Joe Hrown; perjury; t lead guilty and sentenced to 6 t lonths' imprisonment and $100 t< r.e. E L Hirs?-h, Esq, represented o defendant. The State vs Hazard Whitfield;, a ssault and battery with intent to t ill. Plead guilty of simple assault> S nd sentenced to pay $25 fine or 30 : t ays on chaingang. \ h The State vs J Asa Barfield; as- p ault and battery with intent to kill, e rerdict, not guilty. Defendant re{>- s ssented by Messrs Lee & Fishburne. n The State vs Willie Nesmith; vio- d ition of dispensary law. Plead : v uilty and sentenced to pay $100 ne or 3 months on chaingang. c The State vs Willie Nesmith; vio- g ition of dispensary law. Plead h uilty and sentenced to pay $100 c ne or 3 months on chaingang. h The State \s Samuel Jones; assault t i ?y Coi > ( DRY ?+?? ?<?"f?^ ^?? rial for his life, he was confronted nth a pretty hard proposition for a oung attorney making his debut,so o say, into the real practice of his rofession. Mr Arrowsmith had a ard case even for a veteran, but he andled it throughout with the skill nd coolness of a seasoned advocate, 'rue his man was convicted, but hose who heard the case opine that he young attorney did mighty well o get his client off with life imprisnment instead of hanging. Solicitor Stoll came near making clean sweep of the docket this iir.e, as the court records will show. Solicitor Stoll is a vigorous prosecuor.vet not unreasonably severe,and e has ' ade good" in the trying osition bo holds, even beyond the xpectation of his friends. To follow uch a Solicitor as Judge Wilson is io sinecure and it is high praise ineed to say that Mr Stoll makes a /orthy successor. Mr D H Smith acted as court rier at this term and he makes a ;ood one. He has a voice like a fog orn and when he calls "comejnto ourt!" the individual named can ear him if he b anywhere in own. Judge Shipp, who made his initial ppearance here as p residing Judge ince his elevation to the bench, won lany favorable expressions by the airness and impartiality of his ruligs. Judge Shipp is regarded as ne of the ablest Judges on the ench, yet he is as plain and unasuming as when he was a "private 1 the ranks." This is distinct ly in "~l/ ' -X i are the greatest i e Serge Single Coa epartment, as we S. MA ?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:@:?:< ontrast to some Jndges we have ad here who seemed to think that ecause they had been given amhor;y above their fellow-man, it investd them with the power and nttriutes of a being superior to the orinary human. Grand Jury Presentment. o Hon S W G Shipp, Presiding Judge: Tate of South Carolina, i County of Williamsburg. [ The grand jury wish to make this heir final presentment for the sumler term of court for Williamsburg ounty. We have acted on all bills submitirl lis We are pleased to note the interit taken in the different sections iroughout our county along educaonal lines. At least two-thirds of le county is divided into special istricts for the purpose of raising iditional money for school purges. We know of not a single inance where the special tax for hool purposes was not carried. But, in the formation of these fecial districts we wish to call at ntion to one condition, which if mtinued, is sure to create confuon. It seems that in the begining the first districts took in and @:@:?:@:?:?:?:?:?:?:< PRING 4 ncv Woolens in Sni UUUliU IU uu a I ai c tuu xoi xi vm u central school for a child to walk, and where their parents are not able to furnish vehicles, it will necessarily mean an injustice to them. This county was not divided into districts as was provided in an act passed by the General Assembly in 1897. Possibly at this date such a provision wou d be impracticable. We fully realize that geographical lines must give way at times to local , conditions, bu" there should not be too great a variance from either. , We sujfgest, in view of the fact that there will be a meeting of the school trustees of the county this fall, that at the same time there be a meeting of the county delegation J rvrliirtft An/1 Ku A failed to locate him, | e @:?:?:?:?:@*.'?:?@:?:@:<? SUITS ring Suits?so many :avorites~Grays, Brc ts. are still receiving n< R C U S ?:?:?:@?:?:?:?:?:?:?:<? T T T 1 T B F T?X me and )xford ' Fron GOODS f*?F?F?F?F?F?F?F? left out territory regardless of geographical lines. In the formation of later districts territory had to be taken in in order to get the necessary area, regardless of shape or conditions. In one or two instances1 i : 'territory in the first districts was | dismembered in order to add to an- ( other new district. This in itself should be guarded against, especially where a district has assumed obligations based upon the area within its boundary lines. In an ill-shaped district there is o r*nvf faa "?oy frnm O anu UUttlll Ul CUUU)HUU, nuu uj U joint meeting of these three bodies they can outline some policy by which special school districts, in the i past and future, may be put at rest. It is rumored that quite a number of fish in our streams are being killed with dynamite, but we have been unable to get the names of the guilty on??s. We recommend that the proper officials take the necessary steps towards fix ng the cracks on the front of the court house. Have it rodded if it be necessary for a permanent cure. We thank your Honor for instructions given us as to our cfuties as grand jurors, all of which is respectfully submitted. P. G. Gourdin, Foreman. NEGRO RUNS AMUCK. Fires at Men and Mules In Plow Field at Gourdlns. Sheriff Graham was called to Gourdins last night to try to capture Cicero Branson, a negro plow-hand, who ran amuck in the field where he and several others were plowing yesterday Almost without cause or warning, the negro desperado drew 11 his pistol and began firing at men j1 and mules indiscriminately and when * reprimanded by Mr Hass, the over- ^ seer,fired a shot at him and fled, fir- } ing back as he ran. Mr Bass shot c three time s with his pistol at the flee- c ing negro but thinks he failed to hit s him. I The Sheriff and a posse spent i most of the night scouring woods e and swaniD for the fugitive, but t * ****???? Get Yc Slippers i Us. COMPAI ?Jt) ?^0 A >pi YOU PRO ? An invit&tic I owners of cylindc 9 _ w n woiumoia no< Wc could argue the q Indestructible Cylinder B I from now?but what g< you could not prove it for into our store and seein We could print a whole day about the special an i bia processes of manufa< \ where at all if the Recor evidence. colui1 INDESTRUCTIBL1 reco: won't break, no matter how i they won't wear out, no matl played. Moreover, their ton more brilliant than that ol record made. Don't merely come inside our store and lisl Carolina Furi / * ' ' * ^ Why not give us a chance to figire on your job printing? We have B j rood printers and one of the best er ' ;quipped offices in the State, and we guarantee satisfaction, or no charge. >Ve do not send out solicitors, be:ause we have none to send; but we pom lo give vou the benefit of what we orde iave by not sending out agents, ?? t stands to reasdn that if we pay igente 25% commission, the custom-! r has it added to his bill. 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