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MANY GASES TRIED '
AT COURT OF SESSIONS,
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JUDGE SHIPP'S CHARGE?LIST 'i
OF CASES AND THEIR a
DISPOSITION.
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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biggest range of Fa:
is hard to say whict
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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
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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
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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
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i are the greatest i
e Serge Single Coa
epartment, as we
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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
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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
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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
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SUITS
ring Suits?so many
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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
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'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
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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
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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
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rood printers and one of the best er '
;quipped offices in the State, and we
guarantee satisfaction, or no charge.
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we have none to send; but we pom
lo give vou the benefit of what we orde
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t stands to reasdn that if we pay
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