The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Circuit Court,

SllGulL OOUIt'
The Circuit Court for this County contin-
ued It's session through last week, excepting
Thursday the dav set apart by the Governor
as dav of Thanksgiving. The only crimi-
nal case tried was that of the State against
Cook for the killing of Perkrns-tranfcrred
from the Fort Smith district court. Cook
was released on the plea of justification.
( The ease Of the State against Tom and Mat.
Wallace has brought to Van Buren, large
number of citizens of johnson county rs Wit
nessrs. The case is fairly started and up to
last night the jury were selected and accepted
and two Of the witnesses for the State had
given in their testimony.
The following causes have been disposed Of
on the criminal docket since our last issue:
. State v. Francis Snow, larceny. stricken
from the docket
State ". Jacob Meadows, murder; stricken
from the docket.
State vs.. Julius Bates, Murder; stricken
from the docket.
state ". Andrew Couch; assault with in
tent to Kill. alias capias to Crawford.
State vs. Brazil Reeves assault with intent
to Kill; attachment for witness ordered.
State ". Joseph BourIand, larceny; alias
capias to johnson county,
State V. G. " Bcens, appeal from j. p. !;
continued.
States v. James Mouse, defendant forfeited
recognlance.
State vs.. Jack Downing and Maurice Clos
son, aggravated assault; plea of guilty by
Oosson; fine 5000.
State vs.. John Higgins, obsccnity plea Of
guilty; fine $50.
State vs. James Cook, murder; change oil
venue from Fort smith district, Final ycr-
diet, not guilty.
COMMON LAW DOCKET,
Jno, b Shaw and Jas. p. King, vs.. Craw
ford county dismissed for want Of prosccu-
ton.
George Kccfer, vs. Moses Sprinkler; mo-
ton to strike case from docket.
j. D. Hawkins, V. Richard Thruston;
plaintiff elects to take non-suit.
I'D. Hawkins vs.. Joseph Winters; paintiir
elects to take non-suit.
William Whitfield vs.. K. W. and p. S. Dech
crd Judgment by default.
r9UIY DOCKET,
Dan. Anderson, vs. Isaac lIurlinger, con-
tinucd.
II. c. Crow,ll VS.. estate cf Josiah Foster
petition for parttion-decrcc.
Abner l. Burrow VS. Thomas B Mills ct al
Judgment by default and sale Of land or
dercd
!. y Monds, ct al Va Geo T Mullins, ct al
judgment 10y default, and sale ofland ordered.
Tho case of the state Of Arkansas vs. Matt
and Tom. Wallace, indicted for murder, was
called up last Saturday morning \ motion
was filed. by consent, for defendants for thcir
discharge on the ground that they had not
been brought to trial within two terms Of the
court next after the finding of the indictment
as by statute IN such cases made and proyid
ed. Most of the day was consumed in the
arguing OF the motion. hi, Honor, Judge W.
". Mansfield took it under adyisemcnt till
Monday morning. when, after an elaborate
and able opinion of his honor, the motion was
overrulcd and the parties put upon their
trial.
The following are the names Of the jury
men, selected to try the case of the State vs..
Mat. and Tom. Wallace. as accessories in the
killing Tom. Payne:
William Triplct, Joseph RoSson,
Robt. +. Swcaringin, John 5. Matlock,
Joseph W. Matlock, Benjamin Dyer.
Granville Griffith, j, II. Fine.
Joseph Farris, John Flanagan,
John 7. London, Thos. Stoneroad,
The State is represented by Col. ., T.. Graz
vcns, Clarksyillc, Judge Thos. Marcum, Fort
Smith, Judge b. j. Brown, Van Buren,, and
Jos. 7. Byers, Prosecuting Attorney.
The defendants are represented by Hon.
Hugh I. Thomson, Hon. Gran, Wilcox, Van
Buren, and Judge VIM Walker of TT. Smith.
This case will probably occupy the Court
until Thursday.
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