The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-21
COUNTY.
A Resume of the most lmpOr
tnnt Case. trl I'd AT the Cir.
cutt Court,-sPersOn0l.
EDITOR BRsoKHAvrN LEDGER /:

EDITOR BRuoKHAvrN LEDGER :
The State vs.. Alex Middleton
shooting with iutent to kill; continued
and subs to Amite County for State,
witness. Butler.
The State VS.. Prince Cameron; bur
glary; Jury and verdict Of guilty. sen
enced to ~penitentiary one wear.
The State VS.. Martin Wilson T; as.
sault and battery ; nolle PROSE-. en-
tered.
The State vs.. Joseph Freeman; on
Sci ia; Judgment. nisi set aside.
The State vs.. Nimrod Gill, ct. al;
misdemeanor cause dismissed.
The State VS.. joseph Owens; MUIR
BY request of some of the friends of
THE LEDGER, and thinking it may be
OF some interest to some OF its many
read~rs. l send below II brief statement
Of some the most important cases dis
posed oil in our Circuit Court which
adjourned here Friday week after a
" weeks session,
The State W.. Monroe Newman; mur-
DIR; jury and verdict not guilty.
The State vs.. J II. Wilmington;
a~ n aud battery; mol pros. entered
rhe S at VA VIM T omas, ct. al;
Racing on public highway plea of
unity aud fined 81 90. each.
The State We. W. D Rollins; assault
sad battery with intent to kill; coutin-
I'D on absence of Judge Cassidy, his
attorney.
t-r plea of not guilty /; canse coptinu
FL o. application of absent witness.
rh4 State VS.. r A. Rhodes /; Mis-
d"mAanor; fined $1,000
The State vs. N, Middleton; carrying
concealed Weapons !; fined SIS. aud costs
snit.
The State vs.. VIM Chatman; same.
The State vs. PerneIl Lee: same.
The State vs.. Adoiphus Ward; at ne
on public highway i; fined 81: and
costs.
j. NJ. Gray; vs.. Elizabeth Stamphey,
ct. al. motion to transfer cause to Cir
cult Court. q. 8. sustained.
G.. F. Armstrong, VS.. L. E Middle
ton; jury and verdict o~rdefendapt with
damages sustained.
Mary Land, VS.. D. D. Temple-writ
of repleven-continued by consent.
Rowan Temple vs.. D. B. Cain-cause
continued.
J NJ H Martin, vs.. J NJ Whit ngton
administrator-rule made absolute ana
cause dismissed at defendants costs.
l. H D Almond. VS. J W Freeman
dismissed in failure to prosecute.
Sarah E. Jones, VS.. james Gill: cons
tinued by consent.
9 Jack Taylor, VS.. Andrew Rigging
botham: Jury and verdict for plaintiff
Judgment set aside aud cause continu.
ed.
f J Thompson, vs.. Nj d Warren;
Jury and verdict for plaintiff with dam
eg es. etc. I
H Kern, VS. E L Jordan Judgment
by default.
G B Calvit. VS. Charles Ratcliff, ct al:
plea and continued,
The case of the State VS. Monroe
Newman, for the kill ng of Amaziah
Lee, consumed much time and after
TX days trial resulted in a verdict of
not guilty. This of course secured
more peace and liberty to New
nan and his friends. Hon II, Cassidy.
r.. and Col Thos r Stockdaie, the Old
war horse of Pike. conducted the case
or the State, and Major j f Sessions
md Mr. VIM Cassidy, for the defense,
Judge Fl Cassidy Sr., was also for the
hut on account of bad health.
allied to appear. 1t is said by some of
,ur older citizens here, that Col L r
5tockdale made one of the most touch
and impressive speeches eve de-
ivered in the Court House, and so coll
,dered by all as being n among the
last of the day. Captain HI @ Bridges
# Summit, Col J B Deason. of Brook
Iaveu, and Gen Martin, of Natchez
we're also in attendance, in addition to
mr. local bar: and to our great surprise
mt lot to our displeasure and at an
lie moment casting our wearried eye
theirs beheld the familiar and con-
anial face of Col. @ Byrd, from
Col Byrd as we all know,
!, not a lawyer by profession but a
form, a nobler heart, a purer
ind and a better balanced brain never
dorned a court house. Although a res
lent of Lincoln, it should be remem-
cred he was not born and raised there,
nd from the number of friends he has
Franklin, she might we'll suppose
hat Franklin has not relinquished her
light. Judge Chrisman won many
riends at this term, and seems to be
ather a favorite among the officers
ere In his parting words he com-
'limented the officers and grand jury
cry highly for the faithful perform
nee of their duties, and with a pleas
mt smi lie OF his face, left for his home
n Brookhaven, to which we wish him
safe and happy return.
MIKE.