The Russellville Democrat., 1881-11-24

all this the good lady presides ever the culinary department and dispcnses the good things of this life with true hos pitality.
 THE GRAND JURY,
 for the fall term. 1881, adjourned Sat urday at noon, having been in session twelve days, and as the result of their labors filed in court I21 bills and was discharged for the present. The last 1 grand jury was an exception to the general rule in more than one parIicu- lar. First, they were good looking set of jurymen, and meant business with ". B. Young as foreman. Sec ond, nearly every man selected served | through. Several had legal excuses which was not claimed. Third, the sixteen empanelled served the twelve days without change with the except ion of Mir. k. II. Dickey, who was ex- cused on Friday morning on account of sickness in his family. And lastly, was a success in fiLding goodly num- Der who have been tres passing against the peace and dignity of the State of Arkansas. Ono hundred and twenty~ one bills will furnish food and fun for the officers, but like the fable of the OK and the Toad, fear what will be flood and fun for the officers" will be death to the defendants.
 BURRIs ON TRIAL.
 Monday, 14th, ? o'clock, D. m., the court was convened with His Honor, W. D. Jacoway on the bench, and fur ther proceedings were resumed at once. The case of the State vs. Wm. Burris, charged with murder in the first de> gree. on change of venue from Yell. was called, and all parties being ready for trial, the first in order was empan- cling jury, which was obtained with but little trouble, all being taken from the regular panel, with one exception, to-wit: D R Grant, foreman, J c Pol- lard, c w Rushing, Willis A Baker, W s Eubanks, George Nordin, W J Sher- Till, J s Willis, H c Bledso, D W Boon D Staggs and W H Patrick. The evening having been spent, the jury re- ceived the usual instructions from the court in such cases and was put in chge of special deputy, c. A. Jamison and was boarded by Mir. J. B. Faucette dur ing the remainder of the trial. Tues day was consumed in taking the testi- monv, and the preparing and giving the instructions by the Court. At the opening of the court Wednesday morn- ing briet statement of the case was made to the jury by the States Attny. when argument was opened upon part of the defense by W. D. Dunbar in quite lengthy and we'll pointed ad- dress, who was followed by master Jeff Davis in his maiden speech at the l. quilted himself very creditably. He was followed by Mir. Geo. s. Cunning ham, of Dardanelle, in quite an elo- quent and touching appeal upon the part of the prosecution. It was one of those tear scaclers and was not barren of results, He was followed by Robt. Bullock and J P. Byers of the same place on part of the defense. which closed the days proceedings. The ar> gument of the case was closed Thurs day morning by the able States Att'ny A. s. McKennon, and the jury retired at ten o'clock to consider their yer. dict and was closeted until Friday morning at nine o'clock a. m. when a verdict of guilty was rendered as charg- cd in the indictment of murder in the first degree. The trial was quite inter esting, and moved along smooth and nicely. Notwithstanding the attorneys for the defense were appointed and will receive nothing for their services, they laborsd hard, and performed their whole duty in the case. State vs Cars son Love and Clark Brown-misde> meanor-passed to by consent to third week. State vs Joe Mccoy and II. Rid dle-misdemeanor-j jury trial--verdict of not guilty and Defendant discharged. State vs J. P. McCarshur, passed until Tuesday of the third week. State vs George Motley, misdemeaner--recog- nizance forfeited ard alius capious for Motley, that is ts say, take him as well where he is, as where he isn't. State vs John Guest, charged with disturb ing religious meeting, trial by jury and verdict of not guilty, on the sug- gestion of the Court motion for new trial was filed, and the verdict of the jury was set aside, and passed for third week. "A new move. State vs Robert Hamilton and J. E. Kinder, misde- meanor, charge of disturbing religi- ous meeting, trial by jury, and verdict of guilty and fined $25, each and cost. State vs James Billie, charge of disturb ing a religious meeting continued from last term, entered plea of not gull ty trial by jury and verdict of guilty and fined s20. State vs Will Hensley, misdemeanor, noll pressed on motion of States Attorney, and defendant dis charged. State vs J. D. Rushing, also vs Rushing and Wsstfield two cases, charge of selling liquors to minor, noll pressed on motion of States Att torney and defendants discharged. State vs James Faulkner, breach of the peace, entered plea of guilty, and fined $l0. State vt J. c. Pruitt and R. H. White, violating the whiskey law, trial by jury and verdict of not guilty, and defendants discharged. State vs J. c. Pruitt and White, same cffense in two cases, attachment ordered for Henry Venable. returnable at next term and cases continued. State vs Hense Yer den attachment ordered for " NJ