The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-28
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
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 The proceedings reported last week iunder the head of the s'state vs i Wright Smith, colored, for bigamy, change of venue from Yell county," should have been reported under the head and case oi the state vs Tom Will- jams, colored. In the case of the state
 vs Wright Smith, upon submission, plea of guilty, which, under extenuating circumstances, and ignorance of the law acting under advice of friends and craving lenity and mercy, the court assessed the punishment at three years in the psniGentiary; whsreutaa pets> | ton was immediately set on foct large. ] ly signed by the most prominent and
 influential citizens asking his repriete as case under all the circumstances deserving executive clemency; state vs
 B F Allen, misdemeanor, jury trial and cause to progress in name of B H Allen,
 verdict rendered and fined $l5; state vs Cullen Johnson, aggravated assault, arraigned, plead not guilty, trial ty | jury by consent consisting of eleven
 men, jury retired under instructions of courtuntil followingmorning when trial progressed, verdict of guilty rendered and fined $50 and ten minutes impris> | OuuiuHS. III butb C1eo OSC&T DelTlt dp- | peared as a witness for the defendant,
 who thus became known to the prose- cutting attorney as the man in Yell county on indictment for playing cards on Sunday, and other shortcomings, and sent over to Yell county for war rant, and on the 22d inst, after Searle had assisted in paying out his friend Johnssn, was arrested by the sheriff and placed in jail in the stead of his friend he had just relieved. Morgan
 Brady, charged by indictment in John- son county with felonious assault on
 Henry Hart, colored, having been on the dodge some five or six years was located in Pope county and appeared at court also as a friend to relieve and assist the defendant Johnson in paying his fine being also recognized by the prosecuting attorney, had q warrant sent for and the said Morgan Brady
 was also arrested by the sheriff and lodged in jail at Dover and thus the two immediately after paying up John- sons fine and going down to the jail
 with the officer and into it for their | friend, the sheriff politely informed | them of the warrants he held for their arrest, and left them within the iron doors to be conveyed to the respective counties of Yell and Johnson, to an- swer the indictments against them; ''yerily the way of the transgressor is hard," for time will not obliterate identity or the offsnse; better not vio- late the law while Capt. A McKen- l non is prosecuting attorney for his per- captions are keen and his vigilance always on the alert, and who is becvm- ing as famous and well known to yio- laters of the law as were all the old coons of the unerring rifle of Capt. Scott, in his day; SO that when you
 make infringements upon the peace, quiet, good order and full observance of the law, just ask the question, is A 5 Mckennon prosecuting attorney, and if the answer be yes, then, like Capt. Scott's coon, just come down and
 walk in and you will save many a rest less uneasy hour of dread and fear of apprehension which must come sooner or late under his supervision and watch full care in the interest of the state. State ys Carson Love and Labe Brown, misdemeanor, attachment ordered for T A Wade as a witness for state re- turnabls at next term; bond required of defendants in sum of $350 each for their appearance at the next term to which cause is as continued; state va John B Evants, misdsmeanor, submit ted, plead guilty and fined $5 on argued statement of facts; state vs Elijah Me- Cool, recognizance, plea not guilty, jury trial, verdict guilty and fined $50; ious congregation, continued by con- sent until next term; state vs J F Me- Carthur, selling liquor to minor. cons tlnilad hV Itnftl for state vs Elijah AcCeol, assault and
 battery, submitted, plead guilty and fined $l0; state vs Vim Allen, misde- mcanor, submitted, plead guilty and fined $l00, whereupon attorney for defendant asked and obtained leave to withdraw submission and plea of guilty which was accorded him,-1Sth jury trial, plea not guilty, and verdict rem dered for $20,-l9th, motion for new trial, ,-23d, motion overruled, defendant excepted and prayed an appeal to su- preme court and bill of exception filed state vs H H Julian, misdemeaner, sub mitted, plead guilty and fined $5; state vs W 0 Rogers, misdemeanor, witness | ss discharged, submitted on agreed 1 statement of tacts,-16th, demurrer in | short by consent,-l9th, submission, | plea of guilty and fined $5; state ys Jas Cagle, appeal from J P, continued until next term; state vs Presley Pigg l ct als, nolle pres as to Pigg and he dis | charged; continued as to John Guest l until next term state vs John Forrest, | misdemeanor, nolle pros sntend by | state and defendant discharged; state | vs Robert Hamilton and John Kinder, continued by consent until next term; state vs Jo Mccoy and Hindman Red. | dell, misdemeanor, continued by con- sent until next term; state vs J Willis | Shinn, grand larceny, motion filed for | continuance, attorney for the state | admits that if the absent witness was present he would swear to the facts set | up in the motion, motion to rule the | state to elect upon which count the | state intends to rely in the indictment, | motion overruled and the defendant by | attorney excepts, demurrer filed and | overruled and defendant excspts ;-2lst, | arraignment waived, defendant plead | ''not guilty" and drawing of jury | waived, jury selected and sworn cons | sisting of R F Williamson, Jo Petty, | W c Renfrow, James 1 Scott, D F West, | J NJ Brown, M Nance, W B Rollow, M Marshall, R A Barlow, James | Tucker and R A EIfurth some twenty | five or thirty witnesses were sworn Tn | the case and put under the rule and | jury retired under instructions until | next morning ;-22d, trial progressed, examination of witnesses all day and | jury retired under instructions of the |