The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-08

Griffin, and would suppose there were still a few more to follow suit.
 Ed. Hall, Fl years; Lot Ferguson. l wear, aRd Charley Barnett, (col. J l year, convicted at the recent term, were carried ts Little Rock Monday by Sheriff Hogins. Barnett was sent up without being senten ced by the court, an oversight, presume in the court. Tom Cooksey, who was lodged in jail on tho 4th day of Dec. 1880 and fined $400 and cost at Spring term, was turned out to day by order of Judge Bradley--haying been in jail one year and one day, and the county minus about $270 in the matter of jailor fees alone. A wise conclusion that was. M
 COURT PROCEEDINGS.
 I will try to give you some of the proceedings of the last two weeks of court. have oodles of time to work on but unfortunately have but little to relate. Monday Nov. the Fist, court met persuant to adjourn ment. The case of State ys. Ed, Hall charged with murder was called and entered plea of not guilty. All parties being ready proceeded to- trial. On Tuesday six jurymen. were obtained after exhausting the entire pannel and the sheriff was or dcred to summon thirty-five others to appear in court Wednesday morn ing from which the twelve jurors were completed to wits. J. B. West erfeld, foreman, W. W. Hicks, W. L. Hatley, s. w. Swan, J. P. Whar- ton, Arch Rollow, w. F. Grimes, T. K. McCollam, Jesse Henry, M, M. Mumford. Ed. Ferguson and Frank Woodwork, and was put in charge of special deputy G. A. Jamison and was boarded by Mr. Faucette during the trial-thc taking of testimony was begun on Wednesday and was closed on Tuesday night following. The argument of the case was opened Wednesday evening at 3 o'clock by J. r. Byers, on part of the prosecu- ton in two and half hours speech, who was followed by R. B. Wilson on part of the defence, who was followed by Esquire Burney for the prosecu- ton, and Carter and Cunningham for the defence, and was closed Fri day at } o'clock by the States Attor- neY. When the jury was sent out to consider of their verdict; and at two o'clock Saturday filed into the court room with verdict of guilty of mur- der in the second degree, and twenty one years in the peniten.iary. A motion for new trial was over ruled and the defendent excepted and prayed an appeal to the Supreme Court. and Is days given to file his bill of exceptions -the defendent sen tenced in accordance to the verdict rendered.
 State vs Tut Furguson, charged with stealing one bale of cotton was arrainged and entered plea of not guilty-jury trial and verdict of gull ty aad imprisonment in the peniten- tiary for one year, and sentenced by the court.
 State vs Tom Carter, lord Barnes and John Barnett charged with rob bery-order made refusing bail in the sum Of $l250 set aside and de fendants held to bail in the sum o S2000 each, Motion for change ol venue tiled-motion conceded and cause remandcd to Johnson eouaty witnesses for the State recognized to appear.
 1 State vs John Cantrell, charged with murder. Def't araigned ant entered plea of "not guilty" Mo ton for change of venue iiled-mo ton sustained and cause remandedtc Conway and J M Phillips recognized as witness for the State and Sheriff Bcntly of said county accidentally being here on business, Cantrell was turned over to him and carried te ! Yell county for safe keeping-and that is where the trick comes in or Reese. It has been talked around since he was sentmof that he was going to be mobSed here--no ont here ever thought of such a thing but from the present light on tho subject he came very near beIng Jeff at the right door last Saturday night was weeksago.
 James Burris was sentenced to be hung on Friday Jan. 27th by Jadge Jacoway in very touching and i'm pressive manner. The minutes ot I the meeting being up, court was adk jonrued by sheriff Hogins until court in course, which will be she first Monday h April---four lnonths. from Monday last. SCRAP.