The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-01-29
A Trip to Lawrence.

was bhc pteaSuTe oi tue etllOF OI
Tue LEADER to spend most of last
week at Monticello among the clever
people of Lawrence county in at
tendance upon Circuit Court The
time for holding Court in Lawrence
was changed by the last Legislature
from the 4Lh Mondays in May and
November, to the Bird Mondays in
January and July. As the people
are engaged almost exclusively in
agriculture the change fits them
well, but the Clerk of the weather
last week did his best to create
healthy prejudice against it. The
article of weather furnished by him
was very mean even for January,
being damp, cloudy and cold, with
sleet and rain alternately.
Judge Mayors and District-A
torney Huddleston were on hand
promptly Monday morning, and all
of the preleminaries having been
previously arranged by Sheriff
Cameron and Circuit Clerk Watts
Represented by his efficient deputy
Will c. Cannon), when Court con.
vened business was disposed Of with
dispatch.
The following grand jury was
impancled, which, as will be seen by
the names, contained some of the
best material Of the county: T. II.
Smith, Foreman N. A. Garrett, +.
l.. Lee, Willis Herring, col, w. n
K pbertson, II. NJ. Baton, j Z.
Boone, T. j. lizard, John c. Lam
bert, Z. M. Smith, Frank Roberts,
G. W. Miaell, w. J. Dampier, T. j
Patterson, J. NJ. Payne, col. james
I. Laird, N. S. Buckley, W. j. Arm.
strong, I. J. Andrews.
Judge Mayors charge was brief,
but, as usual, was a clear and forci-
bic eXplaDa alton of the requirements
of the law.
| The Bar VAS represented by
Messrs. A. II. Longino and f. \
Weathersbv, Of Monticello; Ben
King, of Hooker; a. C. McNair ana
K. Ii. Thompson, of Brookhaven;
j. +. Finley and j +. n. IIuidleston,
of Williamsburg; L. A. Dick son, OF
= Westyille; and j. B. Blackwell, of
Forest, who is also editor Of the
Forest RI gister, one Of the most dig,
: nitied and fairly edited papers OF
the State.
The cases tried at this term were
: principally of very light and
trivial nature. Nobody was sent to
represent the county in the Peni
tentialy. A daIkey was found guilty
o: stealing pork on foot, but he APP
peaIed to the Supreme Court and gave
bond for his appearance, and one
white man was fined $500 and
sentenced to the county Jail 8
months for having lived in too in
innate relations with "a lady of
Color He also cook an appeal
Probably the most interesting
case tried was Muse vs.. Cohn for
Islander, the principals being Dr.. :.
d. Muse and Mr.. Louis Cohn, both
of Monticello. The plaintiff was
represented by A. II. Longino, Esq
and defendant by r. II. Thompson,
Esq, both of whom distinguished
themselves and made a fine display
of legal ability in their speeches be
fore the jury. No testimony was
offered 10y The defendant to impcach
the character of the plaintiff, his
on y effort being in the direction of
proving that I've had not been guilty
of SANDER within the meaning of the
statute. The case consumed the
greater part of Tuesday, and after
being out all night, the jury return
ed Il verdict at II o'clock Wednes
day for a small sum in favor of
plaintiff.
The most important thing done
by the grand jury during the term
was the finding of trne bill,against
J. +. Loftin for the smurder of his
brother, Moses Lottin, on Green's
creek in the southwestern portion
of Lawrence county last August,
and who, through the well-directed
efforts Of Sheriff Cannon, has been
captured in Navarro county, Texas.
where he is now ia Jail awaiting the
requisition Of Gov. Lowry to be
turned over to the Mississippi au-
thorilies. The murder of Moses LOT
tin was one of the most cruel ,desper-
ate and unprovoked which was ever
committed in Mississippi. In next
weeks LEADER we will give the cir
cumStances Of the murder. and also