The Brookhaven leader., 1886-01-28
Circuit Court.

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peace and dignity Of the State.
The Grand Jury impanclcd was as fol
lows:
BEAT I.-Chas IIcuck, Joel Muak, j. u.
Sessions, Garducr Turner, col.
BrAr2.-J Mn Sartiu, Joel J Smith,
J w Thompson, Sam Cooper, col.
BrAT 3.-Samucl Gill, Dan'l HIuey, col
BEAT as + eagle, James A Fewcll, ;.
J Holloway, Andy Sims, col.
BEAT 81 Il Anding, Wiley Fore,
Samuel Kelly, col.
Mr.. G.. Watson, of beat >, appointed
to serve, was excused, and j. l.. lh"naS'
of beat 3. was also excused. Is. - lnf
rirscrd also appointed for beat bad re-
moved from the county. THIS reduced
th, Jury in all to II. Mr.. James a. Few
ell was appointed Foreman and Mr.. >. A.
5. Henderson Balm.
Judce Chrismans charge was short,
but pointed and full of gsd practical
suggestions for the jurys guidance. He
especially impressed upon them the i'm
portance of avoiding Indictment of a
trivial nature where parties are reported
through spite or i'll will, resulting i'll
great consumption of time and heavy en-
pense to the county to 40 purpose.
Among other things, he also made a
special charge regarding the playing of
bas, ball on the city commons on the
Sabbath, and instructed the jury to in
vestigate the subject and if thief acts war
rantcd it, return indictments against the
persons ~ offending. 1t vas evidently
the intent of the Court to only admoI''sh
the boys this time, and reserve punish
mcnt for repetition of the otfense iii the
future.
The charge to the Grand jury conclud-
ed, the petit iuIies We're impaneied and
the Court took up the civil docket.
The cases disposed of are as foilows:
Curtis Il Co. VS.. Wesson IL Money
pleas withdrawn and judgment lor plain
lifts IN the sum OF 1896 Is.
BIT Hobbs ct al vs.. w J Smith-appcal.
ed by writ of certiorari from the Board 81
Mayor and Aldermen of BrookhaNen.
Dismissed.
Union National Bank VS.. w. 5. Hos
kins-plcaS withdrawn and Judgment Tor
plaintiff in the sum of S46O.6O.
FL Hartman vs.. j + NJ Evans-plras
witdrawn and Judgment for plalntIh III
the sum ofFl76.~5.
FIJI Hartman VS.. II W Simm"nS-jndg-
mcnt by confession for The sum of S3U633l
Confirmed hy the Court.
Pfciter & Drcylus vs.. G W Beacham-
Jury and verdict for plaintiff, III the sum
of e:'.}O. 10.
Samucl l. Boyd * Son vs. b & Brennan
pleas withdrawn and judi smrHt Tor the
plaintiffs in the sum of S:12l.Ol.
Ann Lee vs.. Mayor and Aldermen of
Blooklaven.-This case was brought to
the Circuit Court on II writ OF ctrtl"rari
petition setting forth that defendant was
found guilty of wilfully disturbing the
peace Of the family of ). +. MaSrc, and
was fined ten dollars and cost of prosrcu-
ton Defendant applied for an appeal to
The Circuit Cuurt, which was refused l'y
the mayor upon the ground that no APP
peal could le taken from his Cnnrt except
to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The petition further set forth that the
may or under the charter governing the
town had no authority to take coSmlzance
of and try such offences Judge Chris
man sustained the petition on the ground
of no affidavit being lied with the papers
III the cause. not passing on the mayor
right to try this chara, ter of cases or
whether or not the appeal would lie. A.
&. NcNair for petitioner, Sessions n Cas-
sedy contra,
PJ Nevin VS.. w II Bailcy-Ejectmcnt
jury and verdict for defendant.
An Kellogg Newspaper Co. VS.. For
sythe and wife-Jury and verdict for
plaintiffs against Forsythe tor the sum
of S263.77.
The State VS.. ThoS Dickcrson ct al
assault and battery with intent to Kill
and murder. Defendants were represent
ed by Sessions &, Cassidy and G { Chris
man, and a large number of witnesses eN-
amincd, consuming nearly all of the day
Tuesday. Jury and defendants acquitted
State vs.. Arthur Covinyton-Larceny.
MOI pros.
John Shaw vs. Martin y Smith-motion
to qHash execution Sustained.
d II Hodges ct al. VS.. j S Bowman ct
al-Eiectment. Compromised.
Sallie johnson VS.. Ben Spilkes-AttacL-
ment. Sustained.
b j Burk vs. John Storm ct al-Eject-
ment. Compromised and dismissed.
State VS.. VIM BollS and J X Moak-
Rape. BOlls was tried yesterday and ac-
quilted, the trial consuming most of the
day. Moak will be tried to-day.
A short term of Court is expected, and
certainly desirable. Thus far the grand
iury has made no prescntlueuts