The Russellville Democrat., 1889-11-21
Circuit Court Proceedings.


CRIMINAL.
State vs.. Thos. Spain, plea guilty,
fine $50. State VS.. II. G. Wick. plea
guilty, fine $10. STATE VS.. III. Barlow,
plea guilty, fi1e SO. >. State VS.. Henry
Patterson, mol pros. State VS.. Lark
johnson, jury trial, acquitted. State
VS.. p. Young, jury trial, acquitted.
State vs.. Anthony Gooden, acquitted
-. State VS.. Joe Skipper. plea guilty,
fine $40 State VS.. Will Tackett, mol
pros . State vs.. Jacob Berg, acquitted
- State VS.. Ella Forenand mol pros.
COMMON LAW.
Julia A. Whitesides VS.. @. E. Howell,
judgement for ptf. $129.40 s. e.
Wilson vs.. Saml. TELLS, judgement, by
default l.. z. Lawton VS.. l.. X. d r..
S. Ry (change of venue from Franklin
county,, verdict for ptf. 5000. u. p.
Quinn VS.. Howell, White & Co. judge
ment for ptf. $207. 30 German Natl.
Bank VS.. Howell, White & Co., judge
ment ptf. 6,SSS . Davis, Mallory 81
Co., VS.. Howell, White & Co., judge
ment for pits. $37213 . Phillips q
Davis VS., w. ii Montgomery, Judge
ment for ptf. SIS.
John Howard VS.. A. S. McKennon,
admir-, report of j. r. Young, filed and
approved. Martha Randall VS.. Fred
Randall, demurrer to complaint filed
and overruled. . Clara Lewallen VS..
Saml. II. and Gracia Harralson, X. b.
Wilson appointed guardian ad Item
for minor defendants. s.. Aroma Frank
lin VS.. G.. A. Franklin, divorce granted.
ID va FINN
vorce granted. II. r. Golden VS.. l..
A. Golden, divorce granted. .. 10 How
ard, vs.. A. S. McKennon, admir-, dis
missed ct PITS cost. Wilson & Gran
ger, VS.. d. w. Boone, motion to tax
cost OF advertising and renew order of
safe, and j. r. Young appointed spec
ial commissioner.
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
The costs Ia the Forehand case, both
trials, will approximate $500.
1t is highly probable that the present
term of court will end this week.
Col. E. B. Henry, of Morrilton, has
been elected special judge to sit In cases
wherein the regular judge is disquah-
fed.
The fines and forfetpres taken at
u
to be almost, if not quite, sufficient to
pay the expenses of the term.
Some trouble has been experienced
in ascertaining the correct name of the
youthful criminal who purloined ar
ticles of value from the Methodist par
sonags and masonic lodge at Dover re-
gently. Being satisfied that his right
name is Cal Halax, the court ordered
his name changed in the proceedings
accordingly. Last week, we stated that
young Halax was sentenced to the pen
for one year for both thefts at Dover,
but 1t was for but one of them. He
was arraigned again this week for steal
ing the jew els and pleading guilty was
sentenced to one year in the pen. He
will serve one year for each crime.
Geo. J.. Gray, the Lee township biga-
mist, had splendid opportunity last
week to escape punishment for the
crime for which he is held, but falling
to take advantage of it, he is again in
durance vile. Owing to the absence of
essential witnesses the grandjury failed
to indict HIM and the court in order to
save expense to the county, ordered
the prisoner released upon his own
recognizance, to await the action of the
next grand jury. The day following
Gray's release the mother OF his first
wife put in appearance. having been
detained by high waters. Her testi-
mony was deemed sufficient to indict
the young man, and officers started in
pursuit of him. He was found with
ont much trouble at Morrilton and now
IN Jail awaiting the action
of a special grand jury which will be
to take action on his case.
The jury in the Forehand case filed
into court last Friday afternoon and
rendered verdict of guilty of man
slaughter and fixed his punishment at
two years in the peniteutiary. The
jury had the case 36 hours, two of
them standing at first for acquittal and
the rest from two to twenty-one years
in the pen. A compromise on two
years was finally agreed upon. After
rendering their verdict the jury Joined
in strong petition to the governor for
the defendants pardon. tits conceded
that the trial was exceptionally fair
and impartial, and the instructions OF
the court to the jury embraced nearly,
If not quite, all the defendants counsel
asked, therefore it is but reasonable to
conclude that no fair-minded jury hav-
ing due regard for the law and evidence
will be able to arrive at more favor
able verdict than the one just rendered.
A strong effort will be made to secure
executive clemency, and there are
many who do not favor the manner of
DIR. Marberry's taking off who would
favor it because of the many peculiar
and indefensible features surrounding
the deplorable affair. Failing to get
pardon the defense will appeal and
have the case again reviewed by the
supreme court with the hope of secur-
ing another trial of the cause.