The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-05-14
CIRCUIT COURT.
The Justice Mill started to Grinding Out
Grist.


/ Circuit Court convened last Monday
morning. Judge Chrismans charge To- th,
grand jury was shoIt and to the point
Clerk Warren aud his efficient deputy
Chas. McNair, were in their accustomed
places, aud Sheriff McNair was on hand
with his usual corps of deputies ready ia
dispatch all business. District Attorney
McLain failed to put ia appearance Mon
day, but showed up Tuesday and began
his work of uncovering the devious ways
of the law breakers.
The following grand Jurors answered ia
their names:
Beat ii w Martin, Jr., w G. Mason,
} W Brent, SIlas johnson, coIorcd.
Beat Nv + FUR, L + Floyd, J 5
Burns. Ebert Lowell.
Beat "A NJ Summers, J A Price, ST.. ,
jacob Smith, Ned Campbell, col.
Beat &c 7 Montgomery, 5 NJ Hollo-
way, ii n Ellzey, William Dunn, col.
Beat 5-M w Novels, Brantley Smith,
Riley Wells.
a. NJ. Summers was appointed foreman
and Hamilton Smith bailif. The grand
jury is one of the best ever cmpamcled III
the county, and if they do not track up
all the law-breakers it will not be their
fault.
The following petit jurors were empan-
eled for the week.
No. 2-H ii Cain, G w Lowell, l. G
Lambright, Sylvester Montgomery, IL II
King, c X Greer, W w Bcason, S IL Moak,
IL \ Smith, James Hughes, coorcd, J w
Smith.
No. Nv a Hodges, Leander Scott, IL
w Marks, L j Porter, John Gunnels, j
IL Albritton, n l. Grlce, Wiley Bowman,
Il w Buie, p Oliver, Geo G McClcndon,
Allen W Smith.
Court gave way for the mass meeting
Monday aud did not get fairly down to
business until Tuesday morning. The fol-
lowing cases had been disposed OF up to
the hour this report closed:
Joseph Nylandcr vs.. Hartman Lumber
Co.-Sut for damages tor personal injury
at saw mill. Dismissed at plaintiffs
cost.
The Hartman Lumber Co. VS.. Carpenter
Bros. II CO.-Suit on open account for
lumber shipped. Plea i'll abatement
stricken out Oh plaintiffs motion.
John l. Adams VS.. w. e.. Maxwell IL
Co.-Sut on open account for S260.35
Judgment i'll favor of plaintiff against W.
g. Maxwell and l. w. HOskins for S260.35
and costs.
Henry Hollis VS.. Farmers Alliance Ex-
change.-Suit on open account. Dis
missed by consent of parties at plaintiffs
costs.
W. y. Tarver VS.. II. A. Smlth-MotIon
for rule for security for costs at last term
Discharged on plaintiff making satisfac-
tory deposit.
The State VS.. Albert Jones ct al
Gaming. Tom Thompson and Bob
Thompson plead guilty and fined $500
each and costs.
The State VS.. john Dukes, ct al
Gaming. Silas Evans, West Beacham,
Gus Williams and Charles Styles plead
guilty aud fined $500 each and costs.
The State VS.. Wexford Britt-Disturb
ing religious worship. Defendant pleads
guilty and is fined $500 and costs.
Rufus Evans vs.. Illinois Central Il. Il.
Co.-culU LOT uaIlaScS LOT 1alSe ilnpIiSoh-
ment. Plaintiff having attained his
majority is allowed to proceed in his own
name. Application by defendant for con-
tinuance this day made is ovcrruled and
disallowed.
The State VS.. Jim Levy, ct al
Gaming. Jim Levy, Tom Blake, John
Mclean, John Williams. Jake Sweeney,
Charles Williams and Albert Lyons plead
guilty and each fined $500 and costs.
The State VS.. DR.. A. Smith-Practicing
medicine without license. Defendant
pleads guilty and is fined 5000 and
costs.
The State VS.. Joseph Pennington
CursIng in a public place. Defendant
pleads guilty and is fined $500 and costs.
The State VS.. Buck Johnson-Assault
and battery. Defendant pleads guilty
and is fined $500 and costs.
Ex-parte Patrick Joseph Rape-Appli-
cation for citizenship.
Rufus Evans vs.. Illinois Central Rail
road Co.-Trial now in progress.
The Quin murder case, brought here on
a change of venue from Pike, has been
set for tomorrow.
The following visiting attorneys are
attending the court: j. S. Sexton,
Hazlehurst J. B. Stenberger, Magnolia !;
Joseph Reed, Amite City, La; Theodore
Mcknight, Liberty.