Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-11-21
CIRCUIT COURT,
4 List of Gases Before the Cuur, Sine.
Our Last Report-DecelI Granted u
Change of Venue to Pike.

Final Report of Grand Jury and the Jury
Discharged.
The case of the State VS.. the McTver
| Brothers, charged with arson in the
burning of the Topisaw church and
school house, continued to engross the
attention of the court after THE LEAD
Err went to press last week until late
Wednesday evening, drawing large
audience to witness the proceedings
The case was vigorously prosecuted by
District Attorney Hudson and Elk Gov.
Lowry, and ably defended by Judge
Cassidy and E. F. Brennan, Esq. Late
Wednesday evening, after being out
about % minutes, the jury returned "a
verdict of not guilty.
Late last Wednesday evening the
court took up the case of the State VS..
Quit Brown, colored, indicted for at
tempting criminal assault upon Miss
Tarver in September last. The case
was tried with closed doors, under a
wise exception made for such cases by
the new Constitution, only the neces-
sary court officials, jurors, lawyers. etc.
being admitted As defendant declar-
ed his inability to employ an attorney,
j. A. Ramsay, Esq, was appointed by
the court to defend him. The trial
consumed about two hours and result
ed i'll verdict Of guilty as charged.
Brown remained in the county .iaii IN
til Friday, when the court sentenced
him to ten years in the peniten5iary.
where he has been for safe keeping
since few days after his crime was
committed, and that afternoon Sheriff
McNair safely landed him in Jackson.
The Court has taken action on the
following cases since the Quit Brown
case was disposed of
State vs. John Rembert-Burglary
Jury and verdict not guilty.
State vs. Charles Moses Retailing.
Mol. pros.
State VS. Bell Moses Retailing. Mol
pros.
State VS.. Lunn Philips Keeping
gambling house. Mol. pros.
State VS.. Louis Lundy and Sam LlIn-
dy-Carrying concealed weapons. mol.
pros.
State VS.. Charles Moses Retailing.
Fined 5000 and cost.
State VS.. T. J. Decell -Venire OF fifty
men drawn.
State VS.. Andrew Martin-Assault
and battery. Dismissed at plaintiffs
cost
Matthew Smith VS.. G. w. Magee and
wife-Suit for debt. Dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
Jack Neal VS.. Norwood & Buttefield
of plaintiff to substitute
record was granted.
r. A. Divine VS.. Key Stone Lumber
Company-Suito on open account. The
case was referred to J. N. Cook and A.
G. McNair, referees.
State vs. Oscar Thomas Retailing.
Mol. pros.
State VS.. William Magee Murder.
Mol. pros.
State VS., John Wells Murder. Jury
and verdict manslaughter, sentenced
five years.
Board of Supervisors of Lawrence
county VS.. w. G. Chamberlain-Tres-
pass on timber. Verdict for plaintiff
for S13,837.O0.
State VS.. Bill Mullen--Assault and
battery with intent to kill. Jury and
virdict of guilty, sentence not passed.
State VS.. John Well Motion for new
trial Overruled.
State vs. Robert Short Assault and
battery with intent to kill. Forfeiture
on bond of Charles Smith and Dave
Ransifer, for the sum of $4,000
State VS.. " L. Keen-Assault and
battery Forfeiture on bond of j. &.
Miller, G. w. Hemphill and J. j. Dun.
The case of Thos. J. Decell, charged
with the murder of Oscar Stewart at
the Brookhaven Fair grounds last Aug
ust, which had been set for trial today,
was called this morning. The attor-
neys for the defense made motion for
a change of venue, ON the ground that
there was an undue prejudice i'll the
public mind against accused in this
county, and anumber of witnesses were
introduced to establish this plea. AT
ter hearing arguments pro and con,
when court convened this afternoon
the motion was granted. The change
was made to Pike county.
FINAL REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury made the following
final report last Thursday and were
discharged:
To the Honorable j. Il. Chrisman, Judge of the
Circuit Court of Lincoln County
We have examined 206 witnesses
coming from all parts of the county,
and have found 33 true bills, which we
have returned into court. In our in
vestigations of the crimes committed
in this county we are happy to report
to this court and the public generally
that there has been 40 such violation
of law in this county since the last
term of the circuit court as white cap