The Forrest City times., 1894-05-25
SPECIAL TERM.
The Ss. Francis County Circuit Court Called In Extra oSession-ro Try tho
 Whitecaps.

An adjourned term O1 the SC. Francis Circuit Court convened Tues. day with Judge Grant Greene, jr., pre- siding, and Prosecuting Attorney Rol- eson on deck. The court was called principally to try the numerous citizens of the country west of Forrest City who were recently indicted for arson, as follows:
 A. W. Bryant, Henry Young, Rice Jayro, Jack Kavanaugh, J. k. Chisen- hall. Henry Watson, Robert Hudspetb. Jet Kennedy, l.. Moore, ". k. Moore, Jim Bell, Joe Ivey and Ryall Levitt, of whom Henry Watson, A. w. Bryant. Jack Kavanaugh, Robert Hudspeth, Jet Kennedy, Reuben Moore and Hen- " Young are out on bond.
 On the convening of court the cases were called, and Prosecuting Attorney Roleson, assisted by Senator K. J.. Williams, Hon. N. w. Norton and N. B. Fizer, appeared for the state, and Judge Sibly, Mir. T. c. Trimble, of Lo- noke, Attorney John Gatling, of this city, and Mir. A. J. Coats, of Boliyer, Tenn, the latter a half brother of ex- county Judge w. H. Coffey, appeared for the defense. State announced ready for trial, and the defense filed motion to set aside the indictment on account Of alleged irregularities. l After g lengthy discussion on the part of the counsel for the defendants l to determine the authority of the court 1 for having previously, upon the re- quest of tie prosecuting attorney, ex- cused four of the grand jury against l whom charges were preferred and in whose stead four more were placed from the byStanders. the court sus- tained the States demurrer, and Over- ruled the motion. A motion was then made by the defense for continuance,
 which was likewise overruled. On Wednesday arraignment was waived and plea of not guilty entered: The several cases coming up jointly. A petition for change of venue was then filed by the defense, and after the usual arguments and proceedings Tn
 such cases, the change of venue was ordered to Phillips circuit court, and set for October 23, 1894. All witnesses
 were discharged on their own recog-
 nizance to appear on that date. | The court then rordered a special grand jury summoned, and at the con vening of court, Wednesday afternoon the panel was filled, and after being l uuly IudliLCu, WClC ihcpi iuStOo w Ai
 vestigate certain cases which had been
 discovered since the sitting of the for.
 mer grand jury, viz: One of arson, one of islander and two homicides. All Oi
 these cases, with the exception of one homicide. are said to have grown out
 of the whitecap movement.
 The grand jury made no report to the
 court until yesterday afternoon, when they returned an indictment against Il
 NJ. Gore, of near Palestine. for murder
 in the first degree. He IS charged with
 the murder of J. H. Webster. They
 also returned an indictment against a
 negro named Sam Brown for murder 1T
 the first degree. He is charged with
 killing another negro named CleH Wade, several weeks ago.
 The cases pending before Squire Boyle against Frank Sherman and r D. Bowling were taken up by the grant jury and they were discharged, on fail
 ure to indict.
 l No indictments have been returned in the islander or arson case.
 The case of the State vs. Booker Vic kers, grand larceny, was tried by jury during lull in the whitecap proceed ings, and he was sentenced to one yeal in the penitentiary.