The Forrest City times., 1897-09-24
Proceedings of Circuit Court.


 The September term of the St. Fran eis County Circuit Court completed its labors, and adjourned, in course, yes terday morning. As a result of it's labors nine convcts are added to the penitentiary rolls, and several parties stand convicted of Ntty crimes for which they are fined and imprisoned in tEe county jail. Several cases are mol pros'd, and d number continued until next term. The following is the pro- caedings had in cases named, since our last report, covering the
 CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 State vs D. W. Lowrie. grand larceny. con tinucd by defendant, and set for third day of next term.
 State va John E. Seaborn, murder. motion for new trial, motion over-rulcd. sentence of five years pronounced.
 State vs Jesse Neins, assault with intent to commit rape. motion for new trial over-ruied; exceptions. ten days to file transcript. sen tcnee of three years pronounced.
 State vS ". W. Baker, horse stealing, ar- raignment waived. plea not guilty, jury trial. verdict guilty. punishment fixed ut five years in pententiary; motion for new trial. over ruled; exceptions; twenty days to file trans script: sentence pronounced. State vs C. C. Crawford grand larceny, jury trial. verdict not guilty. State ys Fred Mcdonald, failure to work road continued and set for second day next term.
 State ys Walter Wells, petit larceny, jury trial, verdict not guilty. Slate vs Jim Morgan. grand larceny, change of venue from Woodruff, forfeiture and alias bench warrant or6e:cd. State ys Win King, forgery, plea of guilty, sentence of two years in penitentiayy pro- nuuuced | State vs Freeman Moseley. incest, sentence of three years in penitentlary pronounced. | State vs Moses Arloke. grand larceny, mol pros entered
 State ys E Leonard, grand larceny, demurrer to indictment, oyer-rulcd. plea Of guilty to petit larceny. punishment by fine oi S.j and 2l hours in jail 1 siatc ys Bill Williams. murder. sentence of .. ycars in pcuitentiary pronounced.
 StsteVs j. K. F. Clark. disturbing public
  1 State Ns Roht. Davis, grand larceny, ar- ra!gnment waived, pea of guilty, punish i ment one year !u penitentiary pronounced ill two cases. State vs Will King, forgery. two cases. plea of guilty, punishment fixed at two years in ' each case, sentence pronounced
 same vs Same. mol pros entered.
 State vs Add Davis grand larceny, plea of guilty or petit larceny, punishment of s@5 and @i hours in county jail.
 State vs Add Davis, pistol, jury triai, V, r. dict not guilty.
 state vs Joe Deuslek, failing to work the | road, mol pros entered, 1 State Vs " T. Horton, grand larceny con- ! tinued by defendant, and set for first We'd nesday of next term.
 State vs. Morgan Wilkinson. selling mort gagged property continued by State and set ! for first Thursday of next term.
 State ys Jesse Howell. grand larceny. two l cases. arragnmeut waived, plea nOt guilty :: jury trial, verdict of guilty ot receiving stolen property and punishment fixed at one year in | penitentia:y in each eases motion in arrest Of Judgment 0yer-ruled and exceptions. sen 1 tence pronounced: biil of exceptions flied and signed
 ! State vs Wm. Dichert, grand larceny. col . ] tinued by defendant. and set iur first Friday.
 State ys Bill Pa,erson, eiaud larceny. con tinued by state and set for first Thussaay Of next term.
 state vs Bul Patterson. burglary, same action.
 sIatc vs Bill Gossett burglary, same action.
 State ys Dill Gosset, grand larceny. same action.
 { State ys A Rya'is, grand larceny. two eases. continued hy state and set for first Fri day.
 State ys Wm. DieSert. pistol. continued by State and set Tor first Friday.
 State vs Thomas Hodges. tutoring forged paper noi pros entered and defendant held to answer thc action of next grand jury.
 State vs Thomas Hodges. selling whiskey. continued withou, prejudice.
 Action WAS taken in many cases on the law docket, but being nothing of general interest we do nor report it.