The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-11
Cases Disp sed Of Memorial Ex
ercisss to be Held Tuesday Eve
ming in Honor of Stockdaie.
Stafford and William
Final Report Of the Grand Jury
c. w. CreeI on Trial for Muir
DER Names of Law .yers
ard Jury. --0ther Ju-
rors Discharged.


charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill, and acquitted.
Cassidy, Ratcliff & Quin de-
Tended him.
The two cases against John
Lumpkin were nolle pressed.
Everett Saucier plead guilty to
shooting on the highway and was
fined 81. 90 and costs.
Robert Kaigler was tried for
shooting with intent to kill. e.
j.. Simmons defended him and
the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
The grand jury report one bill
Monday and five Tuesday.
William Hewitt VS.. Illinois
Central. Judgment by consent
for $40 for plaintiff.
State VS. Will Smith, nolle pros.
State vs.. Caroline Taylor, dis
missed.
State vs.. Lorenzo Moore, dis
missed.
State vs. Webster Farnham,
retailing, pleaded guilty, fined
S25 and costs.
State vs.. Roy Davis, Dismiss
ed.
State VS.. Francis Lea, retail
ing, plead guilty.
State vs.. John Seal. man
slaughter, cessat processus.
State vs.. Eph Bowman, nolle
pros.
manslaughter, jury and verdict
of not guilty. j. B. Holden, p.
Il. Quin and II. G. Vaught rep
resented the defendant.
Hon. w. b. Nixon, in open
court, suggested the death, since
last term of court, of Judge e.
Stafford, Judge Thos. r. Stock
dale, and Chas. E. Williams,
Esq, members of the Pike coun-
ty bar, and moved the court thai
suitable memorial exercises bt
held in honor of the glorious dead
Whereupon the court stated tina
proper committees would be ap'
pointed and an evening allottee
to such memorial exercises. al
further mark of respect and rev
erence, it was ordered that cour
do now stand adjourned until to-
morrow morning at nine O'Clock
Judge Truly appointed the fol
lowing committees to draft reso
lutions expressive Of the senti
ments of the bar on the death 0
the deceased members, towit:
On Judge E.. Safford-S. E
Packwood, ]. B. Sternberger, J
W. Cassidy, P. E. Qnin, Henr,
Vaught.
On Judge T.. r. Stockdale--W
p. Cassidy. j H. Price, s. e
Packwood, f. H. Lotterhos, G
v. Ratcliff.
On Chas. e. Williams-W. b
Nixon, J. B. Webb, W. A. Par
sons, E. J. Simmons, j. B
Holden.
The memorial exercises will b
held in the court house mex
Tuesday at 7 0 clock p. M whel
the committees will report, an
memorial addresses delivered b,
members of the bar. The exer
cises Will be public, and cor
dial invitation is extended to all
Ladies especially invited. =
The grand jury reported fiftee
true bills, making twenty seve
to date.
To the Hon. Jeff Truly, Judge c
the Circuit Court Of the 9th dis
trict of the State of Mississippi
including the County of Pike
Your grand jury empaneled
and for this term Of court, re
spectfully beg leave to make tn
their final report.
We have been in session
DAYS and have examined 216 vii
nesses, and found and reporte
to the court SO true bills of indie
ment and ignored 20 cases. Rt
ferred 2 cases to the Justices
Peace. Have continued 8 case
We have diligently inquire
into all violations of law. We a
of the opinion that crime of
grave nature is perhaps on Il
decrease. We at least indulf
this hope. We have examine
the books of the county Office