The Van Buren press., 1900-06-23
CIRCUIT COURT.
Circuit Court was Called by Judge
Evans Promptly at $50 a.
m. Tuesday

Circuit Court was Called by Judge
Evans Promptly at $50 a.
m. Tuesday
The grand jury was instructed by the
Judge as to their duties In his usual
clear manner, warning them against
paying any attention to cases presented
to them that bore the evidence Of be.
ing nothing more than neighborhood
wrangles. The grand jury then retired
to begin its deliberations and the criminal
docket was taken up and number Of
misdemeanor cases we're disposed Of. A
case wherein some young people were
charged with disturbing religious wor.
ship was dismissed by the Judge when
the prosecuting witness appeared on the
stand under the influence OF liquor, and
the witness was fined beside for contempt
of court.
The criminal docket came In for its
share of attention Mt the hands of Judge
Evans Wednesday and several candi.
dates were added to the list that will
take u ride to Little Rock at the expense
of the state, Il. A. Webb, the negro
forger, WAS the first one to feel the strong
arm Of the law and will serve the state
fifteen years. He had been the previous
day indicted on three counts-two for
forgery and one for assault with intent
to kill, while resisting arrest Ga full
account of which we gave couple
weeks ago). He at first intended to
make fight on the last count, but later
changed his mind and plead guilty to all
three and was given penitentiary
sentence Of five years on each count.
Albert Goif, another negro, plead
guilty TO having stolen horse In the
Territory and brought 1t to Van Buren
where he sold II. He got a Ave year
sentence.
viii Roberts, also OF sombre hue was
the next to enter plea Of guilty to cattle
theft--having stolen steer from party
near Van Buren,. He got sentence OF
| one year.
Allie Dewitt, who was recently fined
In the mayor court for disturbing the
peace appealed her case to the circuit
court and was acquitted of the charge.
Thursday u number Of divorce cases
were disposed Of. Only two criminal
cases were heard. Frank Groves and
John Doyle, white, arrested some time
since on charge OF embezzling geo
worth OF berry tickets that had been
entrusted to them by Wyatt Brock, q
colored berry grower. They were tried
separately having asked for severance
OF their cases. Both were found guilty
and sentence Of one year In the peni'
tentiary was imposed In each case.
Boley Kuykendall WAS Thursday joint
~ with John Glen and l.. France In.
dicted for burglary. AT the time Of the
preliminary examination before Justice
Davis, Glen and France waived OK.
animation and were bound over Kuy.
kendall stood trial then and was released, ;,
but was rearrested yesterday under the
indictment.
The grand jury has been after those
who indulge In the pastime Of shuflling
the cards for spot cash and many have
already been indicted and paid their
fines, and the grand jury, which I'D
journed vt noon yesterday, will when II
reconvenes after she vacation OF circuit
court, most likely probe some more into
this matter,
Up to yesterday noon the grand jury
returned 80 indictments and then nd.
journed 10 July 10.
All yesterday forenoon was taken mp
by u damage suit Of Robert l., Douglass,
living near Mulberry, against u y,
Marshal Stahl for false imprisonment,
II appears that u man named Robert
Douglas committed murder IN the
Territory and this man was arrested sor
the crime and imprisoned, The next
case following that WAS the damage suit
Of W, II. Peters and Joe Barnes against
the Frisco for the burning OF some go,
600 cedar posts In tho Frisco yaHl, The
amount involved Is between tl 200 md
$500,