Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-31
|j1l[ 1o7|NG BOYS
10 Held Up Pate Monk TO
Be Tried Over BY
Esquire Vance
I,,sevr'no ATTORNEY s0H'
..,,s SAYS FINE OF s25
IMPOSED
e.o++ Was Illegal Because 1t
WA. Lower Than the Law
Allows.
|.wyERs HAVE A VERBAL SPA ;

The pistol toting" cases against
int Owen and Clark Mcmillan were
o.od this afternoon with SEN
tonal developments.
Prosecuting Attorney w. B. sorrells
= Attorney w. T. Young engaged in
!, If the sharpest verbal tits heard
ronnd ~ Esquire Vance's court IN many
day over the affair.
II was chronicled several days age
.ho columns of the Graphic that
,ork Mcmillan had been fined $50
I'd costs before Esquire Scott in Nlv-
! township for carrying a pistol. The
,;.tol in question was the one Nc
iul.n had on his person when he and
Mint Owen attempted the robbery of
fr Pate Monk.
# has developed that instead of Nc
lillian being fined $50 that he was
ned s25 and the costs. Prosecuting
Attornev Sorrells was absent from
No city at the time of the trial and
,st learned of the judgment rendered
IN the case The law provides that in
case of pistol toting" the lowest
6ne is $50.
The prosecuting attorney and the
magistrate got together in Esquire
Eances court shortly after noon to-
dav and Mr. Sorrells elected state
ment from Esquire Scott about the
matter
Scotts statement was rather sensa
kiona He said that he fined McMil
Ian s25 and costs because he was told
that he could do SO by Attorney
Young, counsel for the defendant Mr..
Sorrells thought some mistake had
been made and telephoned Mr.. Young
Ito come down to Esq. Vance's court
lat once.
In few minutes Mr.. Young arriv-
[ed He and Mr.. Sorrells had a talk il,
[the rear of the room and at the con-
|clusion of the talk Mr.. Sorrells stated
publicly that he would not accept Esq.
(Scott's JUDGMENT in the case. and he
|told ESQ. Vance to issue warrant for
|the re,arrest of Clark Mcmillan upon
Ia charge of carving a pistol.
Mr.. Young stated that it was gen
|efally accented that q magistrate had
|the power to remit any mart O. fine
|and ne contended that the iudena art
|was good. and when the prosecuting
|attornev ordered a warrant to be is
sued for his client. he dienlayed de-
gree OF dl'nleasure and then followed
Ia severe verbal tilt hetween the two
|men, which ended with Nv. Young
abruptly leaving the room Saving that
ne would not quarrel with Nv. Sor-
feils The latter rnita"otod that ESQ
|ocott had no rioht to ~od,1oe McNil.
''h me to s95 and stated thot he
|"'"'d make 9 taet case Of it.
VIZ Scott mado 2 further statement
|i' winch be sold thot be had been ad-
.laeo TO appoint an attol nev to rep
resent the state in tho oaetn, Nr Sor-
pe's was out of tho citv tand he had
,.o s., 'enotV Il saw Attorney Cald
well about the matter'H said M.
''o''' ana later on hn t"t I'd noe that he
nad n tried to telephone Nj Sorrells at
= A''Sas CITY lln gown me- tho iHl-
- !. e'''on mot h" bod ta'knd nth Mr
sorre''s ahont the mattjar and at tho
W. caldwell ro1tresented the
= :1s'e' Mr. Caldwell a1er told mo that
s25" z'' ''si'e 10 llae "e"l'i'i
b., ef9f27 that lMr. Caldwe'l
"a ~ Neo foonti'r~ attor-
son.o4. S'o u'Fi"hi was Tho most
'e"sa''"nal statement mo made.
u "'e''' eaid ho fvas amazed at
s;ue ' stated that he lhad positively
sa gwen Mr. Caldwell nI authority to
.oao:. '' lie st9te, ovid that he never
,i,, .,' w, tolenhone message from
Tbo a"'le n at Arkansas l City
hot supreme court recently held
as' .a;,'. a Prosecuting attolney could re-
give no fees nn1o,. I ,:oa1e oon