The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-02-27
CIRCUIT COURT
In and For Madison County Conveues
In Special Session. Judge Malone,
OF Second Circuit. Presiding.

Court in and for Madison county, con-
vened in this city on Monday last. Ow-
ing to the fact that Judge Palmer is
disqualified from presiding at the term
because OF his connection as an attorney
with some OF the cases TO be tried, Judge
John W. Malone Of the Second Judicial
Circuit is conducting the court. When
the court was formally opened States
Attorney l., f. Robertson WIS in his &C.
customed place and the following at
torneys were also present: Judge e. }.
Vanp, Coils, A. Paterson, II. j. Mccall,
Q. f. Davis. C. b, Ashley and G. j.
Hardee, Of the local bar, and Frank W.
Pope OF the Jacksonville bar.
Because Of some legal Technically the
venre Of jurors already summoned was
quashed and the sheriff was instructed
TO summon thirty citizens from the body
OF The county to serve as jurors during
the term, and the court then took re
cess until 3 O'Clock, when the sheriff re-
ported that he had summoned the fol-
lowing named citizens to serve as jurors,
The Grand Jury was drawn from
those summoned, the first eighteen
named persons constituting that body
and the remaining twelve being the
petit jury.
II, II. Rains, j. N. Gibson, Butler
Horton, j It. VanD, Albert Cotungham,
4, N. Dickinson, j. G. Hunter, Rsn
dali Morrow, Robt Lanier, G. w. SEES
sions John Coffee, s II. Hadden, H.
r. Flowers, A. T. Townsend, j. r.
GramliDg. Z. 4. Dickinson, ]. l. Smart,
A. W. Shaekel,or6, S. A, Hinely, Z. A.,
Horton, J. 4. Witty, r. +. Bunting,
j. P, Goza, G. w. Jarvis, w. F. Allen,
Joe stanton. John Colvin }. w. Lanier,
J.. A. NJ, Thomas andJ Frank Lines.
The Grand Jury after being sworn re-
tired and selected Albert Qottingham ss
foreman and J 7. smart as ::clerk, after
WIFI CHI they were ably charged and in
structed in their duties by the Judge.
The criminal docket was then sounded
and number Of cases disposed of by
continuance or otherwise and the court
adjourned until Tuesday morning.
Tuesdays session Of the court accom-.
pllshed but little. The jury was dis.
charged early in the session until We'd
nesday morning there being no cases
ready for its attention. The case of the
State VS., +. b. Sanders, Jack Tuten and
A. j. Register WAS called and the de.
PENDANTS arrsi9ned. BY their attorneys,
Chas. f. Davis and j. n. STRIPPING, the
defendants interpreted plea In abate-
ment alleging in substance that the
grand jury which found the indictment
in the case WIS illegally drawn Issue
was joined upon the plea by the States
attorney and the tissue TO be tried being
a question Of fact TO be tried by jury
the time of trial was set for Wednesday
morning. During this session of the
court the grand jury returned true
bill against o. p. Smith, charging him
with the murder Of Jerry Mcclellan.
The case Of the State vs.. o. p. Smith,
indicted for the larceny Of COW, was
nolle pressed by the States attorney.
Upon the converting Of court Wednes-
day morning States Attorney Robertson
entered a nolle pros against the defend
ants Register and Tuten charged as ac-
cessories with Il. @. Sanders for murder
in the first degree. The case against
Sanders was passed until further orders
The grand jury reported no bill in the
case against Will Massey, charged with
assault with intent TO murder. This is
the case wherein the defendant has been
in Jail for some weeks past charged
with cutting the throat of Peter Pink
ney. Also no bills were found in the
cases OF Jim Dixon, charged with ag-
gravated assault and Clifford Fulford
for threats against the life and property
Of another. The witnesses and the de
PENDANTS we're discharged by order Of
the court,
The case OF State VS.. A. J. Register
indicted for murder in the second de-
gree, being set for this day at ? o'clock,
is, at the time Of goingto press, on trial
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