The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-05-20
CIRCUIT COURT.
HILL TON ACQUITTED AND WOOD CON-
vICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Other Cases Disposed of-The Grand
Jury's Report.

Jury's Report.
The trial of Will Hilton in the
Circuit Court for the murder of
Will Williams, which was under
way when The Leader of last
week went to press, resulted
Thursday evening in the acquittal
of the defendant, the jury being
out but a short time.
The case of Geo. Wood,
charged with the murder of VIM.
Netherland, was taken up the
same evening, and was given to
the jury late Friday evening.
After being hung for nearly "a
hours, the jury brought in a YER
dict for manslaughter. 1t is re-
ported that when the jury first
went out, four stood for acquittal,
two for guilty as charged, and six
for manslaughter, which latter
verdict all finally agreed on.
BY Monday a largely signed pc
tition was presented to Judge
Powell requesting him to give
| Wood the minimum penalty al
lowed by law, and in response to
this petition and other showings
made to the court in Woods favor,
he was given a sentence of six
months on the county farm.
! On Monday afternoon Ell Moses
plead guilty to assault with intent
to kill and was given a one-year
term in the penitentiary.
District Attorney Greaves left
Saturday for home and has been
represented this week by Hon.
Hiram Cassidy.
The following cases have been
disposed of since our last report
closed:
State VS.. jeff Jackson; tres
pass-Verdict of guilty. Fined
| $40.
State VS.. Emanuel Sandifer;
malicious mischief-Plea of gull
ty. Fined $3.50.
State VS.. Johnnie II. Reeves
Cessat processus.
State VS.. Willie Mitchell; grand
larceny - Plea of guilty Sen
fenced to penitentiary one year.
State VS.. Will Lea; assault and
battery with intent-Verdict of
guilty. Sentenced to peniten-
tiary for one year.
State VS.. Will Hilton-Mulder.
Verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. James McDavitt -
Judgment nj 81 against sureties
on appearance bond set aside.
State VS.. Jack Coghlan-Nol
pros.
State VS.. Henry Pittman-Judg-
ment nj 81 set aside.
Jas. May VS.. l. G. r. R.-Or-
der to reinstate case on docket.
w. L. Bell & Co. VS.. Heuck's s
Opera House Co.-Motion for
new trial overruled.
F, S. Swain VS., |. G. r. R.
Motion for new trial overruled.
State VS.. Will Lea-Motion for
new trial overruled.
State VS.. Charley Lyons-Sell-
ing whisky. Plea of guilty.
Fined $50.
State VS.. Charley Lyons-Sell-
ing whisky - Plea of guilty.
Fined $50.
State VS.. Lawson Benjamin
Gaming. Tried in his absence.
Convicted and fined $40.
State VS.. Bob Bordon-Gaming.
Plea of guilty. Fined $40.
State VS.. Nancy Collins. Judg-
ment nj 81 on appearance bond.
State VS.. Nancy Collins Sell
ing whisky. Tried in her alb
sence. Fined $500 and sentenced
to Jail 80 days.
S ate vs.. Hartw i Scott -Aot
ing as agent for seller of whisky.
Plea of guilty. Fined $25.
State vs.. Johnny H. Reeves
Obtaining money by false pre-.
. lenses. Plea of guilty. Fined
$40 and sentenced to Jail 10 days,
State VS.. Geo. Griffin, Thos.
: Griffin-Assault and battery. Plea
: of guilty. Fined $50 each.
7 State VS.. Dock Abbott-Granc
larceny, Plea of guilty. Sen
fenced to penitentiary 5 years.
: State VS.. Bart Smith Perjury
Plea of guilty. Sentenced to peni
: tentiary six months.
2 State VS.. Boston Selling
: whisky. Plea of guilty. Finee
I $50.
State VS.. Dock Abbott Cessat
| processus,