Newport daily independent., 1903-02-21
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

Peter Anderson & Company.
 PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
 When court convened a few min- utes after ten o'clock Saturday morn ing, the little room set apart for the proceedings of that body, were crowd ed to its capacity, ill anticipation of of the announcement of the county judge of his dicision upon the peti- tions of Henry Bordwell ct al from the Newport district and J. P. Bach ct al from the Jacksonport district, pray ing the revocation of the order of Jan. II, 1901, prohibiting the sale of liquors within said districts.
 Immediately upon the calling to order of court, Judge J. M. Jones an nounced his finding upon the Newport district petition, which was as fol- lows: Upon the petition, the court found 1782 unrepeated names, of these 57 had been struck off as disqual- flied, leaving balance of 1725, which was majority of 189 upon the ac- cepted census of 2O72. The court whereupon granted the petition of Henry Bordwell ct al revoking the prohibition order.
 At this juncture, Attorney s. D. Campbell for the prohis offered mo- tion for an appeal together with bond for costs in the sum of $10,000, signed by Mrs. M. A. Dorsey, J. E. Wilmans and J. s. Wilmans.
 The court continued however and passed upon the petition of J. P. Bach ct al from the Jacksonport district for a similar order to tLat of the Newport district, which was also granted, the court, having found in this district a majority of 67 for license. The peti- tion had contained 723 names or with 1O3 stricken off balance of 620, which left majority of 67 as stated accord ing to the accepted census of 1105.
 Events followed thick and fast. Attorneys for each side sought recog- nition from the court. Judge M. M. Stuckey asked that dra nshop licenses be issued to Henry Bordwel, L. l.. Bowen & Co.,, and J. E. Doherty, pre- senting the proper papers for same together with bonds and receipts from the sheriff showing the payment of county license fee.
 s. D. Campbell secured the floor and offered a motion for an appeal from the courts decision upon the Jacksonport district petition, also filing bond for costs in the sum of $2,- 900, signed by Robt. Anderson, Lowery Grant, J. M. Grubbs and M. B. Will jams ct al.
 Court proceeded, however, to pass upon the applications before him, which were granted in one, two, three order. The application of W. R. & N. B. O'Neal was also favorably acted upon, though the prohi attorneys offered a remonstrance in each in stance and the lawyers upon either side charged the others with rushing proceedings too fast.
 The next applications offered were for Peter Anderson & Co.,, and Thad Arlington, the former being granted and the latter set aside for the con- sideration of the motions for appeal. The bonds offered upon both motions were approved and appeals granted to the circuit court.
 The attorneys for the prohis also introduced supercedeas bonds, that were likewise approved by Judge Jones, which holds in arrest the for mer orders of the court in the grant ing of licenses, until action by the higher court is taken. If these be disregarded and the licenses are later determined to be illegal, the parties engaged in the business become liable.
 Court then adjourned to ? o'clock p. m.
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