The Van Buren press., 1903-06-20

nv 'i'no was wasted In getting the ma
chinery OF the court in motion. The
Juries empaneled were as follows:
GRAND JURY.
Il I Byars, Jas. Cooper, R L Shoe.
maker. R L Lester, John Love, NC
Cowart. II. s. Ramsden, Thos. Bush
msier, W H Shaffer, j F Wasson. r
b Allen. Geo X Wood, Jno Rankin
Linzey Stoakes. A Shepherd and w
II Brannon.
PETIT JURY.
Clarence Dawson. j. ]. Cook, H. B.
Hale, Frank Wright, B H Coates, Wal
lace Oliver. G. NJ Vinsant. Joe Matlock
Jr., A Cole. Gid White, J T McIn.
tyre, j. j. Yoes, s. E. Winfrey, Tom
Trout, T ] Hall, Warren Ball, Jesse
Rush, ] II Greig, ] W Orrick, Henry
Kibler, o = Coble, Bert Neal. Jno Fine
and Nat Matlock,
Geo. R. Wood WAS selected foreman.
After this the judge delivered his
usual explicit instructions to them call
ing their attention to the various in
fractions of the law which might come
under their observation. By l0:80
everything was ready to proceed. and
ere court closed for the evening large
number of cases had been disposed Of
The following State cases had been
disposed of up to Friday morning:
Mart Smith, assault stricken from
docket.
Will Orme, killing fish with drag ;
mol pros.
Charley Tacket, carrying pistol dis
missed at cost of defendant.
Charley Tacket, disturbing the peace ;
plea of guilty, fined s..
Mart Smith, breach of peace strick-
en- from docket.
Charley Conner, carrying pistol; mol
pros.
Jas. Weese, carrying pistol; mol
pros.
P. H. Mustaine, carrying pistol mol
pros.
P II. Mustaine, perjury mol pros,
Walter Blair, selling pistol contin-
ued on motion of defendant.
Jim Whittle, murder mol pros,
Ben Evans. disturbing religious wor-
ship; fined $50.
Tom Wells, Sabbath breaking; dis
missed at cost of defendant.
VIM. Decker, grand larceny; plea
guilty, year in penitentiary.
B. H. Dolby, grand larceny; plea
guilty, year In penitentary.
BH Dolby horse stealing plea guilty,
year in penitentiary,
j. N, Hendrix, grand larceny plea
guilty, year In penitentiary.
J. N, Hendrix, horse stealing plea
guilty, year in penitentiary.
Oscar Simpson, grand larceny; plea
guilty, year In penitentiary.
Oscar Simpson, horse stealing plea
guilty, year in penitentiary,
Harry Lyons, grand larceny; plea
guilty, year in penitentiary.
Harry Lyons, horse stealing; plea
guilty, / year in penitentiary.
Wallace Ellsworth, grand larceny
plea guilty, year IN penitentiary.
Frank Parker. carnal abuse; dis
missed at cost Of defendant.
Charlie Johnson, horse stealing plea
guilty, 1 year in penitentiary.
Charlie johnson, horse stealing; plea
guilty, years in penitentiary.
The grand jury failed to find an in.
dictment against the johnson brothers,
Cherokees, who were arrested for the
supposed murder Of negro man named
Austin, enroute from Van Buren TO his
home In the Territory,
Jas. Weese, Charley Conner and Dr.,
Mustaine, disturbing the peace jury
trial, verdict not guilty,
Same parties for swearing and ours.
ing nolle pros,
j, Nj, Gray, grand larceny forfeit
ure taken Of $500 deposited In lieu of
bail,
Ferdinand Cartel, embezzlement
mol pros,
Will Nolan, assault with intent to
kill jury trial, fined slO
Willie Jones, grand larceny; jury
trial, verdict guilty. The jury not
agreeing on the punishment, It will
have to be assessed by the court,
wv Kirkpatrick, bigamy; plea gull.
ty, years In penitentiary,
Geo, Haven, gaming continued, de-
fendant TO plead guilty first day OF next
term Of court,
Arthur Brown, Gene Cllnkscales, I,
Tandy Coggs and Chs Bates, vag'
rancy appealed from j P, court con-
tnued,
Lee Phillips, receiving stolen proper
ty; jury trial, not guilty,
Jno, Miles and Jas, Brannon, assault
with intent 20 rob jury trial, verdict
guilty, year each In penitentiary,
Jas. Coatney, carrying pistol dis
missed by consent at defendants cost,
Jas. Coatney, assault and battery
dismissed by consent ut defendant &
cost,
G, L, Jackson, larceny plea guilty
10 petit larceny, fined 80 and one day
IN Jail,
VIM, Gardner, larceny plea guilty
IN petit larceny, fined go and one day