The Gainesville star. [volume] (Gainesville, Fla.) 1903-19??, 1904-03-01
SATURDAYS SESSION.


Court convened Saturday morning at
$500 O'Clock, His Honor Judge J. r.
Wills presiding,
1t being announced to the court that
the jury was ready to render verdict 10
the Lewis murder case the same was call
ed into court and a verdict Of mot guilty"
was rendered, and Sim P. Lewis who
had been under in lictment for the MUIR
der of Jocob ]. II. Hodge since July, 1900
was again free man. The jury was
composed Of the following persons: H.
l., Bevill, F. w. Polk, W. J, Jones, W.
X. ShaImau, r. c. Philpot, T. J. Ham,
s. NJ. Mixson, w. c. Newbern, +. Y.
Smith, J. B, Douglass, John Chestnut and
J. B. Warren.
Peter and Abe Rutledge were then ar
OIL charge of COW stealing. They were
defended by Attorneys Evans Halle and
R. f. Davis, and Attorney w. S.
Broome appeared for the State A large
number of witnesses were sworn for both
the Stale and the defense The case went
to the jury about noon, and verdict Of
guilty" was quickly brought in.
The court then adjourned until g
o'clock Monday morning Feb 79, 1904.
MONDAYS SESSIONS.
Court convened Monday morning at g
o'clock. His Honor Judge J. T. Wills pre-
siding, and States Attorney Benz p CAL
houn and other officers OF the court in
their places.
Attorneys Thrasher and Broome made
application to the court to have the bond
estreatment proceedings in the case of ].
M. Fryer, the High Springs blind tiger
runner who had twice forfeited his bond,
set aside. Mr. Brooine said that Fryer's
bondsmen would pay all costs Of. delay,
ETC., and that Fryer would come in for
trial. Judge Wills, who is certainly show
ing himself 10 be the right man in the
right place, informed the attorneys for
Fryer's Observation-Disclosures and Broome
that they would have to show better
cause for setting aside estreatment pro-
ceedings than the mere fact that the
bringing Of Fryer to court would cost the
county nothing. He said Mr. Anderson,
bondsman, should not have ignored pro-
cess Of the court in the matter; he should
have produced the body of Fryer in court
or show good cause at the proper time
for not doing so.
The court also informed Mr.. Broome
that he was mistaken about Flyers fail.
ure to appear costing the county nothing
Anything that causes delays in court costs
the county something.
The case OF the State VS.. William
Cromwell, aggravated assault, was called.
The States witnesses-including prose-
cutting witness-being absent the case
was mol pressed.
John Johnson was arraigned for selling
whiskey in dry county, and a plea of
guilty was entered.
The case of the State VS.. James How
ard, alias Duncan Howard, selling whis-
key in dry county, was called, and the
following persons were selected and sworn
asJurors: T. ]. Mckinney, ]. A. Martin,
Alex Howe, l.. L. Hill, c. ]. Mixson, ].
A. McKinstrv.
Deputy Sheriff Wynn and one other
witness swore that they saw defendant
sell whiskey and accept money for same.
Defense introduced no witnesses except
the defendant himself who swore that he
did not sell. Deputy Sheriff Cheyes was
called to the standby the State-and
Swore that defendant admitted to him
on day Of commitment trial that he sold
the whiskey and accepted the money so
that he could buy more whisky with 1t.
The jury was out but short while and
returned verdict Of guilty.
The case OF the State VS.. Wesley Hall,
selling whiskey in a dry county was
called, and continued to the next term of
the court because an important States
witness was in Alabama, and could not
De secured at the present term.
The first case called at the afternoon
session was that Of the State vs.. Thos.
Harrod, selling whiskey in dry county.
The case was set for Tuesday (this) morn
ing, both sides agreeing to be ready.
In the case Of S. T. Moulton, selling
whisky in dry county, State announc-