The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-11-18
CIRCUIT COURT
A BUSY TERN
GEORGE KING GUILTI 90 MURDER
IN TINE FIRST DECREE.
4. a. stewart Gets Verdlet of ~, 600
Against o. o. Rspes-JuTynaa
Slsk and CsaFi Reeesses.

iii stewart versus T.. T.. ROpes,
w assumpsit, was tried BY the
following jury: Leo Fisher, J.
A. Blanvelt, 4. NJ. Holm, Weston
clifton, W. e. Mckenzie and D. =.
Nae lrOy. stewart vas represented
by himself, EgfoTd Bly aud solicitor
IleRRs, while Ropes attempted TO con
duct his own case. The amount sued
for vas - ,OOO, and grew cut Of Ropes
having stewart arrested Tor alleged
embezllcment SteSaIt was taken
befOre Justice Bradley by Ropes, and
was dis harged. The jury returned
verdict for the full amount sued for.
Ropes gave notice Of motion for a
neH trial, aud has retained Judge
Massey IT Orlando Ia present his case
before the court.
TWO INDICTMENTS FOR MURDER.
The Grand jury vas empaneled
Friday morning. the fOllOSing named
gentlemen serving: Silas b Wright,
foreman; n. b. LungTen, Dan Black
weIdeT, Lee Morris, D.. T Gross, y. NJ.
Higgins, n. l. INey, A. TenEyek, u.
w. Mann, r. u. Minshew. J. L. Muck
OILS, w. b Fudger, T. v. Page, r. =
Walters, y. Rodgers, " &. Finney, II
3. wilmhurst, J. T. Vinzant. The
Grand Jury found true bills against
George King and Lee stephens for
murder in the first degree. King vas
represented by J. y. Alexander, aud
stephens by 4. N Kenneth.
MARSH ~. BENNETT.
In the case of Reuben Marsh versus
y. e. Bennett, J. NJ. Ross and ). N.
Merrill jury was waived and the case
vas tried before the Judge. A non.
suit vas afteTWaTd entered and IL was |
dec ided that the plaintiff should take
not hing and that the defendants
sbOa,d recover Of the plaintiff all Of
the costs in the suit.
MANY JURORS SUMMONED.
Court adjourned Friday Afternoon
and met again Tuesday mOraing. The
follow ing regular jury vas drawn from
the box: William Ruth, >. II Wright,
Wallace Ford, George Hutchinson, Z.
n. Lee, T. y. Curtis. =. =. Barney, n.
\. COmp>oh, n l.. Smith, James Car
nell, aud a special venire Of twenty
Was ordered summoned by the sheriff,
whO obtained the foll0wing: X J.
Mccarthy. a. e. Moore, u. L. LOwd,
sam Clinton, Albert MohleF, q. A.
Dimick, :. =. COnoyeT, &. W. Abbott,
q. W. Futch, J. NJ. Tanner, r. y.
McCOrkle, John Hinson, Rod Grower,
John Padgett, John Welsh, viii |
scott, T. a. Webb, ". G. Mckenzie, |
=. q. McElroy. A. J. GOoslson. G. D.. |
Berry, !. H. Brad-haw, g. ~. Kent,
w. u. Co1sBe.
GBoRGE KING CONVICTED.
The case Of George King. eOlOred, !
charged with the murder Of his wife
at Osteen In September, commenced
Tuesday afternoon aud lasted all day
"Wednesday. King shot his Wlfe In the !,
leg with shotgun, and she died from :
blood poison. The jury vas composed OF ,
WIN. Ruth, Wallace Ford, Geo. Hutch
inson. e. u. Lee.H. :. ComPson, James
Carnsll, u. J. Mccarthy, e. G. Moore,
a. l.. I.oud, Tom Chiffon, Alder,
MohleT and q. A. Dimick. The state
vas Represented by SOliC itor Beggs |
and the defense by Attorney Alexan-
der The jury Nas out ten hOJrs, and
al u O'Clock "Wednesday night brought
In a verdict of murder In the trst /
degree, With recommendation to the
mercy Of the court.
LEE STEVENS ARRAIGSED
A jury vas empaBeled yesterday
morning TO try lee Stevens, charged
With the murder Of MuDuny az De-
Leon SpTiRgs Evidence was being
produced By the state, When one Of
the iurymen. &. n. Lee, vas taken
sick about O'clOck yesterday after
noon, and court ad joaTaed TO , O'Clock
this morning. Attorney Brumsey -
assisting the state solicitor, while the
defense L. represented b. Col L. ".
Bennett.
TIE NEWS SPRING suT.
THE NEWS spring suit, which has
noe grown into twO year Old colt,
and IL most broke, vas supposed 20
have beea sprung az this court, bat
,psarsntly isafiieted With the spSiaR-
lalt, OF some other such ailnent, and
las again been put Oh. TEE NEWS