The leader., 1905-05-27

last term of court, for since tha
thine / tell you that Lincoln coun
lty has been going along remarka
bly, we'll. This is a soIace and
satisfaction to me. feel when
can get any proofs that am do
ling any good that / am meeting
1.-THE requirements of the people
and that the grand juries are Civ
ling me the support that they
should. Ifthere is any one obiec
q have in view, it is to benefit tht
whole people without hurting
anybody any more than can pos.
isibIy help.
Il think that some one told ms
THAT there has been good deal oi
complaint about the public roads,
| don't know whether it was any
lone In this town or not. The
Board OF Supervisors have contro
lof these roads, but if these roac
contractors are not complying
with their contracts and not doing
their duty, it would be a good
idea to indict. If a man who has
a contract to work the road does
not give you the same honest
work as when you hire man tc
scrape cotton, why, indict him.
If it is necessary, indict the Board
of Supervisors and make them &c
straight. You gentlemen can in.
dict the Board of Supervisors just
as easily as you can the most
worthless vagrant. III they have
done anything wrong, indict them.
If the roads are not up to the
standard, get after the contractors.
believe, gentlemen, that this
is all. z
The court has been engaged all
| the week on the civil docket. The
following cases had been disposed
of up to yesterday at noon when
this report closed:
VIM. III. Bales vs.. |. G. r. R.
Co. Case removed to the United
States Circuit Court.
r. M. Harris VS.. r. Ell. Hamil-
ton Defendant allowed sixty days
after the adjournment Of this term
to plead specially to the plaintiffs s
declaration.
Corene Womack VS.. Moreton &
Helm Lumber Company Defend
ant allowed sixty days in which to
plead specially.
Elijah Sweeny vs.. |. G. r. k.
Go. Jury and verdict for plain
| tiff for $25.
John Reed, by next friend, VS..
i. G. r. R. Co. Jury and verdict
Ifor plaintiff for $25.
State rs. Pearl Beniamine Plea
OF guilty and fined IS and costs.
A second case was mol pressed.
B. E. Brister for the use, etc.,
VS.. |. G. r. B. Co.-Jury and
verdict for the defendant. This
was a hard fought case. the court
being engaged in its trial from
Monday afternoon till Wednesday
afternoon. Hons. M. Green, j.
B. Harris, Harris Dixon, P. E.
Quinn and H. Cas- edy were the
attorneys for the plaintiff and
Hons. A. G. and j. w. McNair
and I. Brady, Jr., represented
the railroad company.
After the testimony was all iu
and the arguments concluded the
jury was out but short time be-
fore rendering verdict as stated
above.
This case was for the recovery
of damages against the railroad
company, which was alleged to
have resulted from the destruc.
tion by fire of the large loading
shed, together with a large amount
of lumber, of B. E. Brister some
time in 1903. The railroad COM
pany in clearing up debris along
its right of way through the town
of Bogue Chitto, had during the
day built several fires along side
of Brister's loading shed. Piles
of live Goals remained over during
a windy night, when the FIRE oc-
curred. The plaintiffs contention
was that the railroad company
was negligent in leaving these
fires burning at night aud un-
guarded by anyone, and that they
were the cause Of the fire. The
defendant denied being negligent,
land contended that the fire in ali
probability resulted from a lamp
lexpl0sion in the shed or from
some other cause.
This case was tried a year ago,
was Appealed, and was reversed
by the Supreme court. It is not
definitely known, but it is suppos.
led the case willagain be appealed.
Since Wednesday evening the
court has been hearing the case Of
Mrs. Fl. D. Emerson rs. the /. G.
r. R. CO., and the case may moi
he concluded sooner than Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Emerson is asking fol
damages for the death Of her bus.
band in 1908. Mr.. Emerson was
Ian engineer Of the company on .
work train, and was killed in,
lstantIy while bis train was remov.
ling 4 dead" or broken down
engine to the shops from Cold
ISprings. He was standing on the
rear platform Of bis cabOose, te
which the broken engine was at,
ltached BIZ a chain as q couple
The draw heads and bumpers oI
1.-The broken engine were out Of re-
pair and when the train was sud
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