The leader., 1905-05-31
| THE LINCOLN
| CIRCUIT COURT.
THE STATE DOCKET CALLED MONDAY
AND CRIMINAL CASES SET.
Mrs. Emerson Given a Verdict for $IS.'
ESQ Against the |. c. R.R.
State Cases Disposed Of During the
Week.

The Lincoln County Circuit
Court was engaged on Che case of
Mrs. Fl. ID. Emerson VS.. the |. G..
Railroad, until noon Saturday,
which was being tried when the
last issue of The Leader went to
press. The jury, after being out
a short while, returned a verdict
for SIS, $50 in favor of.pIaintitf. !.
The court then adjourned until
Monday morning.
When court was called to order
at 9 o'clock Monday morning,
there was a big crowd in attend
ance. The following juries we're
empaneled for the week:
Jury No. Lott S. Coke, E.
fT. Coon, Wash Peyey, j. G. Will
liams, j. M. Allgood, Chas. Bris-
ter, w. Z. McGraw, j. E. Case,
| g. G. Cole, I. j. Wallace, j. N.
Smith, Sidney Smith.
Jury No. 3 Winfield Case,
Fred Dunn, d. M. Price, B. f.
Clark, ,Jr., I. e. Smith, A. I'll.
Simon, E. Arlington, w. B.
Hodges, j. H. Albritton, w. E.
Kimble.
The State docket was called and
various cases set for trial during
the week.
The following eases have been
acted on by the court since The
Leaders last report;
State VS.. Lucius Ratclii Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Alfonso Garner Tried
in his absence and found guilty
of gaming and fined 800 and the
costs.
State VS.. Oscar Ross Mol pros
sed.
State VS.. Jim Sauls Tried in
his absence and found guilty and
fined $500 and ninety days in Jail.
State VS.. Jodie May Noll
pressed.
State VS.. Paul Prichard and
Henry Redmond Plea Of guilty
to being drunk in a public place
and fined $40 and Che costs.
State VS.. Dave Posey Cessat
processus.
State VS.. Will Lee Cessat pro-
cessus.
State vs.. j. H. Lotion Cessat
processus.
State vs.. Jim SauIs Cessat pro-
cessus.
State vs.. Ell Moses and Frank
Smith Mol pressed.
State vs.. Tilden Sweeny Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Lige Sweeny Plea of
guilty to assault and battery and
fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. Mitch Collins Jury
and verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. Dallas Brown Jury
and verdict of guilty of unlawful
retailing and fined $500 and nine-
ty days Imprisonment.
State vs.. Ed Guess Plea Of
guilty to carrying intoxicating
liquors to public place and fined
SO and costs.
State VS.. Bill Hart Jury and
verdict of guilty as charged, on a
charge of acting as agent in effect
ing the sale of liquor and fined
SIS and costs.
State VS.. Whit Gordon Jury
and verdict of guilty of man
slaughter.
State VS.. George Bowls Charg-
ed with numbering Tom Tripp IN
Petersburg about two months ago,
is being tried as we go to press.
The blood hound authorized to
be purchased by the Board Of Con.
troll has arrived and been sent
over to the Rankin farm. He is a
fine red animal, and is said to be
well trained. The dog was the
property Of convict named
Bounds who was sent up from the
gulf coast country for manslaugh-
ter, and the State has paid $125
for him. He will be used to chase
escaped convicts and to breed up
the dogs on the several State
farms.
D. G. Hall, the director Of the
Summer Normal School, at the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, which is to start June 20,
has addressed a letter to the press
of the State, IN which be asks for
the cooperation of the newspa-
pers to make the school what il
should be. A faculty Of nineteen
experienced professors has been
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