The Florida star., 1905-03-31

This has been The busiest term Of cir
emit court thai has been bald in Titus
vile in year or more. Several import
ant essss sili be tried and the legal talent
on both side< is well represented and OF
high order. The Orlando bar was rep
resented here Tuesday by John C. Jones
and L. G. ssarback; W. J. Sears and
p. A vansAgnex, of Kissimmee. are
here; Hon Frank Clark, Of Lake City,
has an important cAse mp W. l. Aetealf,
Of West Palm Beach, is slso present., and
Hon. w. L. Palmer, Of Orlando, arrived
wednesday.
The first case tried MAS Gleason W Ne
Cardell. The defendant bought OF thu
plaintiff Is. 600 acres Of land, agreeing to
pay $I. 90 per acre. McCardell got posses
sion Of 5, 900 acres and broke the contract
rs TO the balance. McCardell conveyed
the 5000 acres he had received title 20,
10 the Indian River Commercial Co, a
Baltimore concern, and they conveyed it
TO another Baltimore concern, called the
Florida Ranch and Plantation Co The
plaintiff claims the conveyAnces were
made TO avoid the payment by MclArdell
Of his debts and were fraudulent. The
plaintiff garnished the iurpentine rent
due on the 5000 acres. Afer she evil
dence was all in the court instructed the
jury to find for the plaintiff, the conrt be
ing satisfied the conveyances to the cor-
pOrztions were in fraud Of plaintiffs
rights as Q creditor. Geo. NJ. Robbins
In
den represented the above corporations.
On Thursday Judge Jones heard the
appeal Of J. w. Bailantine W the state Of
Florida The judgments of the county
court, which imposed fine on Mr.. Bal
lantine for hunting without license, Was
reyereed and Mr.. Ballantine discharged
from the 6ne imposed him. This suit
Was brought 10 test that provision Of the
game laws which exacts license from
non residents. Mr.. Baliantine is q ciiI-
zen Of New Jersey, bat q winter resident
OF this county, he having prOperty here
and spending about half . year each year
in the county. Judge Jones decided shat
he sas not o non resident OF the ssate
within she meaning Of the statute, and
had q right 10 hnut without getting out =
license Geo. A. Robbins represented
Mr.. Ballantine.
| lie tHO tOliOWtnk CAst- were C0ntlnoeo
tn the next term Of circuit court; State
of Florida vs. joe Gore, charged with as-
sanlt with intent to commit murder. q.
A. Frost, defending State vs Gus Hunt
er, charged as above IL appears Con.
shot Hunter and Hunter shot Gore.
State of Florida vs. AlonEa Rnwl, who
wAs charged with breaking and entering
. dwelling with intent 10 commit mi>de-
nIeAnoT, Was found guilty.
Robert Lipscomb. who wss charged
with breaking and entering q dwelling
| with intent TO comInIt felony, WAS dis
charged. w. I. Metcalf aad F. J. Webb
defended Lpscomb,
Frank Pitman, who wAs charged with
committing perjury at the last term OF
county court. was discharged. w. /.
| Metcalf and r J. Webb defending.
w. l. MetCalf has given notice IN F. J.
Webb vs. ]. z. Brown, that he intends
LO apply to the circuit court for change
of venue TO another Judicial circuit for
she trial OF this suit
TIE important Case in which several
parties are charged ~ish the muIIlatIon
Of stock cattle comes up today and val
occupy several days
Judge Jones xAs slightly indispnsed the
first ot thls week