The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-05-30
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
CIRCUIT COURT ORGANIZED MONDAY
AND TOOK UP THE CIVIL
DOCKET.
Judge MiIkinson's Charge to the
Grand Jury Shorter Than
Usual.

The spring term of the Lincoln
County Circuit Court convened
Monday morning, Judge M. H.
Wilkinson presiding, and District
Attorney j B. Webb represent.
ing the State. Sheriff r. g. Ap-
plewhite, Circuit Clerk S. p.
Oliver, Deputy Clerk Nj. MeCul.
Tough, and Stenographer Nolan s.
Cruise, other officers of the
court we're also at their posts.
As usual on the opening day OF
court there was a large crowd in
attendance, representing every
portion of the county.
The following grand jury was
empaneled: S. S. Woods, j. e.
Adams, Will Higdon, Henry
Williams, Walter Sartin, S. j..
Holloway, Willie Laird, ). E.
Dickey, E. d. Smith, Albert
Smith, Eldon Smith, Leonard
Smith, w. E. Smith, w. MI.
Ritchie, j. A. Kyzar, Henderson
Smith, Willie Knapp, j.. G.
Nations. Jas. E. Adams was ap-
pointed foremaRa and w. S. APP
plewhite bailiff.
The Judges charge was briefer
than usual, due to the fact that
Lincoln has very much improved
her criminal record during the last
six months. The Judge COM
mented fayorably upon the fact
that nobody was in jail when court
met awaiting the action Of the
grand jury or held for trial.
This condition be ascribed to the
good work done by former grand
and petit iuries.
Judge Wilkinson complimented
the work Of the supervisors, say
ing that on account of their pro-
yiding county convict farm and
its proper management the court
costs to the taxpayers are less in
Lincoln county than any other ID
his district. In the same connec-
tion he intimated that he might
have something to say about the
board later that wouldn't be SO
complimentary.
The Judge expressed the strong
est disgust over reports that had
come to him after the last grand
jury had adjourned that some
white men in Brookhavep, were
living in almost open adultery.
with negro women, and charged
the jury if they could Obtain
sufficient evidence against such
offenders, to promptly indict
them. The women who were
guilty of such conduct he said
were liable to indictment under
the vagrant law, as were all per-
sons who kept houses of prosti-
tuition, and he urged the jury to
go after all such characters for
the sake of decency and the pro-
lection of society.
Brookhaven blind tigers and
country hoodIums were also given
a sharp touching up. The grand
jury was specially charged TO ex-
anime the records on The payment
of privilege taxes and directed
to indict persons who do not pay
their privilege taxes by June /.
The Judge closed his charge by
again referring to the improved
condition Of the county as to
crimes, especially among ifs white
citizens.
Z. z. Kees, b. a. Moak, Sam
Ard, j. b. Hart, H. H. Summers.
Ben Gill, P. A. PeeVey, j. MI.
Laird, johnson Lotion, s. G.
Smith, ]. M. AIlgood and Hiram
East were drawn as petit jury No.
1 for the week. Jury No 3. has
not been filed out yet.
IIle I0Il0Wing are bne only GWO
cases that had been disposed Of
up to this morning.
Anderson Brown Us. Mississippi
Central Railroad Co. ct alJnry
and verdict for plaintiff for S115
and costs.
Dr. Ira Il. Parsons Us. Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph
CO. Judgment ID the sum Of SIS
and costs.
Ever since Monday forenoon
the court has been engaged ID the
trial Of the suit Of Mrs. . H.
Kane, Sr., VS.. Illinois Central
Railroad Company, for $4,000
damages claimed by plaintiff for
injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived By falling into ditch
which bad been dug around i well
owned By the defendant railroad
lin McConh City. There are d
large number Of witnesses present