The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-12-04
CIRCUIT COURT.
THE STATE DOCKET MAS TAKEN UP
MONDAY MORNING.
The Grand Jury Made Its Final Report
Saturday and Was Dis
charged.
Eiehty.three True BilIs--.Cases Disposed
Of Since Last Report.

The State docket was taken up
in the Circuit Court Monday
morning, and with the new busI-
ness furnished by the grand jury
is likely to keep the court grind
ing all of this week and next on
this class of cases.
The following petit juries were
empaneied for the week.
Jury No. One. w. M. Greer,
W. A. King, Judson Smith, I. i.
Leggett, G. B. Snyder, Clint
Greer, S. M. Hutson, J. I. Ivy,
E. Fl. Sartin, Louis Durr, Jr.,
Jesse Brumfield, and A. G. Ma
haffey.
Jury No. Two.- B. HI. Moak.
Walter Greer, J. W. Brown, S.
B. Newman, Frank Nelson, w. E.
Allen, Fred Davis, G. p. Chan
dler, w. E. Moak and Willie
Knapp.
Since last report the Court has
disposed of the following cases:
CIVIL CASES.
In the damage suit of John
Duncan, by next friend, VS.. Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company, a
compromise judgment was entered
in favor of plaintiff for $500.
The jury that tried the case of
j. S. Albritton VS.. j. w. Lee and
DR.. T. E. Hewitt. a suit on note,
returned a verdict for the de-
fendant.
The demurrer of defendant in
the case of Felix Gotten ct al VS..
l. g. R. X. Co., ct al. was sus-
tanned, and the defendant given
80 days to perfect an appeal.
The case of Mrs. Katie Farmer
VS.. R. W. Boyte, the same being
an appeal from all order of the
Board of Supervisors, was dis
missed at cost of defendant.
In the case of Ahren & OFT
Mfg. Go. VS.. r. M. Nalty, being
a suit on note, a Judgment was
entered in favor of plaintiff for
$271.72 and for $25 attorneys fee.
In the case of Cahill, Swift
Mfg. Co., VS.. R. M. Nalty, a suit
On open account, judgment for
plaintiff was entered in the sum
of $315.97.
r In the case of w. Lee Bowlin
VS.. Moreton & Helm Lumber Co.
a compromise judgment was en-
tered, providing that plaintiff re-
cover $75 and costs of court and
that defendant be allowed to cnt
timber off certain lands.
STATE CASES.
Geo. L. Douglass and Fl. D.
Womack, witnesses in the case
of State VS.. John Greer, were each
fined $40 for being absent when
called.
On motion of the defendant in
the case of the State VS.. John
Greer, charged with rape, for a
venire of 40 jurors it was sustain
ed, and the case set for trial on
December IL.
A special venire for 40 Jurors
was issued in the case of the
State VS.. Wiley Gerald, charged
with rape, and case set for trial
December 5.
A special venire for 40 jurors
was issued in the case of the State
VS.. Will Sullivan, charged with
murder, and the case set for trial
on 9th day of December.
A cessat processus was entered
in the case of the State VS.. Susan
Holloway.
A mol prosequi was entered in
the State VS.. Sam Beard.
A mol prosequi was entered in
the. case of the State VS.. Tillman
Ferdi5and.
A cessat processus was entered
in the case of the State VS.. Will
Martin.
Forfeiture was taken on de-
fendant's bond, the sureties being
James A. Smith and B. p.
Vaughan, for the sum of $500. ia
the case of the State VS.. Steve
Kennedy.
A mol prosequi was entered in
the case of the State VS.. Morris
Leggett.
A mol prosequi was entered ia
the case Of the State VS.. John
Thomas.
The case of State VS.. Courtney
Bracey was finally dismissed.
A cessat processus was taken in
the case of State VS.. Lucius Sykes.
The appeal in the case of the
State VS.. Eugene Jupiter was dis
missed and writ Of procedendo
ordered to issue.
In the case of the State VS..
Wm. Jones, appealed from JUS,
| ltice Court. the appeal was dis
missed and writ of procedendo
ordered to issue.
The appeal in the case of the
State VS.. Mamie Reed, charged
with assault and battery, was dis
missed and writ of procedendc
ordered to issue:
The appeal in case OF State VS..
Will Qdis was dismissed and writ