The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-18
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury is Grinding Out
Some Serious Indictments.


The fall term of the Putnam Cir
cult Court opened on Monday with
Hon. James r. Wills, circuit Judge,
presiding. Hon. j. M. Rivers, of
Gainesville, the new states attorney
for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, was
also present.
Mr.. NJ. A. Fowler of McMeekin
was chosen foreman of the grand
jury.
The following civil cases have
been before the court:
Ella l.. Barton vs. F. +. Marsh &
Co., damages $4,000, default judg-
ment set aside.
Tom Holden VS.. Palatka Water
Works, action of tort, damages 81 800.
Case continued.
Husband Bros. VS.. Etoniah Canal
& Drainage company, assumpsit,
damages $500, dismissed on motion
of defendant.
Benz. F. McGraw VS.. Atlantic
Coast Line R'y, action for live stock
killed, damages $500, discontinued on
motion of plaintiff.
Hodges 4 O'Hara VS.. J. D. Hagan /;
replevin, damages $500; case con-
tinued.
w. M. Girardeau vs.. John A. Ger
mond; attachment, damages 81 900;
case dismissed-settled.
Thos. II. Heating vs.. Mary j. Nc
Kenzie, ct al; ejectment, damages
$14400, awaiting Judgment in chan
cery court.
Ellis Stanley VS.. Palatka Water
Works; action of tort, damages
$4,000; case continued.
w. S. Middleton VS.. S. E. Peck !;
ejectment; case referred by consent
to Hon. S. J. Hilburn.
The following true bills had been
returned by the grand jury up to
Thursday noon: Ed Carter, second
larceny, plead guilty; G. S. Dean,
obtaining money by false promise;
Walter A. McNeal, murder in first
degree; d. A. burden, forgery; Will
lie Williams, second larceny; John
Smith and Walter Anderson, throw
ing q missel into railroad car;
Vance Johnson, murder in first de-
gree; H. A. Waring, embeZzlement,
plead guilty.
The bond of d. A. Burden, forgery,
was estreated. His bondsmen are
j. E. Edmonson and G. M. SilcoX,
$500.
A true bill was also found against
Rush Butler, for selling liquor with
out license. His bond was estreated
and executions issued against E. j.
Gay and L. S. Drakeford, sureties in
sum of 5000.
Also against Robert Edward for
breaking and entering with intent to
commit a felony. Bond estreated
n III hiC
sureties, r. l.. Kennerly and Lee
Goodson in sum of $50.
The grand jury reported NO true
bills against Tom Hughes, charged
with murder; Mabel Crom, assault
with intent to kill; Isaac Kennedy,
changing marks on cattle; Lemon
Reese, assault with intent to murder,
and Henry Alexander, for robbery.
States Attorney Rivers has been
occupied up to the present with the
grand jury, and it is not thought
that the actual trial of criminal
cases will begin before this after
noon.
The court will continue through at
least a part of next week.
The case of Tom Holden VS.. Palat-
ka Water Works, grew out of the loss
of buildings in the GillistoWn suburb
some two years ago, because of an
alleged insufficient supply, or pres
sure, of water. 1t seems that the
hydrants in use at the fire were not
mentioned in the ordinance attached
to the declaration, and the court
withdrew the jury and continued the
case, giving the plaintiff authority
to amend declaration by attaching
thereto the later ordinances under
which these hydrants were put in.
When the case was withdrawn it had
occupied more than full day of the
courts time.