The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
GRIND IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
Civil Cases Finished Last Week-Iom Bates Fined $25 for Selling Dimes Worth of Ginger
 Snaps on Sunday.


 Nearly all the cases on the civil docket were disposed of and when
 court reconvened cases on the criminal docket were taken up tor trial.
 Among the suits, and one of the most strongly contested cases of the term, was the case of the Southern Orchard Planting Com pany against J. J. Turner, an attachment, which was tried Fri day afternoon. It seems that Turner farmed forty acres tor the company for two years and at the end of the time moved to the Territory while all the crops had not yet been gathered, and all his household and personal effects were attached for a balance claimed of about two hundred dollars. The company had ad- vanced him funds and supplies through a merchant and agent of the company at Horatio and when his crop was made, and as they claimed, he owed them over three hundred dollars, they re- fused to furnish him further and he quit. The crop which they received amounted to about S450. The jury decided that Turner had about paid all he owed when he turned the crop over and that there was nothing owing, so gave judgment against the company for fifty dollars for wrongful attachment.
 This case came here on change of venue from Seyier county. During the trial and in the ar gument several bitter remarks were made by counsel on both sides and the whole trial was closely contested.
 The case of K. P. Harris vs. Ed Hoblitzell held the attention of the court for short time Fri day afternoon. This suit was by Harris to serve a judgment for Sl75 against Hoblitzel for the lumber which built what is now the Rose Bud hotel, in 1896. It was claimed by Harris that judgment was secured before Squire Alexander in May, 1897, but this old docket has been de. stroyed and no record could be found of judgment or seryice. s. H. Smith, who served the papers as constable, could not swear positively as to service and Hob litzell denied service or judgment against him and also pleaded pay ment to the agent of Harris. The jury returned verdict in favor of Hoblitzell.
 Judge Steel opened the second weeks session of circuit court Monday morning aud took up the criminal docket.
 The first case called for trial was that of the State vs. Joan Rogers, charged with seduction. The morning was taken up in securing jury to try the case and at the afternoon session Miss Sallie Louthers, the prosecuting witness, was placed on the stand and number of love letters placed in evidence and read to the jury.
 The parties connected with the case live at Hatfield and are we'll known in that section of the county.
 Trial ended and case went to the jury Tuesday and the de- fendant was acquitted. The de- fense introduced evidence for the purpose of establishing before the jury bad reputation for the prosecuting witness, and it is said this was the grounds upon which his acquittal was secured. l
 A case which attracted con- siderable attention was on trial yesterday,in which James Keiffer charged with the larceny of some knives which, it is claimed, were stolen from freight car while being shipped to J. A. Locke at Ashdown.
 heifter was brakeman on the l Kansas City Southern, and quite | we'll known.
 Tue State proved that Keiffer had given to three different parties in Mena knlves with MT. | Locke's special brand on them. keitfer was put on the stand and admitted having the knives but stated that he had received them rom Charles Worrick or Wam- mock, the agent at Gillian. At | his point Prosecutor Lake asked | hat subpoena be issued for Charles Wammock, who is agent 1t Gillian. It was expec ted hat Wammock would come up ,n No. 4 yesterday afternoon, and |