The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-03-01
CIRCUIT COURT
SESSION ENDS
A Mistrial on Forgery Case Late
tuesday Night
COURT HONORS DEAD
Resolutions on Life and Services of Late
Hon. Chas. 7. McCarty Adopted
by the Court

Circuit Court for the spring tenn
adjourned Tuesday night, sine die, af-
, ter disposing of all cases on the docket
that could be presented at this time.
In our last issue we gave the pro-
ceedings of the court up to noon Of
Thursday. The following cases have
been disposed of since that time:
State of Florida vs.. Chas. Moe,
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder. Defendant was rep.
resented by Otis r, Parker and A. ID.
Penney. The following jury was en-
panelled: Frank Roylance, C.. A.
Killer Archy Lamb c. s. Odell, VIII,
Tubbs, Frank f. Wilson. Verdict of
not guilty was returned.
State of Florida VS.. B. F. Cook,
charged with keeping gambling
house. Verdict of not guilty was re.
turned, w. c. Braddock, Jr., w. N.
Coon, H. Knudsen, Chas. Carlton, II,
A. Holmes, and A. A. Hendry serving
as jurymen.
State of Florida VS.. Geo. w. Drawdy,
Jr. charged with aggravated assault,
Plea of guilty was entered and fine of
$40 assessed. Defendant was repre-.
scented by Otis K. Parker.
State of Florida VS.. Alonzo Rowe,
charged with uttering forged bank
check. This case is one in which a
forged check was passed on James
Neal, in Jensen. Defendant was rep
resented by Otis R. Parker and A. ID.
Penney. The jury consisted of r. l..
Brown, w. w. Carlton, W.R Jackson,
j. d. JUNIOR, L. A. Hldreth and A. B.
Brown. A verdict of guilty was re-
turned, and Judge Jones sentenced the
prisoner to one yearin the penitentiary.
State of Florida VS.. A. Rowe,
charged with uttering forged check.
This case is similar to the one above,
a brother being charged with passing a
forged check on Munich & Co., of Jen-
sen. Parker and Penney defended, and
the same jury was used that tried the
previous case. After being out for
more than an hour, the jury announced
that they could not agree and were dis
charged and the case continued until
next term of court.
In the case of the State of Florida VS.
Frank Pittman, charged with obtain
ing property under false promises, the
case was reversed and the defendant
was discharged W. |. Metcalf, of
West Palm Beach, represented the
defendant. This case was enormously
repoi ted in our last issue.
! When circuit court assembled last
week Judge Minor S. Jones, appointed
committee consisting of State Attor-
new John C. Jones, F. l.. Hemmings,
Fred Fee and r. E. Bray to draft suit
able resolutions on the death of Hon.
Charles T. McCarty, and the following
was presented at the opening of court
Tuesday:
"To the Honorable Minor S. Jones,
Judge of the Circuit Court for the
Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for
St. Lucie county:
The committee appointed by your
honor to draft and submit suitable res
! olutons of respect concerning the death
of the late Hon. Charles T. McCarty,
respectfully offer the following:
The Hon. Charles T, McCarty was a
I native of Green Bay, Wis, his natal
day being the oath day of February,
1857, where he resided until 1873, at
which time he moved to Iowa; the next
year entering the Collegiate Academy
of Vinton, Iowa, from which institution
he subsequently graduated, passing
from the status of student to that OF
professor of mathematics and languages
in his Alma Mater.
In 1883, Mr.. McCarty took up the
study of law as profession and re-
ceived his certificate from the law de-
partment of the University of Iowa;
subsequently filling his chosen profess
sion in that state until his removal to
the State of Florida in 1888, at which
time he settled at Eldred, where he