The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-25
CIRCUIT COURT
 PROCEEDINGS
.n os tbs Jack Davis Indictments - l,uashed and Referred to Grand Jury- Other Criminal and Civil
 Cases Disposed of.

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 .o,d court Monday morning but 1t .s;uo criminal week he came to ,.s court room and ope ned court at o'clock.
 After disposing of number of cases by motion the state of the Gate evs. Michael Cook for dis ,orbiug the peace was taken up. While the charge is small, there were large number of witnesses on both sides. He was alleged ,o have disturbed the peace while nut hunting, having "treed' some kind of game under a lum- her pile owned by T. H. Brinkley and upon Brinkley coming out to see about the trouble it was al- leged Cook cursed Brinkley. This was denied by Cook who attempt ed 10 impeach Briukley's evidence and the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
 Monday afternoon the County Treasurer Jack Davis embt zzle- meut cases were called. D. B. sain of Nashville was elected special judge and J. w. Bishop also of Nashville, prosecuting attorney for these cases.
 When circuit court opened.rues- day the Jack Davis embezzle- ment cases were called up and the indictment in thirteen cases, all now remaining against the ex.county treasurer, were quashed and referred back to the grand iury. This action was taken as result of ruling from the Su- preme court in one of the cases which had been appealed, to the effect that the indictments were faulty iuasmuch as they failed 10 charge that the defendant had the money in his possession at the time he should have paid 1t over to the county. With all the indictments thrown out the case is back to the grand jury for con- sideratiou.
 The perjury case against H. N. Baker, former judge of Howard county, which grew out of the Howard County Bauk failure and was to be tried at this term of court was taken to Sevier county on change of venue and set for trial Thursday of the first week of court.
 A. M. Woodell, E. G. and R. D. Sales were appointed jury com missioners.
 Elsie Landes entered a plea of guilty to petit larceny and was hned 5000. The case against John Cummins was dismissed. These boys were in trouble for taking drummer's samples out of a De Queen street store room a few months ago.
 The following cases have been disposed of:
 State vs. Bob Nix, gaming, plea of guilty; fined Sl0.
 Jim Gore, selling liquor to minors; fined $50.
 State vs. Pert Leonard, Cole man Leonard and Fred German, trespass; dismissed as to Pert Leonard, plea of guilty of c. Leonard and F. German, each hued SlO and sentenced to one minute in jail.
 State vs. Mart Parker, breach oi peace; fined Si0.
 State vs. w. s. Walker, sale of liquor; dismissed i'll two cases, plea of guilty and fined $50 in third case.
 State vs. s. c. Toombs, sale of liquor; fined $50.
 T. c. Pryor vs H. w. Harrison et al; dismissed.
 N Anna R, Hudgins vs. Inman Flynn; dismissed.
 Mena Mercantile Co. vs. J. B. clark ct al; dismissed.
 o Polk Co. Lbr. Go. vs. Lon shrewsbury; continued.
 J. F. Romine vs. G. H. Cook; continued
 b. Il. Barton vs. H. A. Grady; continued.
 ben Strauss vs. George Pultz; Compromised.
 r j. l.. Stockton ct al vs. J. B. Iamiston; continued.
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