The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1907-01-16
TO CONVENE
ON MONDAY
MIDWINTER TERM OR CIRCUIT
COURT CONVENES ON NEXT
MONDAY, JUDGE COCH-
RAN PRESIDING
This il One of the Long Terms, and
Provided There is II Sufficient
Volume of Business will be
i'm Session Three Weeks.

The midwinter term of the Circui
Court will convene on next Monday
January 18th, Judge Robert Cochran
presiding and Hon. Heck Curry off
ciating as district attorney. Both O
these gentlemen are famed not only
for their intelligence and learning
but for the fearless and conscientious
manner in which they discharge the
dtuies of their respective positions
Judge Cochran is acknowledged to be
one of the ablest jurists in the State,
who insists that the law must be
rigidly enforced throughout his dis
trict, while Mr.. Curry as prosecuting
where in the land.
There are several cases in which
the people are TO an unusual degree
interested which will come up for
adjudication at the impending court
term. Several members of the pOr-
ters' and teamsters' thief trust, who
several weeks since were convicted
on the charge of larceny in the court
of Justice of the Peace Beverly Mat
thews, appealed their cases to the
Circuit Court, and in the event that
the decision of the lower tribunal is
affirmed Judge Cochran will be called
upon to pass sentence on the con
yicted thieves. These cases excited
unwonted interest, not only on ac-
count of the magnitude of the crime,
nearly every wholesale grocery con-
cern in Columbus having suffered
from the pilferings of members of
the thief trust, hut because Joe Fri
erson. one of the leaders of the gang, |
posed as a preacher and used the |
cloak oi religion to Shield his pec@~
lations.
Another case of importance that
may come up is that of the three
Longstreet negroes, who on CHRIST
mas morning killed Conductor Harrl-
son. of the Mobile & Ohio Railroad,
at Crawford. These negroes were ar
rested near Hattiesburg about ten
DAYS ago. and were taken to Jackson
for safe keeping. They are now III
iail at the Capital City, but the crime
was committed within the borders OF
I.owndes county, and unless change
of venue is secured they Will De
brought here for trial. 1t was py
order of Governor Vardaman that
the negroes were taken to Jackson
and Sheriff Eggleston has as yet re
ceived no information as to whether
they will be brought here or not. SO
it is not yet definitely known where
or when the case against them Will
be heard.
The following is a list of the cases
annearing on the civil and State
dockets:
Civil Docket.
w. T. Harper VS.. Southern Ran
way Company; trespass
w. C. Harris VS.. Southern Railway
Company: trespass.
Osie Kidd vs. Southern Railway
Company; appeal.
Western Cane Seating Company vs.
Columbus Chair Co.; assumpsit
Martha Ann Matilda Beatty VS..
Southern Railway Co.; trespass
James Upchurch VS.. independent
Cottonseed Oil & Fertilizer Works;
trespass.
Standard Stove Works vs. South
ern Railway Co.; assumpsit-
1esse Brown VS.. Southern Railway
Company trespass.
Early P. Laws VS.. Southern Rail
way Company; trespass.
r. Nj. Jacob VS.. Columbus Under
wear Company: assumpsit
d. s. McClanahan AID w. n. Puck
oft We Columbus Underwear Com
pany. assumpsit.
d. s. McClanahan VS.. Coiumbu
Underwear Company, assumpsit.
Admission Card Clothing Compan
We Columbus Underwear Company
assumpsit.
Lookout Planning Mills VS.. CLINE
Hotel Company: assumpsit-
MS. Maggie A. A. Wood ct al VI
Southern Railway Co.; trespass.
Lynchburg Paper Box Company "
Columbus Underwear Company: al
sumpsit.
Lindamood & Puckett, in exec,
t;on. VS.. Columbus Underwear Con
panv. defendant; Columbus Insu
ance & Banking Company. claiman
appeal.
H. e. Johns & Co. VS.. Columb'
Underwear Company. defendant G