The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1908-01-30
COLLIER DUNLAP
PLEADS GUILTY
NEGRO WHO SHOT RILEY Steps
PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE
or MANsLAUGHTER-GOES
TO THE PEN FOR LIFE.
Case Against Mrs. Tracy Green, Who
Killed Ed. DooIey, Is set for Next
Wednesday-,TOh Johnson, Ne
gro Murderer, on Trial Tuesday.

The first week Of the m1dwinter
term of circuit court came to an end
last night, and the most important
case 10 be disposed Of was that Of
the negro, Collier Dunlap, who on
Christmas day shot and killed anOth-
er negro named Riley Steps. Upon
agreement with the district attorney,
Dunlap was arraigned Thursday and
pleaded guilty TO the charge of man
slaughter, and d verdict TO this ef-
feet was entered upon the record.
The penalty for manslaughter in this
State is a life term in the peniten-
tiary, and in accordance with the
law in the case Judge Cochran SEN
fenced the prisoner to prison for the
remainder of his natural life, Dun
lap was not represented by an attor-
ney, the agreement as to the plea Of
guilty and the consequent sentence
having been made between the dis
trict attorney and the defendant in
person.
John Johnson, the negro who last
ldEl SlOL anu hlA1G0 AA4S AIlNA 1CAA
Thomas, on the Ottley place in the
Cherokee neighborhood, was also ar
raigned Thursday on the charge of
murder, and entered a plea of not
guilty The trial of Johnson, who
is represented By Mr.. l.. d. Landrum,
is set for next Tuesday.
The case of Mrs. Tracy Green, who
last November shot and killed Ed.
Doolev, is set for next Wednesday,
This is case of unusual Importance,
as all the people concerned are white,
and the trial will doubtless attract a
considerable amount of public inter
est. Mrs. Green is represented 10y
Mr.. z. p Landrum, while the pros
ecution win be conducted by District
Attorney Currie
The most important civil case to
come up for a hearing was that of
Mrs. Nellie holland, whose husband,
Henry Noland, lost his life in an ac-
cident on the Southern Railway last
year, and who as a result thereof has
instituted a suit against the company
in the amount of $4,000. Mrs.
Noland is represented by Mr.. w p.
Stribbling, and in answer to the bill
of complaint filed by him Hon. A. F.
Fox and Hon. Z. p. Landrum, attor-
neys for defendant, filed a demurrer,
setting up the plea that in the prep
aration of the bill of complaint the
law had not been fully complied
with. The accident which resulted
in Mr.. Noland's death occurred in
Alabama, and according TO the laws
of that State, all suits for damages
resulting from accidents of this kind
must be brought in the name of the |
legally qualified administrators or
administrative on the estate of the |
deceased, and as Mrs holland had |
never taken out letters of admins
tration she was not legally qualified |
to bring suit. Taking the facts and /
the law into consideration, Judge |
Cochran was compelled to sustain |
the demurrer filed by attorneys for
defendant, and the case was thrown /
out of court. This act, however, |
does not debar further litigation in
the matter An amended bill will be
prepared by the PLAINTIFFS attorney.
and the case viii come up for trial at
the next term of court
The only case of Importance dis
posed of in addition to those noted
above was the suit of Capt w. L.
Young against Lowndes county for
{oI, |
due for rent of the ferry at Waverly.
The suit was withdrawn, and a de-
cree for defendant entered Capt. |
Young was represented by Messrs. A.
f. Fox and z. P Landrum, while
Messrs. Belts and Sturdivant appear
ed for the county.
Court took a recess Saturday morn
ing, and Judge Cochran left on the
1910 train for his home in Meridian
He will return to Columbus tonight,
and the hearing of cases viii be re-
sumed Monday morning.
IN addition to the cases noted
above. the following have been dis
posed of since the last issue of The |
Standard Stove Works vs., South
arn Railway Company, assumpsit;
continued.
E. T. Moore IS. Southern Railway
Company, trespass: jury and verdict
for defendant
William Driver VS.. Southern Rail-
way Company, trespass; jury and ;