The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
THE COURT IS STILL BUSY AT THE
STATE DOCKET.
The Jury in the Meathersby Miller
Murder Case Returned Verdict
Of Guilty as Charged.

Since our last report the cour
has been busily engaged with th
| State docket.
The State failed to make out,
case against Jennie HAYWOOD
charged with unlawful retailing
and she was acquitted
! Ben Weathersby, charged will
retailing, pleaded guilty and wal
sent to Jail to await sentence.
The case against Ella Cham
pion, charging her with retailing
resulted in a verdict for defend
ant. On another indictmen
charging her with permitting
gaming at her house, she wal
tried and convicted, and finet
$100.
State VS.. Henderson Wilson
Mol pressed.
Tas Miller, State witness il
the case of State VS.. Lucy Evans
failed to answer and was fined $5(
and attachment issued for him.
TilIman Smith and Marcus AL
len, who are State witnesses il
the case of State VS.. Julia James.
failed to answer, and were fined
$50 each.
Annie Bailey, charged with re-
failing, failed to appear and hel
bond forfeited against her sure
ties, H. E. Conner and Sim
Weathersby, for 5000.
j. f. Greer, Sheriff, VS.. Board
of Supervisors of Lincoln county.
This was on petition for writ
/ of mandamus to require the
Board to allow certain court ex-
penses. The Board failed to ap.
pear and defend the suit and judg.
ment was rendered against them
requiring the account to be allow.
ed and paid.
Mr.. A. A. Cohn was duly
sworn in as an attorney at law
and admitted to practice in the
Circuit Courts.
Oscar Wells, charged with rob-
berry, was acquitted.
Levy Durr and Jasper Durr.
charged with retailing, pleaded
guilty and were fined $25 each.
Mamon TreviIIion and Glenn
Sanders, charged with robbery,
pleaded guilty and we're each SEN
fenced to serve one year in the
State penitentiary.
Sam eagle, charged with retail
ing. was acquitted by the jury.
Ella Burk, charged with assault
and battery by shooting at L. J.
Decell, was convicted, but the
jury in it's verdict asked the mer-
CIV of the court. She was fined
$75 and costs.
State VS.. George Brown. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Mary Davis. charged
with assault and battery. When
called the defendant failed to
answer, and judgment on forfeited
bail was entered against defend
ant and her sureties, Mary Brown
and Robert Brown for $500.
w. j. Newton VS.. Jesse j..
Smith. An order was entered
setting aside the Judgment enter
ed against the defendant on q
former day, and reinstating the
cause on the docket.
The trial of Junius Weathers by
for the murder of one Emanuel
Miller, alias Alex Taylor, was
commenced Wednesday afternoon
and the case was submitted to the
jury Thursday night. The State
made out strong case. The de-
Tense was based upon the idea thai
the negro Miller was bad man,
who had repeatedly threatened
the life of the defendant and was
hunting for Weathersby for the
purpose of killing him; and that,
when one of the city officers sent
Weathersby to spot or locate
Miller so that he could be arrest
ed, he came upon Miller who was
making threatening demonstra
tlons as if to draw pistol, when
Weathersby shot him five times.
The States testimony aimed to
show that Miller was sitting dowr
alone and unarmed when Wealth
ersby came up armed and begar
firing on Miller with deadly
effect. The case was given to the
| jury at 6:15 Thursday evening
and Friday morning it returned
into court with a verdict Of "guil
ty as charged. z