The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-12-02
THE JURY FOUND ". II. HARDY, JR..
GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Defendant Sentenced to the Peniten.
tiary for -Four Years, but
viii Appeal.
The Civil Docket Taken Up Monday
$4,000 Suit Against City Now
Being Tried.

bezzling the money of the Mead
vile Bank, the jury on Saturday
afternoon, after being out about 80
minutes, brought in a verdict of
guilty as charged. The Court SEN
fenced the defendant to serve four
years in the State penitentiary.
Before the sentence was imposed
the defeandnt offered motion in
arrest Of judgment, and also mo-
tion for a new trial, both of which
were by the court overruled. An
appeal Of the case will be had to
the Supreme Court. pending which
the defendant will remain in Jail at
this place.
Central Bank VS.. United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Co. An
agreed order was entered dismiss
ing the case, without prejudice to
the filing of another suit.
State VS.. Nose Walker. Plea of
guilty to an indictment charging
carrying concealed weapon, and fine
of $50 imposed.
Bowls & Hemingway VS.. Pearl
River Lumber Co. Order overrul-
ing an application for a continu-
ance and case set for Monday, Dec.
7th.
w. H. Hutchinson & Son VS..
Brookhaven Pop Mfg. Co. Judg-
ment by default against defendant
for $348.58 and cost.
T. H. Weathersby VS.. Moreton &
Helm Lumber Co. Jury and ver-
dict for defendant.
P. ]. Cassidy VS.. Albert Gullege
ct al. Case dismissed at cost Of
plaintiff.
Joe L. Clark VS.. Moreton & Helm
Lumber Co. Jury and verdict for
defendant.
Moreton- Wentworth Co. VS.. J..
L. Cowart ct al. Appeal dismissed
at cost Of plaintiff.
Lee Hope, by next friend, etc. i,
VS.. Natchez, Columbia & Mobile R.
R. Co. Jury and verdict for de-
fendant.
w. M. Lambright VS.. Illinois
Central Railroad Co. Dismissed at
cost of plaintiff.
M. Diapp & Bros. VS.. Mike New
man & Bro. Jury and verdict for
plaintiff for the sum of $512.58 and
cost.
Elk Rel H. V. Wall, District At
torney, VS.. J. S. Boone. Dismiss
ed at cost of W. L. Summers.
DR.. l. L. Parsons VS.. Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Co. Com
promised and dismissed.
Albert johnson ct al VS.. Cumber-
land Tel. & Tel. Co. Compromise
for 500 and case dismissed.
Geo. 7. Dittman Boot & Shoe Co.
VS.. Hartman Mercantile Co. Com
promised and dismissed.
The Court has been engaged ever
since yesterday morning trying the
damage suit against the City of
Brookhaven for $4,000 brought
for personal injuries to Sam Por-
teri, a small Italian boy, who came
in contact with a live electric wire
on South Jackson street early last
spring. when some of the wires had
been prostrated by a storm. The
boy was severely burnt and sustain
ed the loss of hand, besides other
injuries. The plaintiff is repre-
sented by Messrs T. Brady and H.
Cassidy anu the city by Messrs.
Jas. Cassidy, A. C McNair and p.
Y. Jones.
The names of the two petit juries
for this week follow;
Jury No. &c. C. Pollard, j. E.
Barron, 7. G.. Maxwell, w. G Lea,
~. M Vickers, Martin Denham,
Hiram Cain, E. M. Reed, Jas. R.
Ratcliff, R. G Coon, L. A. Greer,
Archie Buie.
! Jury No. 2--Chas. Coon, T. g.
IB. May, G. w. Lotion, w. G. Full
CHAM, ] M. Pritchard, A B.
| Middleton, D. L. Godbold, ]. War
rem, w. w. Godbod, w. 2. Cade,
| w. r. Rushing, Henderson Smith.