The Forrest City times., 1909-09-24
Circuit Court Proceedings.

F4AiAt HtItNltH tttt cases that nave been dispensed with on the criminal docket which developcs the fact that iive men have been sentenced to the Pentteutiary thus far from this county. In their report to Judge Hutton, the commissioners of accounts protest against the prosperous business that. has been worked up by Coroner Todd. The grand jury has adjourned and turned in their report which Is also printed herewith.
 CRIMINAL DOCKET
 City of Forrest City vs. John Hen- derson, cause dismissed.
 State vs. Matt Gladney. forfeiture and alias warrant.
 State vs. Johnie Pattie. misdemeanor. continued by state.
 Statevs. Johnie Pattie, misdemeanor. jury trial. verdict not guilty.
 State vs. Naylor Hamby, forfeiture and alias warrant. forfeiture set aside. case continued.
 State vs. Bob Callie. misdemeanor. jury trial. verdict not guilty.
 State vs. Dr. Lyle. misdemeanor. 6 indietments), forfeiture and alias warrant in each count.
 State vs. Joe Williams. appeal, mo tion to discontinue for want of costs oYerruled, motion to continue sustained. State vs. Andy Beard, arson, jury failed to agree.
 State vs. Van Payne. misdemeanor, plea of guilty, fine S5o in each of two indictments.
 State vs Van Payne, selling whiskey, held up during good behavior
 State vs Cephus Boaker, murder, continued by consent
 State ys. Abe Young. felony. jury trial, verdict guilty of simple assault; fine $l00.
 State vs. Johnson Light. murder, plea of murder in 2nd degree. sentenced to l0 years in penitentiarv
 State vs. A. l.. Bynum, appeal, dis missed at cost of defendent.
 State vs. Landy Campbell, appeal, cause dismissed.
 State vs. sam Smith, appeal, con tinued
 State vs. Livingston Wilburn, appeal, motion to dismiss sustained.
 State vs. Joe Young. appeal, cause dismissed.
 State vs. Henry barrymore, appeal trial before the court as a jury, verdict and judgment for defendent.
 State vs. Henry Miller, appeal, mol prosed
 State vs. Jim Jones. burglary and larceny, arraingment waived, plea of not guilty, jury trial, verdict guilty, sentenced to , years in penitentiary for burglary and years for larceny State vs, Jno Bridgwater, aggrava ted assault, plea of guilty, fined $5( and one hour in jail. State vs. Jno. Duncan, murder in lst degree, continued by defendant, set for third day.
 State vs. ]. A. Hill, plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter, sentenced to five years in penitentiary.
 State vs. Will Jones. murder, plea of guilty to murder in 2nd degree, years in penitentiary.
 State vs. Will Williams, burglary and grand larceny, burglary charge mol prosed, plea of guilty to charge of grand larceny, sentenced to 2 years in penitentiary.
 State vs. Philip Evans, petit larceny, plea of guilty, fined SIC and one day in jail.
 State vs. Alex Pearson, murder, plea of guilty to murder in 2nd degree. sen tenced to 10 years in pen. REPoPT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF AC-
 COUNTS.
 In the St. Francis Circuit Court.
 September Term, 1909 To the Hon. H. N. HUTTON, Judge
 The undersigned as commissioners of accounts of St. Francis County. Ark. heretofore appointed by Your Honor, submit the following as our report to the present term.
 We met at the Clerk s office and have carefully checked over all allowances by the County Coudt since our last re- port and compared the same with the werrents cancelled by said Court at the July Term, and also by the recorded list of the same made by the Clerk of this Court, and find tt all correct
 We destroyed all the canceled war rants as required by law, consisting of coupons, $l, loo; County General Fund. $38. .87924; Dist School Funds, $l0,- 737 06; Common School Fund. $25.0O; Road and Bridge Fund, $1l, ,224; Court House Fund. $307. 05; Dist No ', Im- provement Fund, $9, 698. 73. And We hereby make the list of said warrants as recorded by the Clerk as part of this report and thereby save the ex- pense of making such a list. And we again suggest that the Mag