The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-22
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Criminal Docket Taken lIp--The
Courts First Weeks Session.


The Court is making considerable
headway on the State docket, and
since last report has disposed OF
the following cases:
State VS.. Alias Thompson. Jury
and verdict of guilty on an indict-
ment for carrying concealed weap-
pom. Fined $25 and cost.
State VS.. Dlnk Bowie. Plea of
guilty to an Indictment charging
assault and battery with intent to
kill; and fined $100 and costs.
State VS.. Dink Bowie. Plea OF
guilty to carrying concealed weapon
and fined $50 and costs.
State, use, etc., City of Brook
I.haven VS.. Dallas Brown. Jury and
verdict of guilty on charge of
cruelty to animals, and fined $15
and costs.
State VS.. Rosa Griffin. Mol
pross entered by District Attorney.
State VS.. Dan Mitchell. Plea of
guilty to Indictment for grand
larceny and remanded to Jail to
await sentence.
State VS.. Cliff Fuller. Plea of
guilty to indictment for obtaining
goods under false pretense, and re-
manded to Jail to await sentence.
State VS.. Chas. O'Neal. Jury
and verdict of guilty on an indict-
ment for grand larceny and re-
manded to Jail to await sentence.
Elk Parte, James F. Noble.
Sworn in to practice law.
State VS.. Charlie Hedgpeth. Mol
pressed by the District Attorney.
State VS.. Hezzie McGraw, Fred
Thompson and Ada Thompson. De-
PENDANTS were charged with dis
turbing the peace of A. D. Nc
Guffie, and the testimony showed
positively that the defendants with
several others went to the McGuffie
home only to "shiveree" a newly
married couple and with no inten.
tion to do any one harm. Defend
ants were acquitted.
State VS.. Ed Byrd. Appeal dis
missed at cost of defendant and the
sureties on his appeal bond.
State VS.. Albert Rancifer. Jury
and verdict of not guilty on a
charge of larceny appealed from
justice court
State VS.. Sweet Gooden. Defend
ant was charged with larceny. The
jury that tried the case failed to
agree and a mistrial was entered,
The court ordered cessat process
sus to be entered.
State VS.. Lucy Evans. Jury
failed to agree on an affidavit
tchafging defendant with keeping a
gambling house, A mistrial was
entered.
The Grand Jury has so far re-
ported seven true bills of indict-
ment.
]. D. Garrett, by next friend
etc. VS.. City of Brookhaven. Jury
and verdict for defendant.
State VS.. Gus Mitchell. Plea of
guilt of arson and remanded to
Jail to await sentence.
State VS.. Ike Cope. Plea of
guilty to an indictment for being
drunk in a public place and fined
81 and costs.
State VS.. Ike Cope. Plea Of
guilty to indictment for profanity
in a public place, and fined 81
and costs.
State VS.. 6. E. Deer. Jury and
verdict of guilty of assault and bat
terry and fined $50.
State VS.. Charlie Young. Jury
and verdict of not guilty on an in
dictment charging gaming.
/ State VS., Isadore Flowers ct al.
Jury and verdict of not guilty on
an indictment for burglary.
State VS.. Ed. Chrisman. Plea of
guilty to indictment for assault
and battery and fined 81 and costs.
State VS.. Dave Robertson. Plea
of guilty to assault and battery and
fined 81 and costs.
The following out-of-town attor-
neys have been in attendance in
court this week: F. M. Bush. New
Hebron. G. L. Sively. Of Oxford
H. j. Wilson, Hazlehurst; Clem ".
Ratcliff and j. B. Webb, of Sum-
nit; w. Calvin West, Jr., Of
Jackson.
Sheriff j. F. Holmes of Magnol