Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-12
CIRCUIT COURT has
ADJOURNED FOR TERM
oUscAN JORDAN sgNrUNcUn 70
LiFg IMPRISONMENT.
4. .. knloht round Noi Guilty IN Tree
psss cass-othtF MATTERS
Before ths court

Circuit Court vas called CD order
at D o'ciock FRIDAY morning. iud.e
Jas T. wills prosidinr. uith state
Attorney Rivers aud other court of
fciais m their respective positIoua
The taking Of evidence in the case
o. the state VI. 4. J. Kuisht. eho wa
CharEed with trcspass up0n tho lands
Of TIE Empire Lumber Company. was
resumed. the defendant aud ~ D.
Weeks being recalled a. witnesses.
Upon conclusion OF their testimony
argument was made s5iicitcr River
opening for the State. Attorneys
Horatio Davis and sgd l. Carter then
addressed the Jury IN behalf Of their
client. after which Solicitor Rivers
delivered the closing remarks Judge
wills then charged the jury. and after
being 0ut only a short time a verdict
% not guilty was returned.
Court then took a recess until 2
O'clock.
Duncan Jordan Sentenced.
During the morning session. Dun.
can Jordan. Who vas charged with
TIE murder Of Geo. L. Bryant. marshal
Of High Springs. and IN which case
the jury returned a verdict Of guilty
Of murder Ia the second degree. vas
sentenced 20 hard labor IN the State
prison for life.
Afternoon Session.
Upon reconFening OF court IN the
afternoon the case OF the state IS.
Olifhia LismOre. colored. grand lar
eeny. vas called. and The following
jury sworn; J. X. Feaster. o. A. Thig,
pin. =. L. Stokes. W. s. Turner. o. L.
Feaster. ". r. smith.
Llsmore was charged Jointly with
his wife. Rosa Lismore. with the theft
Of q quantity Of clothing belonging
90 p. n. Prewitt and family. the
goods having been stolen from the
premises Of Maria Stroman. IN the
Spring Hlll section. last September.
The woman entered a plea Of guilty
% petit larceny when she was ar
raigned CA Tuesday. but her husband
denied any knowledge Of the theft.
Attorney w W. Hampton. Jr.. was
appointed 20 defend Lismore. and was
assisted By Attorney Christopher
Matheson. the defendant stating 20
the court that be Vas not able 20
employ counsel
Several witnesses were examined.
after which argument was submitted
and the jury retired. returning a
verdict Of guilty.
Judge wills then sentenced Olithia
Lismore 90 serve a term OF twelve
months On che county Jain. and his
wife. Rosa Llsmore. 20 a term OF six
months IN the county jail
This completed the criminal docket
and the court excused an jurors Tor
the term.
Motion for New Trial.
Regarding motion for a new trial In
the case OF Mary j. Yielding q al
W. Sophia Thompson a al. the court
denied The motion and defendants
were granted sixty days In which Ca
prepare and present BIN Of exceptions.
IN the case Of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad Company ys. the Melton
Lumber Company. rcployin OF a loco
motive. in which O verdict was return
"a IN favor OF defendants. the plain.
tins were given nneon days from date
OF judgement IA which 90 submit argu-
ment on motion for new trial
ln the matter of the petition 90 re-
quire thc clerk of thc court 90 pas
over 90 che trustee in bankruptcy
funds paid into hia keeping under an
attachment sale of "a stock of E1oIa
az Neuhary in favor of R.li3-WII
iamsonsIr'u Company sci. De- s Iu.
gram q COMPANY thc court granted
request Qf petition.
Court tlen adjourned rUu tH.
regular Gam term n November
KellsypaUdson Case.
A change of R.aa having l..a
uauted Iu thc case of d. d. E.H.l
end o. M. David .n. charged rI.
enc murder of 49, C. s.Hr He.H
assent 0f th. Atlantic Coast La. rI
high sIr.usH. hearing H tHH .a..
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