The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-05-19
with the empaneling Of the petit
juries to serve for the week, those
sworn in being as follows:

with the empaneling Of the petit
juries to serve for the week, those
sworn in being as follows:
No. &c. M. Mcmahon, j. B..
Summers, Jesse Mason, F. H. De-
laughter. Eli Mcdonald, A. w.
Miller, E. L. Parnell, John M.
Smith, A. G. Mahaffey, Willie Gill,
w. J. Hodges, w. j. Ferrell.
No. I'D. M. Price, j. M. Neal,
c. @. Grice, C. G. Connally. w. T.
German. VIM. Hedglin, ]. M. Dick
erson, w. M. Durr, Felix Coleman,
c. G. Calender, /. Monroe Callen-
der, j. Ellis Edwards.
The Court is devoting the first
week to the criminal docket. The
following cases had been passed on
by the Court up to Tuesday night
when this report closed:
G. A. KerI ct al VS.. M. G. r. R.
Co. Compromise judgment in
plaintiff S favor for $100.
w. H. Womack VS.. M. C. R. R..
Co. Compromised and dismissed
Ruben Posey VS.. M. c. r. r. Co.
Compromised and dismissed.
William Israel VS.. M. G. R. R..
Co. Compromised and dismissed.
Thornton Smith VS.. M. G. R. R.
Co. Compromised for $500 and
costs against defendant.
Carey Israel VS.. Natchez & East
ern Railroad Co. Dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
Grant Griffith VS.. M. C. Railroad
Co. Compromised and dismissed.
State VS.. Wayne Smith. Cessat
processus entered.
State VS.. Bill Smith, charged
with robbery. Cessat processus
entered.
State VS.. Ell Moses, charged with
retailing. Cessat processus enter
ed.
State VS.. Sallie Brown. Cessat
processus entered.
State VS. Lucy Evans, charged
with retailing. Cessat processus
entered.
State VS.. Mary Edwards. Cessat
processus entered.
State VS.. Sallie Brown. Cessat
processus entered.
State VS.. Ella Champion. De-
fendant failed to answer when call
ed, and her appeal was dismissed
with writ of procedendo.
Eugene Matthews ct al VS.. Amer
ican Express Co. ct al. Order al
lowing defendants 80 days to plead
or file motion and bond for remov-
al to the Federal Court.
State VS.. Sam Washington. Plea
Of guilty to disturbing peace OF
family, and fined $500 and costs.
State VS.. Rosa Griffin. Defend.
ant failed to answer when calico
and her appeal was dismissed with
writ of procedendo.
State VS.. Houghston Smith. De.
fendant failed to answer and his
appeal was dismissed with writ Of
procedendo.
State, use, etc., city of Brook.
haven VS.. Ben WilIoughby. De,
fendant failed to appear and his
appeal was dismissed with writ Of
procedendo.
State VS.. Dallas Brown. This
was the first case tried by jury.
Defendant was charged with cruel.
ty to animals. The jury believed
he cruelty overloaded a horse and
found him guilty as charged. Nc
sentence yet imposed.
State VS.. Rebecca Games. De.
murrer of Indictment overruled.
State VS.. George Snyder. The
indictment charged unIawfully car
rying concealed weapon. The
States testimony clearly showed
that defendant carried pistol con.
cealed. The defense was that de-
fendant's life had been threatened,
and the jury believed the theory q
the defense and promptly acquitted
the defendant, although defendant
was not represented by counsel.
State VS.. Nimrod Grice. Fore
feiture on appeal bond to Supreme
Court was taken and judgment nisi
was entered against defendant and
his sureties, j. G. Grice and 7. Fl
Montgomery. for the sum Of $500
State vs.. Policy Tyler. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Rosa Griffin. Order
reinstating case on docket for trial.