The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-04-08

hood and the most glorious spot
on the globe. He noted a precepti-
bic improvement along this line in
recent years. which we will attribute
to the influence of his court as
much as to any other cause.
Officials at their several posts
were as follows:
District Attorney w. d. Frazee and
Assistant w. f. Stone.
Marshal A. NJ. Storer; deputies
J. J. Vance, w. A. Campbell and
Bob Bradley. and field deputies r.
J. Warren, n. M. Bynum and C..
III. Thomas.
Clerk l.. f. Oldham. Edgar Ben
nett of Winston and A. HI. French.
Jr., os this city.
Bailiffs j. ID. Cooper. Woodie
Sandifer and J. d. Coleman.
Crier, NJ. HI. Stephens.
Miss Emma Sykes, the most pro-
ficient stenographer in the State
was also at her post in the District
Attorneys office.
Postoffice Inspectors w. G. Wat
son, HI. j. Reese, S. Z. Cisler. c
III. B. Leonard and J. A. S. Lemon
of the Chattanooga division were
attendants upon the court.
The grand jury is composed Of
the following names:
A. B. Patterson of Tishomingt
county. foreman; w. M. Williams
w. S. Jumper, Monroe; J. III
Lindley. j. w. Hooper. Prentiss
w. S. Rogers. Edgar Savage. w
w. Jobe, Alcorn; w. +. McLain
A. Brown, Lowndes; H. ID. Keer,
Choctaw p. C. Hoyle. p. E. Mis-
Lee; Lee Wilson. w. B. Mcdowell
Chickasaw; NJ. l.. McIlwain. Ok.
tibbeha; l.. c. Boyd, r. W. Nc
Daniel. Alfalfa; c. H. Rogers. B.
l.. Hyde, l.. w. Sledge, Pontotoc
d. r. Crenshaw. Aberdeen. bailifl
of the grad jury.
After empanelling the juries the
court proceeded to sound the docket,
dismissing a few cases and setting
others for trial.
The suit of Mrs. Mary Little
Barrow of Columbus, against the
Interstate Lumber Company for
$50. 900 damage for the death OF
her husband while in the service OF
that corporation. was continued to
the October term.
Mail clerk C. H. Wilmington, on
the Aberdeen Memphis accommo-
dation on the Frisco railroad plead
ed guilty to abstracting $1,000 from
registered package containing
5000. Before arrest he volunta-
rily returned $4,000 Of the amount,
and the remainder has been paid
since. Senator Belk of Holly Springs
made pathetic appeal for clemen-
cy. In view of this appeal and the
fact that the money was returned
besides other mitigating circum-
stances. a penalty of 500 fine end
three months i'm the Monroe county
Jail was imposed. which was the
greatest leniency the Court could
grant.
Mrs. Holbert, of Columbus, en-
tered suit for $40. 900 against the
Howard Clock Company of Massa-
chusetts, growing out of the death
of her husband by the falling of the
weights of the court house clock in
that city about two years ago. This
was renewal of a case that was heard
at the last term against Lowndes
County and non-suited. After tax
ing it under advisement Judge Niles
dismissed it for the want of juris-
diction.
Earl Beckham, young white
man. pleaded guilty of embezzling a
letter containing $500 from the
postoffice at Amory. This is an
other instance in which q plea for
clemency was made. but he was
sentenced to two years in the peni-
tertiary at Atlanta.
During the week numerous cases
of illicit liquor dealing were dispos-
ed OF, few being convicted. while
others were dismissed by reason Of
penalties having been paid in State