The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-10-01
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
Court Adiourns After Four Weeks Ses
sion List Of Cases Disposed Of.

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The September term of the CIR.
cult Court adjourned at 12 O'Clock
Wednesday, after having been il
session nearly four weeks. The
last three weeks were given to the
State docket exclusively. The
Court got along very we'll in dispos
ing of the docket, but it is estimat
ed there is now pending on the
civil and criminal dockets enough
to occupy the entire time of the
court at the January. term. There
are probably seventy-five cases now
on the civil docket and about the
same number on the criminal dock
ct. The next term will convene OF
the first Monday in January.
The case of John Hilton, charged
with rape, was continued on the
application of the defendant on &C
count of an absent witness. A
motion to quash the indictment
was filed, based on the presence o1
the county attorney before the
grand jury. The special venire o1
forty jurors was dismissed, as the
case was continued till next term
In the case Of State VS.. Harrison
Williams and Phebe Crockett, col.
ored, charged with incest, the dis.
trict attorney mol pressed as tt
Phebe and a jury acquitted Harri'
son.
State VS.. 2. Daley. charged with
receiving stolen property. was dis,
missed by consent of the District
Attorney.
State use etc.. City of Brookhaven
VS.. Louvinia Jones, colored, charg-
ed with unlawful retailing. Jury
and verdict of guilty and fined
500 and sentenced to 80 days IN
Jail.
Albert Rancifer, colored, charg-
ed with the murder of Garfield Pur-
ser, was convicted of manslaughter,
and was sentenced to serve 10 years
in the State penitentiary.
State use, etc. City of Brook.
haven VS.. Narcis Mcdaniel, color
ed, charged with retailing, was mol
pressed.
Carrie Powell, coIored, charged
with retailing, was acquitted.
This is the case appealed from the
Mayors court when the young
white man. Lee Weathersby, had
sworn positively that he bought
beer from Carrie. On the trial in
the Circuit Court WiIloughby swore
that he was drunk at the time and
did not remember whom he got the
liquor from. On this testimony
Carrie Powell was discharged, but
the Judge ordered the sheriff to
hold young Willoughby under one
thousand dollar bond and that an
affidavit for perjury be filed against
Willoughby.
L. j. Laird VS.. Miss. Central r.
R. Co. Motion for new trial over
ruled and 60 days allowed to file
bill of exceptions.
State VS.. Will Lea ct al. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. DR.. F. L. Hebbard.
Mol pressed.
James Williams, colored. charged
with petit larceny, was convicted
and fined $50 and costs.
Rosa Griffin, colored, failed to
answer when called. and forfeiture
on her bond for $500 was taken
against her sureties, Joe Smith and
Bob Smith.
w. w. Bradshaw VS.. Z. F. Bren-
nan, Sr. Motion for new trial
overruled and go days allowed to
file bill of exceptions.
Lock Bryne and Will Rea, young
white men, on their pleas of guilty
to petit larceny, were fined $15C
each and sentenced to serve six
months. The indictments charged
grand larceny.
Chancey Greer, well known
young white man, charged with
grand larceny, pleaded guilty tc
petit larceny and was fined $3.50 and
sentenced to serve six months in
Jail.
j. I. Godbold VS.. A. g. Seavey &
Sons. Motion for new trial over
ruled and go days allowed to per.
feet appeal.
James Decell. trustee, VS.. Code
Lunden. Motion to quash the ex.
ecution overruled.
Abe Page, charged with carrying
concealed weapons. pleaded guilty
and was fined $50.
Order was entered overrulinp
motion for new trial in Lucy Evans
case.
BY consent Of District Attorney,
the cases against Steve and Over.
ton Kennedy and George Oliver,
charged with receiving stoler
goods, were mol pressed.
Albert Cutler failed to answer
when called, and forfeiture wal
taken on his bond for $500 againsI
| his sureties. T. w. Hilton. w. M.
Mason and NorveI Douglass. Ap
peal was dismissed and writ d
procedendo ordered.
@. E. Clancy VS.. Paul H. Ellis
Cause taken under adyisement or
motion to dismiss certiorai.
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