The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16
FOUND GUILTY
BY THE JURY
NEGRO WHO TRIED TO KILL Elk
COUNTY JAlLER ALTERNATIVE
RECENTLY.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY
Called BY Judge Butler to Report
This Morning-Many Law
Cases Disposed Of
Yesterday.


Circuit court convened yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock, William n.
Butler presiding. 1t appearing tnat
there are ten or twelve parties in
Jail awaiting the action of the grand
jury and there being no regular
grand jury summoned for this term,
a special grand jury was ordered,
the order being made returnable
Wednesday morning at o'clock.
The petit jury reported at 9 a. m
The following is the list Of special
grand jurymen who will report this
morning for Instructions;
j. w. Wenger. s. A. Hardeson,
John W. Akin. Walter Denzel, Guy
Morse, Anthony P. Els, William Ru-
beck William Arid. William Turner.
Charles Anderson, ST.. Wallace Gore,
Fuller Hodgkfns, w. NJ. King, VIII
liam Mangum. Herbert N. Henckesl
William H. Simpson, Edward Pow
ers, c. Stewart. NJ. J. Mahaffee, Geo,
W. Moore, John Millhan. Henry
Christmas, Selden Fisher.
One Found Guilty.
The case of the People VS.. John
Hadnut, charged with assault to
murder former County Jailer Edward
Abernathie, came up for trial yes
terday afternoon and occupied the
attention of the court all afternoon.
The prisoner put in a plea of mot
guilty" The case was given 20 the
jury about o'clock, who retired and
in ten minutes returned the verdict
.of guilty of an assault with intent
to murder as charged in the indict-
ment"
The difficulty between Abernathie
and the negro occurred October 18th
last on Washington avenue near
Fourteenth street. Hadnut resisted
arrest. After taking his man into
custody Abernathie walked UP
Washington avenue with him Ell
route to the county Jail. When near
Fourteenth street Hadnut broke
away from Abernatnie, pulled his
pistol from his vest and turning be.
gan shooting at Abernathie and Con.
stable Hudson. who was near by.
The jaiteT returned tire fire, hitting
the negro in three places-in one
hand, one foot and in the thigh. The
officers escaped injury.
Disposed of BY Court.
Judge Butler made an order in
cases on other dockets as follows
L. S. Coner vs. James Mcintyre,
appeal from justice of the peace;
! If case is not called by parties may
be renstated.
Artistic Adv Co. VS.. David Joseph
appeal from justice of the peace;
continued generally.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
VS.. Mound City Flour Mill Co., appeal
from justice Of the peace; continued
by agreement.
G.. A. Vincent VS.. William Patten;
! continued generally.
Perkins & Higgins VS.. Georgia Ann
Coffee, eiectment; continued gener
ally to abide suit in Mound CITY,
Southside Lumber Co. VS.. voor
hees Coombes, assumpit; continued
by agreement.
Alfred Decker and Abe Colin VS.
G, c. Rubenstein ct al, assumpit:
plaintiff took non suit: bankruptc,
of defendant suggested.
The HarRer Pottery Co. VS.. James
A. Cheney, assumpit; continued gen
orally.
Perks e. Higgins VS.. w. c. Record
ct al. assumpit; iudgn in favor
of plaintiffs and against defendants
w. G. Pecord, T.. p. Mulcahay AMI
George Becker. for $31745 and costs
Johnson Produce Co. VS.. L. G.
:omis & Son, assumpit dismissed
as per stipulation on file.
Lena NJ. Klee VS.. Cairo Electric
and Traction Co, personal injury
ease: notice Of leave to amend re
turn OF summons sustained.