The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1911-09-27
CIRCUIT COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
Only One Case Tried fol
Alleged Election Cor
ruption.
RESI- ARE CONTINUED
TO JANUARY TERM
Many Minor Offenses Are Ruled on
and Tried Before Adjourn
ment.

~ ~ OOhAAGO1 4uG0el G1C LII AA4NA ~
announced, johnson was one Of the
persons charged with offering tc
receive bribe for his vote and
Influence in the primary election.
This case was the first one Of this
kind called for trial. The defense
promptly announced ready.
The only State witness was Sher-
iff 4. C. Smith. who stated in sub.
stance. that early in the campaign
j. C. Johnson took him aside in
Brookhayen to talk politics and
stated that he thought Smith
chances at the Richie voting pre-
cinct were slim, but that if the vote
and influence of three or four in
fiuentiaI men at that box were
secured to work in Smiths favor
then the majority at that box would
go to Smith for sheriff. and to get
these men for Smith. Johnson
would need about SIS to pay to
them and asked Smith to pay him
that amount. Smith advised him
that paying out money in that way
was "not in his line'' and declined
to pay johnson anything.
On cross examination. Smith
stated that at the very time john
son asked for the SIS. he stated
that he was already working for
Smith for Sheriff and intended to
vote for him and didn't want the
money for himself at all and only
wanted it for others.
Only one witness testified for the
States and here the State rested.
Then the defense offered a motion
to exclude all the States testimony
because it failed to make out a
case against johnson in that Smith s
testimony shows that the SIS wss
asked for 10 De given 10 ot0ef pea
sons and not for the vote or in
fiuence Of Johnson 10 Smiths be-
half and giving the section OF the
code strict construction, which
reads as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for
any person to sell or offer to sell
his vote or influence. directly, or
Indirectly. or to receive pay tor his
time or expense in canvassing to
contribute to the success or defeat
of any candidate or measure voted
upon in the primary election: and
lit shall be likewise unlawful for
any person to offer money or any
thing of value to any one for his
lvote or influence or for his services
lin canvassing for or against any
candidate or measure voted upon
in any primary election. Any one
offending against this section shall
be fined not less than fifty dollars,
nor more than five hundred dollars.
or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both. =
4 The court sustained the motion
to exclude the States testimony
and directed a verdict of acquittal.
/ All the other election cases were
continued until the January term Of
the court.
i Court finally adjourned yesterday
afternoon.
EUGENE BRYANT CASE.
i This was the first case called
Monday morning. Messrs Jack
Thompson and Percy Clifton, rep.
resenting the defendant. presented
an application for continuance oi
| the case. which was sustained anc
the case set for trial at the next
January term. The court did mol
announce the specific reasons why
the case was continued. but said
the reasons were reasons sufficient
for the Court"
| GEORGE OLIVER RELEASED.
| George Oliver. who has remained
lin jail about two weeks for refus
| ing to testify before the Crane
Jury, was released Friday after.
moon BY the order of the Judge.
In the case of State vs.. George
Oliver ct al. Mol pros entered a
| to George Oliver. On a secont
indictment defendant plead guilt,
Ito using profanity in a publil
plsce and was fined $40 and costs
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Tom Prichard was allowed S2E
statutory penalty for arresting II
lie. Dykes, q fleeing homicide.
Carrie Powell was tried and con
victed on q charge Of retailing ans
WAS fined $500 and given 80 days II
Jail.
Rosa Causey was convicted 70
retailing and was fined $500 AMI
given 50 days il jail.
The case against Frank Turn
bough was mol pressed.
All Benjamin entered plea d
! , guilty TO d charge of receivinI
stolen property and sentence wa
, suspended until the next term 4
c0nrt.
lee Willouahby entered plea i
guiIty to . charge of burglary nn
sentence was suspended nntii mex
, term Of court
Emma johnson was conuiefea !.