The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-01-20
JANUARY TERM
CIRCUIT COURT.
Opened Monday and VIII be In session
Three More Weeks.

The January 1911 term Of th'
Leiore County Circuit Court wal
Opened Monday morning l0o'elock
Judge J NJ Cashin presiding on tht
bench. The many friends Of judge
Cashin are glad to see him able L
be with us, and hope 10 see hin
fully recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
Owing 10 his health Judge Cash.
in could not deliver the charge X
the grand jury that morning, and
merely went through the motion
apologizing for the perfunctory way
in which he had to charge them.
AT the same time be impressed the
more important duties before them
The Grand Jury with w 7. Rich
as foreman then repaired to their
room where they at once got down
to business. The following are
serving at this term: Giles Ayent,
Eli Ethridge L r Quinn, II 4 Will
Hams, Il NJ Kendall, Maury Greene,
Tom Galley, J Gidwitz, RI Kirby,
J II Sisson, s &c Pike, + p Pleas
ants, Frank Stainback. w 4 Foun-
tain, ME- Carter, Douglass Robin
son and w Rich. The County At
torney had the docket read for their
work and all witnesses on hand to
appear. District Attorney McBee
then explained their procedure, and
the body got down to business. Ow'
ing to the fact that Court only ad.
journed a few weeks ago, there was
not a great amount Of work to be
done, and the business-like way with
which they went about things made
quick work Of what lay before them.
Inspection was made OF the County
jail and County Poor. House and a
committee appointed to inspect the
convict farm. Up to the time Of
adjournment until the final day to.
make theirfuIl report 10 the Court,
the following indictments were re.
turned: Geo J Gerlicher, for MUIR
der; Tom Staples, for murder; T..
Poindexter, for murder; Albert
Murphy two indictments for muir
der; Sam Winters for shooting with
intent to kill; Louis Craig for shoot
ing with intent to kill, B L Poolfor
false pretense,
After the Grand Jury retired for
work Monday noon the civil docket
was taken up. The following uries
served this week; Jury No. |, JB
Romine, j II Smith, N Robertson,
CIR Price, J H Sorrell, w w Min
yard, W w Neblett, w L Lowe, L
w Parrish, Van Grantham and ] A
Elliott.
jury No. 2, was composed off W
Jr,, Ed Shackelford. w 81
Cunningham, Scott Crrll, Chas.
Williford, W II Minga, w j Holley,
W J Knight, II W Cooley, j S Deal,
W L Irby and RIA Dunn.
AS usual all the county officers
and deputies were present at the
opening Of the court. The dockets
the Justices Of the Peace we're
not checked over at this term Of the
Jury as they had made an
accounting in November, and are
not required to make but two settle
nents q year,
Clerk Barnes Humphreys and his
deputies had everything in their de-
in Tip top shape, and
made quick work Of matters falling :
INTO their hands, Sheriff Prophet
md his corps Of assistants, too, were
N TO their Jobs, and made speed
With the execution Of all process.
The next three weeks will be oc- /,
with the criminal docket ,
tomorrow will wind up the civil +.
york for this term. Next weeks !
ssue will contain a full report ofall !
asses disposed Of this week. Many i,
important murder cases will be dis
osed Of this week, as District At ,
orney McBee hopes to clean out the !
vi this trip. !
Greenwood should have more
zen OF the calibre as Or. I. R.
henderson.