Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-11-24


Following are the jury trials
for the first week of District
Court.
The case Of the Mccall Co. VS..
j j Scgal was tried on Monday
and Tuerday and resulted in a
peremptory instruction from
the court To the jury to find for
the plaintiff. The case was
closely contested on the law by
the plaintiff, represented by
| Messers. Armistead and Bene-
field and the defendant by II. ID.
Rowell and II. r. Taylor. The
case will be carried through to
the Supreme Court at Austin.
The case of Tealy Ballow VS..
j. G. Justice ct. ais. being a suit
in tresspass to try title to 43
acres of oil land of the w. H.
Burton survey, was tried before
a jury on Wednesday and Thurs
day and resulted in a verdict of
the jury for the plaintiff for title
and possession of the land. This
land is considered very valuable,
as it is almost in the heart of the
Marion county oil fields. The
case was closely contested both
on the law and the facts by the
plaintiff, represent by Il. r. Tay-
lor. and the d PENDANT by
Messers. Armistead and Bene-
field.
The case of A. w. Stamford
VS.. w. M. MCGEE, being a suit
for debt by distress warrant and
for foreclosure of the landlords
lien, was tried before jury on
Thursday and resulted in a YER
dict for the plaintiff for the
amount of his debt in the sum Of
S23S. 43, and a foreclosure Of the
landlord s lien on all the crops,
and in favor of the defendant in
reconvention for $3.50. The
case was submitted to the jury
on special issues, and the whole
case was closely contested by
the plaintiff, represented by r.
r. Taylor, and the defendant by
T. d. Rowell.
The case of 3. G. Quinn VS.,
the Glen Lumber Co., being a
suit for personal injuries in the
sum of $4,000 for the alleged
negligence of the defendant, in
the operation of it's mill and in
the operation and repair of the
guide and guide-pin that regu-
lates the saw, was tried on Fri
day and Saturday The defend
ant plead assumde risk and con
tributary negligence on the part
of plaintiff as a bar to recovery,
and the jury, after hanging up
for almost two days and nights,
returned a verdict for the plant
if in the sum of $500. Every
inch of the ground, both on the
law and the facts, were closely
contested by both sides. The
plaintiff was represented by
Messers. Davidson and Beard of
the Marshall bar and Hon. L. S.
Schluter, and the defendant was
represented by Hon. w. II. Armi-
stead and r, r. Taylor of the
Jefferson bar. The case will
probably be appealed, though,
to the Supreme Court at Austin.
CRIMINAL DOCKET
Criminal cases tried and disposed Of
| by the District Court for the second
week.
State of Texas vs. Sidney Sykes. bur
glary, mol pros.
State of Texas vs. Bill Sturgeon.
gaming, two cases, mol pros.
State of Texas vs Chas Chamber
lain, selling liquor, mol pros.
State of Texas vs. Peter Buckner and
Sam Cass. disturbing religious worship,
mol pros.
State of Texas VS. Frank Davis, swim
ding, fined 800.
State OF Texas vs Frank Jacobs,
theft of cattle, guilty, three years in
penitentiary.
State of Texas vs Will Stokes, bur
glary. guilty, 2 years in penitentiary.
State of Texas vs Will Sunilton car
rning brass knucks, fined $lC).
State of Texas vs. Ed Minis, petty
theft, guilty, 5 days in jail and SIS.
State of Texas vs Peter Barber, as
saut to murder, plea guilty Of aggrava-
ted assault and fined $25.
State of Texas vs. Yves Jacobs. theft
of cattle, plea guilty, 2 years in peni-
tertiary.
State of Texas va j. W. Grim, unlaw-
full practice of medicine, plea guilty,
| fined $50.
| State of Texas VS. Joe Walker, as
sault to rape, guilty, 2 years in peni-
tertiary.
State of Texas vs. Buck Beal, rape,
mistrial; hung jury.
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