The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-25
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Jesse Herring, age 81, plea OF
guilty to grand larceny, sentenced
10 one year in pemsentiary.
John Arnold, age IS, plea Of guilty
IT, grand larceny, sentenced to one
year IN reform school.
Jack Whitley, age is, plea OF
guilty to grand larceny and SEN
fenced to one year in reform school
These five boys were indicted by
the present grand jury.
In passing sentence, Judge Hon
made a special effort TO- imperss
them with the fact that if they con-
tinued life as they had started, they
could only hope to spend the great
er part of it behind prison walls
but he was making their punish
ment as light as possible, with the
exception of Birdsong, hoping that
they would come back to their
homes, live. down the stigma they
had brought upon themselves and
make good citizens. Birdsong is the
youth who was paroled prisoner
from Missouri when he got in this
trouble at Cove. He was given one
year more than the other boys.
Most of the time today has been
taken up. in sounding the docket.
There was one jury trial this morn
ing, in which John Chapman was
charged with being drunk at pub
lie gathering. There were several
witnesses who testified that they
were with him and saw him fire.
quently during the evening he was
charged with being intoxicated at a
school exhibition, and that he was
not under the influence Of whisky,
and conducted himself as a gentle
man should during the evening. The
| jury gave a verdict of not guilty
just as quick as they could go to the
jury room and write it out.
Change of Venue in Logan Cases.
There are two eases in court
against John P. Logan, or rather,
the record shows one against John
p. Logan and the other John Peter
Logan, but il is probable that both
refer to the same party, who was
once senator from this district and
cashier of the Bank of Grannis at
the time of its failure. The case
against John Peter Logan charges
the defendant with receiving money
on deposit when the bank was in
solvent, and the case against John
p. Logan charges embezzlement. On
a petition stating that the defend
ant could not get fair trial in this
county, both cases were sent to Sc
vier county on change of venue.
Other criminal cases disposed of
so far are as follows:
State VS.. Mid Standridge, being
drunk at public gathering; plea of
guilty and fine of $40 and costs.
State VS.. Mid Standridge, being
drunk at public gathering; dismiss
ed at cost of county.
State VS.. Barney Martin, being
drunk at public gathering; plea Of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. Charles May being
drunk on public highway; plea of
guilty and fine Of $40 and costs.
State VS.. Bert Harrison, being
drunk on public highway; plea of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. Walter Philpot, being
drunk on public highway; plea of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. viii Thralls, being
drunk on public highway; plea Of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
state VS.. viii Burnam, being
drunk on public highway; plea Of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State VS.. j. I. Cole, being drunk
at public gathering; dismissed at
cost of county.
State US. Fred Larman, being
drunk at public gathering; plea Of
guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State vs.. Horace Mann, being
drunk at public gathering; jury
trial and verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. Carl Gam, being drunk
on public highway; plea OF guilty
and fined $40 and costs.
state IS. Wayne Fleming. cruelty
10 animals; plea Of guilty and fined
SO and costs. This case was 1T
lie unusual. 1.-The defendant Is a
Young farmer who had suffered
damage 60 his crops from a neigh
hors hogs. He caught the hogs,
poured coal oil on them and set the
oil aflre and turned them loose. IN
giving the order timing young Flem-
inc. The court called attention 70
fhe fact that aggrayall0n did net
Justify cruelty 10 animals.
siale ~. National Stats Compaul
failure 10 pas labNers semi
monthly. dismissed II cast 81 de-
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state -. AIneracAn State t.oi1~
aaak. faiinrf 70 pay laberefs. ais-