The Harrison times., 1912-07-27
BOONE CIRCUIT COURT.
Ten Days Session Practically
Clears the Docket.

when not OtherWlSe-(lrcult NOurt
adjourned at noon on Thursday
In the case against Thos, Cantrell
for the murder of his half brother
Rube Cantrell, after a hung jury had
been announced last Saturday, the
defendant plead guilty to involun-
tary manslaughter, Judge Reed per-
mitted Cantrell to go to his home
near Lead Hill on his promise to re-
turn Wednesday for sentence. He
was on hand promptly according to
promise, and in view of mitigating
circumstances, his sentence was
made sixty days in the penitentiary.
He left without a guard Thursday
to report at Little Rock and under
60 his punishment He is so wears
of age, and up to the time of this
trouble, had never been arraigncd in
court on any charge,
B NJ Bridwell secured a judgment
against the Waters Pierce Oil Co.,
of 81 700 for alledged slander by the
agents OF that company here, An
appeal was taken by the company.
This is the second trial of the case,
a former judgment having been set
aside on a technicality,
A Judgment was given for the M
& n A, railroad in the case wherein
John {. Cochran sued for $4,000
damages for the injury Of his little
child
The damage case of J d. Asher
against Byrnes & McCaulcy for in
juries received during the construc-
tion of the Court House here was
taken on change Of venue to Gle
burne county and set for September
next,
Several cases which would have
been tried were continued on ac-
count Of Attorney Jas NJ, Shinn be-.
ing called away by the death and
funeral Of his sister, who died at
Waggoner, Oklahoma, and was bur.
ried yesterday at Yardclle, Newton
county,
On account of their general inter.
est we give in full the reports Of the
Grand Jury and Commissioners of
Accounts
REPORT OF BooNE CoUNTy GRAND
jury, jury TERM 1912,
To the Honorable Circuit Court
We, the Grand Jury duly empan.
nelled for the July term, 1912 Of the
Boone Circuit Court beg leave TO
submit the following report Of our
proceedings to-witi
We have been in session for q pc.
riod Of six days, during which time
we have examined seventy witnesses
upon whose testimony we have
returned into open court 80 true
bills ofmdietment, Believing that it
was to the interest of the taxpayers
of the county to ignore all frivolous
prosecutions we refused TO find in.
dctmcnts in all cases where through
prejudice or malice, parties were en-,
deayoring to seek revenge by indict.
ments, and by so doing we have
Waved the county much unnecessary
ycXpeuse on the other hand when we
believed there had been plain vio.
lation Of the law we have rot hesi'
tated 20 return indictments,
We have examined the various
county properties and records and
the reports Of the Commissioners of
Accounts. and we find that the
court house Is sanitary and well
kept, and is a credit TO our county.
The records are neatly kept and well
preserved and protected in good fire
proof vaults We find the jail, ms
well as the site upon which it is
built unsanitary, The jail is entire
. " unsafe and unfit for the detention
of prisoners, We condemn 1t and
the site, and recommend that new
location that is sanitary be secured
by the county and n good jail erect.
ed thereon, We find from the re-.
\ ports Of the Commissioners Of Ae.
Mounts that all public officers Ell.
trusted with the collection, custody
and c,ntrol of all public funds have
fully and properly accounted there
for,
Boone county Is to he eongratu'
lated upon the efficiency Of her oli'
GERS From the examinations made
we believe that each officer is hon'
estly and faithfully performing his
duty and that they are looking out
for The best interest Of the tax pay
ers Of the county and we wish to
thank them for the assistance they
have given us aud for the kindness
and courtesy shown rs
We have found our Proreeuting
Attorney aud his efficient deputy,
Arch erump. ever ready aud willing
60 advise aud assist us In the per.