The Forrest City times., 1912-09-27
CIRCUIT COURT.

1 cis Circuit Court is progressing very nicely, and large number of cases on the criminal docket have been dis posed Of. In several cases pleas of guilty. in one form or another. have been entered b. defendants, notably in the ]. F. W. Hood case, where mur- der in the first degree was charged. and he plead guilty to I'd degree, and took sentence Of 2l years. It seems there were some mitigating circum- stances. and by this action the people are probably saved about 5000 The Swan case, resulting in a fine of sl75, is being hotly contested. and will now go 10 the Supreme Court.
 Nothing of particular public inter est has taken place on the law side of the court; in fact, very little business of civil nature has been transacted. and we have not made any notes from the civil docket.
 The grand jury adjourned sine die yesterday. They returned 3 true bills, 26 for felonies and for misdemean- CTS, etc. They examined lls witnesses.
 CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 State ys. George Sales, grand lar ceny, nol pros.
 State ys. Johnson Whitfield, grand larceny, mol pros.
 State ys Chas. Whitfield, grand lar ceHy, jury trial; verdict not guilty.
 State vs. R. K. Swan, pistol, mo- tion to continue. .overruled, jury trial, verdict guilty, fined sl75. Motion for new trial filed, overruled; exceptions and appeal, and 60 days allowed for filing.
 State ys. Jackson Patton. misde- meanor, forfeiture set aside: mol pros entered.
 State ys. Dan Garrett, murder, con- tinued by consent.
 State ys. Al Sullivan, murder, Lee County nol pros entered.
 State ys. Bob Williams, murder, Lee County,1 nol pros entered.
 State ys. Dee Hall, pistol, jury trial, verdict guilty, fined $50.
 State ys. Henderson Whitfield, car nal abuse, continued.
 State vs Tom Sisk. Geo. Bradley. Henry Love, Sam Johnson and Pink Clark, appeal, trial before the court sitting as jury, findings and verdict not guilty.
 State vs. Ira Davis. burglary and grand larceny, forfeiture and alias warrant; forfeiture set aside, plea of guilty of petit larceny: fined sl0.
 State vs. Henry Reed, appeal, plea of guilty to assault, fine Sl. State ys. J. L. Johnson, robbery, jury trial, verdict disagreement.
 State vs Henry Daniels, appeal. con. tinued. (given year in Mo- l4lO, 1912
 State vs. Henry James, cause dis missed.
 State vs Ray Boyd Harris, bigamy continued by State.
 State ys John Fuller, appeal, con tinued by State.
 State vs. Bert Stewart, motion tC dismiss for want of bond sustained bond filled.
 State vs Robert Jones, appeal, jury trial, verdict guilty, fined $50.
 State vs Chris Gibeline, appeal, ples of guilty to assault, fined S1.
 State ys Andy Hubbard, assault t( kill, plea of guilty, sentenced to year in pen.
 State vs. John Johnson, murder continued by consent, bail fixed at s5Ot
 State vs. !. E. W Hood, murder, ples of guilty to murder in I'd degree sentenced 10 2l years in penitentiary
 State ys Richard Jackson, murder jury trial. verdict of murder in T degree. sentenced to 2l years in pen
 state ys. Verge West, cutting tim Der, plea Of guilty. sentenced 10 year in pen.
 State ys. Will Washington, assaul 10 kill, plea of guilty, sentenced 10 year in pen.
 State ys. Henry Banks, murder plea Of guilty to murder in 2d degree sentenced To years in pen.
 state ys Frank Williams, forgery plea of guilty, sentenced 10 year for forgery, and for uttering forgel instrument
 State ys. Geo. Hall, murder, plea o guilty to murder in 2d degree, sen fenced to ] years in penitentiary. Stata vc NJ E{al1c caD,a 90 ,,,. same