The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-04-25
GREENWOOD. LrFLoRE COUNTY. MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. APRIL 2, 1913
SPECIAL TERM CIRCUIT COURT
IN SESSION.

IN SESSION.
The special two weeks term of
Circuit Court for this county con-
vened Monday morning-Judge
Monroe McClurg presiding, and
District Attorney T. +. Mortimer,
County Attorney o. l.. Kimbrough,
Court SlenographerS H, B. Levy
and B. c. Trigg, Sheriff w. C..
Taylor and his deputies, and Clerk
&. S. Pate and his deputies, all
being present for the discharge
of their respective duties.
Judge McClurg proceeded to
empanel the following petit jurieS
for the first week of the special
term:
Jury No. Fritz Chatony, r.
P, Clark, j. Q, Coppage, P. A.
Malone, j. d. c. Hammond, A. II.
McLemore, G. A, Speery, W. W.
Nebiett, G. r James, K. l.. Kirby,
}. l.. Brady, +, P. Peasants.
Jury No. %. S. Deal, S. p.
Cobbs, W. S. Wingfield, D. P,
Montgomery, S. II. Montgomery,
+. A. Word, Frank Armstrong, S.
A.. Godsey, l.. T. McShane, 7
Shuler, j. c. CroweII, }, Il,
Prophet,
THE INDICTED BANKERS.
The cases of the State VS.. w.
T. Johnson, W. I. Fountain, S. C..
Lenoir, Jake Kantrovitz, S. l..
BriSter, A, +. Gardner and G. l..
Ray-all Of whom were indicted
at the last term of court on the
charge of being officers of the
Bank Of Leflore and having re-
Ceived money for deposit, know
ing the bank TO be insoIvent, were
called during the progress Of the
sounding of the docket. 1t was
finally decided to postpone the
hearing in these cases until the
first day of the fourth week Of
the regular term Of court in May.
This was done in order to give
the Receiver ample time in which
to furnish the court certain de-
sired information concerning the
banks affairs. This information
is deemed necessary by the court
and the prosecuting attorneys in
order that they may act intelli-
gently and fairly upon the petit
tons, which are being numer-
ously signed by our people, ask,
ing that the indictments against
the bank officers be nolle prose-
quied, inasmuch as they have
paid into the Receiver of the
bank their respective pro rata
shares to protect the ~depositors.
The Commonwealth heartily con-
ours in the request made by the
petitions, and we understand that
each of the members of the grand
jury finding the Indictments have
signed a similar petition to be
presented to the court.
ROBERT WILSON'S CASE.
The court granted a contin-
uance until the November, 1913,
term in the case of the State VS..
Robert Wilson, ex-Cashier Of the
Bank of LefIore, who was in
dicted for both embezzIement and
receiving money for deposit,
knowing hat the bank was in
solvent at the time. Wilson is
represented by Hill & McBee.
SOME OTHER CASES.
In the two charges of murder
against Ed Powell, white, he
entered a plea of guilty TO man
slaughter in one case and was
given a life sentence to the peni-
Tertiary. In the other case a jury
and verdict of not guilty was
ordered.
State VS.. Lockhart James, a
negro, for murder; convicted and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
State VS.. Buck Chandler, a
negro, for murder; plea Of guilty
of manslaughter and given ten
years in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Oliver Crawley, a
negro, for murder; verdict Of
guilty and given life sentence.
State VS.. viii Flowers, negro;
verdict for manslaughter and Civ
en- three years in penitentiary.