The log cabin Democrat., 1913-12-30
CRIMINAL DOCKET
 UNUSUALLY LIGHT CONTAINS BUT IS CASES
CLERK HARTJE EXPECTS JANU- AIRY COURT TO ADJOURN
 WITHIN WEEK.

The docket of the January term of the Faulkner circuit court, which was made up today by Circuit Clerk J. H. HartJe, is the lightest in many years and probably the smallest on record so far as criminal cases are concerned Ony Is state cases are set for trial and several of these are cases which have already been practically disposed of and will require but few minutes time to be cleared from the docket.
 So light is the docket that Clerk Hartje believes the session can be con- cluded within one week and no cases have been set for trial later than Sat- urday of court week. Although no official announcement has vet been made of the fact, it is expected that the session will be presided over by Judge J. w. Meeks of Mammoth Spring, judge of the Sixteenth judicial district, who will exchange courts for the term with Judge Eugene Lank- ford. Court will be convened here Monday, January 12.
 The principal case aocketed is that of the state against Rule Brooks, charged with murder in the second de- gree for the killing of Will Ellis near oato on September 8, 1912. Ellis died from knife wounds said to have been received in a fight between the two men. The January, 1913, grand jury failed to indict Brooks, but the grand jury of last July returned an indict- ment for murder in the second degree and the case will probably come up for trial at the forthcoming session of court.
 A case is also docketed against George Mcdaniel on grand larceny charge, but Mcdaniel is now awaiting trial in White county on a charge of killing Marshal Harry Brown of Becbe in October. Five other felony cases are docketed, including two for assault with intent to kill, two for wife de- sertion and one for grand larceny. The civil docket, though containing 45 cases, is expected to be rapidly dis posed of. A list of the criminal and civil cases with the dates on which they are set for trial follows: CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 Set for January Estate vs. Lee Blount, assault to kill; Kelley Free man, assault to kill; Frank Harris, wife and child assertion; Floyd Ham, mons, disturbing peace of a family Odus Irby, disturbing peace of fam 'iiy; Wesley Martin, wife assertion; George Mcdaniel grand larceny i; Henry Teddleton. abusive language; i; Ab and Hamp Wiley, aggravated as sault; Albert Wright ct al, grand lar ceny; Albert Wright, disturbing the lreace.
 Set for January Estate vs. Rule Brooks, murder in second degree; Po- ley May, disturbing peace; Miles May. disturbing peace; Walter Scott, petit larceny; City of Conway vs. k. D., White, appeal from mayors court. CIVIL DOCKET.
 Set for January l2.-State vs. Ab Wiley ct al, Hamp Wiley ct al, Sam Wiley ct al, and George McDaniel ct al forfeiture of bail bonds).
 Set for January 13.-L. s. Duna- way vs. Hihory Jennings; Hattie Da- wis ct al vs Maud Doyle ct al; !. w. l Me cMillen ct al vs. T. l.. McMillen ct al Give cases); T. K. Rogers vs. R. D. Howell (two cases).
 Set for January l4.-John T. l Bogard ct al vs. Joe Hiett; Bruce X Bruce vs. Thos. McGinty; R. M. Cli- bourn vs. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ky. Co.,; Joe M. Hardcastle vs same; J. F. Johnson vs. same; D. w. Meyers vs. same; l. N. McCollum vs. same; B. M. Vestal vs. same John Voss vs. same; c. B. Ensign ys.
 LIS. Eatman; Joe Hiett vs. E. O,