The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-09-24
BANK Pres. IS CONVICTED.
For MisappropriatiOn Of Funds Of
Peoples Bank at Summit
other Court Items.

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When the Court met Monday
morning. to begin the last week Of
this term. the case Of Bill King, a
white man living in the eastern
part of the county and charged
with the burning in the nighttime
of the house of H. j. Brewer, was
put on trial before a jury drawn
from special venire. The case
was concluded Monday afternoon
by a verdict of acquittal.
E. S. Atkinson. late president of
the Peoples Bank of Summit, was
convicted last Saturday for embez-
Element and remanded to Jail to
await sentence. The testimony of
the State showed that defendant
drew from the funds of the bank
over 500. 1000 which. with the inter-
est added. amounted to $139, 900
due the bank. While the bucks of
the bank showed in detail all the
transactions of the defendant, evil
denciDg every item charged against
him, yet the jury believed him
guilty of unlawful and wilful mis-
appropriation of the funds of the
Institutions.
The indictments against ]. N.
Atkinson we're mol pressed. In dis
posing of this case the District
Attorney and Luther Wilmington
for the State, announced that in.
vestigation showed clearly that this
defendant. instead of wilfuIly mis-
appropriating the banks funds,
had lost about SIS, 600 of his own
money in the bank failure, and
that the entire responsibility for
this banks failure rests on the
shoulders of E. S. Atkinson and
Wood Atkinson.
Lockridge Byrne. charged with
profanity and drunkenness in pub
lie. plead guilty and was fined $50
and costs. In second charge on
an affidavit appealed from the city
court, defendant entered a plea of
guilty and was fined $50.
A mol pros was entered IN the
case of State vs.. Martin Delaugh-
ter, charged with retailing.
Henry Williams. the negro charg-
ed with having to do with a series
of burglaries in this and other
counties during the past few
months, plead guilty to an indict-
ment for burglarizing the Store of
F. B. Noodle. This defendant
denied that he was guilty of break
ing into the depot at Norfield some
time ago. He further states that.
two other men were with him
when they went into Noodles
store.
In the final batch of indictments
returned by the grand jury was one
against Geo. Turnbow, constable.
charging drunkenness and mis-
feasance in office.
The attachment case of the State
and county against A. Lenz. de-
manding judgment for 81 900 on
account of the violation of the law
prohibiting the sale, or giving
away, or permitting others to sell
or give away. intoxicating liquors
at his place of business came up
yesterday, although the defendants
whereabouts are still unknown.
The attachment was levied on the
bakery outfit, furniture, fixtures
and stock in trade: and bond given
for its safe-keeping to await the
result of the attachment suit. The
suit is instituted by District Attor-
ney for the State. and the defend
ant moved the court to quash the
attachment and dismiss the suit
because the statute only gives a
taxpayer, or the sheriff or the
State Revenue Agent. the right to
sue and does not give the District
Attorney the right to sue. The
Judgment of the court, on the mo-
tion to quash and dismiss, was that
this suit is in the nature of PEN
atty due the State and county and
that such motion to quash should
be overruled.
The suit was decided 10 favor of
the county and State. The leading
attorney for the defense was Hon.
E. F. Brennan Sr.. and. although
he lost this. his first case since he
began practice after his long term
as postmaster OF Brookhaven. yet
be showed himself at home in the
court and managed his case in an
able manner.
Colon Peavey. white, charged
with seduction, was given a mol
pros.
The case Of Mary Jones went out
on demurrer dlsmissing the case.
Rankin Smith. charged with as
sault and battery to kill. plead
guilty to assault and battery and
was fined $25.
Jack Lane. charged with the
murder of Mack Ward, was put on
trial this morning. The case will
be hard fought on both sides and
will undoubtedly consume all of to-
| day and tomorrow.
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