The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-09-17
Temple GETS ACQU|TTAL
For Killing George Oliver Simmons
Case, for Assaulting Daughter,
Now Being Tried.

Clarence Temple. tried the second
time Ter the murder of Geo. Oliver,
was acquitted Saturday afternoon
after trial of three days dura-
tion. Temple was on the stand
himself most of the day Friday and
made a most convincing witness in
his own behalf before the Jury.
The homicide occurred in the out
skirts of the town in the home of
May Boutwell,, and followed a
meeting of Oliver. who had been
living with the woman. land who
was staunch witness for her dead
lover and Temple, former suitor,
all thee Of the parties spending
the Gay together in drinking and
carousing, when a dispute arose
just at dark when Temple took the
part of the woman, according to
the evidence, and Oliver was slain,
the former making his escape at
the time and was not captured un-
til several weeks later in Franklin
county. The main cause for re-
versal by the Supreme Court, caus-
ing the second trial. was the fact
cited in the documents of the at
torneys for Temple, that the jury
in ths first trial had become sep
arated on the streets of Brookhaven
during the progress of the case,
and had conversed with outside
parties before rendering their ver-
dict.
The case of Jack Lane was called
Monday, when the defendant S
attorney offered motion for a
special venire of so men. The mo-
tion was sustained and the case set
for trial Wednesday. the oath.
Bill Kings case was also called
and on motion of defendant, al
special yenire of so men was drawn
and his case set for trial on Mon
day, the 22nd.
Melton Smith, charged with as
sault and battery with intent to
kill, was arraigned and plead not
guilty.
Geo. w. Ard, to an indictment
charging agency in effecting a sale
of liquor, entered a plea of guilty
and was fined $100 and costs. In
another case appealed from the city
court, wherein Ard was charged
with agency in effecting sale of
liquor, the appeal was dismissed
with writ of procedendo. The fine
in this case is $50. In still another
case appealed from the Mayors
court. Ard was charged with hay
ing in his possession a large guam
titY NJ beer for sale or to be given
Violation of law. The ap-
pe.R = this case was also dismissed
and defendant will pay the penalty
OF $40 and costs. In the last case,
in which the affidavit was made for
search warrant and quantity of
liquor seized, the Mayors judg-
ment was that the liquor was kept
for unlawful purposes and that
same be destroyed. The Mayor
also fined Ard $40. This appeal
was dismissed on payment of cost
by the City.
7. M. Furr, convicted of assault
and battery. was fined $50 and
costs.
Howard Turnbough's case was
reinstated and then the court order
ed that the lower courts judgment
be affirmed and defendant be COM
mitted for the payment of fine of
$40 for contempt.
The Adolph Lenz case, in which
District Attorney Wall sued Lenz
for $1,000 for alleged liquor VIOLA
tions, was heard on the motion of
r. w. McNair. surety on his
replevin bond for permission to de-
liver to the sheriff the property
described in the bond.
The court ordered the property
delivered to the Sheriff and rellev-
ed the surety as to the value of
such property. but not otherwise.
Jim Hammond entered plea OF
guilty to an affidavit charging pro-
family and was fined $5; on plea
of guilty to assault and battery he
was also fined S..
The case of Red Simmons, of
Pike county, being tried here the
second time for assaulting his own
l2-year-old daughter. is being ar
gued this afternoon after taking up
two days Of the courts time. Sim
mons was sentenced to life impris-
onment at his trial before, but
secured a reversal.
In the case of Henderson 4 Turn.
bough vs.. /. g. K. R. Co., a COM
promise verdict was entered in
favor Of plaintiff for s443.40.
JURIES FOR THE WEEK:
No. III. s. Bowman, j. 7.
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