The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Circuit Court Proceedings


Circuit Court met In session last
Monday with the following officers
present; Hon. Peter II. Huck,
Judge; Francis A. Benhan, Prose.
cutting Attorney; j. c. Williams
Sheriff, and &. p. Wilson Clerk
State vs.. DR.. w. T.. Presnell
murder; motion tn quash indictment
heard and overruled. After thor
cugh investigation PROSECUTING At
torney Benham decided ii was i'm
possible to convict for first degree
murder, so dismissed indictment
aud filed information for manslaugh-
ter; defendant gave bond. and trial
is set for FEBRUARY 18th. !
/ j. G. William, Sheriff, Charles
Adams and John Hibbitts, deputies
were sworn as to thier official duties.
/ Chas. Halle, John Hunt and y.
o. Fleming petit jurors, were excus-
ed for cause.
| Saline Valley Ry. VS.. w. n. Flem-
ing ct al, condemnation; defendants
filed motion for separate jury trials
Benjamin Leubitts VS.. G. l.. Nor.
wine ct al, damages; continued by
consent to May term and leave
granted defendants to plead on or
before next term OF court.
State VS.. Arnold and Presnell,
murder; defendants ask severance,
which Is by the court granted, W.
F.. Presnell filed motion to quash
indictment.
State VS.. George Smith, emhezzle-
ment, cause continued by consent
until May term.
State vs.. a. A. Thornton, forgery;
cause continued by consent until
next term.
state VS.. +. l.. DOty, embezzle-
ment; State enters nolle prosequi.
Anna Elvins VS.. VIM. Elvins,
maintenance; continued at request
Of plaintiff.
State VS.. Luther WOfTord, injury
to school house; paroled and parole
bond for one year filed and approx
ed.
II. y. Bono VS.. John :. Wood,
appeal from j. P; continued by
consent to next term.
VIM, Dalton VS.. st. Il. !. NJ. d ).
Ry. damages; motion for new <rial
q verruled, to which defendant takes
g reception; affidavit for appeal filed,
and appeal granted to St. l. outs
Court Of Appeals.
l.. r. d f. V. Hunt VS.. st. L.. /.
NJ. Il 5. Ry., damages; judgm en-
for plaintiff by the court for 81 40;
motion for new trial overruled, to
which defendant excerpts, and APP
peal taken to st. Louis Court OF APP
peals.
Dock Mackley, VS.. st. l.. |. NJ. d
) Ry., damages; judgment by court
1854; defendant files motion for
new trial aud in arrest of judgments;
cause continued upon the motion.
J. c. Crow VS.. st. l.. |. NJ, d 5.
Ry., damages; judgment by court
for Sll0.6j; defendant filed motion
for new trial and In arrest Of judg-
ment, and cause continued upon the
motion.
State VS.. Emmett Hurry, Wofford
ct al, burglary and larceny; cause
docketed and dismissed by the
State.
State VS.. II. +. Jeorgenson, com
mon assault; State enters .nolle
prosequi.
State vs.. Charles Lewis, murder;
State moved by her attorney for jury
Of inquiry into sanity OF defendant,
which was granted, and the follow
lug named jurors were sworn for
that purpose; G. II. McClntock,
Peter Nell, +. F. Swink, Guy Tul-
lock, Carl Thompson, Samuel Jobe,
Carl Meyer, Chas Bryan, H. :.
Kahn, q. W. FaIkner, Joe Hicks
and Ounce Bannister; and the fol-
lowing verdict was rendered; 1--WE
the jury find that defendant, Charles
Lewis, who was decided insane here
tofore, to-wit, at the November term
of court. has fully recovered his
reason and is now sane;n whereupon
the defendant was ordered into Gus
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