The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-09-06
CIRCUIT COURT CASES
Fight in zwirn's Store Failed to Dis
turb Proprietor Until a Sale
Was Made.

F. Swain. tried Wednesday. Great
ed considerable interest. The de-
fendant demanded damages in the
sum of So. 500 for an alleged assault
and battery made on the plaintiff
in the store of H. Zwirn. The
fight grew out of alleged criticisms
made by plaintiff in defendants
drug store on the day before the
difficulty. Goldstein denied max
ing any criticisms of defendant or
his business, and alleged that
Swain attacked, cursed, struck and
kicked him without provocation.
Considerable merriment was Great
ed when Mr.. Hyman Zwirn testified
that while the fight was going on
ne was trying to make sale of
some goods to lady customer and
for that reason did not stop the
difficulty until after his sale was
completed. The jury returned a
verdict for the defendant.
After completing the trial of the
civil case of R. C.. Applewhite VS..
I. H. Montgomery, which resulted
in judgment tor defendant for
4 $81.17, the court late Thursday
afternoon took up the criminal
docket.
4 The case of j. E. Simmons,
charged with rape, who was con-
victed last January and secured a
reversal on appeal to the Supreme
Court. was called, special venire
drawn and the case set for trial on
Tuesday. September 10th.
Bill King, white man, was ar
raigned on an indictment charging
arson in setting fire in the night
time to the dwelling house of H. j.
Brewer. and his case set for call
next Monday.
The cases of Harvey Waldrop.
John Moses, Pink Richardson, w.
j. Hodges, Jr.. Chat Carmack Os-
car Ratcliff. Allen Allgood, Melton
Allgood and Hugh Allgood were all
mol pressed.
A cessat processus was entered in
the cases of Floyd Selick. Eugene
McCaffrey and AdaIine Williams.
In thspcase of the State VS.. Estus
Netherland, a forfeiture was had
on the bond for $500 against sure
ties, A. G. Blackwell, M. L. Bris-f
ter. John King, James A. Brister,
J. e. Peavey, B. E. Boyte, b. b.
Boyte. D. D. Way, W. A. Turpin.
j. M. Rushing and M. w. Boyte.i
/ An order was entered setting
aside the forfeiture on bond in the
| two cases against Rosie Causey.
| A forfeiture was ordered 90 the
bond of Bob Curran and Barbara
Williams for $500 against the sure
ties. John P. Curran and L. G.
Engram.
Il Curtis Cotton VS.. Dan and Annie
Perkins. Order reinstating case
on the docket for trial.
The grand jury has returned
thirteen true bills of indictments.
In the case of L. W. Furr VS..
Jno. W. Guess an order was enter
ed relnstating the case on the dock
ct for trial.
The embezzlement cases against
the Atkinson Brothers, will be
tried next Monday.
State VS.. Sid Hart and Sophie
Cummings. charged with unlawful
cohabitstion. Mol pressed. In
disposing of this case the District
Attorney announced that he \ was
willing to quit the case because the
agrieved parties. all being white,
had gotten together and agreed to
compromise their differences, upon
payment of cost by defendants.
The young lady and her father and
mother expressed themselves as
satisfied and asked that the case be
thus disposed of.
State vs.. Lockridge Byrne, charg.
ed with being drunk and disorderly
in two cases. Plea of guilty and
sentence delayed.