The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28
Stayed T0RMENT0R;
CRIPPLE WINS CASE
CONVICTION OF c. HORN FOR MAN.
SLAUGHTER is REVERSED.
Jutsice Reed Upholds State in Indicting
Coahoma Man Who Rented House,
Knowing 1t Would Be Used
for Immoral Purposes.

Jackson.-The Judge, OF the supreme
SQUIRT are maintaining the average OF
cases decided from week t. week, but,
with all their dillgcnt work, they are still
swamped with woik in the consultation
roonl, ana are likely TO be for some time
to- come. This was the last sitting ior
the term begun the second Monday in
last October, and when the court met
Monday it was to start the March term.
Conspicuous among the decisions hand
ed down was one BY Justice Reed, sus-
tanning the state IN a case appealed IRON
Coahoma county. The appeilee had been
indicted ior renting a house, kGowing
that 1t was to be used for immoral pur-
poses. At common law, as pointed out
by the court, the keeping OF a bdwdy
house Is an o%iiense, ana where one know
ingiy rents property which is to be used
for such traffic, he should be equally
guilty before the law with the unior-
tunate Woman TO whom he rents his
property. The case was therefore re-
versed and remanded for trial on the in
dictment, demurrer to which had been
sustained in the court below.
The celebrated Brent vs.. Brister Saw
Mill Company case, also handled by JUS
tice Reed, had come up from Lincoln
county, involving a question OF juriodic-
ton III equity. After "A careful review OF
the complicated facts involved, the court
held that the court OF equity is the trib-
ulul tnr I'll. nrorar o,l,,-t n,n,t nf IN.
differences between the minority and ma
jority stockholders in the Brlster Saw
Mill Company.
The court also handed down a decree
i'll favor o: &, Horn, an unfortunate Grip
pie, who, III resemting insults and impo
sition piacticed upon him by TWO mer
at Nicksburg, used his cane to such eli
feet that one OF his assailauts slbse
q%nently died from the effect Of the blow
which We're inflicted with Horns stail
The record showed that the burden o.
testimony was in favor of Horn and tho
ease was reversed. together with the con
%viction Of manslaughter and twc-yeal
sentence.
Justice Cook rendered a decision in ia
vor OF the appellee in Board OF Supet
v,sors OF Green County vs.. Shcllgrove
This was an injunction to prevent th'
Green county supervisors from cIterin:
into a contract to build a bridge owe
Chickasahay river, jointly with Wayne
county, which action was attacked on tn
ground of territorial jurisdiction. TIT
supreme court sustained the chancello
in granting the injunction, the phi! ,ica
facts showing that the site OF the bridg'
was entirely in Wayne county.
In the habeas corpus application 10
bail argued last Monday in favor OF W
:. SHINES, from Panoia county. who i
charged with murder and stands com
mitted without bail, the supreme cour
affirmed the lower court, holding tina
according to the record SHINES was no
entitled to bail.
Several civil cases of interest TO tn
bar, owing to legal points involved, wer
handed down by the court. including til
complicated case of Scottish Union In
slirance Company vs.. Warren Gee Lum
Der Company, from Forrest county, in
volving large fire losses.