Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-05-06
RUSSELL ELECTS
TO GO TO trial
Judge Grace Stated There
Could Be No Agreement
as to Punishment.
IL CHARGES PENDING
Former City Clerk Willing to Plead
Guilty to Four If Not Sem
fenced to More Than
Four Years.
IL CHARGES PENDING

Following the announcement OF
Circuit Judge A. B. Grace that there
could be no agreement as to the
sentence to be imposed in the event
of pleas of guilty by A. G. Russell,
former city clerk, to four OF eleven
indictments charging embevvlement
of improvement district funds, at
torneys for Russell elected to pro-
coed to trial and one of the indict-
ments will be taken up this forenoon.
A special venire has been summon
ed.
Russell was recently convicted On
one of twelve indictments, his PUNISH
ment being fixed at one year IN prls-
on and fine Of $500. The supreme
court modified the judgment to the
extent Of eliminating the fine affirm
ing the Judgment as to the one years
Imprisonment.
Attorneys for Russell yesterday an
nounced their clients willingness to
plead guilty to four of the eleven in
dictments, providing the remaining
seven would be dismissed and he
would not be sentenced on the four
to more than one year. each, the
punishment prescribed in the first
case. Judge Grace saids there coulo
not be any agreement as to the eX-
| tent of the punishment in the event
| Of pleas of guilty.
Mckinney Gets Two Years.
Will Mckinney was sentenced tt
1.-TWO years in prison upon entering 6
plea of guilty to uttering as true
forged instrument The charge OF
forgery against Mckinney was dis
missed. Mckinney, who is about "a
wears of age, was indicted for secur-
] ing $2O.50 from the Isaac Dreyfus
| company on what purported to be
an order from the Pine Bluff Com
i press & Warehouse company to F. w
Smith.
Joe Bolden and Oscar Wilson, negro
bows who stole two watches from the
home OF Pinchback Taylor during an
aviation exhibition last September
entered pleas of guilty to grand
larceny and were each sentenced tC
serve five years.
The Divorce Record.
In the case of Carrie Mallard VS.
William ]. Mallard, Judge ]. NJ. Elliott
Yesterday entered a decree granting a
divorce to the defendant, giving de-
PENDANT title to the blacksmith shop
at 113 North Olive street and lots IN
the Taylor addition and denying
plaintiffs plea for alimony. plaintiff
filed suit for divorce, alleging non
support and cruelty. The cross-ac-
tioa of defendant charged cruelty
| abuse and adultery.
Willie Jones was granted divorce
| from Harris Jones on the ground OF
cruelty, while in the cases of John
Mckinney VS.. Virly Mckinney and
Lizzie Freeman VS.. Henry Freeman
desertion was the ground on which
| plaintiffs were given DEGREES.
In the Juvenile Courts.
Hattie McCloud, negress, employed
on Trulock's plantation east OF the
city, will Friday afternoon have t.
| answer to the charge of relieving
another negress of $21 at a funeral
on the plantation last week. The
negress was given a hearing yeste:-
day afternoon by Justice Gabe Meyer
on the charge of grand larceny, bet
because of the lack of witnesses the
trial was postponed until Friday.
Anna Bell Wilson, negress, was yes
terday assessed a fine of $40 and
trimmings in the court of Justice
Gabe Meyer on the charge of petit
larceny. The fine and cost totaled