The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-31
Resume OF
Circuit Court
Proceedings
OCTOBER SESSION HAS
BEEN IN PROGRESS
ALL THIS WEEK
A Number of Civil and Criminal
Cases Have Already Been
Disposed Of; Many
More on Docket

Barlow, Oct. 31.-Circuit court
convened Monday morning with
Judge F. A. Whitney presiding. and
the following officers present: J. w.
Burton, States attorney; J. A.
Johnson, clerk of the court; John
Logan, sheriff; Edward Ley, court
stenographer. The following were
sworn In as grand jurors: Frank J.
Knight, R. e. Candy, T. B. Lang
ford. J. w. Collins, II. P. Bryson.
Howard W.. Gray, R. l.. Baker, J.
B. Griffin. G. H. Gibbons. c. F.
Greenwood, w. G. Deeson, James S.
Startling, A. B.. Goodwin, J. L. Dee
son, A. e. Carlton, Werner G.
Jones, John A. Moore and J. G.
Henderson, J. E. Bowen was sworn
in as baAiff, Werner G. Jones was
elected as foreman and Charles F.
Greenwood as clerk.
The following cases were nolle
pressed, State versus:
Fred Gray, uttering forged instru-
mont.
Will Mcintosh, entering.
Ollie Keen, entering.
James Hall, alias Fountain Hall.
removing stolen property.
The following cases were dis
missed for want of prosecution, with
leave to be reinstated upon proper
showing at the present term Of
court. =.
White Co. vs. Hugh Wear. civil
action.
Henry X. Whmpole VS.. J. H.
Wendler, assumpsit.
Southern Railway Co. VS.. Domin-
ion Phosphate Co., assumpsit.
G. M. Boede vs.. Mulberry Pub
fishing Co.
The following cases have been dis
posed Of by the court:
State Bank Of Lakeland vs.. e. H.
and f. o. Garland, assumpsit, dam
ages $4,000. Verdict for plaintiff
for $1,918.88 and SITS attorneys
fee and court costs.
I E. H. and e. o. Garland Va. R.
w. Giles and w. II. Brown, doing
business as Dye Manufacturing Co.,
assumpsit. damages $1,5Oe. Verdict
for plaintiff in the sum Of $1,254.75.
First National Bank of Lakeland
vs.. c. M. and e. R. Trammell. as
sumpsit, damages $4,000. Verdict
for plaintiff for principal $1,000;
interest $l2s; attorneys fee s172
and costs Of court.
No true bills were found in the
cases Of, State versus:
Walter Cox, entering.
Wesley Forrest, entering.
Charley Moore.
M w. Moore, embezzlement.
Raymond Stratton, murder.
Tn the ejectment suit of Mary B.
Phillips VS.. Malloy G Miller, the
jury rendered verdict for the
plaintiff with possession and fee
simple title to the property, the west
half OF the southwest quarter Of Sec
tion % south, range 27 east.
Mrs. j. s. C. Carpenter vs.. J.
L. Skipper, assumpsit dana ges. Ver-
dict for plaintiff in sum Of $1,250;
interest 1902; attorneys fee and
costs of court.
State VS.. Joe Lucas, breaking and
entering. Plead guilty and was SEN
fenced to two years at hard labor in
the State penitentiary.
Yesterday the case of w. H.
Saunders VS.. Norwich Union Fire
Insurance society, civil action for
$500 damages. occupied the at
tention of the court. This action was
brought to force the insurance COM
pany for settlement on the policy
held by Mr.. Saunders with the
above company, covering stock and
material in his cigar factory which
was destroyed by fire some time ago.
The verdict was for the defendant,
the evidence being that the plaintiff
did not conform to the contract In
reference to tho iron safe clause In
the policy.
Thcre are several important MUIR
der cases to come up at this term of
] court. probably the one which will
, attract the largest crowd will b
! that Of Horace Ryals charged with
the murder Of Jim Platt..