The log cabin Democrat., 1914-01-01
CRIMINAL DOCKET UNUSUALLY LIGHT CONTAINS BUT IS CASES AIRY COURT TO ADJOURN
 WITHIN WEEK.


 the Faulkner circuit court, which was made up today by Circuit Clerk J. H. Hartje, is the lightest in many years and probably the smallest on record so far as criminal cases are concerned. Ony Is state cases are set for trial and several of these are cases which have already been practically disposed of and will require but few minutes time to be cleared from the docket.
 So light is the docket that Clerk Hartje believes the session can be con- cluded within one week and no cases have been set for trial later than Sat urday of court week. Although no official announcement has yet been made of the fact, it is expected that the session will be presided over by Judge J. w. Meeks of Mammoth Spring, judge of the Sixteenth judicial district, who will exchange courts for the term with Judge Eugene Lank- ford. Court will be convened here Monday, January 12.
 The principal case docketed is that of the state against Rule Brooks, charged with murder in the second de- gree for the killing of Will Ellis near Cato on September 8, 1912. Ellis died from knife wounds said to have been received in a fight between the two men. The January, 1913, grand jury failed to indict Brooks, but the grand jury of last July returned an indict- ment for murder in the second degree and the case will probably come up for trial at the rthcoming session of court.
 A case is also docketed against George Mcdaniel on a grand larceny charge, but McDaniel is now awaiting trial in White county on a charge of killing Marshal Harry Brown of Beebe in October Five other felony cases are docketed, including two for assault with intent to kill, two for wife de- sertion and one for grand larceny.
 The civil docket, though containing 45 cases, is expected to be rapidly dis posed of A list of the criminal and civil cases with the dates on which they are set for trial follows: CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 Set for January 12.-State vs. Lee Blount, assault to kill; Kelley Free man, assault to kill; Frank Harris, wife and child desertion; Floyd Ham mons, disturbing peace of a family ; Odus Irby, disturbing peace of a fam | fly; Wesley Martin, wife desertion ; George McDaniel, grand larceny ; Henry Teddleton, abusive language Alb and Hamp Wiley, aggravated as sault; Albert Wright ct al, grand lar ceny; Albert Wright, disturbing the peace.
 Set for January 13.-State vs. Rule Brooks, murder in second degree; Po- ley May, disturbing peace; Miles May, disturbing peace; Walter Scott, petit larceny; City of Conway vs. R. D. White, appeal from mayors court.
 CIVIL DOCKET.
 Set for January 12.-State vs. Alb Wiley ct al, Hamp Wiley ct al, Sam Wiley ct al, and George Mcdaniel ct al forfeiture of bail bonds).
 Set for January 13.-L. s. Duna- way vs. Hillory Jennings; Hattie Da- wis ct al vs Maud Doyle ct al; J. w. McMillen ct al vs. T. L. McMillen ct al five cases) T. R. Rogers vs. R. D. Howell (two cases).
 Set for January 14.-John T. Bogard ct al vs. Joe Hiett; Bruce & Bruce vs. Thos McGinty; R. M. Cli- bourn vs. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ky. Co.,; Joe M. Hardcastle vs. same; J. F. Johnson vs. same; D. w. Meyers vs. same; l. N. McCollum vs. same; B. M. Vestal vs. same; John NOSS vS. same; C. $. Enslgn vs. L. s. Eatman; Joe Hiett vs. E. O.. Brannon; J. A. Mode vs. R. F.. Spencer; M. N. Strickland vs. J. B. Scott,
 Set for January 15.-I. N. Fields vs. M. B. Linn; w. H. Gibbs and J.. D. Collier vs. Springfield Fire X Ma rine insurance Co.; Halter Bros. vs. w. H. Gibbs; E. K. Lacey vs. Wake Winningham ct al; George Lee ct al vs. Henry Logan; J. A. Mode vs. Mrs. M. A. Thompson; Outcault Advertis- ing Go. vs. White Drug Co.,; R. H. Scott vs. John and Sarah Harrod; J. F Trawick ys. Tom Talent and J.