Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-14
Constable Green Replies to Charge That Criminal Bus
 mess Is "Cornered."
SHERIFF IS SUFFERER
Determination Cf Several Justices to "RuSt" Alleged Trust Puts More Work on Shcriif's Force With.
 out More Pay.

Denying that he and Magistrate Cliff Brewster had formed a combina- ton to corner the criminal and pettv civil legal business" of the township In Brewster's court C.C. Green, consta- ble of VaTsine township last night eame Out in statement in which he rapped Magistrates Meyer, Frazier and Roebuck declared he was satis- fled with the situation and suggested that some of the Vaugine township magistrates retire as dispensers of justice and go to work Constabl :, Greens reply was in answer to a declaration made yesterday afternoon by magistrates Meyer. Frazier and Roebuck in which they stated that Green and Magistrate Cliff Brewster, recently appointed, had formed a combination to give Brewster all of the business" of the township anu therefore the fees.
 It now looks as though the sheriff's office may be the goat of the fight. Magistrates Meyer, Frazier and Roe buck declare they will have all serv- ices made through the sheriff's office and Constable Green says he will make no effort to stop them. The fees from papers served by the depu- ties sheriff go to the county while those from papers Constable Green serves go to him and to his deputies. Under the law the sheriff's office is on salary basis and any fe2s go into the treasury of the county, the law making no provision for increasing tine force.
 The allies" Meyer, Frazier and Rcebuck announced their intentions early yesterday afternoon. Last night Constable Green declared that The parties to litigation had to do with the placing of their legal actions and stated that he had swung no cases of this sort. "As for the criminal cases" said Constable Green, q have made fair distribution"
 In regard to a case where Attorney B. J. Kerwin secured a change of venue from Magistrate Brewster's court to Magistrate Meyers court, re- sulting in the acquittal of negro on a pistol carrying charge Constable Green declared that the case in ques- tio nwas a fragrant violation of the piStcl carrying law.
 There are six justice of the peace in Vaugine township scrambling for the business" Whether the "allies" will be joined by others today is un- certain. The following are active magistrates in this township: J. w Merriam, J. A. Frazier, Louis Cheek, Gabe Meyer, Cliff Brewster and c. P. Roebuck.
 Greens Statement
 Constable Greens statement fol- lows:
 "To the editor of the Graphic:
 "In yesterdays Commercial there appeared an article with glaring headlines Constable and Justices at Outs,' the effect of which was that ] as constable, had formed combina- tion with one of the Vaugine town ship justices, Cliff Brewster, by which was 10 give him Iall criminal and civil business handled through my of- flee, preventing certain other justices from getting such business; that in retaliation certain justices would have the processes from their courts served by the sheriff, thereby de- priving me of certain fees that the constable heretofore received. "I only desire to say that everyone except these self same wise dispans- CTS of justice knows that the constable , has nothing whatsoever to do with who issues the process in civil eases as the litigants themselves select the