Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-10-13
CIRCUIT COURT.
It Has Ground Out Fines and Jail Sen.
tences for Several Offenders and
More Are to Follow.

fences Tor Several UffendeTS and
d More Are to Follow
Judge L. E. Snodgrsss labored al
4 last week on the bench with the offend
ors against the peace and dignity O.
the state, but did not succeed in dis
posing of all the cases for this term O.
court. He will continue his labors tn,
greater part of this week, probably
/, before all criminal and civil cases arr
disposed of.
Attorney General j. X. Mitchell i.
said to be putting a little more thar
his usual energy into the prosecutions
this term. If that be :true it is prob
ably due to the fact that he has more
than ordinary assurance that the Law
and evidence IN the case Will receive
full weight and not be nullified deliber.
ately, as has been done in some cases
IN the past.
1t is very gratifying to look over the
juries that have been selected as the
outcome OF our jury commission law.
Many of the best citizens of the county
are three and the jury roll comes near
er this time than ever before to being
a roll of honor. Following are the
cases that have been tried up to Mon
day:
M. H. Burnett, tippling, two cases,
nolled on costs and taxes.
Leo Dayton, tipping. $50 fine and 30
days in Jail.
Jack Davenport, tipping, $50 fine
and 30 days in jail. This is the case
that was trie at last term of court
and which res nlted in hung jury. q.
b. Kerley be.ng the juror that refused
to agree with the other eleven ano re-
turn at verdiS :. guilty. AT this term
or court 1T IS sad the jury was not out
three minutes unril they reported with
a verdict of guilty
Fielding Dayton, assault and battery,
fined 81. 90 and costs. This is the case
that grew out of Rev. Z. V. BelIamy
marrying the daughter of MIR. Dayton
contrary to his wishes. Rev. Bellamy
claimed that he asked if there was any
objection to the marriage, that the
brother of he girl was present and both
men stated that there was no objection
to the marriage. Mr.. Dayton was
much angered at the outcome and as
saulted Rev. Bellamy on the street, |
and attempted to strike him with a |
stick.
Perry Howard, carrying pistol. $50
fine and costs.
I. S. Parham, public drunkenness,
$25 fine and costs.
Jesse Knox, disturbing public wor-
ship, and public drunkenness; guilty OF
first charge and fined $40 and costs and
not guilty on public drunkenness.
Ed Ford. disturbing public worship;
$40 and costs.
Floyd Wilson, disturbing public
worship; $40 and costs.
Arthur Patton, public drunkenness;
ined $40 and costs.
Phillip Vanhoy. furnishing liquor to a
MINOR; fined SIS and costs. This is a
.ase OF long standing, the Indictment
having been found against him many
months ago aiid as he has been in the
vest for quite time it was not tried !
,ut he was arrested when he returned G
few weeks ago.
Hubbard Barnett, tipping; fined $50 ;
nd costs and 30 days in Jail.
Talmadge Watson, attempted rape. .
n is is the case in which Watson was +
harged with entering the home of
lev. W. l.. Patton, at Grab Orchard q
ONE weeks ago and entered the bed i
oom of two daughters of Rev. Patton. i
he Jury labored for the greater part a
+ two days IN its effort to come to an /.
Some of the jury hung h
ut for penitentiary sentence, but a
pom becoming convinced that the evil c
ence did not justify such verdict, q
hey agreed to fine of $500 and all h
osts. The case was appealed by Wat .,
IN after Judge SBodgrass refused to r,
rant new trial. v
J. I. Mccullough, rape; ignored by
rand jury because no prosecutor ap-
cared.
The remainder of the proceedings of
le court will be given next week.
There is no indication that the Rush
urder case will be tried this term. fl
TWO CHILDREN HAD GROUP. #
Ihe two children of J. W Nix, Cleve al
nd. Ga. had Group, He writes