The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-03-19
ADJOURNED TERM OF GREENE CIRCUIT
COURT WILL Be HELD HERE In JUNE

Though two special judges have
been holding a double-barrelled SEES
sion of the civil division of the
Greene circuit court during the
mast few days, many cases remain
ed on the docket when an adjourn
1nent was taken this afternoon, and
upon the suggestion of Judge VIM.
!. Driver. who has been at his home
in Osceola this week on account OF
the tragic death of his brother,
Garland Driver, announcement was
made that an adjourned term Of the
court would be held here beginning
on Monday June p.
During Judge Drivers absence
Attorneys r. p. Taylor of this CITY,
and N. f. Lamb of Jonesboro pre-
sided over the branch of the court
held in the circuit court room. In
the meantime another section Oh
the court was organized in one OF
the offices downstairs and cases
were disposed of with the idle pan
el of the jury. The latter court was
presided over by Attorneys ID. q.
Beauchamp and Geo. A. Burr.
1t is believed the court OF COM
mon pleas created by a special act
passed by the recent general assem-
bly, will relieve the circuit court OF
scores of cases that have heretofore
clogged the dockets and made the
courts very expensive to the tax
payers.
Yesterday afternoon the damage
suit instituted by the heirs OF ).
w. McWhirter against the Iron
Mountain railroad for the alleged
killing of McWhirter was disposed
of after the plaintiffs had Offered
testimony. Judge Lamb held the
plaintiffs had failed to make out a
case and instructed the jury to find
for the company. More than
year ago McWhirter was found
dead on the Iron Mountain right of
way north of the city. Physical
facts tended to show he had been
struck by a train, but as he had
been dead several hours, perhaps all
t.,
lively establishing the cause of his
death, or if it was admitted he was
killed by a train, there was no tes-
timony to show it was the fault of
the train crew.
Other cases disposed of during
the term follow
j. c.. Cochran VS.. j. 7. Watson,
judgment for $150.75.
Wilson Smith VS.. j. w. Baldwin,
ct al, jury trial, verdict for de-
PENDANT for "a.
L. G. Cupp VS.. Bob Mcdonald,
verdict for defendant.
Ben Martin VS.. l.. G. Cupp, judg-
ment for plaintiff for $500.
Rooney Nixon VS.. Pekin Cooper
age Co., verdict for plaintiff for
$4,000.
Joe Norman VS.. Charley Barr,
verdict for plaintiff for $25.
Arkmo Lumber Co VS.. Joe Terry,
ct al, judgment for plaintiff for
$500.
Sid Thompson VS.. j. Swartz-
baugh, judgment for plaintiff for
s25.
Mrs. Hattie NJ. Pranger VS.. L. A.
Wilson estate, verdict for defend
ants.
Security Bank & Trust Co. VS..
w. j. Mcdonald, verdict for plain
tiff for $4,000.
A. F. Tippett VS.. e. A. Goddard,
verdict for plaintiff for $25.
w. r.. Turner VS.. st. Louis South
western Ry. Co, consent Judgment
for 5000
r. p Taylor and v NJ Wadley
VS.. j. j. Gilbert, Judgment for
plaintiffs for $234.
G. w. Kirby ct al. VS.. Isaac Ben
ton ct al, verdict for defendants.
Mrs. a. V. Hampton VS.. c. II.
Hawkins, judgment for plaintiff for
$3.50.
Tom Evans VS.. James Adams,
verdict for plaintiff for $4,000
Security Bank & Trust Co, VS..
J. S. Acton ct al, judgment for
plaintiff for $516.25.
w H. Simmons VS.. w. NJ Foster
ct al, Judgment for plaintiff by
default for $3.50.
Bertig Bros. VS.. Emery Carr,