The log cabin Democrat., 1915-01-15
BLOUNT'S TRIAL ST 'F( FOR R MARCH IAIS5 10 SLAYER IS ARRAICNED COURT TO HOLD ADJOURNED TERM-SESSION TO END
 TODAY.


 formally charged with murder in the first degree for killing Oscar L. Ho- nea on October P, 1914, Lee Blount at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon entered a plea of not guilty to the charge, After hearing attorneys for the state and defense, Judge Trimble set the case for trial at an adjourned term, to be held on Wednesday, March 10.
 The courtroom was crowded with spectators as Blount was brought in- to the room, AS hours to a minute aft CT his indictment had been returned by the grand jury. J. c. Clark and A. l.. Barber, representing the de- fense, stated to the court that it would be impossible for them to prepare for a trial by Monday, January IS, and the court said it would not consent to continuance until the next term. Wednesday, March 10, was then agreed upon as time sufficiently long to allow the attorneys to prepare their defense and convenient time between other courts for the judge and prosecuting attorney.
 The court is finding it difficult to get any cases tried by jury at the present term. Only four cases have been submitted to juries and two of these resulted in mistrials, while in the third case the court directed the verdict of the jury.
 Except for the Blount case and the fact that the grand jury has not com pleted its labors, court could have ad- journed Thursday. At noon today the Blount case was the only one left on the docket for trial.
 Judge Trimble this morning an- nounced the appointment of H. Robin son of Wooster and w. M. Harrell and c. o. Payne of Conway as jury commissioners, and Mayor J. Frank Jones and F. M. Morgan of Conway and Justice of the Peace J. J. Fort son of Wilson township as the board of commissioners of accounts.
 The grand jury up to this after noon had returned nine indictments, of which four were for felony cases.
 Clarence Leister, the boy who broke into H. Robinson's store one night last week and was captured as he was coming out by Constable George McClain, was indicted and entered a plea of guilty to the crime of grand larceny, the court sentencing him to one year in the penitentiary.
 The following other proceedings were had:
 CIVIL DOCKET.
 Cases continued: L. s. Dunaway vs. Hillory Jennings; Capitol Food Co. vs. Mode & Clayton; J. w. James ct al vs. Henry Erbach ct al; E. A. Robbins ct al vs. J. E. Darden; Amer ican Educational Society vs. Mrs. L.. E. Aubrey; H. Burton, admr., vs. Mis- souri State Life Insurance Co.,; Cor kins Chemical Go. vs. J. w. Holt, county judge; J. A. Boydston vs. J. H. Jones.
 First National Bank vs. Roy Jones let al; 60 days granted for reply to answer.
 w. T. Rawleigh Medicine Go. vs. E. M. Edwards ct al; Judgment by de- fault for $42143.
 c. w. Jones vs. Joseph McCoppin; i; passed for settlement.
 Mary B. Nolan vs. J. D. Collier; transferred to chancery
 R. B. McCulloch vs. Southern Cot ton Oil Co.,; agreed statement filed and ordered placed on record.
 Lee Rotton vs. Dave Thomas; jury trial; judgment for plaintiff for IS.
 Amanda Pearle Harrod, ex parte; disabilities as minor removed
 CRIMINAL DOCKET.
 State vs. Foster Cantrell, carrying pistol; dismissed at cost of defendant.
 State vs. Cleve Steed; dismissed by grand jury.
 State vs. s. w. Loveland; dismissed at cost of defendant.