The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-10-27
HEARING IA BOND MATTER CASE.
Non JOinder is Amended as to II:
Cassedy ct ais other Court Mat
ters- Court Adiourns.

noon was taken up by Gnanceilo'
Taylor in hearing arguments on
motion filed by the Attorneys oi
the United States Fidelity & Guar
anty Company, Messrs. II. Cassed!
and w. M. Hall. in the recently
filed suit of that Company agains
the sureties on the official bond OF
w &. Linton, former Treasurer Of
Lincoln County.
The purpose of the motion wai
to have this suit consolidated will
the suit.instituted in 1911 by Dis
trict Attorney, H. V. Wall.
against the Guaranty company a
surety on the official bond of for,
mer Sheriff, J F. Greer, and II
which latter suit the honors o.
war, up to this time, are with the
District Attorney.
| After carefully considering th'
motion and arguments made BY
Hon. H. Cassidy for the motion
and Hon T. Brady, Jr., and Hon
ID. " Wall, against the motion
for their respective interests. the
Chancellor declined to consolidate
the. suits, which will proceed sepa-
rately, as instituted
Some interest was created by
the exhibition during the argu-
meDt of Hon. T. Brady, Jr., Of
certain checks given to certain per
sons and companies by former
Sheriff Greer, signed with the
letters 1T. g." following his name
ON which checks was based the sug
gestion of non-joinder by the
Treasurer's sureties which was
given in part in last Wednesday,
issue.
In this connection, it might be
stated that prior to the hearing OF
the motion the sureties on Linton'i
bond had filed an amended sugges.
tion Of nom .joinder, for the pur'
pose, 50 stated, to make the same
more specific and definite" where
in. after reciting the acceptance
of Tax Collectors checks by H.
Cassidy and others charged in tbs
nom -joinder, the amendment goes
on to say:
''Such receptions of said monies
by said Cassidy, however. were
not by him had, with or by any
colIusion with said Sheriff, or with
any actual or guilty knowledge
that thereby said sheriff was un'
lawfully creating a shortage, sc
far as Defendants know or believt
or charge. e
The amendment also containes
clauses changing some Of the allie
cations originally set forth with
reference to the Commercial BanE
& Trust Co., and John McGrath &
Sons The Sureties' demurrer tC
the bill of complaint is expected tt
be heard at some time within the
next thirty days
In matter of guardianship 81
Bessie May, Vanison VS.. s. P. Low
ing, Guardian Order approving
annual account and remandInG
cause to docket
! In matter of Guardianship Of
Johnnie Ramsey. minor vs. San
benson, Guardian. Order contin-
uIng cause till next term and re-
Iquirlng a complete report.
In the matter of the Estate oi
| Mrs. Emma Westgate Butterfield,
deceased. Order approving salt
of 76 shares of stock to William
NIiIlsaps Butterfield.
Estate of T. NJ. Lloyd. deceased.
Order approving annual account.
II. P. Russell. administrator
VS.. W. M. Russell ct ale Com
promise decree giving complainant
about 900 acres and the derendaD
278 acres of lands.
/ Estate of Eva May Harvey. de-
ceased vs. R. W. McNair, Admin
/ Order allowing expenditure of $7(
for ward.
Dora Adams VS.. Sharp Adams
Decree of divorce.
! Willard Jackson VS. Maggie
Jackson. Decree Of divorce !anC
allowing defendant So SO pei
month for support of child.
i In matter of guardianship o.
minor heirs of Rosetta Scar
borough VS.. G. j. Kees, Guardian
Order approving annual account
and allowing certain expenditure
and attorneys fee
George Terry vs.. Ethel Terry
Order adjudging complainant
Iguilty of contempt but allowing
him to absoIve himself Of sucI
sentence within 80 days by comply
ing with order of the court.
Order allowing T. II Montgom
cry. Sheriff, for seven deputies $54
4 Order allowing r. w. McNai
Clerk for himself and 8 deputies
$37.
Clayton Norwood VS.. Hannal
| Norwood Decree of divorce.
& Frank Smith VS.. BenIah Smith
Decree of divorce.
Chas ID. Ellis ct al vs.. Wylie G
Maxwell ct al. Decree confirming
title to lands in complainants
Judge Taylor finally adourne'
court late Friday evening. havinI
disposed Of large volume Of bust
ness.