The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-09-15
Yesterday Was ReCOrd-Breaker ker-And
Adjourned at 3 P. M.-CriminaI
Docket Almost Clean.

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yesterday set a record pace for the
amount of business disposed of
and counting it as a full day al
though court adjourned at 3 p, m.
81 criminal cases has been tried.
or finally disposed of, which almost
cleared the docket in the criminal
line Out of 26 appeal cases to
circuit court frcm the Mayors
court of BrookhaveD % convictions
or pleas of guilty were entered,
only three of these cases being con-
tinued and this on account of lack
of witnesses. City Attorney A. A.
Cohn appeared as prosecutor in all
of the city's causes.
AS the Judge had threatened to
do ID his charge to the grand jury
one witness was. yesterday sent to
Jail on account of a palpable case
of perjury On the stand.
The case of Geo chatham, a
white man of McComb. Indicted
for criminalIy assaulting a negro
girl will be taken up in the morn
ing. a special venire of 40 men
having been summoned in order to
get jury.
Since our last report the docket
shows the following cases were dis
posed of:
". S. Lutz was tried on an afti-
davit charging receiving stolen
goods and was acquitted.
Fred May was acquitted on an
affidavit by the Town of Bogue
Chitto charging intoxication in a
public place. A second affidavit
was dismissed
A mol proseque was entered in
the case aginst Sarah Jane Beas-
ley.
Dell Chisholm was convicted for
retailing and fined 500 and SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in Jail.
Fine ard days were suspended
during good behavior.
Joe Copper plead guilty to SELL
ing liquor and was fined 500 and
sentenced to serve 80 days in Jail.
Fine and days we're suspended dur
ing good behavior.
Indictment against Matte Scott
was mol pressed.
Forfeiture was had in the appeal
Bond of J. M. Mckinney against
his sureties, A. A. Ballard and R.
e. Roone for $3.50.
The case against Geo. T. Doug
lass, charging embezAement and
appealed from the justice Court
was dismissed on plea of former
Harrison Hooker ct al VS.. jeff
Britt. Dismissed because plaintiff
failed to give security for costs.
City of Brookhaven vs.. Roscoe
Bartlett Plea of guilty of selling
LIQUOR and fined $50 and 80 days.
Days suspended during good beha-
VIor.
State VS.. Roscue Bartlett. Plea
of guilty to unlawful retailing liq-
uor and fined $l00 and 60 days.
Judgement suspended during good
behavior.
Dewitt Ashley was dismissed be-
cause the alleged crime was COM
mitted in another county.
Chancey Lutz plead guilty to
petit larceny and was sentenced to
pay a fine of 500 and serve 6
months in Jail.
A mol prosecute was entered in
the case of Willis Smith charged
with being drunk in public place.
Leon Bessonett failed to answer
and forfeiture in his appearance
bond was had for $3.50 against his
sureties, Fred and s. P. Bessonett.
Appeal dismissed with writ of pro-
cedendo.
j. W Ward, Trustee vs.. Rowan
Burton. Defendant failed to give
new appeal bond and appeal was
dismissed and judgement in favor
of plaintiff entered.
Celia Smith was remanded to
jai on charge of perjury while
testifying in blind tiger case.
State VS.. Fannie Hammond Mol
pressed.
State VS.. A M. Summers. Mis-
trial.
City VS.. G. c. Tolbert. Appeal
dismissed.
City of Brookhavep VS.. ]. G K.
R Co. Plea of guilty to obstruct-
ing crossing and fined SIS.
John Smith plead guilty to un-
lawful retailing and was fined $lOO
and costs In record case a plea
of DoIe contendere was entered and
a fine of $50 and go days entered
against defendant. Days we're sus-
pended during good behavior.
Will Jackson entered a plea of
mole contendere to a charge of SELL
ing liquors and was fined $l00. In
a recent case the sentence in like
plea was $50 and 60 days, the days
being suspended during good behav-
ior.
+, The casa of George Chapman
charged with rape was set for Fri
day morning, special yenire of 40
men being awarded defendant