The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
1RCUIT COURT CONVENED MONDAY
.,.o Jefferson T. Bowling Delivers Y, Ss ..r.e :e Grand Jury-List of crand and Petit Jurors as
 Finally Chosen.

FThe regular session ol lhe Octo- g. term of Circuit Court was called
 < order Monday morning by Judge soreon T. Cowling. The session N ' formally opened with prayer Dy ## ## Abernathy of Big Fork, after .pieb inc roll of grand jurors and '.. ..arnafes was called, all respond # with the exception of w. J. Bar S who was reported sick. J. k. ,kheroon was excused by the court
 N Ina reason that his business de- ssnded his attention. Upon a sec 's' roll call the following were
 1nsen as grand jurors for the term:
 W Gardner. F. NJ. Cecil, J. l.. 6ard. |. B. George, k. l.. Dalrymple, N B Harman, c. H. Johnson, J. B. '6ss J. c. Terrell, NJ. D. Winton, l.. t Cooper J. s. Lawrence, J. T. Ed .srds. K. T. Embry, D. A. Daniels *d ] D. Henderson. the two last '4rned having been selected from N Iist of the alternate grand jurors. 'Niliiam D0ss, Homer Donohue
 ad Newton Tibbs, the men held in M county jail, were given an op- oftunity to object to the grand jury
 zhel and no objections being Bde the grand jurors were sworn x Judge Bowling. Prosecuting At dfnev Abe Collins announced the Election of J. w. Gardner as fore 8n of the grand jury and there Her Judge Bowling proceeded to Mrge the jury. giving first the du- |& and responsibilities of the fore nn as presiding officer, following Nh with general instructions as to Hes and responsibilities of each 8iyidual grand juror. Specific in ehctions were given on the criml- H offenses most likely to have been sInmitted during the last year. di- Htng particularly that the charges ninst the persons confined in the Nnty jail be first investigated, |E then the charges against those
 Esons who are bound over to the and jury.
 Dn the matter of investigating the
 hduet of public business, the Hrt instructed the jurors that it
 as their duty to inquire into any Hlful and corrupt conduct on the At of public officials, calling at Nti0n to the exhaustive audit that N been made by expert account Hs pndeE tha akdar efs the County &lrs. but sissge&fin9 that while Hie shortages and deficiencies
 Fe repeated these were not sub M t8 indictment unless it be Nwn that they be due to willful or Ernpt conduct. However, the nors were reminded that it was 'flr duty to inquire into the con- aet of all public officials, and espe-
 aly the affairs of all collecting of-
 Frs. The jury was also directed examine the county jail and the Nnty farm, to ascertain if the in-- Rtes are properly cared for.
 Among the offenses discussed and pained by the court were the Flowing: Arson. assault, assault Nl battery, aggravated assault. and *ault with intent to kill, bigamy, FDery and endorsement burglary, Frying concealed weapons, dis HDlng the peace and breach of the @aee disturbing nnhlic worship, ase pretense. forgery, and utter R forged instruments. gaming. il-f fal sale of liquor. homicide, lar. BY. and embezzlement, malicious 9eehlef, the laws for the protection amlnors were discussed at length. Ner crimes discussed were: Pro- nlty, removal of mortgaged pro- 4ty from the county, vagrancy, ablic drunkenness and wife and Rld abandonment. Sabbath break | was also discussed at length
 At the close of the charge to the #hd Jury, Sheriff H. w. Finger an- Hlgced that he had selected s. B. 'allace as bailiff to be in charge of T Jury, and the court thereupon R term.
 pn the call of petit jurors and al- Enates. twenty-two persons re- Rnded to their names. The court 2lOuneed that he had excused Will ahsard' H. E. Bales and Claude Flllett Of the regular panel and R. 'ann, Fred Gray, Walter Brum- I " z. Faulkner and M. R. saqchaInp of the alternates. I. NJ. sFis was excused from duty for Rs week, and Alya Hogue and O. X.
 Aaiuef were reported as re- &ssu rom the county. c. W.. ,peihl was excused because his ness needed his attention. Those ,N sworn for petit jury duty < ira Clifford, John Owens, &pnen Bates. Alex Coyle. A. C.I sa ksagillhpottom, p. c. Garrett. E. A. X, si'll, q, J. E Taylor, L. A. Cummings. t,, stevenson, J. M Goodwin, w. ]. \, %r.'llah, M, J. L. Hagan, Arthur Es- ' st " esley Philpot, ]. S. Lofts. H.
 mnaatllooth, c. +. Shinn, Baker lace' J, E. Darraugh and J. MI 'pus Dney' After the petit jurors were sn, n tile court briefly instructed ,al, lI n the duties that are likely to V,se upon them in the trial If \ Nnl and criminal cases. point out a, mat the duty of petit jur- a, sFeh more important than ana - grand juror, for if the \ 'b II Juror overlooks a matter it pt corrected by a subseuuent ',sg, sf d Dut the verdict of a petit jury aicaJiiiot the final settlement and ad- '0ation of case. 4,Is. -----------t,---------- { S''or smith Returns to Mena.