The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-27


 indictments there was an effort at reconciliation after the jury had lgeen empaneled. The court agreed te continue the cases on condition
 that defendant live with his wife and support her and her child, but the defendant announced that he
 thought it was better that they do not live together. and thereupon
 the court directed that the trial Of che case proceed. being tried before a jury. The state was represented 1 by W. II Collins and F, K. Edwards and the defendant appeared without an attorney The only witnesses
 placed on the stand were the com
 planning witness, Mrs. Louis 1iiley, for the state and the defendant in
 his own behalf The case was sub mitted to the jury without argu-
 meut and verdict of guilty in both indictments was returned, the jury fixing the punishment for wife
 abandonment at $50 and imprison- ment in county jail for 10 days, and for child abandonment at $50 fine
 and % days in jail
 Julius MeGoVern and James Braw-
 ley, two young men indicted on the charge of grand larceny, the olfense leonsisting in taking from the Breed | en home near Cove some clothing and other household goods. The lads plead guilty to the indictment and upon inquiry by the court it
 was found that McGoyerns former home was in Virginia that he is an orphan and had been living with his legal guardian, and that he will be leighteen years of age next Septem- Der. Brawley claimed his home i'll Si Louis, but stated that during the past four or five years he had been
 in Colorado. Nebraska, Texas and
 Louisiana and that on his return to St Louis he reached Polk county. He admitted having been confined in a reformatOry in Omaha and that he had escaped therefrom He also stated that he was IS years of age. Judge Bowling after giving the boys fatherly suggestions and advice, sentenced each to one year in the penitentiary.
 4 plea of guilty was entered for Fred Brown on the charge of being drunk on the highway, which was
 returned in an indictment by the grand jury at the April, 1914, term of court A fine of Si0 was assessed and the defendant was adjudged to pay the costs amounting to $i2.
 In the matter of the indictment returned against Bill Edwards on the charge of being drunk at gathering on the 8th day of April at a singing at the home of P. s. Holman, a plea of guilty was entered and the court assessed a fine of S25 and adjudged that the defendant pay the costs, amounting to si9
 Civil Case Last Week.
 The suit of Ella A. Stiekleman vs. Noodford Hammond was tried be- fore a jury Thursday morning with
 Minor Pipkin and Judge W. N. Mar tin representing the plaintiff and B. U Stuart and Judge Wright prickett appearing for the defendant. The
 issue lu the ease was the possession
 of tract of land and the premises,
 the allegation being that the defend lant was in unlawful possession
 thereof The jury found for the lplaintiif the property in question:
 The suit of ]. ]. Grain vs. the
 Lauck Lumber company and J T..
 Harrison came to the circuit court on an appeal from the ]. ? court of H. ] Radcliffe where if had been tried on afchange of venue from the lcourt of S H. Smith. The suit was brought Co recover S3i0I alleged to be due the plaintiif for lumber cut on his land by the defendant ]. T. Harrison, The Judgment in the J.
 ?, court was in favor of the plain tin in the amount of S3t.M and against the defendaat, the Lauck Lumber company The jury in the circuit court after deliberating "Wednesday evening and again next morning failed to reach a verdict and were discharged by the court.
 After the jury in the ease of A..
 II Sooggin vs. The Star Publishing Company had been secured Thurs day morning. Judge CowIine excused the other jurors until 9 o'clock Mon day morning
 Arthur and Leon Douglas, who were indicted on the charge of as- sault aud battery on the person of
 Ii r. Niehols. plead guilty to the charge and were fined S20 each and costs. amounting in all 10 SIS. This indictment grew out of the assault
 the defendants made last December npon + l. Nichols when he at- tempted to serve legal process on them
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