Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14
MILL OF JUSNCF
BEG|y ITS GRIND
CIRCUIT CgbRT CONVENED
an OXFORD MONDAY

a
Wor Cases to be Tried-CiyiI
FDoeket Continued TO the
~y November Term.
he regular September term of
circuit court Convened in the h;s
kwly painted and remodeIed CONT
touse in Oxford Monday with Judye
y. L. Bates presiding.
I When the gavel sounded. Judge
Bates made the following announce
ment:
IL appearing to the court that r.
IL hnox, District Attorney, for the
ihird court district Of Mississippi. Is
NOT present, the Court therefore APP
points ID. h. Creekmore as District
Attorney protein"
Mr.. Creehmore was then and there
sworn In as acting District Attorney
by Judge Bates.
The Judge, after the grand Jury
was drawn, delivered his charge
which was clear and emphatic In tone
and language. He stressed on the
Blind Tiger" the Supervisors Of
the County, and other matters, and
explained TO the jurors their duty.
Ihe following gentlemen were
drawn as grand jurors, after which
W. L. Goodwin was selected as fore
man:
List Of Grand Jurors.
W. L. kimmons, j. F. Afford. i. F.
Roy, Fred Higginbotham, ]. s. Raw.
W. Il. Goodwin, ID. b. Pritehard. Ar
thur Massey, X. H. Hallowell, s. o.
Nbrowns ". I. Brown, c. N. Duncan.
L. L. Riekard, Alvin Hipp, ]. NJ. Har-
ony, Dallas McClarty, c. N. Adams.
n. n. White, Fred HUMPHREYS, Wal
! ter Hubbard.
Bailiff. "s
The petit iuries were made up a.
follows:
Jury No. 1.
j. ID. Butler, Buck Miles. ]. r. Lam
derdale, J. A. Mize. Walter Garner.
j. A. Goforth, C. +. Pool, r. G.. Hunt.
er, ). G. Fulmer, Leroy Roberts, L.
ID. Hudson. Wess Cannon.
Jury No. 2.
T. l. MeAlister, T. C. Darling. Cor
tez Courtney, ]. s. Daniels =
Vines, G. W. Henderson, j. NJ. Stone.
W. T. Ware. Dock Hemilli, A. M. Nc
CLARITY, Jess Tatum. ]. P. Young.
Tallismen.
Walter Stephens, Tom Weed, r. A.
Sroueh. W. I. Hale, JEFF Courtney,
Wess Fulmer.
A special venire in the case of
State Of Mississippi VS.. Rube Bratton.
returnable Thursday, September II at
O'Clock, was then drawn. as follows.
Special yenire.
p. NJ. Franklin, Lonnie Mooney. j.
w. Stephens, J. o. Ramey, Baxter
Sparks, Harve Cromwell, Sam Butler.
J. A. Mooney, r. E. Duncan, ]. ID.
Cook, p. I. -Gambell, Walter Sulli-
van, Hunter Foust, S. ID. Ragland. T.
.: Ragland, B. I. Black, p. o. Scott,
W. A. Sneed, Sr., c. H. Tyes, +. p.
Gundmer. Marion Jordan, W. c. Leg
gett, H. 1. Ballew, S. T. Graves, A. X.
Jones, W: H. Gilbert, ]. R. Mayfield,
u h. Coifey, NJ S. Baker, Hlder Ia
Dor, w. L. Metts, VIM. Haley, ]. W.
Strickland, j. 7. McNulty. j. n. Can
non, w. b. Bunch, II. d. Rikard. j.
w. Cook. T. L. Roden, L. L. Waldrip.
5. s. johnson, D. w. Galleghy. E. &.
Robinson, C. S. Anderson, w. III. Rob
inson, C. Z. Davis, r. F. Tyler. John
I. Tidwell, J. c. Redwine, A. L. Car
ter, r. A. Blk, A. B.Iones, Chester
Samson. Buck Tatum, Lester Stag
nee, f. r. Shipp, Bruce Redwine, "
o. Williams. j. N. Cathey, Edwin
Hadaway, D. o. Pattan, Wesley
James, H. II. Davis, I. v. Tenny, +.
J. Sorter, II. L. Denten, Walt Mccoy,
stump Hartsfield, John Tubbs, 7. F.
Bell, Robt. Smith, Culey James, A. II.
Carten, Luther Cox, r. ]. Mitchell.
Ordered by the court that S. NJ.
Sneed, Sheriff, be allowed such num-
Ders of deputies as is necessary to ex-
ecute processes of the court.
Criminal Cases disposed of Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday.
State vs.. j. G. Hurdle, Not Pressed. |
State vs. Dave Blaker, Mol Pressed.
City Of Oxford VS.. Earl Collins,
Continued.
State VS.. H. E. Graves, Mol Pressed
Bound over to Grand Jury.
State vs. G. w. Davis, Fine of
$500 and cost.
State vs. La Alexander, Dismissed
on payment of cost.
State vs. Geo. Kennedy, Fine of
$1-00 and cost and so days in Jail, all
held up during good behavior.
City of Oxford VS.. Ira Purvis, Jury
and verdict of not guilty.
State vs. W. NJ Brown, Mol Pressed.
State VS. John Woods, Continued.
State VS.. ]. w. Cantweil, Dismissed
with writ Of Porcedendo to lower
court
State VS. Alenso Wiley. Forfeiture
of Bond.
State VS.. Alenso Wiley, Jury and
verdict Of guilty. Fined $500 and
cost
State VS.. Bill Rogan, Plea Of Guilty.
fined $500 and cost.
State VS.. T. T. Harkins, Continued.
State VS. Pearce Young, Jury and
Verdict of Not Guilty
State VS.. Joe Mullins. Jury and
Verdict of Guilty hned $65.00 and
cost: