The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-28
COURT TAKES
RECESS UNTIL
CALLED AGAIN
JUDGE MAY RECONVENE THE
COURT AGAIN IN JULY
-MAMlE PONDER FINED
$500, SELLING WHlSKEY.

the docket, Judge J. p. HighSmith last
night recessed superior court until
further notice and excused the juries
until such time as he decides to re-
convene court. The judge will leave
this morning for his home in Baxley
Shortly before IL o'clock last night
the jury in the case of the state
against Mamie Ponder, charged with
selling intoxicating liquors returned
verdict of guilty and Judge Highsmith
sentenced her to $500 fine and
twelve months term in the chaingang,
suspending the chaingang sentence on
probation.
1t is not likely that court will be re-
convened for some time, but Judge
Highsmith said yesterday there were
number of matters that should be
gotten out of the way before the next
regular term and that he might call
court together again in July. For
this reason a recess was taken instead
of an adjournment.
Saturday morning, the motion dock
ct was called and several matters
were disposed of. The appearance
docket was also called The first YER
dict of not guilty during the term of
court was found by the jury in the
trial of James Matthews, colored, on
the charge of slapping his wife. He
was dismissed.
The case against Wylly Stewart
charged with failure to register his
business, was mol pressed, on pay
ment of costs. The same charge
against Oliver DeLoach was mol pross-
ed on the same conditions.
Aaron Williams, convicted for the
murder of Walter Newman. was SEN
fenced to hang in the Glynn county
jail on July 81, Judge Highsmith us
ing the regular form of Sentence. The
execution will not be open to the
public and only the necessary officials,
doctors, ministers and relatives will
be present. Drs. G. w. Blanton and
G. V. Cate were named as the physi-
clans to pronounce the man dead af-
ter the execution.
The jury in the case of the state
versus Wylly Stewart. charged with
keeping gaming house, remained out
twenty-five hours before returning a
verdict finding the defendant guilty
and recommending mercy. The Jury
reported that Stewart had good
character and upon its recommends
ton, Judge Highsmth sentenced him
to pay a fine of 5000 to include costs,
this being one hundred dollars less
than the fines imposed in two other
similar cases. In view of this fact
the fines of two others previously
convicted were reduced to the same
amount. Judge A. d. Gale, attorney
for Stewart filed motion for an ap-
peal
Judge j. p. Highsmith yesterday
drew the following grand and ira
verse jurors for the next term of
court:
Grand Jurors.
V. c. Bourne, A. M. Lorentzen, ]. II.
Kirkland, ]. w. Brady, ]. D. Gould,
A. c. Wood, Sam Heller, j. A. Clark,
A. M. Ross, B, F. Mann, N. w. Find
ley, T. ]. Wright, W. c. Taylor, Ju-
lius Levy, J. S. Dunwody, w. f. Sy-
mons, f. L. McGougan, r. e. Sher-
man, A. c. Knight, D. J. Gill, J. M.
Jones, r. A. Everett, j. c. Stiles,
Claude Dart. c. V. Collier, II. II.
Herndon, w. H. Atkinson, G. f. Whit
tie, j. p. Davenport r. c. Baum
gartner
Traverse Jurors for Civil Docket
VIM. Lawback. M. L. McKinnon, j.
G. Shiver, j. II. Tankersley, D. H.
Brothers, Farman Stevens, Bence
Decker, c. T. Calman, Constant Mil
Ter, F. w. Decker, J. r. N. William
son, W. M. Miller, B. Claude Brown,
Benz. Borchardt, r. e. Glover, J. NJ.
Kerns, G. l.. Elliott, W. w. Talbot.
Jas. Evans, r. NJ Brown. w. f.
Fouche, F. F. George, J. j. Spears,
j. II. Anderson, A. Zelmenovitz, F.. d.
Scarlett, B. F. Jones, G. F.. Harvard,
T. w. Edwards. J. M. B. Smith, c. r.
Wingate, Geo. w. Owens, j. f.. Howe,
T. w. Bolt. G. w. Taylor, A. G. Kauf-
man.
traverse Jurors for Criminal Court.
George II. Smith, JOS. Manotte, p.
{. Woods, ]. G. Harvey, r. b. McCuI-
Tough, J. 7. Pousell, l.. S. Robb, II. c.
stevens, julius Metzger, G. c. Brown,
yohn Postell, 0. A. Calhoun, ]. b.
Abrams, |. Fruchtman, II. Gignialliatt,
b. A. Lewis. w. f. Porter. r. w. Elan.
ders, w. Fl. Holmes, Geo. II. Cook,
7. j. Mccall, A. NJ. Way, L. II. Haym,
b. A. Burford, S. A. Brockington, w.
II. Greenfield, j. S. NJ. Symons. II.
l.. Noble, Roy G. Davis, r. J. Odum,
c. $. Wylly, A. c. Hlghsmith, w. J.
Newman, II. II. Bryant, B. NJ. Royal.
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