The Mena weekly star., 1916-04-27
COURT CRINDS ON
 CRIMINAL CASES
4. ]. Davis, Convicted of Perjury in Obtaining Marriage License; Sen tenced to Year in Penitentiar,--
 Commissioners of Accounts.

The sSult brought spy t.s w. Cope lin again J. w Harrison came to the circuit court on an appeal from the justice of the peace court of H. J. Radcliffe, where it had been tried on a change of venue from the court of s. H. Smith. The action was brought against the defendant for Si50 on an affidavit for an at tachment for two mules. The judg- ment of the J. P Court awarded the plaintiff $65 and interest according to the terms of a certain note and also lien on a certain wagon, men toned in said note, dismissing the action in repleyin on the mules. From this judgment the plaintiff ap- pealed The case was tried by the court and judgment rendered in fa- vor of the defendant.
 John Pate, who was tried before a jury on the indictment returned at the October, 1915 term of court, charging him with giving liquor to a minor, was acquitted by the jury. The charge in the indictment was in substance that on January i5, 1915 the defendant did unlawfully sell and give away liquor to Bethel Bates, who was then under age. and without the consent of his parents or guardians.
 A jury was empanelled Monday afternoon for the trial of A. J. Davis under the indictment for perjury, committed, it was alleged, in secur- ing a marriage license. The license was issued February fl, 1916. and permitted the defendant to marry Miss Dee Bates, the marriage being performed on the same day. The father of the young lady, L. R. Bates. arrived from Page in Mena that night and instituted proceedings charging perjury on the ground that his daughter had not arrived at the age of IS years as set forth in the affidavit and that he as parent had not consented to the marriage. Davis was bound over to the grand jury, and in default of bond has dnce been in the county jail. The grand jury returned the indictment, charging perjury. and the jury after considerable deliberation re- turned a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at year in the penitentiary. Judge Bowling im- mediately thereafter passed sen- tence and directed that the defend- ant be remanded to the custody of the sheriff and by him speedily conveyed to the penitentiary to be confined for period of one year.
 J. T. Galloway plead guilty to the charge of breach of the peace and was fined S5 and costs amounting in all to $3030. The indictment charged that on April 8 the defendant used violent, abusive, profane and insult ing language toward D. E. Wise and in his presence and hearing, said language being calculated to arouse anger and cause breach of the peace.
 Judgment in favor of the defend ant was rendered by the court in the case of r. B. T. Hollenberg vs. Josephine Dunn. The suit involved the title to the Ela Si2 lot f0, block 1, Eureka addition to Mena, formerly owned by plaintiff, but sold under a suit brought for the collection of Waterworks Improvement District No. ?, and subsequently, bought by the defendant under a foreclosure sale The plaintiff sought to recover the possession of the property and the amount of $50 in damages, being represented in the case by Minor pipkin. Judge Wright Prickett ap- peared for the defendant.
 l.. s. Blankenship, indicted at the April, 1915, term of court for failure of road duty, entered plea of guilty and was fined Si0 and adjudged to pay the costs, amounting, exclusive of witness fees, to S22.70.
 G. W. Wolf, indicted at the Octo- Der, 1915, term of court on the charge of insulting a teacher, was tried before a jury, the trial being begun Monday afternoon and con- eluded Tuesday morning when the Jury returned verdict of guilty and assessed a fine of S25. The de- fendant was also adjudged to pay the costs, which. excluding the witness fees, amount to $24.50. The specific charge in the indictment was that on September i5, 1915, the defendant used violent, abusive and insulting language toward and about Will hammett, who was then teaching school at Hickory Grove school house, said language being used in the presence of said Will Hammett and in the presence of his pupils, and being such language as in its common acceptance was calculated to arouse to anger Will Hammett and cause a breach of the peace.
 Hugh Milligan, indicted by 1912 grand jury on the charge of giving liquor to a minor, was tried and found guilty by a jury Tuesday morning, the fine being fixed at S50, and 1t was adjudged that the defend- ant pay the costs, amounting to over S25.
 The case against Milligan had been pending since October 1912, and the indictment charged that on August i5. 1912, the defendant had glNen liquor to George Reeder, a mlnOr without fha coneant of the