The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-04-20
DEATH OF MOTHER
CALLS JUDGE AWAY
VENERABLE MOTHER OF
JUDGE CARROLL CALL
ED BY DEATH.
PASSED AWAY AT
STARKVILLE HOME
Hon. J. |. Sturdivant is Presid-
ing Over Court in Judge
CAROLS Place.

Hon. T. B. Carroll, judge of the
sixteenth circuit court district, who
came here Monday morning to pre-
side over the spring term of that
tribunal, was called to his home in
Starkville yesterday by a telegram
announcing the death of his vener-
able mother. Hon. j. |. Sturdivant is
presiding over the local court term
and will continue in that position
until Judge Carroll returns which
will probably be the first of next
week.
The court was organized Monday
morning, both Judge Carroll and
Hon. Guy Rencher, of DeKalb, who
was recently elected to succeed Hon.
Ames Saunders, as district attorney,
having been present. There being
no local county attorney, Mr.. Rem
cher had conferred with Circuit
Clerk Stephenson and Deputy Clerk
Randle and had large number of
witnesses ready to be examined as
soon as the cases in which they are
to appear are ready for trial.
Court had been organized and the
work of the term was well under
way when Judge Carroll received
the telegram announcing the death
of his mother.
The first work to be taken up was
the organization of the grand jury,
Hon. B. A. Weaver having been Sc
lected as its foreman, after which
Judge Carroll proceeded to deliver
his charge to tie body This charge
was along the usus. is:sys tass.psrs
vi the inquisitolial body .naslns
had their attention specially direct
ed to gambling, liquor selling and
other minor violations of the law.
Judge Carroll said that the number
of liquor cases appealed from the
municipal court indicated that this
traffic had been freely engaged in
here and urged the grand jurors to
indict operators of blind tigers
wherever the evidence before them
warranted such action.
After Judge Carroll had included
his charge to the grand jury court
adjourned in order that Hon. Guy
Mitchell and Hon. j. Z. Rankin Of
Tupelo, and Hon. J. A. Cunningham
of Bonneville, all of whom are can
didates for Congress from the First
district, might be afforded an op-
portunity to address their Lowndes
county constituents. Each gentle
man was introduced by Hon, j. |.
Sturdivant, a prominent member of
the local bar, and each spoke about
forty minutes. The candidates cog
emily defined their platforms and
presented their claims in forceful
manner.
One of the most important cases
disposed of is that of j. A.
Strickland, who sought to obtain
damages in the sum of $4,000 from
the Credit Division of the Chamber
of Commerce for alleged injury te
his character by having sent him
through C. B. Lowell, local mer
chant, letter regarding the pay
ment of an account. The case wa'
thrown out of court on demurrer
filed by Mr.. E. E. Galloway of thu
firm of Galloway and Storey ant
Mr.. M. E. White, who represented
the defendant. This demurrer set ul
q lack of proper parties, sued asso
citation and not members of the or
ganizatioE no statement shown,
libel; did not allege falsity of state
ment; did not state that any persol
saw the records or that anyone wa
influenced by them; did not shoy
that there was blacklist with plain
tiff's name thereon; did not sho'
grounds for damages. On thes
grounds Judge Carroll sustained
motion, which was demurred to b
Mr.. r. M. Holmes, who represente
Mr.. Strickland. While Judge Caro-
Sustained the demurrer he may Civ
Mr.. Holmes permission to amen
his original declaration, thus brinl
ing the case back into court.
Jack Worthy, negro, who wa
convicted on the charge of retail
ing in the municipal court sewers
months ago and who appealed h
case, had hearing yesterday. H
was represented by Senator w.
Stribling, who made forceful a
gument in his behalf and succeede
in securing his acquittal.
Following is the personnel of Il
grand jury: Messrs. b. A. Weave
foreman, c. W. Jernigan, W. F. Nj
Clary, J. M. Lumpkin, J. E. Gillur
C. L. Brown, l.. E. Hatchett, NJ.