The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-06
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

OaEFS VI 1NSW lOII, pl C0luIiAS, cii0
District Attorney Eastland, of
Forest, on hand to look after the
states interests.
Court was called promptly at
the appointed hour and organiza-
ton perfected.
The following named persons
were drawn on the grand jury:
T. B. Cox, B. o. Gray, R. N.
Parks, Henry Nicely, w. L. Long,
w. D. Taylor, L. H. Watts, j. ID.
Odom. J. R. Fortenberry, A. f.
Quinn, Carl Comfort, A. S.
Kersh, John Harrell, Emmit Har-
riSon, H. H. Bethune, r. w.
Harp, and E. H. Corley, fore
man, and E. L. Ferguson, bail
if.
Petit Jury No, ii. j. Nc
Lain, J. D. Barksdale, c. T.
Long, U. B. Hines, j. M. Nc
Right, w. E. Dewitt, J. W.
Thornhill, O. C. BillingsIea, J.
w. Byrd, G. w. Jones, w. P.
Anderson, P. H. Williams.
Jury No. "A. T. Kersh, E.
w. Hudson, G. w. Hawkins, Jim
Fitzhugh, J. r. Longmire, w. w.
Patrick, J. n. Berry, J. B. Will
liams. C. D. Knight, ]. J. Bow
man. John Laird, A. H. Haw-
AhoYne.
The oath of office was admin
istered to District Attorney East
land, Deputy Clerk w. D. Rag
land, Chancery Clerk j. A. Rob
inson, and Horace Russell, at
torney.
The following were sworn in
as special bailiffs: T. t. Cot
trell. w. D. Thomas, j. L. Bote-
Ter, D. Taylor, E. F. Kersh, E.
O. Weatheasby, L. 0. Gayden,
B. O. Worley, Willie Marshall,
E. o. Smith, Fletcher Harper,
o. L. Boteler, Joe Purvis, T. E.
Worley, C, M. Smith, w. L. No
bles, Virgil Rhodes, Lawrence
Gardner, Clifton Roberts.
The following cases were dis
posed Of up until this morning:
State VS. E. J. Miley-carrying
concealed weapons; continued.
State VS. Annie Carver assault
and battery; noll pressed.
State VS. Robt. Gree-having
liquor in his possession; jury and
verdict for defendant.
State VS. H. R. White-violat-
ing game law; noll pressed.
Special veniere drawn for the
Major Rogers case: Luther San
differ, Joe Corley, Luke Steyer-
son, G. T. Perry, T. M. Myers,
E. w. Boteler, J. L. Fitzhugh,
Z. L. Ferguson, j. A. Jones, II.
J, Ford, r, L. Catron, c. H.
Hurst, Jonas Holmes, Charley
Sheely, D. C. Harper, G. w. Sc
bren, r. S. Howard, S. j. Davis,
J. IE. Ammons, Amos Kendall,
G. H. Webb, E. r. Jones, E, T,
Kersh, T. w. Brown, J. c, Cal
houn. S. D. Byrd, Ollie Kersh,
w. A. Baker. j. C. Mckay, r.
L. Benton, G. B. Hilton, j. q.
Writ, T. G. Lawrence, Jesse
Robbins, Mira Nickson, J. T.
Muse, A. J. Hagan sr., II. l..
Blough, T. G. Shepherd, j.. S.
Thompson, O. w. Morgan, A. S.
Wilmington, Duncan a. Collum,
e. w. Cawthorn, J. R. Patrick.
Morg Miller, C. c.. Stevenson, v.
E. Mum, w. S. Rhodes, K. W.
Wiltshire, Dan Webb, c. II. Be-
thune, G. S. Thrash, I.R.Knight,
j. T. Knight jr., H. L. Lowe,
B. J. Wilmington, jim w. Har-
rell, Roy Moore, A. l.. Martin,
Silas Pierce, Wilson Hobson, j.
D. Dickson, w. r. Peacock, Ben
nett Bell, C. F.. Russell, John F..
Miller, r. L. Wilson, C.G. Boone,
]. d. Sandifer, c.. w. Cox, Tally
Mize, T. j. Smith, j. I. Barnes,
w. E. Huff, Ike Dear, }. i.
Knight sr., j. E. Ross, Sam Nc
Donald, II. NJ. Kelley. Case to
be called next Monday morning.
Jackson Fertilizer Co. VS. j. a.
Spann & Co. debt; dismissed at
plaintiffs costs,
Joe Myer, by R. v. Shields vs.
J. Fl. Winstead.
Perry Smith vs. Wallace Berry
continued.
Hon, j. H. HOWE was sworn
in as district attorney pro TEN.
X. E. Murray vs. Mark Baker
and H. e. Powell jury and YER
dict for defendant.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
COMING TO JACKSON.