Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
SUPREME COURT
 DECIDES hGAlNST
 0USTED SHCRIFF
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cates of indebtedness. The paragraph provided that to those agreeing to ac- cept reissued warrants, payable at future debt, additional warrants. equal to six per cent interest per annum, were to be issued.
 The reissued warrants. on their face apparently would draw no interest.
 A similar act relative to proposed reissuance of city warrants has not been tested in the courts. The ruling Monday, however. blocked a similar plan proposed in Stuttgart, it was said.
 Prison Sentence Approved.
 The court Monday affirmed a 12- year penitentiary sentence imposed on J. M. Freels of Mississippi county, convicted of killing James Edring- ton. A peculiar incident was cited in the appeal as 8 reason for reversal.
 During Freels trial, the. jurors, in custody of deputy sheriff, were taken for walk Theirlway led them through the cemetery where Edring- tons body was buried, and when they passed the grave an aunt of Edrlng- tons. Mrs. Charles F. Sullinger. was sitting near the grave crying. It de- velored later that Mrs. Sullnger's mother had been buried near Edring- ton and that she was at her mothers grave. The court refused to grant ! reversal of the verdict.
 Two Liquor Decisions.
 If public carrier, after an honest investigation, believes an alcoholic shipment is for medicinal, mechanical or sacramental purposes, and later it | is determined that the alcohol was for unlawful purposes, the carrier cannot be held liable, the court held Monday in reversing decree of the Pike circuit court lining the Wells Fargo Express company $l0O and costs
 In another liquor case, that of the state against Aubrey Kemp, from Se- bastian county, court held that an , instruction proposed by Kemp's at torney, on the theory that Kemp acted merely as an agent in procuring whiskey for third party, and that he was not interested in the sale or re- ceived any profit, should have been submitted to the jury. The proposed instruction would have instructed the jury, if it found such to have been
 the case, to return verdict of ac- quittal The lower court refused tC
 give the instruction and the supreme court reversed the decree of guilt
 sending the case back for re-trial.
 The supreme court will adjourn fol
 it's summer vacation next Monday. Many Opinions Rendered.
 The following opinions were deliv cred and proceedings had in the su preme court today:
 }: McCulloch, c. Aubrey Kemp V ! state, from Sebastian circuit; reversed ; and remanded.
 !; George M. Heard V. w. U. McCabe , from Baxter circuit; affirmed. l s. A. Lay V. Ben Gains, from Scare. , chancery; affirmed.
 | The Ingle System company V. J. W : Hunt, from Cleburne circuit; affirmed
 Dan D, Quinn V. J. D. Reed, iron , Pulaski chancery; affirmed. r Wood. J.-White Riddle V. l.. [ Ballew, from Prairie chancery: re 3 versed and remanded with directions 3 Will Smedley V. state, from Pix 3 circuit; affirmed.
 D Henry Wilson V. state, from Prairi f circuit; reversed and remanded. 3 F. H. & w. J. Goodwin V. Jas. F 3 Baker, from Randolph circuit; affirm 8 ed.
 1 J. M. Freels V. State. from Mississ 1 ippi circuit; affirmed. 2 Hart. J.-Wells Fargo & compan ? Express V. state, from r1Ke circuit; re 0 versed and remanded. < .t I A. Houser V. Buchart & Levy, fror
 Cross chancery; affirmed : E. Dalton " Ben A. Brown, fror d Randolph chancery; affirmed.
 Smith. J.-N. A. Webster V. Jno. N
 Goolsby, from Miller circuit: reverse a and reman nded.
 e G. D. Lancaster V. Junius R. Cas-
 from Izard circuit; affirmed.