The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-13
BOB BEAVERS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Jury Selected to Try Case of killing of T. K. Moore at Grannis--W. l.. Parker Again Is Circuit Clerk
 Report of Grand Jury.

The trial of Bob Beavers of Gran his on the charge of murder in the second degree was begun Wednes- day morning with Prosecuting At torney A. D. DuLaney and Assistant George Steel on the prosecution and Judge J. $. Steel of Ashdown and II . H. Thomas of Mena as attorneys for the defendant. The indictment re- turned on October i6, 1917, charges that on September i7. 1917, Bob Beavers did unlawfully, feloniously, wilfully and with malice afore- thought kill and murder one T. K. Moore, in the town of Grannis, by shooting him with a shotgun" Fol- lowing named jurors were selected to try the case: E. r. Holman, John Thompson, c. W. Nichols, C. s. Tan kersley, Elmer Eddy, Carl Whisen- ant, Phillip Abernathy, G. w Craig, Harrison Thompson, H. w. Roberts, w. l.. Nichols and Ike Henderson.
 The case of State vs. E. N. Vim beTiy, charged with a breach of the peace, was continued to the next term of court, The same action was taken in the case of City of Mena vs. Julius Garden on the charge of a breach of the peace, which is an appeal from the Police court. The case of City of Mena vs. H. Nj. Will lard, on the charge of having violat- ed the city traffic ordinance was al so continued.
 Andrew Whisenant and Jewel Har- ris, on a trial by a jury, were found guilty of disturbing the peace, and were given a fine of Si each and ad- judged to pay the costs. This was the same case in which Grover Wat kins on Monday entered plea of guilty and was given fine of Si0. The boys were charged jointly i'll an indictment with disturbing the peace and quiet in the town of Hat field on August i5, 1917.
 The men summoned Monday as a special venire of the petit jury, with the exception of those selected on the case of State vs. Bob Beavers, were excused from further duty
 Homer Donohue. who was jointly indicted with Opha Maxwell and Leonard Huckils on two separate charges of larceny, entered plea of guilty Monday afternoon to both charges. Both he and 0pha Maxwell were sentenced to one year in the reform school on each indictment, the sentences to run concurrently and to date from December 10.
 on Wednesday morning.
 w. L. Parker, who was acquitted by the jury Tuesday afternoon on the charge of embezzlement alleged to have been committed during the last term of his service as County and Probate Clerk, has again been 1 inducted into the office of Circuit Clerk and Recorder, having been sworn in by Judge j. s. Lake on Tuesday evening. Since Mr. Park CTS suspension at the time the in- dictment was returned, the office I has been in charge of Owen Parker, by appointment thru Governor C. Il. Brough. Owen Parker in turn was appointed deputy clerk, and the ap- pointment was approved by Judge Lake
 Report of Grand Jury. 1 To the Honorable ]. s. Lake, Circuit Judge:
 We, your Grand Jury, for the ad- iourned term of the Polk Circuit | Court December, 1917, have inves- tigated all cases called to our at l tention hy the Court, and such vio- lations as have been called to our at i tention by the officers, and in So do- 1 ing have examined fl witnesses and returned into court i8 indictments.
 Feeling that we have been empan- eled especially to investigate emer- gency cases, we have not investigat- cd violations of the vaccination law OF the compulsory school law. How
 ever. we recommend and trust that the regular Grand Jury, empaneled at the April term. will thoroly in vestigate violations of these laws and indict where the evidence war rants.
 i We thank the Court and all the of ficers of the court for their cour- ltesies, and now having completed our duties, we respectfully ask to be discharged.
 Mark ?. Olney, Foreman W. A. Eskew, Clerk.
 
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