The courier-index., 1917-10-19
CASES DISPOSED OF
 IN CIRCUIT COURT
FORGERY CHARGE AGAINST U. S.. BRATToN DISMISSED = NEGRO
 MURDERER GIVEN LIFE TERM
 COURT ADJOURNS TO MONDAY

On Tuesday morning of this week Judge J. M Jackson adjourned the October term of the Lee circuit court until Monday morning, October 22, at which time he will hear the pe- tition and argument to dissolve the Haynes special school district. This case has been tried out several times and has been to the supreme court on two occasions.
 The case against U. s. Bratton, former postmaster at Little Rock, charged with forgery, was dismissed by the prosecuting attorney upon pe- tition of a large number of represen- tative citizens of Augusta. Bratton was charged with having forged the name of a bonding company to a bond he filed with the city council of Augusta in connection with the purchase of the municipal water and light plant several years ago. The case was brought to Lee county on a change of venue from Woodruff county. and at the last term of the Lee circuit court, when the case was tried. the jury failed to agree, seven standing for conviction and five for acquittal. More than a hundred citl- zens of Augusta were here as wit Iiesses in the case. MT. Bratton had caused subpoenas to be issued for fifty or more citizens of Little Rock to report at this term of court as witnesses for the defense. The Au- gusta citizens who had been pushing the prosecution decided it was very doubtful if a conviction could be se- cured, and rather than put Woodruff county to such a heavy expense they petitioned the prosecuting attorney to dismiss the case, which he did.
 Before adjourning court Tuesday Judge Jackson appointed R. l.. Nixon D. l.. Griffis and w. P. Harris jury commissioners.
 The following criminal cases were disposed of during the eight days the court was in session:
 Jesse Britton, negro, first degree murder, jury trial, given life sentence
 Lizzie McGehee. assault, plea of guilty, fined $1000.
 Will Green, assault, plea of guilty. fined $500O.
 Andrew Jones, assault to rape, jury trial, three years in the peni- tentiary.
 Corbet Chambers, petit larceny, jury trial. not guilty.
 P. D. Henderson, murder in first degree, jury trial not guilty.
 Leon Bayliss, grand larceny, jury trial, not guilty.
 James Townsend. forgery and ut tering, plea of guilty, two years in each case.
 J. T. Turner, petit larceny, plea of guilty, fined 5000.
 Jesse Foot, grand larceny, jury trial, one year in penitentiary.
 Tennessee Robinson, first degree murder, jury trial, not guilty.
 John Donnie, grand larceny plea of guilty, one year in penitentiary.
 Ed Young, manslaughter, plea of guilty, two years in penitentiary
 Will Turner, forgery and uttering, plea of guilty, two years in each case.
 George Lorraine, murder, case dis missed.
 Arthur Perkins. aggravated as- sault, plea of guilty fined s500o.
 John Lee, aggravated assault, plea, of guilty. fined $50.00.
 Will Cobb. assault to kill. jury trial, one year in penitentiary.
 Swain Walker, pistol, plea of guilty, fined $5000.
 Swain Walker, assault. plea of guilty, fined $1000.
 Tom Mayhew. forgery and uttering plea of guilty, two years in each case.
 Sam Hardin. petit larceny, plea of guilty, fined s10.00