The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-27
WILSON BOND IS
 FIXED Al SlO,OOO 98 CHARGES OF GAMING Considered in Circuit COurt-Case Against Sam Heiligers, Jr.. is
 Nolle Pressed.

houililiS up tie NOfk Ol January term of the Faulkner circuit court Judge T. C. Trimble yesterday after noon passed sentences upon Huie Will son, convicted of murder, and Chap man Spencer, convicted of forgery, passed upon 9S cases of gaming and entered orders and judgments in sev- eral other cases pending in the court No jury was used, all cases in which trial was demanded being continued until the July term.
 After everything the motion for a new trial, in which D alleged errors were set up, and granting an appeal to the supreme court, Judge Trimble fixed the bond of Huie Wilson, con- Nicted of murder in the second degree for killing his nephew, Bolden Wilson and given l0-year term, at $10,000. This is probably the largest bond ever required of a defendant in this coun- ty, and it is not believed Wilson will be able to furnish it. Prior to his trial he was at liberty on a bond of $2,500 fixed by the county court under habeas corpus proceedings. After the first state witness had testified in the trial, however, on moti0n of Prosecut- ing Attorney G. o. Bogle, the court ordered Wilson remanded to jail with out bond and he. has been there since the trial began. Unless he can fur nish bond within a few days, Sheriff W. W. Bishop said today that he will be taken to the penitentiary to begin his sentence.
 When Wilson was brought before the bar to be sentenced, the court said, after making the usual remarks: "l think the jury would have been justified in returning a verdict of guilty of first degree murder and as sessing the extreme penalty. The verdict was entirely too lenient in this case, according to the testimony. The verdict was not commensurate with the crime"
 The court readily assented to the dismissal of charge of selling whis- key, brought against Sam Heiligers, Jr. The returning of the indictment in this case was great surprise to the friends of Mr. Heiligers, none of whom were willing to' believe that he had violated the law. According to the evidence in the case, local young man had induced MT. Heiligers to al low him to leave bottle of whiskey in his place of business. Later C. l.. Barnard of Little Rock and O. A. Stone of Harrisburg, the detective who is said to have worked up some of the evidence in the gaming cases, appeared with a written order from the owner for the bottle and when it was given them Stone laid $2 on the counter and refused to take it back, The money. was returned to the owner of the whiskey, who declared he had no idea of selling it, but was only re- paying similar favor in giving the men a drink.
 When the Heiligers case was call ed, Prosecuting Attorney Bogle said: q have made a thorough investiga- tion of this case, and although the grand jury probably was warranted in returning the indictment, l believe there is not enough evidence to con vict. Therefore, l will ask that the case be dismissed"
 The court said: q commend you for your action in this matter. l have heard something of the case, myself, and I cannot believe the boy is guilty. It is your duty to protect innocent persons as well as to pros ecute guilty ones, The case will be dismissed"
 Ninety-eight cases of gaming against 50 different defendants were passed upon by the court yesterday. Of this number fines of $10 and costs each on pleas of guilty were assess ed in 39 cases, the fine and costs aver aging about $I0 in each case. Nine teen cases were dismissed at the cost of the defendants and six were nolle pressed, while 34 were continued until the next term. Prosecuting Attorney Bogle collected fee of $25 in each of the gaming cases, his fees from this source amounting to about $500.
 Prosecutor Bogle stated that the perjury cases against Joe Hain and his wife, Mrs. Julia Hain, would be continued during the good behavior of the defendants. Hain entered a plea of guilty to gaming and was fined $10 and costs. If there are no further charges against the Hains by the next term of court, the cases will be nolle pressed, MT. Bogle said.
 Two cases of selling liquor against Coy Crout were continued until the next term. The alleged offenses were committed since the sale of liquor in the state was made felony.
 A petition from Thurman Stivers