The Springdale news., 1917-11-09
FIVE WERE GIVEN PEN TENTIARY SENTENCES
Fall Term of Washington Circuit Court Adjourned Saturday Six ty-two Indictments Returned By the Grand Jury.

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 The fall term of Washington Cir cult Court adjourned Saturday at noon, having been in session two weeks Five were given penitentiary sentences, and they were taken to Lit tie Rock Monday They were Monroe Wallin, grand larceny, one year; j. s. Williams, burglary, two years; Hayden Shell, grand larceny, one year; Carl Vernon, forgery, two years; Albert Vancuren, grand lar ceny, one year Joe Williams q minor, on the charge of being implicated in robbery, was sent to the reform school for six months.
 The grand jury adjourned Friday afternoon, having returned sixty-tWo indictments. Judge Naples appoint ed as commissioners to select jurors for the next term of court L. l.. kantz of Fayetteville, C. E. Cole of Prairie Grove and T. S. Tenant of Summers.
 r wing were the cases disposed of during the term of court:
 Criminal Docket
 State vs. Charlie Lang, breach of peace, nolle pros.
 State vs Ed Bellamy, appearing drunk in public place, plea not guilty, jury trial, verdict not guilty.
 State ys. Dick Pettigrew and Man son Lowe, disturbing public gather ing, plea of guilty by Dick Pettigrew, fine S20.
 State vs. Dan Lewis, appearing aranf. in public place, nolle pros.
 State vs. Fred Denton, appearing drunk in public place, nolIe pros.
 State vs. Geo. Walker, Geo. Webb and Jess Walters, gaming, plea of former conviction sustained. State vs. Wm. Hodges, misdemean- or plea of guilty. fine SIC. State vs.A.B. Stevens, manslaught- er. plea not guilty jury trial, verdict, aet guilty.
 State vs. Roy Miller, appearing drunk in=publie place, plea of guilty. fine $10.
 State vs. Jess Gibson, misdemeanor, jury trial, guilty, fine S10.
 State vs. Guy Thayer, misdemeanor, plea of guilty, fine $1.00.
 State vs. Vincent Norwcod, breach of the peace, plea of guilty, fine $5.00.
 State vs. Vincent Norwood, appear ing drunksin public place, nolle pros.
 State vs. Clyde Norwood and Roy Miller. misdemeanor, nolle pros.
 State vs. D. w. Shafer, breach of the peace, nolle pros.
 State vs. Bill Jackson, appearing drunk in public place, plea of guilty, fine $10.
 State vs. Garland Little, assault and battery, plea not guilty, jury trial, verdict not guilty.
 State vs. E. A. Burlington, assault and battery, plea of former convic- tion sustained.
 State vs. J. O. Phillips, embezzie- ment. venue changed to Benton Coun- ty
 State vs. T. H. Freeman, plea of guilty, fine $500.
 State vs. W. F. Wallace and Chas. Richardson, misdemeanor, demurrer to indictment in short filed and sus- tained.
 State vs. Waddy Couch, Misdemean- or, plea not guilty, jury trial, not guilty.
 State vs. Lloyd Swift, misdemeanor, plea of guilty, fine $10.
 State vs. Lloyd Swift, disturbing public gathering, nolle pros.
 State vs. Bob Toney, appearing drunk in public place, plea of guilty fine S10.
 State vs. Bob Toney, breach of peace, nolle pros.
 State vs. Sherman Lee, appeal, dismissed.
 State vs. Joe Williams, held to grand jury, nolle pros.
 State vs. J. S. Williams, grand lar cenv. guilty, sentenced to one year in I