The Mena weekly star., 1917-12-20
MEMORIAL 10
 JUDGE BOWLING
Circuit Court Held Services in Hon. or of Deceased Juirist--Prosecut ing Attorney Dismissed Case
 Against Bob Beavers.

The opening session of Circuit Court last Friday was devoted to memorial services in honor of Judge Jefferson T. Bowling, former judge of this district, who passed away at his home in Ashdown several weeks ago. Resolutions in memoriam were presented by Minor pipkin on behalf of a committee consisting of him. self, B. ]. Stuart and Judge J. l. Alley. After reading of the reso- lutions. Col. Pole Mcphetrige, Judge J. l. Alley, Minor Pipkin, II. H. Thomas, B. J. Stuart and Judge J. $. Lake made addresses eulogizing Judge Bowling as a man, a citizen and as a jurist, some of them spean mg from an acquaintance of a life time, and all of them uniting in the highest terms of Judge Bowling $ worth as a man. The resolutions after adoption were ordered spread on the records of the court, and the clerk was directed to send a copy to Mrs. Bowling and family. The reso- lutions follow:
 Be it Resolved, That as the pre- siding judge of this court for a per- iOd of nearly six years, Judge Cow llng di>rnargrd the greatly respon- sible and highly exacting duties of his office with degree of ability and efficiency seldom equaled among the judiciary of this state and with that high sense of justice and recti- tude which commanded the respect 0f all men: that toward the members of the bar and all other attendants upon his court he sought ever to be fair, just and impartial and prae- ticed a uniform courtesy and sim- pie democracy worthy of the high est emulation. at the same time maintaining a due and proper re- gard for the traditional dignity of his high office; that he possessed d strong logical and penetrating mind @nd an untiring energy which en- abled him Co attain to a profound knowledge of law and procedure and io fit him in an unusual degree for the duties of his profession and tlle duties of the high office which he was exercising with such distin- guished ability and honor to him. self and his constituency at the time 0f his death.
 That in the private walks of life Judge Bowling was all amiable eonl- pani0n and faithful friend, a man af pure motive, chaste conversa- ton and clean life, Christian who honored the faith which he pro- fessed. and in whose life was eX- empiiiled the highest type of good citizenship, a man whose coming has blessed the world and whose departure we deeply deplore and sincerely mourn.
 That as a token of our sympathy for Che family of the deceased, tho inadequately expressed, the clerk of this court is requested to send them a copy of these resolutions, and to ghe end that this, our tribute to the memory of Judge Cowling, may be permanently preserved, said clerk 0e directed to spread these pro- EttHiHES titu ItNptttlbliS AHNH tut record of this court"
 Bob Beavers Is Freed
 The jury empaneled to try the case of State vs. Bob Beavers on the charge of murder in the second de- gree. after deliberating from 30 o'clock Thursday afternoon to S.30 That night. failed to reach verdict, and was discharged by the court. It is understood that the jury thruout stood i0 to in favor of acquittal. Prosecuting Attorney A. D. Dulaney later dismissed the action for the reason that he felt tae State, after failing to secure conviction at this trial, would stand still less chance on second trial Tie indictment against Beavers charged the killing ef T. K. Moore in the town of Gran his on September IT. with shot gun. The trial of the case developed that there had been trouble of long standing between Moore and Beav- CTS, and that the first named had made divers threats against the life Of Beavers.
 J H Thacker. young man of the Wiekes neighborhood, indicted on