Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
C1Rt 1T COURT

The case against jeff Hinton was
dismissed on motion Of district attorney
The following cases were continued:
Leon Dent vs. Bush Bros, The n. c.
Lilly G. Co. vs.. The Royal Arch Chap
ter No. II A. NJ. & A. NJ, Baskerville
& Co. VS.. Town of BrOoksville, j. c,
Nance vs.. Town Of Brooksville; Mrs.
E. w. Chamberlin VS.. e. F. Num- &
Co. and r. l.. Anderson; H. G. Harlan
vs.. Cheatham and Mimms Calhoun.
The suit of j. X. Evans Va. j, A,
McClanahan resulted in judgment by
default againt McClanaham for the
sum of 1868 and all costs.
A, J. Lyon & Co, recovered from 5.
M, Tomlinson the sum of 1882. SIS to-
gether with all costs,
The Jury consisting of j. 7. Sargent
and eleven others rendered a verdict
against j. J. and j. S. Pleasant in the
sum of $400, interest So. IL and attor-
ney fee sci. 35.
E. j. O'Keefe superintendent Of the
p~enitentiary, was ordered to bring Yes
ter CLARK into court to testify in the
case of the State Jake Mathews. chargs
with murder.
Will Pickett, of Kemper was found
not guilty on the charge of trespassing,
The ease of w, A. Cheatham against
T. b. Rosette resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff in the sum of $170. The
suit resulted from the purchase of a
COW or cows, which the defendant IN
suit claimed was not as represented.
Beland Maneese charged with muir.
der was found not guilty by a jury COM
posed of W.. f. Weaver and eleven
others. the jury believing that the de-
PENDANT acted in self defence.
DR.. A. M. Garrick, on a charge OF
practicing without a license, plead not
guilty and was remanded to the custody
of the sheriff to await trial. On a
charge of assault and battery the de-
PENDANT entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to Jail for six months
and to pay a fine of 500 and cost. The
fine and Imprisonment was suspended
as..long he remained out of the county
Lum Nicholson, for having liquor ir
his possession was $25 and 80 days in
Jail. This is the case of the negro who
was caught at Shuqualak with a grip
full of whiskey several months ago,
He was fined $40 for the same offense
in the federal court.
Walter Stewart was found not guilty
on a charge of gaming.
In the case of W. T. Parker vs.. w,
T. Connor it was agreed between plain
tiff and defendant that Parker recover
against Conner in the sum of $125 and
all cost except the cost of the witnesses
summoned by plaintiff.
In the Ease of j.. C Deale va. Wash
Higgins which has been submitted at q
former term to arbitration and they
reported in writing after hearing all the
evidence, it was adjndged by the court
that Higgins is entitled to the ANNA.
in controversy Deale to pay all the cost
taxed in said case.
II. H. Brooks vs.. D. M. Lutz. The
defendant agreed and admitted by hi.
attorney that he is justly indebted tt
the plaintiff in the sum of $247. 10. II
was ordered that execution on thi,
judgment stay for a time of 80 day
from this date.
The grand jury made a report which
4, was published in last weeks Beacon.
FIRST DAY, SECOND WEEK
JURY No. l
: G. W. Dantzler, w. M. Hill, H. A
I Jackson. E. p. Lipscomb. j. E. Watt
s. G. Cole, Marion Harris, l.. T. An
D derson, J. B. White, J., Richards, ]. d
Hardin, c. j. Byrd.
Il JURY No. 2
G. E. Hill, NJ. c. Stewart, W. E
d Skinner, D. l.. Archer, S. S. Adams
y w, E, Ewing, J, H. Murray.
Edmond Johnson, a little negro VIII
n was charged with entering a numbe
of stores in Macon this summer wa
d found guilty of burglary and larceny
On account of his age, l3 years, Judg
Carroll did not want to send him to tn
pen, so he set the verdict aside and h
= was allowed to plead guilty to petit lal
, ceny and IA sent to Jail for tire
months and fined $40.
y The case against Walker Coleman
: chargd with perjury, resulted in a mi.
N trial.
u Richardson Hay &C., VS.. u. W. Mu
Inns was continued.
Thos. j. Locke. Jr., VS.. S. M, Ton
linson resulted in verdict for plainti
n in the sum of $46l rs,
Harrison Craigg, King Burrage, Eliza
Craigg and Henry Simmons were eac
fined $25 for failure to appear as stat
: witnesses in the murder case again,
Jake Mathews. The fire of each ws
e reduced To S. with the eXcentinn Z