Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-19
CIRCUIT COURT

day afternoon. April llth, after ten
/ days session Notwithstanding no court
had been held i'm the county since Feb
ruary of last year, there were very few
cases of mIsdemeanOr to be tried and
with the exception of the two murder
cases, for which the offenders drew life
I senfet ces, there were no other peniten-
| tiary sentences.
! 1t was at first supposed that the case
of the negro woman. Catherine Lock-
EFT, was an ordinary negro row. with
/ the woman getting the best Of it, but
the testimony developed that it was a
pure case of wilful murder for money.
and she was given life sentence.
Vester Clark. living near Gholson,
| killed his wife, so he confessed, in cold
blood He stated that his wife had de-
serted him sometime before, and Jake
Matthews wife had also quit him, and
the two planned to have the two women
meet them in an obscure place in the
woods and kill them both Jake's wife
failed to appear, and the two men. so
Vester Clark confessed, beat the wom-
an to death with sticks and threw her
body in cane brake, where it was dis
covered several weeks later. Jake
proved so good an abb that seven of
the twelve jurors who tried the case
believed him not guilty. and the case
terminated in a mistral.
The following is the proceedings of
the court, as it appeared on the docket
H. c. Nance VS.. c. L. Allen. The
parties, by their attorneys, and issue
being joined, thereupon came a Jury
composed of j, T Sargent and eleven
others, to whom said cause was sub
mttted After a submitting of plain
tiff's evidence, defendant moved the
the court for peremptorv instruction
for defendant because plaintiff had
failed to show before what justice of
the peace the cause was originally
tried, and because the allegations of
| the cause or action was not in accord
ance with the evidence. Therefore
| plaintiff moved the court to be allowed
to withdraw juror and enter mis-
trial, so that he might be able to amend
his cause of action to coincide with the
absence, which motion of plaintiff was
granted Therefore it is ordered that
a juror be withdrawn and a mistria
entered and cause continued with leave
to plaintiff to amend his cause of ac-
ton within sixty days. When motion
to amend cause of action is presented.
the court reserves" the right to decide
whether the amendment will be allowed.
Mrs. E. W. Chamberlain VS.. E. F.
Mum & Co. and R. L. Anderson. In
this cause it is ordered that the demur-
rer of E. F, Mum & Co. be overrued.
and affidavit of meritorious defense
waived and defendant given sixty DAYS
to file pleas. 1t is further ordered that
the demurrer of R. l.. Anderson be
sustained and plaintiff be given thirty
days to amend declaration, and defend
ant Anderson to have thirty days there
after within which to plead or demur
affidavit of meritorious defense waived.
The State VS. Thos. McHenry. Be it
remembered this cause coming on for
hearing upon demurrer of defendant,
and the same is being considered and
confessed by district attorney, and it is
ordered that the demurrer be and is
sustained, ard the bill of indictment is
dismissed.
The Town of Brooksville VS.. C. l..
Allen. Dismissed for want of prosecu.
ton.
The State VS.. Lizzie Wilson. NoIle
pressed.
The American Surety Co. VS.. W. F,
Allen, W. A. Taylor and d. F. All
good. This case coming on for hearing.
defendant introduces his demurrer to
plaintiffs declaration herein having
been submitted and is overruled and de-
MED. Thereupon came jury of good
and lawful men, j T. Sargent and
eleven others, VIII, being duly sworn
and having heard the evidence and re-
celved the instructions of the court. re-
tired and returned into court the follow
ing verdict the following verdict. ave.
the jury, find for plaintiff the sum of
5000. The court orders Judgment
against W F. Allen, principal W. A,
Taylor and D. F. Allgood. sureties on
his bond TO" 5000. 1t is further ordered
that stay of execution be granted for
thirty days
A. H. George & Co. VS.. j. w. Woot-
en-, continued by consent.
Wash Higgins vs.. j. C. Deale was
left to arbitration, G. c. Pagan and c.
E. Lindley being appointed arbitrators.
no lawyers to be present, and both
Higgins and Deale to present them.
selves to Mr.. Pagan on the first Satur-
day in May, when a day will be an.
pointed.
DR.. c, R. Rush, on petition. was Al.
lowed the sum of $3.50 for trin IN
the convict camp to examine a negro
girl alleged to have been whipped.
Catherine Lockett, charged with the
murder of her husband, Bob Lockeft
plead not guilty, but the Jury rendered
a verdict of guilty as charged in the
bill OF indictment and fix her punish |
ment at Imprisonment for life. Sen
tence to that effect was rendered.
Vester Clark, for killing his wife
was found guilty and sentenced to the |
pen for life.
Jake Matthews pleaded not guilty to
being accessory to murder of Vester
Clark's wife and the Jury failed IN
agree II IS understood that the Jury
stood ilye to seven for acquitta The |
only evidence against j AXE was the con-
fesslon of Vester, tie murderer. and
an allbl was established that was salts
factory to seven of the jurors.
SECOND WEEK
The State vs.. J. G. Loren. The de-
PENDANT being arraigned in open court
on charge of assault and battery, en-
tered plea of not guilty and was mt
under bond of $500. " - P''
The State VS.. J. c. Loren and Lillian