Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-12

CIRCUIT COURT
CLOSES ITS LABORS
Damage Suit Against the First National
Bank FaiIsj Several Bone Dry Vi
oIators and Pistol Toters
Draw Healthy Fines.

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Draw Healthy Fines.
Circuit court was in sesiona all las
week and closed its labors yesterday
The Grand Jury was discharged sat
urday. The criminal docket was more
lengthy than usual as the bone dry
law is being closely enforced. Follow
ing is list of
CRIMINAL CASES
j. d. Burnett, violating bone dry
aw: nolled on costs and taxes. n, ..@.
Rex Taylor, two cases: disturbing
public worship and carrying pistol.
Fined $40 and costs on public worship
case and pistol case nolled on costs and
taxes. - =, IS. s..s.....,.- T..s4t. -. .-y~.,,r.l,
Robert Reed, disturbing public wor-
ship $40 and costs. .,s-. -. -. -
Ordie Webb drew rather a lengthy
and varied bunch of cases. He was
convicted on two cases for violating
the bone dry law, one case for carry
ing a pistol and one tor public drunk
enness. There were other similar
cases agan st him. which were not
brought to rial as it was felt that
he would rlj De able opay his fines
in the above, Being unable to pay or
secure fines ca the convicted cases he
is in jail. Cne case of violating bone
dry law was nol ed on costs and taxes
and the otner was $40 fine and costs.
The pistol case was $50 and costs.
In the public drunkenness Case he was
fined one cent and costs.
Frank Hale, violating bone dry law,
$50 fl ne and six months in Jail, jail
sentence suspended during good be-
havior. He also was convicted on a
pistol carrying ease and fined $50 and
costs and given 80 days IN Jail, but
jail sentence was suspended during
good behavior.
Wilson. Deatherage, perjury, case
continued. -
Lloyd w oody, violating age of con-
sent law, guilty. Three to ten years
IN the penitentiary. Case appealed.
Hugh and Bert Price. assault with
intent to commit murder, no true
bill. This is the outcome OF tn e shoot
ng scrape at the home of Lem Hardin,
,ear Grapevine, Bledsoe county, some
line ago, when Bob Swafford was
,adIy wounded. Swafford recovered.
The shooting was done in the night and
While the Price brothers were supposed
q have been the guilty parties, the
probably Was not sufficiently
lear to sustain a true bill. Bob
,wafford and some others killed
rother OF the Price boys year ago
t Melvin and when the men met at
he dance that night the outcome was
o surprise. The only surprise, If any.
,as that some person was not killed.
CIVIL CASES
|
Varre Hinch, VS. Samuel 1ollett,
heriff verdit for defendant. This
ase was the result of Sheriff Toilet
aving arrested Hinch some months
go within the city limits and Hnch
as placed IN jail by Toilet and Mar
lall Hill Lowrey. Mr.. Hinch sued |
! tor $4,000 damages.
+. A. Johnson VS. J. S. Reeu, cash.
r, and the First National Bank.
amages asked in the sum cf $4,000 l
Or false arrest and Imprisonment.
,hnson one of the men who is sup
,sed to have been engaged in robbing
e First National Bank April l3, .
II. He was arrested in White
unity and brought here, but the array
witnesses he brought to prove an
abb resultedd in his being released
ithout trial. The evidence against =
'hnscn is very damaging, judging ',
om such informtion as has come to
is paper. but as he has never been
aced on trial he still stands uncon-
,ted. The verdict of the jury was in
vor of the Bank. 81
Sampson DeRnssett vs.. Gainesboro v
lephone Co. 1t seems that Mr.. De j."
'ssett felt that be had closed a con- y
lct with the company for telephone Il