The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-20
CIRCUIT court in
SESSION THIS Week
Practically No Criminal Business on
Docket. G rand Jury Goes After
Road Contractors.

Circuit court convened Monday with
Judge Z. L. Brien presiding. District
Attorney ]. D. Thames, Court Stem
Ographer Hiram zadek and all Of the
local court officials were present.
After empanelling the juries and
charging the grand jury, court took a
recess until after dinner in order to
give the candidates present an oppor-
tunity to address the voters.
The following compose the grand
jury with P, S. Byrnes as foreman:
W. H. Hudson, Louis Guice, w. #.
Rushbrook, Jacob Abraham, J. l..
F0ney, ] w. Crawford, w. W. Trim,
5, Porter, II, Titehe, P. s. Byrnes,
A. Roam, R. H. White, J. v. Gage,
u y. Floyd, A. d. Miller, w. @. Neal.
Y 9. Harrington is the bailiff for
the jury.
Jury No. 1 is as follows: j. j..
Noble, ]. S. Hynum, R. Lehman, a.
v. Button, G. I Morris, FL. D. Brown
Zee, B. H. Levy, d. E. McCaa, Jr., r.
=, Slayton, J. NJ. Taylor, J.. M. Slay-
ton, 7. E. McElveen.
Jury No. 2: +. M. Sprott, w. l..
Allen, G. S. Kennard, G. G. Rogers,
John Rogers.
The charges against J. w Clark in
connection with the Hermanyille Bank
failure were all nolle prosquired,
Inc cases against Carl Anderson
concealed weapons; Harris Freshman,
violating Sunday law; S. L. Jones,
grand larceny, two cases; S. i. John
son, grand larceny; p. III. Traxler,
violating Sunday law; Charley Nor
files. \
Ihe cases against Will Cullins,
burglary; Dock Ellis, obtaining money
Enaer false pretenses, and w. O..
esown, assault and battery, were con-
Aolle pros. was entered in the fol-
owing cases; Jim Parker, vagrancy;
eam Murry and Clarisy Sneed, un-
isylul cohabitation; Armon Nelson,
chief. '''ips' n's'iieious i'lis-
Annie Annie Keys, attempted assault and
VaIsery, plea Of guilty and fined ST..
Y Allen, appealed on charge
y carylng concealed weapon, ordered
~. ns illanaate OF lower court be carried
CIVIL CASES.
Plaintiffs in suit Of Nj. M. Satter-
Icy et al VS. Y. & M. V. r. r. Co.,
vas continued. =
lilza O'Quin VS. Eliza Shields, dis
FAsssa az PLAINTIFFS cost.
Merfinac Mfg. Go. VS. J. w. Clark.
'sEqleE for plaintiff for $343.45.
~, . y Gottam & Co. VS. j. w. Clark,
's5plgt LOT plaintiff for S426.81.
y .. Clark Trustee. vsC A. French
iIustee, verdict for claimant
v i1e y 6 cases Of ]. B. Allen VS. Y. & M.
4 ~ y a r. 70. and Arthur Moore VS. Y.
n. 4 K. Go. were continued.
W DSFiq Z L Books Department Store VS.
cost ~ = Beard, dismissed at plaintiffs S
aissrks, Marks, Isaacs Co. VS. w. S. Beard,
e'snlssed at plaintiffs cost.
vosS. sgs marx VS. Y. & M. ". r. r. Co.,
Ssslct WI lor plaintiff for $114.50.
rssllhey Bernheimer ct al VS. Green
IuSor,. ISSo,, Jury waived and court gave
eTssslsnI oDssfaa Tor plaintiff for land in
r. 7 lre,enwald VS. Y. & M. v. r. r,
IA a.. se1rgict 1sI, for plaintiff for $3.50 foa
sOs KILLED by said road. This case
vsss, gss trled in September, 1916, and 3
sesiaS .Ss OF S5 given. Plaintiff ap.
essa essssu % the supreme court and the
smsll ss was remanded because Of the
ina 'oHeer Lumber Co. VS. 6. L. Mann.
RI ulssl1,iissed at defendants cost.
Geo III following cases were continued
as:alyey VS. Mandeville and Miss
Wy YSs.5ns 4 &, Richmnd; E. d. Marshall
IL Z = y ~, Y. r. r. Co; vi. g. Guth,
N.,ssss NJ ss p. A. L. Chapman; Marx &
,rosds s,snead s suits against several rail.
Bunss, BTs aor damage to stock; Taylor 6
sans s,s two or three suits Of the
SUI. 4. = Maddox and wife. damar,
anS galnst Y. & M. v. r. r. Co
nogsd moi .9s Pullman Palace Car Co., re-
mse mse . Federal court as to Pull
spbozAa' ~ Callender VS. Cumberland Tel
efsl fSS',s = Sos for debt, removed 70 Fed
tbs court. A damage suit against
~1s company was continued *