The Mena weekly star., 1918-04-25
CIRCUIT COURT
 HAS ADJOURNED
r;r;shed Business in Less Than Six Davs-Four Sentenced for Hog Stealing, One for Night Riding
 -Embry Case Continued.

sov;p0 been in sesion less than six Aovs three days last week and two and one-half days this week. Jurors and witnesses were excused early that r.orniug when it was found that there ,,,ore no cases ready for trial, and that if would take a day or two to secure
 witnesses. Later in the day the court was finally adjourned.
 There was less business, either
 criminal or civil. than for several
 terms past. There were, however, five
 uersons sentenced to the penitentiary,
 four for hog stealing and one on the charge of night riding and pistol-tot
 no Only few fines were assessed
 on criminal charges.
 The second jury trial on the erimin-
 al docket this week was that of State
 vs George Whitehead, who was
 charged with being drunk at gather
 ing in the town of Hatfield. The jury
 returned verdict of not guilty. It
 seems that the alleged disturbance
 took place at "49" show which was
 heinz held at Hatfield at that time.
 The trial of Burt Pullman on the
 charge of grand larceny consisting in
 taking two hogs, the property of c. B.
 Lyons, was begun Monday afternoon with Judge J. I. Alley, Col. Pole Me Phetrige and W. N. Martin as attor- neys for the defendant and Prosecut- ing Attorney A. D. DuLaney and As sistant George Steel appearing for the state. The defendant and four others, Claude Pullman, and William, Nathan and Jack O'Connor, were sep arately indicted on the same charge. The offence was alleged to have been committed on February 15, 1918, in the Foran Gap country, where Mir. Lyons hogs were in charge of Dave Miller. The defendants were appre- hended in Scott county They are transients, and with others had been travelling, Gypsy fashion, thru the country. They claimed to have come from Missouri and had been in Sevier and Howard counties before getting into Polk county. The jury trying the case on Tuesday returned ver- dict of guilty and assessed punish ment as one year in the penitentiary. The trial of the case was concluded early Monday evening, and was sub mitted to the jury, but the jurors were excused from deliberation until Tues day. The cases against the four other men on the same charge have not yet been taken up.
 A. B. Chatlam, charged in an in- dictment with grand larceny, consist ing in taking watch of the value of s25 and provisions of the value of $1, all the property of Homer Chaney, was given a jury trial Tuesday which resulted in a verdict of guilty and the assessment of punishment of two years in the penitentiary.
 The case of State vs. John Heg wood, indicted on the charge of be ing drunk at public gathering was dismissed and the defendant dis charged. The indictment alleged that lon March 25 the defendant appeared in drunken and intoxicated condi- ton at public gathering at Cove.
 The indictment against Louis Tilley lon the charge of being drunk at a public gathering was dismissed and the defendant discharged. The ale gation in the indictment was that on March 28, 1918, the defendant had ap peared in drunken and intoxicated condition at a public gathering in Cove.
 The indictment against Dr. Holt 'on the charge of breach of the peace was also dismissed and the defendant discharged. The offense, it was ai- leged, was committed on March IS, islS, and consisted in using violent, abusive, profane and insulting lan- guage toward and about E. R. Lyman and in his presence.
 The jury trying the case of State Vs. Henry Caudle on the charge of preach of the peace returned verdict oi not guilty. The indictment eharged that the defendant, on Janu- ary 10, 1918, used unlawful, violent profane, abusive and insulting lan- susge toward and about Jesse Reed and in his presence.
 me case of State of Arkansas vs. Saek' Nathan and Will O'Connor and .iaude Pullman charged in separate indictments with grand larceny, con- sistlng of stealing two hogs, the prop ssly or c. B. Lyons, was taken up uesday afternoon and after a jury ', naa been empaneIed and the trial of 'ne case had been begun, the defend ants plead guilty. Will O'Connor, oiaude Pullman and Nathan O'Connor were each sentenced to 1 year in the r ppenilentiary and the sentence for ,aek ,.. oConnor was continued on con li'ion that he get out and work and support his family.
 ne cases of State vs. P O. Shults 7, ,h the charges of embezzlement and ilsposing of property subject to lien were each continued.
 me two separate cases against 'aeA Embry on the charges of access oiF after the fact to robbing and ob- '.sruetlng :. process were likewise con- hlued Other state cases continued sere those of State vs. Jim Rodgers VI V tne charge of aggravated assault, ''ale vs, G. c. Latch for obstructing ,tOeess and State vs. Elmer Cason on 'is charge of assault and battery.
 m the case of State vs. Reuben