Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-18
GRAND JURY TO
MEET MONDAY;
TRIALS TO OPEN
ON WEDNESDAY
Special Term Of Sumter Superior
Court is Ordered by Judge
LittIejohn

A special term of the Sumter Su-
perior court was called today by Judge
z. A Littlejohn to convene next Mon
day Feb. "a Sheriff Harvey was or
dered to summon the grand jurors
for Monday morning, and the petit Ju-
rors for Wednesday morning The
grand and petit jurors drawn for the
November term, but never summoned,
on account of the postponement of
the term, were ordered to report.
The decision to call special term
of court was reached by Judge Little
john after a conference with a nGm-
Der of members of the Sumter bar this
morning. 1t was agreed to proceed to
try the divorce cases first Wednesday
morning, following which would come
tn Jail cases and then the cases under
bond 1t is said there are the usual
number of divorce actions pending,
and about dozen prisoners in the
Jail awaiting trial.
Following is Judge ittlejohns Or
der calling the special session:
"On account of the business pending
in the Superior court of said county
it is considered and ordered that a
special term of Sumter Superior court
be and the same is hereby ordered to
convene on the fourth Monday, the
Oath day of February, 1919, for the
transaction of all business pending be-
fore said court for disposition.
1T is further ordered that the
grand jury drawn for the November
term, 1918, be and. they are hereby
required to appear at said special
term of court on the fourth Monday in
as grand jurors at said special term.
And the petit jury drawn for the first
week of the November term, 1918, are
ordered to appear at said special term
of court on Wednesday, the 26th day
of February, 1919, at 9 o'clock a. m.
to serve as petit jurors at said special
term of court.
1T is further ordered that all wit
nesses in criminal cases before the
grand jury and petit jury be required
to appear as witnesses at said court,
according to the summonses to be is
sued and served, and that all parties
and defendants in criminal cases be
required to appear at said court.
1T is ordered that the sheriff of
said county summons the grand and
petit jurors, and witnesses in criminal
matters, in accordance with the pro-
visions of this order"
Following is the list of grand
Jurors:
W. o. Easterlin, Joseph Perkins, &.
IT Deriso, Ross Dean, J. #. Frazier,
J. T. Methvin, Sam McGarrah, Thos.
Harold, It. C. Tillman, T. F. Robins,
Alex Duncan, C. A. Johnson, G. W.
Montgomery, c. G. Hawkins, c. j.
Sherlock, Crawford Wheatley, w A.
Rembert, J. M Dupree, j. w. Garter,
J.B. Clark, c. c. Thomas, l.. D. Smith,
JIM. Buchanan, J. A Davenport, G. ID.
Brinkley, A. B. Connors, J. L. Johnson,
1T. Taylor, E. G. Parker, J. w. Har-
ris. Jr., w. H. Emmett, e Y. Andrews,
E. B Everett, J. F. Daniel, e c,
Webb, j. W. Peel.
The petit jury:
w. S. Morgan, S. A. Daniel, j. M
France. r. l.. Bass, Carl Hawkins, j.
e Hightower, E B. Hill, ]. J. Grant
B. H. McMath, J. J. Nicholson, ID. K
Brinson, P. C. Easterlin, H B. Mash
burn, w. r. Freeman, A D. Derriso
A. d. Gatewood, H. L. Mize, II. M
Dean, ]. E. Johnson (26), A. Robinson
] n Poole, Jr., w w. Pennington, T.
n. Bolton, w. M. Humber, G. G. Grif-
9Th. d. A. Methvin, w. S. Bell, T. Al
Etheridge, l.. A. Morgan, j. f. Poole
J. II. Statham, W. F. Jordan, T. a
Merritt, w. S, Moore, j. T.-Morris. Ed
gar Ship, Oscar McLendon, H. D.
Bradley, M. M. Jennings, T. M. Fur
low.
The November term of Superios
court was postponed from time to
time, and finally abandoned, because