The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16

(By 7. hI. Williams,)a

Criminal week Of the fall term "
circuit court Of this county adjoura III
Thursday afternoon. Judge Jon4
Of Linden, and Solicitor WilgSn ~
Lemopolis, were in attendance, it b.
ing their first visit to Carroll toiI
since Picke was transferred to tho
Marengo circuit. These utlemen
made many friends while here, who
will always gladly welcome their re-
turn. Several cases on the no1-jury
docket were disposed of last Monday
and the jury docket was taken up
Tuesday. A large number of cases
were set for trial on this day, but the
court failed to complete those on th,l
calendar some of them running into
Thursday. The case of Bascom Ty-
ner, charged with violating the pro-
hibition laws, was the first case taken
ZIP There was large number of Wit
,riesses present to testify in behalf II
the yottng .gpAn, but they did not evdn
convince his lawyer that he was / l..
nocent and before Assistant Solicitor
Pratt had completed his argument I'll
the jury compromise was affected
whereby Tyner accepted $1,000 fl X
with costs Other cases that attra h
cd considerable interest was the tritl
of four young white men chargtl
with distilling. These cases consUnt
ed full day, convictions being giveF
riu=twc ofwtnc seases ,twhile Sw6a @f5fs
cleared of the charge. George Spruilh
IN negro, charged with the murder q !
his wife ii 1916, and who was caps
tured in Chicago last August, plead
guilty and r obtained a sentence of
life in the. penitentiary, saying tbs
sheriff of the county the trouble. Of
preparing for his execution If he had
gone into trial. Jim Wilkera0n
another negro charged with murd2r'
ing his wife received fiftedl years IN
the penitentiary. While this was a
brutal crime his punishment was re
duccd' fer the reason that he is of
unsound mind Ed Easley, n.
ycar-old negro boy vert to trial for
the killing of his mother near McShar
during the summer and although it
was claimed % be an accident j3r.l
n the case found him guilty Of
mansaughter in the first degree, fix.
ing the Punishment at two years IN
the penitentiary NIB. Curtv 'gho
repreae. ted him at tho trial filet5, s
for a, new trial. which wad
doried, and gave notice of an appeal
The two young white men and one
negro, convicted Of 'distillihg go to TIE
penitentiary for ore year and7oone
day, making total of six that were
convicted Of felonies. The grind
jury which adjourned the previous
week returned nineteen Indictments.
MIR. w. G. Fitzpatrick was bus
mess visitor in montgomery part of
the present week. =
Circus day attracted a large Num-
her Of Pickens county people to Col
umbuS Friday to witness the perform
ances. Many of the towns along tho
Mobile g. Ohio railroad were almost
depopulated when the train pulled out
from their stations, ard the few left
behiud to hold the community to-
gethar, looked as if they had gone
too.
Mrs L. II. Williams and daughter
Miss Myrtle Williams, spent the lat
ter part of the week in Columbus with
relatives and friends, and will return
TO their home in Carrolltun today.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Naber'
spent several days in Montgomery
this week attending the Presbyterian
Synod which was in session IN that
city. .at.
Mr.. Lucim Hill. who lis a student IN
he University of Alabama the pres
cnt session, spent the past Weekend
in Carrollton with his father, Or. S
II. HUI, and other relatives.
Mr.. D.,A. Smith, of Providence
beat, was. a business visitor in Car
rollton> the early part of the week.
Mr.. George S. Youngblood, of tn
Andrews Chapel community, has re,
Gently been Appointed BY Goveyno-
Kilby tax adjuster of this county, ;nC
will at an early date remove to Car
rollton and take up his duties as
such officer Mr.. Youngblood is one
of Pickens county's best citizens,
conscientious in every respect and
one Of the best qualified men to fill
the place. When he comes to Carroll
ton he will find a most cordial wei
come awaiting him, for il is here he
has many warm and admiring friends
Mr.. T. J. Hancock, of Ethelville
was transacting business at the coun-
tv seat last Wednesday.