The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-01-16
CIRCUIT COURT
COMPLETES Term
IMPORTANT BUSINESS EXPEDITED
Principals in Most Important Crim-
inal Cases Plead Guilty, Thereby
Saving Expense Of Trials.

JuuEG DfleH HAS . way ~ uHAiAtE hle
courts with very small iuries, and
this materially decreases the expen-
ses Of the terms Besides this, the
criminals seem to be willing to con-
tribute to the good cause by pleading
guilty to the charges against them,
thereby relieving the county Of the
burden Of long and expensive trial
which often has to be repeated two
or three times.
Court re-convened Monday, with
all officials present
The following juries were empan-
jury No. i: /. Zadek, II. r. Guth-
rie, s. S. Krauss, S. G. Ragland, J S.
Walton, j. N. Taylor, L. L. knight,
w. WI Neal, J. Fl Clark, ". A. Jor-
dan, w. A. Hennngiton, Clevc Woods.
Jury No. 2: J, M. Crawford, B. r.
Parker, John Ragland, John Mitchell,
4. Watt, John Hubbard
The case of Alice Weaver against
the X & NJ " Railroad Co. was dis
missed by consent.
The suit Of w. A. bennington a.
gainst S. G. Martin ct al was dismiss
ed by plalntiH-
Criminal Nolle pros. was entered
Il the following criminal suits: State
VS.. Robert Burrell and State vs.,
Charlie Novel;.
Ernest Knight, 4 defaultlng witness
was fined $25
James Girault plead guilty to a
capital crime and was sentenced to.
serve three years in the state penlten-
tiary.
Lee Ray Willis plead guilty to a
charge of petit larceny and was fined
81.
Ed Moore plead guilty to the charge
OF burglary and was sntenced to the
state penitentiary for term Of two
years.
A judgement was given N. j. Hum
phreys against the u S. Fidelity Go.
for $399,60.
Wash Roberts was arranged on a
charge Of incest and plead not guilty.
Tom Coleman and Walter Coleman
plead guilty to the charge of carrying
concesled weapons and each was fined
sec.
The court and the grand jury both
completed their work yesterday after
noon and adjourned. The grand jury's
final report was as follows:
To Hon. e. 4. Brien, Judge Of Circuit
Court OF the County Of Claiborne,
Mississippi;
we, the Grand Jury Ior tne jan
uary, a. d. 1919, term Of the Circuit
court of the county Of Claiborne, State
Of HlisaiSsippi beg to make this our
final report as follows, to-wlt:
We examined sixty-four witnesses,
returned ten true bills, ignored SIX
eases and referred 3 cases % the neH[
Grand Jury we examined tne la1l
in cody and found everything All
right BY committees we examlneu
the county officers books the Justices
Of the peace doekets, liquor recelpIs,
and the po0rhouse1 there pelng NJ
county firm there was nothlng 20 M
vestigate.
Some of the justices DO not enter
all Of the tlness DO not ltemlze phe
costs, and do not enter clear judge
naentss some pay the hnes 70 Ehe sner-
i'll instead TO the county depository,
or treasurer; there are too many road
tax cases where the qefenaapIs are
TOO old, too young OF nave tneir taz
receipts; something shoQln pe Gone
to prevent thus cost 20 tne county.
The poor house Is IN good conaition
except that the steps V tne kiScnen
should pc repl2ceai We nno - ehe
poor Rouse an insane person WY
should be m either the Jan or ing
asylum.
Me round no liquor reeelpts y. nag
neen ilied III we Dl1euit clerks oIhce.
4he county oflleefs' BOOKS are correet7
l& ana neAtlg kepP 14I ~ ws Aseek7
famed ~ Bhe time eiloWea 1or ex-