The courier-index., 1919-10-17
IS GIVEN SENTENCE
l FILLED ESQ. J. w.
 ,,nrs WILL SERVE | YEARS IN PEN-oIHEK PROCEEDINGS

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 ...,,oon the jury in the
 s. State v.. W. R. Springer { a.,,.d ,'s with embezzlement'
 ..,dict of guilty, giving
 ,.,, three years in the
 sisna''' Ii is understood the .iII'I, sIi ]. appealed to the 'u-
 court.
 u,,ton. charged with murder murder!
 Hl,sf'' spst degree for the killing
 nf' W Whitesides on the
 ,.,m Z, south of Marianna, 9'ntSs 2 tss pesniitentiary. ssGi This was
 asst sf' of the jury rendered in
 a.ss se',rt f here this morning.
 s'D,a went to trial yesterday
 a r;tb Prosecuting Attorney Miller and his deputy, D. .nmer. 2, or, representing the state. .aurt sur anpointed J. B. Daggett Esnd I Hilton. The testimony of 's 'sss for the state indicated
 laid in ambush near an old A the Whitesides place and 's Sunday afternoon of the
 ss Whitesides went to the ,o water some stock he es- Hilton in the high weeds. He
 Hilton what he was doing
 and the latter is alleged to responded he had been shoot ogs Whitesides asked him if d killed any of his, (White-
 hogs, and Hilton is alleged ye replied he had killed two was going to kill Whitesides and with this remark he fired litesides with his shotgun. fnt charge entered his groin. pounded man turned and Hil- fred the other barrel, the ! entering Whitesides' back, Icing almost instant death. defense set up the plea of efense, Hilton claiming he merely passing near the well
 he saw Whitesides and that stter made a motion as if to
 weapon, whereupon Hilton twice. Hilton was a tenant on Nhtesdes place, and the two had been on bad terms because Ianily quarrels. Hilton also led Whitesides had turned his m ms field and had destroyed of his crops.
 James murder case. brought on a change of venue from run county, was continued ne term on motion of the de- because of the illness of a hal witness.
 trlal of W. R. Springer, we'll
 local negro leader, charged ae embezzlement of S2,75O ne burial fund of the Grand order of Odd Fellows, a llaternal order, is scheduled murder charge against A. H.
 White, was dismissed.
 sl cases disposed of are as Ese; continued for term
 ,, s' Roy Lyon, false pre- 1 \ p'ea ca of guilty, fine of s16. vs; Bill Higgins, grand % lar |ts continued nt s for term. e"'' 'af IT ma.s s. Ed Therioc, white ex- trssssg, messenger on train, charged Assnsportlng sns or liquor; plea of Ehsis sasss against those failing to |as,r ne. cattle, appealed At,,'e to tbo oo |eses s'as. aoa. rom the justice of E eour. r.Ourts, have been held up |e 'S1,t Sins;tn on the constitutionalityv tv ls IS U Ihe decision of tbe e, |iquors.. s. Uarl Ui Thomas, transport plea of guilty, fine of |st, IT ys, Ni.. Win Patterson. nevro [te' Ts' p'sa JSt of guilty, five years years |er; OIs. H John Williams, negro lts V,sa ys of of guilty, five years' rsTso' er; jurv elmon s,.i Porter, negro. 1y; plea os a ,ana Ward, grand f sIs. ss' sSanto For, Ford, 0ae grays year. To- Its s'' ys or E guilty, one ereaio year' lar ly; plea of mays Mcclure, petit 'te vs. s.'s Nstllgu Ol guilty, fine of ' s1o' is 'is u Jury | trial, one Meaton, Soas grand lg lionoWs S, W. A. Weaver Weri' white |ef guiItr itr "a and selling same: same. U each. "ch case, given one plea bs'ased "s to assault tes' srS earnal rna 'e vs' VI psa guilty, fined SIO. '0 pat lle vs. ;S1eentence suspended N M hne $25. Ovens, petit Peal Il afsnry of ry,,I Ingram, petit lar ,a jail. guilty, $1O and one Iaylor, Datit Saarles waites and ' slo aseb svsft lar larceny; plea a,1f of "" and one hour in in Most girle o-
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