The Mena weekly star., 1919-10-23
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS DAY LATE
New Jurist on Bench When Judge G.
e Haynie Exchanges Places With
Judge j. S. Steele--Grand Jury
Began Work Tuesday Morning.


heavy rains, the October term of the
polk Circuit court scheduled for the
third Monday Of the month, did not
open until Tuesday morning. Judge
a r. Haynie. judge Of the Eighth
Arkansas judicial circuit was on the
bench, sitting in place Of Judge Jas.
: Steele, who in turn is holding court
this week for Judge Haynie at Wash
ington, Ark.
Mark P. Olney, T. w. Anderson, L.
o. Cooper, Wesley Nichols, B. T.
I.ichiyter. M. w. Roger, 7. G. Green,
e nj. Edwards, j. B. Goss, ]. II. Well
ter. M. F. Philpot, Abe Cox, L. E..
Compton, r. w. Gilstrap, ]. w Mar
TN and Lee Bender were selected as
GRAND jurors for the term. Wesley
Nichols was selected as foreman, put
on account Of an injured wrist he was
excused from that duty, and Mark p.
0lnev was chosen in his stead. Depu-
~ Sheriff Mack Hughes Of Cove was
apointed as bailiff to be in charge Of
ehe grand jury.
Judge Haynie, in his instructions
to the grand jury covered in detail the
luties devolving upon them and out
lined the method Of procedure in con-
aucting the business that their work
nay be effectively and expeditiously
performed. Following the instruc-
tions as to the duties and methods Of
procedure, Judge Haynie took up the
criminal statutes, and charged the
iurv especially on the law relating to
assault, burglary, carrying concealed
weapons, disturbing the peace, and
more particularly the disturbance OF
public worship. From the instruc-
ton on the law on disturbance Of the
peace, he passed naturally to dis
cussios Of the prohibitory law, sug-
gestng there had been marked de-
crease in the violation of the law relat-
ing to disturbance Of the peace since
the adoption and enforcement of the
bone dry" law. In the some connec-
tion he urged rigid enforcement OF
the "bone dry" law and other prohibit
tor.y measures to the end that other
crimes may be lessened. Forgery and
uttering forged instruments, gaming,
homicide in the several degrees, lar
ceny, and embezzlement were other
offenses discussed by the court Laws
relating to the protection of minors
we're given special attention as was
also the law relating to profanity. AT
the suggestion Of Judge Steele, the
court gave special instructions on the
law regulating Sabbath observance.
Special instructions were also given
on the law relating to tick eradication,
pointing out that while sentiment was
divided on the law and regulations for
dipping cattle, the sentiment against
the practice in some localities being
SO strong as to amount to an open de-
fiance of the law, that did not war
rant the courts and grand juries in
disregarding violations. The only
thing to do, the court suggested, in
this, as in other violations, was to
track the law, and then trust to the
legislature to repeal laws that are un-
fair or uswise.
Concluding the charge to the grand
jury, Judge Haynie proceeded at once
to empanel the petit jury, selecting
the following from the list of jurors
and alternates to serve during at least
a part of the term
]. o. Brawley, M. B. Fried, L. p.
Purvis, Luther Sellers, T. j. Walker,
T. J Edwards, d. L. Cook, w. H.
Jones, A. A. Spikes, Harry Lyles, w.
o. Coffman, G. W. Petty, Whit Haw-
kins. U. L. Thacker, E. NJ. Taylor, j.
ID. Burnett, Dennis Townsend, Clyde
Cunningham and Carl Whisenant. In
order to complete panel of "a petit
jurors, the sheriff was directed to
summon four additional men, and
these were added: Henry Alstatt, l..
J. Lofts, Will Clark and G. L. Baker.
The first case taken up for trial be-
for jury was that Of Pipes & Whip
pie vs. Henry Schacht, which is an APP
peal from the justice court and in
wolves the collection Of commission
for the sale of real estate. The plain
tiffs are represented by Attorneys
mcPhitrige g. Martin, and Judge e.
W. Mills is attorney for the defend
ants. L. P. Purvis, w. H. Jones, Al. Al.
Spikes, Harry Lyles, w. O. Coffman,
Whit Hawkins, E. M. Taylor, Luther
Sellers, 7. J. Walker, T. ]. Edwards,
D. L. Cook, and J. M. Burnett are the
Jurors before whom the case is being
wssd.
On the call Of the criminal docket,
the court accepted pleas Of guilty in
the cases Of State VS.. H. +. Martin
and G. Mease. both on the charge Of
failure to dip cattle. Each Of the de-
PENDANTS was fined 81.