The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-11-19
MATHEWS TRIAL is
PENDING; MURDER
CASES POSTPONED
VanDyke Murder Case Is Dismissed;
Two Other Murder Cases
Continued.
GRAND JURY HAS 10 IN
lDICTMENTS; 81 PRESENTMENTS
Court Disposes of Many Cases Dur
ing Past Week; Should Con-
cIude Docket Saturday.

disposed of, and the John Mathews
case pending, the jury having been
completed Tuesday and testimony
now being heard, the circuit court
will probably conclude the November
term on Saturday. The grand jury
has returned Is true bills, and 81
presentmsnts as of Wednesday night,
and is still in session. During the
past week the following causes were
disposed Of
State VS. Dud Austin, tobacco to
minor, not guilty.
State VS. Lon Dodd, tippling, con-
tinued.
State VS. L Stem, forgery, guilty.
Pending, motion for new trial.
State VS. Wallace Kelley, forfeit
ure of bond, capias for arrest,
Lula May Emerson vs. John Emer-
som divorce, dismissed.
State vs. Chester Gibbons, larceny,
bail fixed at $500.
State VS. Ed Johnson, false pre-
tense, motion to Guash over-ruled.
State vs. Lee Galloway, murder,
continued.
State VS. A W Naylor, forfeiture,
set aside.
State VS. E G Wimberly, murder,
continued.
State VS. Holly Cater, arson, hear
ing of motion for new trial, con-
tinued,
State VS. Jerry Milan, larceny, sem
1tenced TO two years in state reform
school.
State VS. Polk Todd, assault, for
feiture of bond.
State vs. Hardy Myrick, larceny
not guilty.
State VS. Frank Henderson, lar
ceny, not guilty.
State VS. jim Phillips, larceny, SEN
ltenced to 3 years in reform school.
State vs. Ballard levitt, tippling,
plea Of guilty; sentence under con
sideration by court,
State vs. Curtis Davis, larceny. sem
tened 80 days in workho1se.
State VS. Jno NJ Carter, tippling,> not
guilty.
State VS. Jno NJ Carter, violating
Sunday law, not guilty.
State VS. Piercell Porter, carrying
pistol, fined $50 and costs.
State VS. Lon Dodd, tippline, not
guilty.
State VS. Tom Hicks, violating bone
dry law. nolle pressed,
State VS. Kirksey Oakley, public
drunkenness, mistrial
State VS. Jesse Marshall, malicious
shooting, prosecution Withdrawn and
r T Marshall taxed with costs.
State VS. Herman Rowe and i Gal.
lion, Jr,, bond fixed at $500.
State VS. Jasper league, carrying
pistol, fined $50 and given co days
in Jail
State VS. James Cole, carrying pis.
tol, $50 and costs.
State VS. Clyde Spicer, retired,
> State VS. 7 Wallace, assault and
battery, continued.
State VS. R A King, tobacco to mi,
nor, not guilty.
State VS. Garfield Todd, violating
quarantine law, alias ordered.
State VS. John Lindsey, gaming
not guilty.
State VS. Ben Farrow, forfeiture
scifa ordered issued
State VS. Homer Hicks and Viii
Wheatley, pretending to be officers
continued.
State VS. Joe Carter, tippling, aba
ted by death.
State VS. Earnest Boden, assault
retired,
) State VS. Butler Banks, carrying
pistol, not guilty:
State VS. Claude Todd, carrying pis.
tol, continued.
, State VS. VIII Yandyke, murder
, nolle pressed on payment Of costs.
State vs. Joe Cruoch, gaming, con
; tinued.
i State VS. Monroe Parker and Ton
! Hicks, gaming, not guilty.
State VS. Win Wheatley, carrying
: pistol, continued
, City of Paris VS. Jno NJ Carter, ap
/ peal, not guilty.
W II Brisednine VS. H c Spinks, dan
age in auto collision, iudgM mt favol
plaintiff for $500 e
" EAcll Us JHO I ii --fler, ac
5 count, compromised on Ttayment O.
2 costs.
City of Paris VS. Mollie Davis, ap
/ peal, fined 81 and costs.
: w n Porter Auto Co VS. w H Gun
ningham, judgment favor plaintiff
5 for $76.95.
: IN Stewart VS. C w Atkins, ac
!, count, judgment For plaintiff $19.6,
/. and costs.
9 State VS. George Knox, publ
3 drunkenness, fined SO and costs.
e / & N K r VS. r W McGowin, dam
: ages, settlement confirmed under EN-
g ployes liability act,
o State VS. Molle Boggess and Roxi
h Wakeland, peace warrant, justice 0
y the peace confirmed, and costs di
yided.