The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-17

! adjourned late Thursday night after
being in session three days, during
which time quite number of case.
We're disposed of by pleas Of guilty
and action by a jury. The case Of
Miss Ethel Handy against Porter
James was continued until the next
term of the court. This case attract.
ed deal Of interest and a large
crowd was in attendance to hear the
evidence, but Were disappointed
Another case of like character was
that of the State of Alabama against
chester Wright, This case went to
trial Thursday morning and the hear
ling Of evidence and the arguments
consumed most of the day, the case
lbei-g given to the jury late in the
afternoon. After celebrating over the
evidence for several hours a mistrial
resulted and will come up at the
Spring Term Of court in May. Mary
Hughes, colored woman Of the Alice
vile section, plead guilty to distilling
and was given a sentence in the pen
itentiary Of one year The case of
Hurley Bailey and Will Leonard, both
charged with operating stills, were
found not guilty BY jury and were
freed of the charge. r. 3. Tennison
went to trial on an Indictment from
the last grand jury charging him with
disposing of mortgaged property and
was found guilty as charged in the
indictment and given a sentence Of
two years in the penitentiary Upon
being sentenced he notified the court
that an appeal would be taken in his
case. Sam Majors plead guilty to a
charge of attempting to manufacture
liquor andN violating the prohibition
laws and was given a fine in each
case. Several other cases of minor
Importance were settled by pleas of
guilty.
Mr.. w. T. Fitzpatrick and Mr.. viii
Clements, of the Oak Ridge COM
munity, were business visitors in Car
rollton one day the early part of the
past week.
Mrs. w. W. Curry and Mr.. Alton
Owings were visitors in Tuscaloosa
last Thursday.
Mr.. John r. Laws, Of Columbus, was
in Carrollton the first of last week,
spending the time in the home of Mrs.
M. j. Latham.
Mrs. II. R. Owings is spending a
time in Anniston with her brother,
Mr.. Jim Gardner, and family.
Mr.. T. w. Youngblood, of Henry's
beat, was transacting business in Car
rolltoh the first Of last week.
Miss Sarah OwingA who has been
the attractive guest of relatives in
Admission, has returned to her home
near Carrollton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Dabbs and Mr..
M. Johnson were visitors in Columbus
Armistice Day and report an enjoy
able time.
Mr.. p. 0. Sugg, Of the New Hope
section, was among the business visi-
tors in Carrollton last Tuesday.
Mr.. James Gibson, the efficient
probate clerk of this county, spent
Thursday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. V. Gibson, in the Tabernacle
section.
Hon. John Mcqueen, of Tuscaloosa,
was attending circuit court in this
county during the past week. Mr..
Mcqueen enjoys a large practice in
this county, where he has many
friends who are always ready to ex-
tend a cordial welcome.
Mr.. II. c. Wright, one Of Aliceville's
progressive merchants, was in Car
rollton last Wednesday.
Mr.. A. f. Going, Of Pleasant Grove,
was at the county seat on business
last Friday.
Mrs. J. G. Pickett has returned to
her home in Carrollton, after a week
pleasantly spent with her son and
brother, Messrs. Taylor Pickett and
Jim Longmire, respectively, near
Hamilton, Miss.
Attorney Miner, of .Vernon, was
among tlS visiting attorneys who had
legal business in the Pickens county
circuit court the past week.
Mr.. ]. w. Bailey, of Pine Grove,
was among the visitors in Carrollton
Friday.
Mr.. Lyles Woodland, one of the eff
hcient teachers in the Liberty school
in Henrys beat, was in Carrollton last
Tuesday on business.
Mr. j. H. Mcdonald, of Cochrane