Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-07
PLEAS OF GUILTY
HEARDBY COURT
Criminal Calendar Re-
duced-Negro Goes to
Trial For Murder

The Jury in the case of Jones Jack
son, charged with the murder of his
wife. returned a verdict of guilty,
recommending the defendant to the
mercy of the court. Judge Little
John Immediately sentenced Jackson
to life Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
The criminal calendar was taken
up in Sumter Superior Court this
morning, with a heavy docket of
minor cases to be disposed of. julie
FELTON,, solicitor general of this cir
cult is representing the state, and
Judge T. A. Littlejohn is presiding.
Before beginning upon the case of
Jones jackson, negro charged with
the murder of his wife, Judge Little
john accepted pleas of guilty from a
number of defendants. George La
mar, plead guilty to making whisky
and elected to go to trial on another
Indictment charging him with driving
a horse without consent of owner
Harry Hawkins was appointed to de-
fend him in this case. Charlie Har-
Tis, who shot at Sam Gibson, plead
guilty to shooting at another, and was
sentenced to serve II months on the
chaingang or pay fine of $125. AL
fonso Hunter, one of the negroes ar
rested in connection with the loss of
freight at the Seaboard warehouse
here, plead guilty to embezzlement (;
CQuallis Stevens admitted he was gull
Ey of making liquor and Ulysses Ray
plead guilty to barrying concealed
weapons Robert Clark, white boy
of Leslie community, plead guilty to
breaking and entering, and by con-
sent of Solicitor General FELTON, he
will be parolled after he has given
testimony in another case in which
he is a witness for the state. I. b.
Wright, alias Thurman Young, also
white, admitted he gave Boney Carey
a bad check for a small sum. Judge
Littleiohn passed all these cases, ex-
cept that of Charlie Harris and Rob-
ert Clark and will impose sentence
later.
After pleas had been received in
these cases the Jones Jackson MUIR
der trial was begun, with T. o. Mar
shall and Dan Chappell representing
the defendant. The motive alleged
for the crime by the state is that
Jackson killed his wife while he was
drunk.
Just before court recessed at noon
Judge Littlejohn sentenced three of
the defendants who entered pleas
earlier in the session, as follows:
Charlie Harris, II months on the
chaingang or $125 fine; Quallis Stew
ems, making liquor, IL months on
chaingang, provided that after serv-
ing months he may pay fine OF
$3.50 and be released, and having
9iuuor, $75, or months on the chain
gang; and Ulysses Ray, carrying con-
cealed weapons, IL months or $15c
fine, and carrying a pistol without IL
cense, $40 or months.
When court re-assembed at z
O'Clock the case of Henry Williams
charged with rape was commenced.
Gases set for hearing tomorrow are
as follows R. H. Anderson, lar
ceny after trust and misdemeanor !
Frank Patterson, assault with intent
to murder. Wise Parker, larceny
from the house and misdemeanor;
William Turner, assault with intent
to murder; Will Rogers, having
whisky; Doc Daniel felony; Ernest
Gibson, maxim" liquor; George Hol-
ley, making whisky; Emmett Mason,
larceny from the house; Willie Jones,
selling liquor; D. M. Lowery, cheat
ing and swindling; Clark Barlow, as
sault and battery; Wesle'r Clark, mis-
demeanor; Charlie Wilson, having
whisky; George Clark, keeping whis-
ky; Rosa Ellis, misdemeanor; A. j.
Williams, stabbing; Jim Williams, re.
ceiving stolen Goods.