The Little River news., 1920-01-21
CIRCUIT COURT CLOSES;
 la RECEIVE SENTENCES
Court Adjourned Saturday Morning After Busy Week-fen Leaves
 for Penitentiary.

1 The Little River Circuit Court ad- journed Saturday before noon after a busy two weeks session. The court adjourned over until the 17th of Feb ruary when the jury will also be call ed back to try some cases left pending
 Criminal week opened Tuesday morning and began at once on vol umn of business. There was the uu- ual amount of petty cases and pleas of guilty.
 Felony Convictions.
 There were eleven felony convic- tions with penitentiary or reform school sentences. No murder cases were docketed. Sheriff Pierce left Saturday for Little Rock with ten pris- oners, the eleventh man having re- ceived dismissal Those convicted follow:
 Dave Kyles selling liquor, jury trial, verdict of guilty and sentenced to one year in the pen.
 Will Clay, violating liquor law, plea of guilty and sentenced to one year in tho pen.
 Edmond Greenway, buglary and grand larceny, plea of guilty and given one year on the grand larceny charge. The burglary charge was continued. Edmond is the negro that burglarized ho po1a1iH o white man, charged in the same con- nection with receiving stolen property was declared not guilty after jury trial
 John Collins, who was charged with assault to kill, was given one year sentence, motion was made for new trial and the case finally dismissed. 1 Henry Wilson, false pretenses, plea of guilty sentenced to one year in pen.
 Oliver Baggarley, grand larceny, a plea of guilty and given year in the reform school. Baggarley was a boy about IA years of age.
 ALige Tong, grand larceny, plea of guilty and given one year in the re- firm school. he being only 17 years of
 Henry Robertson, burglary and grand larceny, jury trial verdict of guilty and sentenced to one year.
 A. Afford, grand larceny. plea of guilty and given one year n the pen with recommendation for the reform school
 Jas. Turner, forgery and writing forged instruments, plea of guilty and sentenced to two years in the pen in each case, the sentences to run con- currently. l J. T. Kent, embezzlement, jury trial, verdict of guilty and sentenced to one year,
 Other Cases. l w. E. Clevenger, change of venue from Pike county, in two cases and were dismissed.
 Joe Brown, manufacturing liquor, dismissed by state.
 s. H. Baxter, manufacturing liquor, dismissed by state.
 Charlie Williams, grand larceny, plea of guilty as to petty larceny, given fine of $10 and one minute in jail. ] Andy Johnson, giving liquor to a minor, dismissed.
 Willie Keister, pandering, dismissed.
 T. N Bellew, carrying pistol. plea of guilty and fined $50. | Frank Williams, same charge as above, verdict of guilty and fined $50,
 B, S. Thrash, violating stock law, verdict of guilty. This was a test case with reference to the AshdOwn stock law. Thrash having been fined in the mayors court.
 Will Smith, selling liquor, jury trial, verdict of not guilty. Floyd Tong, selling liquor, dismiss ed by state. Frank Jones, grand larceny, jury trial and verdict of not guilty. Leo Roberts, grand larceny, con- tinued.
 Fred Johnson, grand larc ny, con tinued.
 Lish Baton, aggravated assault, plea of guilty, and fined $25.
 Lish Baton, carrying pistol, dismiss sed at plaintiffs cost. s. A. Baton, carrying pistol, jury trial and verdict of not guilty. H. w. Hamblin, grand larceny, con tinued.
 Julius Marshal, assault to kill, plea of guilty to lesser offease and fined $50.
 Sebe Moore, carrying pistol, continu- ed.