Washington telegraph., 1921-10-14
MANY TO PEN IN
CIRCUIT COURT
TOTAL OF FIFTEEN GIVE p
SENTENCES DURING 1
WEEK.

| Hampstead Circuit Court al 1any
criminal cases have been dis Of.
| A total Of fifteen penitenti SEN
tences have been imposed q, the
week and Sheriff Dotson 18th
thirteen of these this morninl Lit
tie Rock, two of those convil Joe
Porter and Badge Moore ha ap-
pealed their cases and furnish bond.
W. E. Middleton and step-son, ybmmy
Stephens, convicted of the killing Of
Jesse Wilson at Parker's mi. near
| Fulton, filed notice Of appeal, but they
failed to make bond, so were among
those carried TO the penitentiary this
morning. There were six whites and
seven negroes in the group.
Those receiving penitentiary SEN
tence follow:
THEODORE Davis, years for utter
ing on plea of guilty. Defendant is
only IS years of age and the court
recommended that he be transferred
to the reform school.
Chase Bonner, white, was given 2
years on entering plea of guilty to
the charge Of grand larceny.
Jimmy Mimlns, white, years on on
tering plea Of guilty on grand larceny
charge.
Solomon Muldrow, negro, pleads
guilty to chage of assault with intent
to kill and is given years.
Roy Moore, negro, years on enter
ing plea of guilty to burglary charge.
Johnny Green, negro, charged with
uttering, is tried by jury and given
a 2 year sentence.
Jos Porter, negro, charged with sell
ing whlskey, is found guilty by 4 jury
and his punishment fixed at one year.
John Wesley Williams, negro, plea
OF guilty OF assault to rape entered.
Sentenced to years. I
Webster Gilkey, grand LARGELY, 3
years.
Dan Smith, burglary and grand
larceny, years.
Frank Ward, making liquor; / year.
W. f. Middleton and Thos. Steph-
ems, murder, ? years zach.
. Herman King, grand larceny; plea
Of guilty, l year.
Other cases disposed of were as fol-
lows:
Oscar Woodbury., gaming; dismissed |
Earl Curry, gaming; dismissed.
S. NJ. Ragland, Williams & Phillips,
selling cigarettes; dismissed.
Robt Clay, assault to kill; dismissed.
Chas. Ritchie, carnal abuse; dis
misdad
Manuel Carrigan, gaming; plea of
guilty; fine $1,000.
F. L. Goodc, disturbing peace; plea
of guilty, fine $500.
Robt. GLASGOW, gaming; continued.
j. T. Tullis, gaming; plea of guilty,
fine $1,000.
Reppy Woodberry, gaming; dismiss
cd.
Mode Watson, simple assault; dis
missed.
Jesse Nelson, gaming; forfeiture of
bond.
Corliss Roberts, pandering, dis
missed.
Laura Cole, grand larceny; contin-
ued for term.
Chas. Walker, gaming; indctm Int
quashed
D. Shields, gaming; dismissed
Sam Clark, Lonnie Truluck a
Nelson, gaming; forfeiture of boY
Jim Thomas, selling liquor; Sy
trial verdict of not guilty.
Jim Nelson, gaming; plea of gu b,
fine $1,000.
Floyd Dobson, selling whlskey; jIry
failed to agree; continued for tern
The following cases were continf fed
for term: Chas. Walker, assault to
kill; Conway Block, Mob Hill, Sam
Clark, Ben Mitchell, Chas. Wright,
Geo. Washington, French Harmon,
Hill Diggins, Nal Cheatham, Reedie
Cotter, Clifton Snyder and Jim Mel
son, all on gaming charges.
Chas. Walker, false pretense; for
feiture of bond in sum Of $4,000.
Sam Ellis, Jno Nelson, Albert Nell
son and Andy Walker, gaming; forfeit
ture of bonds in the sum of Sl5O.Oo I
each.
T. R. Carr, assault and battery;
plea of guilty, fine of S25.OO.
Armstead Pryor, rape; continued
The case of Jess Cornelius, white,
CHARGED with receiving stolen proper