The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-04
SESSION STARTED BY CIRCUIT COURT FL. PENCE GOES TO TRIAL Court and Grand Jury Resume Labors TOday-Evans-T Thomson Case
 Up This Afternoon.

| Up Inns Afternoon.
 E. l.. Pence of Little Rock, an auto service driver, was the first defendant
 arraigned this morning when Judge George w. Clark called the adjourned
 term of circuit court and grand jury Four new members were summoned
 and empaneled to complete the grand jury, while courts work was started
 with an even 12 men on the petit jury. In the Pence case councel for
 the state and plaintiff accepted all
 12. Judge Clark completed his charge
 to the jury ip this case before ad-
 journment at noon, and it was given the jury after argument this after | noon.
 l This afternoons docket will be oc- cupied with the trial of B. C. Thoma- son and Roy Evans, under indict- | ment for arson in connection with their alleged attempt to burn the West Side Grocery, then on Main street east of the courthouse, the night of December "A. Thomson and Evans were indicted at the January term and asked for immediate trial, but con- tinuance was granted to permit the state time to assemble it's evidence. The grand jury will complete work left unfinished at the time of ad- journment in January. It's members are c. H. Newborn, J. Frank Jones, L. T. Patton, A. F. Bush, s. A. Me Henry, W. w. Bishop, T. c. Harmed, N C. Martin, J, w Holt, c C. Morgan, W. S. Martin, G. E. Owen, H. l.. Tyler, B. H. Traylor, D. N. Ward and NJ. c. Turner. The four men last named are the new members of the jury to replace those excused for var ious reasons. Members of the petit jury are L. J. Troutman, w. J. Gard ner, s, H. Russell, H. D. Baldridge, X. Y. Hogue, w. H. Petty, George P. Carter, F. P. Philips, J. w. Rhea, R. H. Maddox and o. s. Russ.
 Pence is the Little Rock service driver who is under indictment for having driven Noah Hunter, now un- der sentence of one year for manufac- turing Whiskey, in his car from Little Rock to Conway, having a quantity of liquor in the ear at the time. Hun+- CT was paroled from the penitentiary in order to appear as a witness. Pence took the stand in his own behalf. He | is represented by Fred A. Isgrig of Little Rock, former Conway young man. Prosecuting Attorney w. J. Waggoner appeared for the state.
 Hunter testified as having hired Pence to drive him from Little Rock to Conway, agreeding to pay him S15 for the trip. He said the liquor was placed in the car and the trip started and completed. However, other evi- dence showed that Hunter "beat" the charges and left Pence in bad way when Conway officers finally took the pair in charge.
 MT. Isgrig called Al Lloyd of Little Rock as lis final witness. Lloyd an- swered all questions with utmost frankness and called the states at to,ney "BilP' wher replying to the two or three questions asked.
 Did you see Noah Hunter about the time this happened?" Mir. Wag- goner asked.
 Well, Bill, it was not exactly then two or three days later," Al said in all candor.
 What did you see Hunter for? All of you fellows down there at North Little Rock seem to remember Hunter mighty we'll"
 Sure We remember him, Bill" Lloyd said. "I bought a gallon from him then and got into trouble. AnotHer time l bought gallon and it cost me about $500. You're mighty right remember him."
 You like it, don't you, Al, and buy it at every chance" MT. Isgrig in- terposed when Al seemed on the point of making other disclosures in regard to the whiskey trade in North Little Rock and vicinity.
 Have drunk it since I was that high" Al readily admitted.
 Pence also proved a strong witness in his own behalf. He told of meet ing Hunter and agreeing to bring him to Conway by automobile. His car was Stephens roadster without any special compartments, he told Judge Clark. After he got Hunter here and was unable to collect any fare, he be- came much more interested, he said, and joined the officers in searching for him. Under cross questioning by
 Mir. Waggoner failed to shake the de fendant's assertion that he was un-
 aware of the fact that liquor was stored in the back compartment, as testified by Hunter. At the request of Mir, Isgrig, the court produced its record showing that Hunter is under ] sentence for one Near for manufac-