The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-01-12
MUCH CRIMINAL
BUSINESS DISPOSED OF
Action Taken by Trials, by
Court and by Agreement
List of Cases.

Judge Miller took up the criminal
docket in Circuit Court on the con-
vening Of court Monday. The court
is still engaged in criminal trials.
An extra large crowd was on hand
at the courts opening. much inter-
est, of course, being taken by friends
as well as the defendants in the dock
ct as it was sounded, the cases set
for trial and the arguments by coun-
sci.
Up to this afternoon an extraor-
dinarily large amount of business
has been transacted for the time
consumed since Monday. Action
has been taken as follows:-
Use, City of Brookhaven VS.. Ben
ME Boyte.-C Charged with selling in
toxicating liquors. Willie Calcote,
defaulting witness fined $780, 90.
Case not tried.
Gertrude Weeks.-Charge of en-
bezzlement. Forfeiture taken on
bond for non-appearance of de-
fendant.
James Bates.-Charge of murder.
Found guilty by jury. Sentenced
to imprisonment in the penitentiary
at hard labor for life.
Ed Williams.-Murder. Demurrer
over-ruled.
VIII Dukes.-Murder Demurrer
over-ruled.
Use, City of Brookhaven VS.. Will
Weathersby. charge of drunk in
public place. Appeal from City of
Brookhaven. Forfeiture taken on
bond for non-appearance of defend
ant appeal dismissed and writ of
procedendo issued to court below.
John Haywood.-Murder. Forfei-
ture taken on former day of this term
against Mrs. Nellie o. Montgomery
and Bige Cook, sureties, set aside
and alias capias issued for John Hay
wood.
Fred Warren.-Assault and bat
terry. Mol pressed.
Sarah Johnson.-Making whiskey.
Mol Pressed.
Ernest Turner. = Murder. Cessat
processus entered.
T. A. Buie.-Seduction. Contin-
ued until next term.
Glen Cockram.- Grand larceny.
Mol Pressed.
Gene Tillman.-Assault and bat
terry. Appeal from Justice of the
Peace. Forfeiture taken on bond.
Appeal dismissed, and writ of proce-
dendo issued to Court below.
Son Braxton.-Using obscene and
profane language. Appeal from City
Of Brookhaven. Forfeiture taken on
bond. Appeal dismissed and writ Of
procedendo issued to court below.
3. ]. Johnson.-Conniving at sale
of intoxicants. Mol pressed
N. ]. (alias) Buck Moore Char
ged with false pretenses. Arraign-
en- and plea of not guilty.
Bennie te.-Manufacturing in
toxicants. Arraigned and plea of not
guilty.
John Motley.-V Violating rules and
rsgniatioas of the Mississippi Live
Stock Sanitary Board by moving cat
tie from one district to another
without permission. Demurrer over
ruled. Trial had and defendant
found not guilty by jury.
Henrietta Billups.-Assault and
battery with intent to kill and MUIR
der. Demurrer overruled. Trial had
and defendant found guilty by jury.
Sentence not yet announced.
e. F. Brennan, Jr.-False preten-
ses Demurrer sustained and case
dismissed.
N. J. (alias) Buck Moore.-Faise
pretenses. Demurrer sustained and
case dismissed.
Ed Williams Murder. Special
Venire. Trial now in progress.
On indictments found against Jack
G. Hardy, N. ]. (alias) Buck Moore
and E. F. Brennan, Jr.. the Court
has set Friday as the date of trial.
JURORS FOR THE WEEK.
Jury No. III. Bush, ]. o. Sartin.
A. M. Bridges, w. A. Maxwell, A. C.
Greer, w. w. Breeden, F. M. Case.
J. M. S. Reeves, w B. Britt, ]. L..
Hart, ]. w. Earls and w. S. Nordan.
Jury No. 2,-H. B. Boyd, Sidney
Martin, c. M. Price, B. E. Thompson.
Wilmot Reeves, Frank Brown, Els
berry Britt, Jess B. Case, and Rowan
Case. (Only 9 Jurors on Ilrv No Q