Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-03-17
CIRCUIT COURT IS
NOW IN SESSION
Bank OF Oxford Wins In Suit Against
The County-Claud Poland Case
Set For Saturday-Smith Case
~ Continued.

Circuit court convened here Monday
with Judge Roam presiding while
District Attorney Knox was present
to look after the interest of the
State.
Judge Roam delivered a most i'm
pressive charge to the Grand Jury,
and incidentally gave some good adj
vice to the great thrOng of people
which packed the big court room to its
full capacity to be at the opening of
court and hear the Judges charge.
The Grand Jury selected was as
follows:
B. B. Russell, foreman.
]. S. Galloway, j. d. Stephens, I.
w. Black, G. W. Russell, r. G. Rus
sell, Will Vinson, A. Herring, G. c.
Wilson, Price Rayburn, Ebert Miller,
F. f. Higginbothem, j. c. Lowe, j.
F., Ramsey, S. A. Champian, M. W.
Mitchell, West Gault, Joe Palmer, A.
J. Johnson.
Petit Jury, No Joe Mccain,
J. C. Burk, j. II. Sulle1der, d. T.
Mitchell, Tom Harding, r. E. Har-
kins, Earl Hamilton, J. NJ. Naples,
H. M. Davis, T. w. Mooney, Afford
Robbins, A. P. Snipes.
Jury No. "A. @. Roberts, Joe
Crouch, r. A. Buchanon, J. H. Gees
ling, J. D. Cole, Johnnie Stewart, S.
A. Littleton, Hubert Jones, Lee Will
liams, j. S. Lock, C. c. Stephens, G.
w. Crockett.
One of the most interesting cases
to come up at the spring term of
the circuit court was the petition by
the Bank of Oxford for mandamus
| order compelling the board of super
visors to accept the sealed bid sub
| mitted by the Bank of Oxford in Feb
| ruary to become the depository of
| the county funds for the remaining
part of 1921.
At the Febraury meeting of the
board sealed bids for interest on
the daily balance of county funds
were received by the board. The
three banks in the county each
submitted sealed bids. The First
| National Bank, the present deposit
tory, submitted bid of 2 per cent
on the daily balance, The Guaranty
Bank and Trust Company four and
nine sixteenths per cent and the
Bank of Oxford five per cent. 1t
became known to the board that a
| higher bid might be had. The board
rejected all bids and announced that
they would receive bids at public
| outcry,
At public outcry the Guaranty
Bank and Trust Company did not
go above the mark of their sealed
| bid, The First National Bank bid
five and one twentieth of one per
cent But in some way the Bank
of Oxford was unable to have
| representative present when bids
were heard at public outcry and
| the matter was continued by the
board from day to day. Before,
| adjournment the board announced
that they would again receive seal
| ed bids up to March 9th.
| In the meantime the Bank of Ok
ford filed a prohibitive writ en-
| joining the board from action until
| the petition for mandamus could
be heard by the circuit court. The
| Bank of Oxford asks that the
| board be required to accept the
l Scdleu DIu SuDInlIleu. III lIlc HiCS'H-
time the First National Bank econ-
tinues as the depository and the
county receives two per cent inter-
| est on the daily balance.
Among the other cases reached by
the court to date of going to press
| was the State VS.. Claude Poland,
| charged with numbering Elton Harris
more than year ago. A special
| venire of 40 men were drawn for this
case and it was set for Saturday.
State VS.. w. r. Smith, murder,
| continued.
State VS.. Allen Lewis, retailing
| liquor, continued.
State VS.. Sid Rocket, grand lar
ceny, mol pressed.
State VS.. Harris Campbell, man.
slaughter, verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. A. D. Lancaster, distill-
ing, verdict of not guilty.
State VS.. F. P. Smith, forgery,
| mol pressed.
State VS.. Bishop Foster ct al, re-
failing liquor, mol pressed.
State VS.. Jessie Dunlap, charged
with carrying concealed weapon, plea
of guilty, fined $25 and cost.
A number of minor cases have been
| dispensed with, and the court is doing
some splendid work in clearing off
| the docket.