The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-06
COURT 10 FINISH
 LABORS THURSDAY
GLOVER, OWENS ON TRIAL
Winston Negro Draws One Year Prison Term-Roy Evans Case
 Continued to July.

With the trial of Dock Glover, in- dicted for burglary and larcency scheduled for this afternoon and the trial of Oliver Owens, indicted for the same offense, docketed for Thurs day morning, the Faulkner circuit court is approaching the end of it's labors and will adjourn by Thursday night, Judge George w. Clark said today. The grand jury probably will go into adjournment at the same time or before.
 Glover was brought to trial imme- diately after the noon recess today. The court appointed George F. Hartje as counsel for the defendant. Glover was indicted for the alleged robbery of the Clifft grocery. Indictment against him was returned yesterday by the grand jury and the prisoner allowed to remain under the same bail until trial. Oliver Owens was an- other of the defendants indicted by the jury in four bills returned yester- day. Judge Clark fixed his bond at ,000 and set his trial for Thursday morning. Owens was arrested for the alleged burglary of the George Jo- sephs' store at Mt. Vernon.
 "Check" Winston, negro held for the manufacture of whiskey, was sen- fenced to one year in the penitentiary, the trial jury reported at noon. Win ston was caught on the raid made last fall by Sheriff w. M. Brady and sev- eral other officers. A gallon jug of the finished product" was taken into custody at the same time Winston was, and a sample of it was passed around at the court this morning. A metal condenser used in the alleged manufacture, was also on display. however, denied the charges preferred in the indictment. He was defended by Wendell Henry under ap- pointment by Judge Clark.
 Jury in the Winston case was com- posed of L. J. Troutman, A. Y. Hogue, W. H. Petty, R. H. Maddox, H. D. Bal dridge, G. C. Phillips, J. M. Brummett, J. M. McHenry, M. A. Jackson, J. s. Cleveland and A. H. Burkett. The product alleged to have come from outfit was submitted to the jury as we'll as officers of the court.
 Two default judgments were re- turned against the Industrial Trans portation Company in favor of Julius Favre, local citizen who sued for breach of contract and also for re- fund of $2,500, the amount of stock which he bought in the concern. The defendant company was not repre- jury panel was installed as the trial jury. The first judgment is for $2,595 with interest from February P, 1921, the amount of damage the plaintiff sustained through non-observance of a contract under which he would have entered the employ of the company as manager of it's store at McArthur, Tex. Favre moved with his family to Texas and reported at McArthur on June p, but was refused to the po- sition at McAllen. The second judg- ment is for $2,500 plus interest from May 31, 1920, the date of the sale of stock.
 Moore Harton was sworn in as a member of the grand jury to replace G. E. Owen, who was excused from further service. o. s. Russ was ex- cused from service on the petit jury and J. M. Brummett installed in his stead
 A verdict of not guilty was re- turned by the jury in the case against B. C. Thomson late Tuesday. Argu- ments by counsel were concluded about the middle of the afternoon and the jury occupied only about 30 min utes in reaching it's verdict. Immedi- ately after acquittal of Thomson, counsel for Roy Evans, jointly indict- ed with him for the same alleged of fense, moved for trial and announced ready to begin then and there Pios- ecuting Attorney w. J. Waggoner moved for continuance until the July court term, and his motion was grant ed over the objections of the defense. Thomson and Evans were jointly in dicted for arson, the charges growing out of the fire the night of December 25 which partially destroyed the West Side grocery.
 ASSOCIATION HONOR