The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-27
Convicted of Receiving Bonds Stolen From the Bank at Vandervoort--
 Had Forfeited Bond.

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 Had Forfeited Bond.
 The jury that heard the testimony in the case of George T. Martin, de- cided that the Little Rock man was guilty of receiving stolen property and returned a verdict to Judge Steel, flx- ing the penalty at five years in the state penitentiary. By consent the iurv was excused from night service and reconvened Wednesday morning, reaching a verdict after two hours of deliberation. Martin, who has Deen prisoner at the county jail since July 23, having been arrested near Little Rock, did not take the stand in his own behalf and offered no ex- plantation as to how the liberty bonds stolen from the bank at Vandervoort came to be in his possession. Wit nesses from Little Rock and Wilbur ton, Ok, testified that they saw Mar tin in possession of liberty bonds which the state proved had been stol- en from the bank at Vandervoort when it was robbed in November, 1918. Martin was first arrested for the robbery of the bank about a year later, but was released on bond. Af- ter the case had been continued Mar tin failed to appear for trial at the April term. of this year, and his bond was declared forfeited. In July Mar tin was captured near Little Rock, and would have been taken back to Kentucky for an alleged theft of an automobile, had not Sheriff Thorn ton heard of his arrest and secured the prisoner for Polk county,
 Other Criminal Cases.
 c. L. Smith, charged with perjury in an indictment returned at this term of court, was found guilty and pun ishment fixed at one year in the peni- tenriary by jury composed of J, Q. Gates, c. M. Edwards, 1. L. Reed, c. L. Baker, Horace Chambers, w. l.. Linam, B.. P. Lichlyter, w. A. Norris, F. L. Johnson, Hey Hudgins, k. P. Twiford and H. R. Groves. The in- dictment grew out of the investiga- ton of the cattle stealing case recent ly dug up by the officials. Minor Pip kin, as attorney for the defendant, moved for new trial, which, being overruled, the court granted an ap- peal to the Supreme court, giving 90 days in which to file the bill of ex- captions. In the meantime the de- fendant is held under the original bond.
 The case of State vs. Dr. L. A Simpson the jury returned a pre- emptory verdict of not guilty on the order of the court after hearing the evidence. The defendant was charged with grand larceny, consisting of talk. ing crank shaft of the value of Sl0l from the property of the Watkins Lumber Company. The indictment in this case was returned by the specia grand jury last May.
 The jury composed of H. L. Nichols Robert Hunter, W. A. Eddleman, J. H Sexton, W. w Townsend, sEmmett Rowe, James Nation, Lee Thompson i Cue Runyan, Marion Wimberly anc J. C. Hoheimer, empaneled to try the ease of State vs. George Herring failed to agree. The defendant was charged with manufacturing Iiquor the witnesses for the state being VII. lis Hungate, Tom Dempsey and Doug las Walker.
 R. Golf, Neve Winberly, W. J Lauck, W. A. Eads, c. L. Baker. Hor. ace Chambers F. L. Johnson. II. R Groves, H. L. Nichols, Robert Hunter Cue Runyan and W. l.. Nichols com pose the jury before whom the Van dervoort bank robbery is being tried