The log cabin Democrat., 1921-07-19
.WH|SKfY, GAMING DRAW HEAVY FINES RETURNS s INDICTMENTS Many Pleas of Guilty Entered and Fines Total S59O-But Two
 Trials by Jury Held.

Pleas of guilty by defendants held on charges of the manufacture, trans porting or having liquor in possession and gaming were entered in numbers at the sitting of circuit court Monday afternoon and this morning. Judge George w. Clark assessed fines which aggregated $590.
 The grand jury returned eight in dctments. Of those indicted, Newton Purtle is the only one whose name will be made public until the defend. ants are in custody or under bond. Purtle is in the county jail ;1 default of bond fixed at his preliminary hear ing for complicity in the series of robberies of rural stores. Purtle was indicted for burglary and grand lar ceny. He probably will be brought to trial at the present term of court. Two jury trials were held hy the court yesterday afternoon. Joe Mi lam was arraigned for the alleged sale of liquor. The trial jury could not reach verdict and was discharged. The case of Owen Harris against J. T. Duggar and others went to trial by jury, the verdict awarding to MT Harris possession of the Ford car in controversy and $75 as damages. The jury in the Milan case was composed of J. S. Dickens, F. P. Henderson, J. V. McHenry, J. M. Terry, w. B. Glenn, Ernest McCracken, John Low cry, w. R. McHenry, M. E. Cornell, J. R. Russell, A. M. Ledbetter and J. w. Hiett. The jury in the Harris Duggar case had the following mem bers: Wash Jones, o. G. Moore, George L. Rhea, F. P. Snow, J. R.. Beckett, G. K. Elliott, J. w. Graddy, l J. M. Bergman, A. L. Nutter,, Jeff Pearson, R. M. Hendrickson and J. H. Bevens.
 Nath A. Simpson of near Clinton ! was one of the number to submit on whiskey charges. Simpson was the alleged owner of the Ford ear taken into custody here the night of Novem- Der "A. He submitted and was fined $100. Ed Holyfield submitted anc drew a fine of the same amount, as did Homer Hendrickson of Conway Other fines were for having whiskel in possession, gaming and the trans lporting of whiskey.
 The big docket handled by thu ' court yesterday afternoon left httl to be done today and with the ex |ception of a few orders entered thi l morning, the body is in recess unti 5 Wednesday morning. All cases il , which Noah Hunter, the fugitive con vict, was the prosecuting witness , were dismissed on motion of the state 5 and the docket thus considerabl ) cleared The court went into adjourn
 ment shortly before noon. The gran
 jury continued it's examination o
 Witnesses.
 Civil actions handled by the cour
 largely concerned foreclosure, il
 which the defendants for the mos
 part were given until January 1, 1922 or 90 days in which to satisfy tn
 Judgments found against them Tn
 docket in detail from Monday nool
 until today was as follows: Civil Docket.
 George D. Henderson vs. Missour
 Pacific, continued for term.
 J. G. Odom vs Missouri Pacific continued for term
 Minnie Warden vs. Ed Carmichael motion to require plaintiff to file ex hibit to complaint; motion sustained and exhibit filed; complaint amended to identify exhibit.
 Conway and Palarm Road Improve ment District vs. G. T. Cazort contin ued by consent
 Atlas Oil Company vs. w. L. Whit ten, dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
 Farmers State Bank vs. w. c Daugherty, J. A. Mode and w. A. Hill judgment for plaintiff against all de. fendants in the sum of $2,000 with in terest from August 20, 1920, at 10 pe1 cent.
 H. C. Carter vs. Industrial Trans portation Company, judgment for | plaintiff in the sum of $100 with in- terest at six per cent from August l, 1920
 F. NJ. Schichtl vs. Industrial Trans portation Company, judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $200 with i'm terest at six per cent from August l, 1920.
 Owen Harris vs. Industrial Trans portation Company, judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $200 with in- terest from August l, 1920, at six per cent.
 C. J. Lincoln Drug Company vs. L. T. Iasley, settled and dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
 Southern Cotton oil Company vs Lyons Brothers, answer, counterclaim and demurrer filed judgment fol Iplaintiff as per precedent; execution withheld until January 1, 1922.