The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-07
GLOVER BOY GETS
 SEVERE SENTENCE
OWENS JURY COMPLETED
Dock Glover Refuses Light Term Of fered by Court-Owen Jury
 Selection Slow.

Refusing the suggestion of the court that he enter a plea of guilty and accept sentence of one year, Dock Glover entered plea Of not guilty was convicted by the trial jury and his punishment fixed at four years in the state prison.
 Oliver Owens of Mt. Vernon, under indictment for receiving stolen goods, was formally arraigned this morning. Selection of the jury occupied the courts time up to the noon recess. The court excused five talesmen sum- moned for examination, the state used six of its challenges, while I. NJ. Campbell for the defense exhausted the 20 challenges allowed him. Owens is on trial this afternoon.
 Six additional indictments for fel- onies, making 10 for the sitting, were reported by the grand jury before it was discharged by the court We'd nesday afternoon. All indictments returned were for felonies. In the brief report submitted to the court by J. Frank Jones, foreman, and C. Ii. Newborn, clerk of the jury, it was stated that only cases where the de- fendants were in jail or had been bound over by justice of the peace courts, had been considered. Judge George W. Clark accepted the report.
 All told, II cases were considered by the jury during it's sitting of three days. Indictments were found in 10 cases, the other charge being against Jettie Stone, who was dismissed.
 Young Glover's conviction was ac- companied by touching scenes. Since Monday, when he was first taken be- fore the grand jury, Judge Clark and Prosecuting Attorney ". J. Wag- goner had offered him a sentence of only one year if he would enter plea of guilty. Glover declined, and the case went to trial. Examination for jury service resulted in the selec- tion of the following members: s. II. Russell, J. W. Rhea, c. w. Shelton, H. J, Gwatney, A. J. Pearce, W. II. Woodward, Abner Jones. A. J. Brown, L. J. Troutman, G. C. Phillips, A. A. Moore and M. A. Jackson.
 The jury verdict carried with it sentence of three years for burglary and one year for grand larceny. FL mer Glover, brother of the accused. was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to three years. Their alleged burg lary and larceny was the entry of the B. T. Clifft grocery and rifling it's safe and cash drawer
 Mrs. Jane Glover, mother of the boy convicted, suffered a collapse when the jury verdict was returned and had to be removed from the court room. Her condition was alarming all through the night and medical atten- tion was required periodically. She is said to be resting better today al though still highly nervous. The sen- tence, while a nominal one for the crimes charged against Glover, is gen. erally regarded as severe on account of his youth, tbe defendant being about l6 years of age. His demeanor toward the court, it's officers and the jury is said to have left much to be desired. Both Judge Clark and MT. Waggoner expressed regret that the minimum sentence offered the defend ant was not accepted
 Selection of the jury in the Owens case this morning proved tedious and long drawn out It was 1915 before counsel had accepted the 12 members required They are: George P, Car ter, G. C. Philips, R. H. Maddox, G.. W. Shelton, Abner Jones, W. F.. Brown, R. N. McHenry, H. B. Smith, Homer Gragson, W. T. Hall, J. A. Reece and Mason McMillen.
 Thirty-one prospective jurors were examined and excused by the com bined challenges of the defense and prosecution and the court itself. Owens is under indictment for receiv- ing property alleged stolen from the George Josephs store. The goods in question were brought into court this morning and will be used by the pros ecution, which will hold that Owens knew the property was stolen at the time he received it. R. c. Bruce is assisting Mr. Waggoncr in the prose cution.
 The court expects to complete the case and adjourn tonight.