The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-06-22
CIRCUIT COURT In
REGULAR SESSION
Considerable Business Of Minor I'M
portance Transacted During First
Three Days.

PoA tNAteS AAaHadNteA JufiuR FIRST
Three Days.
Circuit court convened here Monday
and has been in session since. Judge
E. L. Brien is presiding; District At
torney ]. d. Thames, with County
Attorney Satserfeld, is representing
the state. and Court Stenographel HI
ram hadek IS looking after his lob.
The grand jury is still in session,
and the statement is made that the
members do not know when they will
complete their labors. Nine bills have
been returned to date, though none Of
these was brought in yesterday.
FolloWlng are the men who compose
the grand jury: j. NJ. Mitchell. r.
L, Hamilton, H. +. Ford, ]. d. Co
wins, j. Mack Jones, r. G. Slayton,
}. M. Flowers, W. J. limerick, Lind
say Bailess, I. E. McCrorey. Mvles
Person, f. w. Boyd, r. c. Chunn, j.
2. Martin, +. NJ. Titche and R. J. Nor
wood. j. P. Martin was appointed
foreman, and E. j. Ross, bailiff.
Jury No. One is composed of the
following: G. B. Tillman, J. B. Req
an, E. J. Rushbrook, C. B. Bobo, ID. /.
Bridgers, B. j. Davis, J. S. Porter,
J. L. Gaines, F. d. Working, f. I.
Mitchell, 0. A. Hammett, /. Zadek.
Jury No. Two: Wade Smith, Bud
Harrell, 3. f. Parker, J. NJ. Reid. r.
E. Walne.
The case of the State against A. w.
Button was nolle pressed, as was also
the case against Allen Weathers, and
the case against George Raynor.
The suit of Jim Sailes against Mike
Abraham was dismissed without pref
udice.
Belhaven College was given judg-
ment by default against A. w. But
ton in two cases, the sum Of $227.94
and interest in one and $242.76 and
interest in the other.
The case of w. A. Roam against
Anderson Humphreys was compro-
missed out Of court.
Ben Smiths suit against Francis
smith, a&as Francis Tell, wis dis
missed
The following cases were continued:
r. II. Reid VS.. Y. & NJ V. r. r, Co.;
Mike Abraham VS.. c. I. Morris; w.
W, Branside, liquidator, VS.. G. A. Nc
MILAN, J. P. mcmillan, S. T. McMil-
Ian and B. H. Mcmillan; " & M. v.
r. r. Co., vs.. Frank II. Reid; Mrs.
Addie Taylor VS.. o. Wilkins and Will
Calender, trustee; R. E. Fife VS.. Ben
Tolliver.
The suit Of Geo I, Thomas against
Walter E. Daugherty, was also con-
tinued This is suit for $4,000,
damages claimed because of the ac-
cidental shooting of the complainant
by defendant, by which the complain
ant lost an eye.
Miss Emma Taussig, sueing the Y.
& NJ. v. R, R. Co. for $1,000 damages,
claimed for the burning of a meadow,
obtained pre-emptory instructions
from the court, and the jury awarded
her $25.
The Miller Auto Co. was given
Judgment by default against George
Anderson for $526.47 with interest.
Oscar Wilkins, a planter of the
southwestern part of the county was
acquitted yesterday Of the charge Of
manufacturing liquor. This case took
more time than any case coming be-
fore the court at this term. Many of
the regular jurymen were excused and
deputies were sent out through the
town to get a special jury.
Harry Fife, also accused of manu-
featuring liquor, was tried yesterday
afternoon. In his case the court gave
pre-emptory instructions for the jury
to acquit. Fife, with his son-in-law
w. II. DUNCAN were arrested some
time ago by Sheriff Bagnell and sew
eral deputies after the force had spent
large part of one Sunday in sue
cessful hunt for still near the Fife
home in the Ingleside neighborhood.
The still was confiscated, and the men
later released on bonds Of $500 each
to appear before the court L. A.
Ferguson, agent for the American
Express Co. at Port Gibson, testified
that Fife had applied for the still
which came inDungan's name through
his office Ferguson declined to let
Fife have the still and warned him
that buying a still was a dangerous
business. He was told that DUNCAN
wanted it for the purpose of distilling
water for his automobile. Later Dun
gan got the still.
w. H. DUNCAN is being tried this
morning on the same charge preferr-
ed against Wilkins and Fife.
W. Fl. DUNCAN was tried this morn
ing, and, as in the case of Fife, the
court gave pre-emptory instructions
for the jury to acquit the accused.