The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-01-25
JurD Returns Verdict OF
Guilty In Interesting Case
Held In Circuit Court Here
Numbers of Witnesses Summoned Here For Trial For
Assault and Battery, Committed on 18th of October,
Last Year. Sentence Not Yet Passed. Other Boys
In Case Being Tried Mauy Cases Disposed of.

After a recess of one
week, Circuit Court conven-
ed here again Monday. On
account of the disagreeable
weather, most Of the jurors
and witnesses did not get
here until late in the morn
ing. The Grand Jury COM
pleted their work last week.
A few cases came before
the court Monday, and were
settled, but the most impor~
tant case was that of the
State VS. Oliver Murray, for
assault and battery. On
Oct. IA, 1922, a Beat Meet
was held at Pelahatchie,
and a basketball game was
played sometime during the
day. Some of the boys at
tempted to raise a bet on
the game. Prof. Steen in
formed them that they
would have to leave the
school grounds to do the
betting. This started a
quarrel which ended in a
fight between Mr.. Steen
and Roy Harrell.
The Harrell boy was very indig
nant over the affair, and went TO
town after two other boys. Oliver
Murray and Will King. The quarrel
was resumed on their return to the
school grounds, and another fight
followed, in which all three of the
boys took part The Murray boy
drew his knife and cut Mr.. Steen.
The case was brought before the
court Monday. The Murray boy
plead not guilty to the charge.
Anderson and Mcintyre were the
attorneys, and King,
i<uSt anu 1IuN stltlS tllC
torneys. After hearing the evidence
and receiving the Instructions of the
court, the jury returned the verdict:
we, the Jury find the defendant
guilty Of a simple assault and bat
terry without intent TO kill and muir
der" The sentence has not yet
been passed.
Trial of Other Boys
Begun Later in Week.
The trial of Roy Harrel was held
Wednesday,. and that of Will King
later in the week. 1t is thought that
court will adjourn the last of the
week The other cases disposed of
to date were as follows
State VS. Lena Jones, continued;
State VS. Reba Washington, cOntinu- a
ed: State VS. George Jenkins, cOntin-
ued: State VS. Oliver Murray jury
and verdict of assault and battery;
State VS. King Jones, plea of guilty.
and sentence suspended until next
term; State VS. Alex OVERLY, cOntin-
ued: State VS. Farror Jones, plea of
guilty and sentence suspended until
next term on payment of costs;
Mississippi Foundry & Machine Co..
VS. 4. G.. Purvis Lbr. Co. dismissed
at plaintiffs costs; Pelahatchie
Hdw Co. VS. A. G.. Purvis Lbr. Co.
ct nj. dismissed at plaintiffs costs;
Pelahatchie Bank VS. j. II. and Lee
Myers. judgment by default for
amount sued for; J. c. Campbell vs
John c. Williams ct al, dismissed
at plaintiffs costs; Robinson Auto
Co. VS. A. J. Brown, dismissed at
plaintiffs costs; r. II. Green VS. L.
NJ. Cox. dismissed at defendants
costs: Republic Motor Sales Co. VS.
III. K. Myers, dismissed for want of
prosecution and plaintiff charged
with costs: J. G. Bell ct nj VS.. James
C. Davis. Director General of Rail
roads. Judgment by consent for
$2,O00.00: Miss Ethel Loree Dow
ct al VS. g. & S. /. r. r. continued;
Miss Ella Thornton ct al VS. q. 5.
1. r. r. Continued Mrs. Lula Brock
ct al VS. G. & S. /. r. r. continued;
Linnie Holloway ct al VS. g. 4 5. l.
r. r. continued; James Dow ct al
VS. c. & s. l. r. r. continued; e. c.
Patterson VS. G.. 4 S. /. r. r. contin-
ued.