The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1923-01-11
COURT NEWS

of John McGoughan VS.. southwestern
Bell Telephone Co, the verdict being
returned in favor of McGoughan for
1000 the amount sued for, On account
.of damages received while an employe
iof the company.
This was the last of the civil suits on
the docket.
The following criminal cases have
been disposed of since Monday morning
in the order named:
State VS. Geo. Baker and Emma
Rogers, illegal cohabitation, dismissed
on motion of State.
State VS.. J. G. Barham, unlawfully
giving check, dismissed on motion of
State.
State VS.. J. NJ. Barbaree, appeal
dismissed on motion of State.
State VS. Henry Sharp, making
liquor. dismissed on motion of State.
State VS. John Sahrp, making liquor
dismissed on motion of State.
State VS.. Ed White, practicing medi-
cine without license, jury trial-not
guilty.
State VS.. Alex Muldrow, murder 2nd
degree, plea of guilty, given L years in
penitentiary.
State VS. Geo Woodland. receiving
stolen property. plea of guilty, fined
SO and given l hour in Jail
State VS. Tom Hobson. murder, jury
trial, given > IL years in penitentiary.
State VS. Homer Jarvis. drunkenness,
fined $1,000
state vs.. Pete Fisher simple assault,
fined $500
State VS. Melvin Charles. removing
timber unlawfully. jury trial. given 30
days in jail.
State VS. Geo. Ware. possessing still.
jury trial-given l year in penitentiary.
state Us. Jesse Williams. murder 2nd
degree. jury trial-21 years in pen.
The Grand Jury which was empanell-
cd last week was dismissed Thursday
afternoon. They examined 3S witnesses
and returned y indictments. The fol
LOVING is the report in fun:
To the Hon James H McCollum.
Circuit Judge for Nevada County, Ar
kansas:
We. the grand jury. empanelled for
the January term, 1923, of Nevada
Circuit Court. report as follows:
We have examined 3S witnesses and
have returned p indictments.
We find the records Of the county
we'll and neatly kept
We have relied upon the report Of
the commissioners of accounts as to
the correctness of the accounts OF the
collecting officers or the county.
We find the condition of the county
iail to he comparatively good, and rea-
sonably sanitary. We recommend that
the old plastered ceiling of the kitchen
be removed and Il new wood overhead
ceiling put in. We also find that iron
rods should be run through the build
ing for the purpose of bracing same
and we recommend that the county
Judge use his discretion in placing
them.
We find the court house TO be we'll
kept with the exception of the excess
rubbish in the basement. We recon-
mend that the windows of the base
mcnt be screened with heavy wire for
the protection of the windows.
We find the condition of the Prescott
city jail good.
We find the condition of the county
farm fairly good. There is at present
one inmate of the county farm, and
he seems to be we'll cared for We
are Informed that a number of women
of Prescott have co-operated extensive
" with the county judge in the matter
of the county farm and its inmates,
and much good has resulted from their
assistance.
We have received reports from all
justices of the peace and constables of
the county.
We avail this opportunity TO thank
your honor, the prosecutor the sheriff
and his deputies and the other officers
of the county for their faithful and
efficient service and cooperation with
us i'm our endeavor to enforce the laws
of the state in this county.