The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-11-13
Suspected HPhaniom Barber" Is
Indicted On Two Counts By Grand
Jury; Trial Is Scheduled Tuesday
Low Officials. Taxed With Problem OF
Increased Populations. Need Help Of
Citizens. Judge Corbon SoYs in Charge

~ &fEAAtEHEA W
80 m fHaai Tuesday 10 fsce
charges ~ sttack Nith attempt h
murder il connection wIth the
midnight beating OF Nj and Mrs
Terrell Heidelberg June u fol
lowing indictment bY the grsff1
Jury TINS week He will face two
charges separate indictments
having been returned IN the case
81 each victim
Appearing before Judge L e
Corban Of Biloxi 81 the current
term Of circuit court the case Of
the suspected attacker viii be
prosecuted by District Attorney
r c Cowan and County AfinH
nes William % Billiard Charged
bY the judge 70 consider the most
serious cases first the grand JURY
took up the charges against DolaE
As m of the first duties after
they vent into secret session Mon
aay The man VINO holds degrees
from Harvard University Masss
ehasett Institute OF Technology
and the univefsity OF Heidelberg
n GcFnlzus ass been held Ia jail
awaiting trial following MS IN
ability 70 make bond which wss
set 81 S 1000 Dolan appeared BE-
fore Justice Of the Peace Kate
Denny for has preliminary hear
ing q iew weeks ago al which time
he was bound over 60 await &c
ton bs me grand jury.
Two other indictments were -
ported - the grand jury dnffas
tilerr fifA nBt9 II fH~netunana
One u these MA against Willie
Davenport negro who wss
charged with murder In court
ne was permitted 10 plead guilty
T. mansIaughlcl and vas cen
fenced BY Judge Cofban 20 10
Years IN the penItentiafs SimiIaf
aetion was taken IN the ease Of
Charlie Crawford, Negro whose
charge was also changed 70 man
Slaughter to which he pleaded
guilty He was sentenced 10 serve
Is years n the penitentiary
Lowry Case Dismissed
Several cases we're nolie pros
se5. including charges against
Walter 5 Lowry. Jr.. Of exhibit
ne . deadly weapon N 5 threat
enlng manner. In q number Of
cases the fine ana costs yer paid
and the case dismissed Both city
and state cases ere tried b.
Judge Corban during the first
few DAYS Of the week The ma
JoFity Of these we're civil cases
Wlth the criminal docket being
scheduled % come up TIE last o.
TINS week and next week With
. particularly heavy criminal
aackef slated for TINS section IF
court II seemed probable that
court would last for at least ;
part OF the third week
The grand jury and tWe petit
laries we're ImpauEseied Monday
morning Nfen more than 50 men
we're summoned A Number Of
these weFe excused b. Judge
Cornan fof personal OF occupa
tenal reasons and the remaining
names were drawn from hats bY
Sheriff Guy knebs
= his charge = the jury. Judge
Corhsn STRESSED the fact that these
afe pertlous times and tire people
s nome must keep fsith With the
men In Inc service o. running the
government n the best manner
possible
Duty Plain Judge SsYs
This Is not . time for person
q likes OF aislikes he sad You
nave sworn 10 uphold The Isw FOR
ue common good Of yourselves
cur homes and oee5 ones TIE
laR officials are taxed these days
Nltn tbs suddenly increased pop
aastion and the cooperation q
eltlzensi s needed
Pointing out that The court
laea tie largest criminal docket
n the history e the county.
Judge CoFosn declared that this
county has 3 reputation Tor good
citizens
Our hw system set forth thai
8 nan IS Innocent unfu proven
guilty beyond reasonable doubt
charged Aet efficiently. ssne
= and e. speedily as paSsibIe
u5taLn TIE law TIE grand jurr
should flrzt consider the eaass a
those persons In a. and re nsss
serious eases should be- gwen at
ianfIun first
Judge Corbsn urged sazt Il