The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-31
FiftY-F our Cdses
Disposed Of During
First Ten Days

Fifty-three cases had been dis
posed of in the current term of
court by Wednesday afternoon, as
court continued yesterday with
a heavy criminal docket still be
fore the court. Leonard Lock,
negro, was sentenced yesterday
afternoon to life Imprisonment
for the knife murder of Wanna
Abner, a negro woman, at a beer
parlor near Moss Point in Janu-
airy, 1914.
An overflow crowd of specta-
tors in Circuit Court yesterday
heard Virgil Bilbo, Navy veteran,
60 on trial for assault and bat
terry with intent to rape Iris
Shifalo, II year old Pascagoula
girl.
The alleged assault took place
near the city limits of Pascagoula
on Washington avenue, accord
ing to the testimony.
BY four o'clock yesterday
| afternoon, defense attorney Otto
Karl Wiesenberg had filed two
motions for mistrial and a motion
to reduce the charge to simple
assault and battery, all of which
were denied by Circuit Judge
L. c .Corban. District Attorney
Luther Naples and County At
torney l.. K. Mcintosh were as
sited in the prosecution by Bid
well Adams.
All witnesses had testified late
yesterday afternoon with the de-
Tense calling only one witness,
Dennis Cumbest of Wade, with
the eception of five character
witnesses for Mr.. Bilbo from
prominent Jackson county citi-
zens.
The trial was still underway
yesterday afternoon and the jury
was locked up for the night IN
til court resumes at 900 o'clock
this morning.
T. L. Kittrell was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary for
an assault on Moss Point Police
Officer John Collum early this
year during which Mr. Collum
was rendered unconscious. r: T.
Hillman, the other defendent in
the case, was dismissed on that
charge and was allowed to plead
guilty of assault and battery in
a subsequent case involving Slim
Wood of Escatawpa, a special
officer at the time of the ~fracas,
who was also assaulted. Hillman
was fined $3.50 and court costs.
Frank Hogan, Ocean Springs
negro, was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary for grand
larceny and three other cases
against him all for shooting
with intent to kill-were passed to
the files. Other criminal con-
victions we're Willie Moss, who
pied guilty to burglary and was
sentenced to one year in the
p~enitentiary and Henry w. Bal
ley, convicted of unnatural inter-
course, who received a like SEN
tence.
Ain v. Rush, alias Olin Vance
Rush, pleaded guilty to a charge
of bigamy but sentence was de-
fered until the next term of
court since the defendent was less
than Is years of age. James
Woodrow HAYNES pied guilty to a
similar charge and will also be
sentenced at the next term of
court.
Other cases disposed of follow:
Proceedings LIST nine days of
the term-May20-29.
H. c. Shumock VS. John NJ. Bur
rell, action on account. J. v, and
judgment for plaintiff, $39.97 and
costs.
j. j. Wedgeworth VS. Herrin Mo-
tor Lines, Inc, and Purex Cor
poration, Ltd, damages, cause re-
moved to U. S. District court.
State OF Mississippi for use of
Jackson county VS. Glenn Morgan
ct al, bond forfeiture set aside,
defendent delivered to sheriff.
McGowin-Lyons Hardware g.
Supply Co. VS. W. M. Bridges,
account. judgment by default for
plaintiff $412.37 and costs.
H. P. Heidelberg. trustee VS.
Henry WHY and Kay White. re-
plevin, judgment for plaintiff or
dering the amount received for
goods and property involved in
the sum of $6,250.00 be credited
on indebtedness less costs.
NJ. r. Richards and W. J. Brian
doing business as Pascagoula
Hatchery VS. L. L. Pruitt. doing
business as Pascagoula Bakery,
attachment, judgment for plain
tiff ordering sheriff to sell prop
erty attached.
State of Mississippi VS. Clarence
Clements. liquor law. ordered
back to lower court with proce-