The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-05-31
Point Brush Cuses
Result In Larceny.
Possession Charges

Result In Larceny.
Possession Charges
In a busy week-long session, the
grand jury for the current term
Of circuit court brought 33 in
dictments against 20 persons be-
fore being discharged last Friday
afternoon. After making a par
tial report on Wednesday, the
group returned 18 true bills
against 81 persons before their
dismissal two days later.
Heading the list vas the in
dictment for murder of a 19-year-
old Ocean Springs girl, Gloria
Marie Mathew, who is charged
with the fatal shooting of her
Winston Noel early this
wear. The indictment came as a
surprise since Miss Mathew was
not charged following the incl
dent when evidence presented a
coroner's jury indicated MI. Noel
had made improper advances to-
ward his niece and that he had
been shot with a rifle while try
ing to enter her home.
Six of the indictments filed in
the last two days were against
persons charged with stealing or
receiving a total of 308 paint
brushes valued at $l,540 from the
Ingalls, Shipbuilding Corporation
yard here.
Fourth Charge
Frank Hogan, Ocean Springs
negro, was indicted for the fourth
time by the grand jury in the
final days, the last charge being
for shooting with intent to kill
his wife, Mamie Lee. Hogan
faces two more counts of shoot
ing with intent and vas sentenced
early in the week to seven years
in the penitentiary on a grand
lai ceny charge for stealing the
with which he later al
legedly assaulted three persons,
including a police officer.
The body also brought a charge
O. embezzlement against Mrs.
Cronin of Escatawpa who
allegedly confiscated $4,000 while
acting as a trustee for five indi-
viduals there.
Carl Davidson and Eldridge
Cohen were indicted on a charge
of armed robbery growing out
of an alteration last November
when Robert Hamilton was
threatened and robbed by two
men on a lonely road near Kre-
ole.
Other indictments were Will
liam Aday, forgery; Robert
Witherspoon, rape; Willie Moss,
negro, who pleaded guilty to bur-
glary and was sentenced to one
year in the p~enitentiary; c. F.
Hudson and Margaret Woodward,
adultery; Louis Johnson, negro.
assault with intent to rape; C. j.
Smell, J. T. Brooks, and Paul Rae,
assault and battery and Leroy
CLARK, grand larceny.
Grand Jury Report
The report to Judge Corban by
the grand jury follows:
I'VE, the Grand Jury, empan-
elled at and for the regular May,
1916 term of the Circuit Court of
Jackson County, beg to make this
our final report:
I'VE have been in session for
five full days and have exam
ined $50 witnesses and returned
33 indictments.
we have examined all of the
County Offices in the Court
in general and while we
find the Court House in bad con-
dition, we understand that pro-
vision has been made for the
building Of a new Court House
as soon as possible and that expeh-
ditures on the present building
should be eliminated as much as
possible.
Committee was appointed and
instructed to investigate condition
of County Farm and Jail and in
making and reporting they stated
that generally the conditions of
county farm premises and Inside
of Jail was in fairly good con-
with the exception of toll
cts. which they felt could be re-
without spending consider
abe amount of money and in
spection of the outside toilets
was IN poor and u%nsanitary eondi-
ton ana recommended that it be
thoroughly cleaned and toilet pa
per placed throughout for use
at all times.
The Court House committee
felt that they should commend
the Clerks for the appearance of
the Chancery Clerks office. stat
ing that it was in much improved
condition.
we desire to express u sim
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