The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-25
Green MOI Guilty;
Demurrer Denied
In Walker Case

Willie G.. Green was exonerated
of the June murder of Nathaniel
Reddix by a jury verdict of not
guilty returned late Tuesday as
Jackson county circuit court en-
tered the second week of its fall
term with Judge L. c. Corban on
the bench.
Changing of a plea of not
guilty, entered on arrangement,
to guilty, resulted in sentencing
Monday of Frank Johnson to six
years in the penitentiary. john
son was charged with robbery of
Stisen's store.
Pleads Not Guilty
Pearl Ellizy was arraigned Mon
day on charges of murder of Deli
mus Ellizy, to which she entered
a plea of not guilty. Trial was set
for Monday.
Ona Dees, indicted by the grand
jury on a charge of having a still
in his possession for the manufac-
ture of Intoxicating liquor plead
ed not guilty on arraignment.
Trial date will be set later.
Fred Yates. indicted on two
counts. pleaded not guilty TO
grand larceny involving theft of
a hog. and trial date had not been
set by the court. He pleaded guilty
to a charge of escaping Jail and
is awaiting sentence.
Two men charged with operat-
ing automobiles while drunk were
given fines in court this week.
They are Will G.. Lynn. Jr., who
pleaded guilty and was fined 500
and costs. and ]. r. Randolph,
who was convicted by a jury aft
err pleading not guilty. He Iwas
fined $3.50 and costs and his driv-
er's license revoked for a year.
Override Walker Demurrer
A demurrer filed last week to
the direct declaration in the case
of Jimmie Milton, Patricia Ann
and Bill Duncan Patrick versus
John F. Walker charging aliena-
ton of the affections of their
mother, Mrs. Pauline Duncan Pat
rick, in which 5000 900 is being
asked, was overruled by the court
in a decision handed down Mon
day which set a precedent in the
state of Mississippi.
This will be the first case tried
in the state allowing children
right of action against a third
party for enticement and seduc-
ton of their mother, Judge Cor
ban said.
He continued that, although
there has been no precedent in.
allowing the suit, the weight of
authority favored overruling of
the demurrer thus giving the
right of action by children.
I'm the past 10 years there have
been a number of similar cases."
Judge Corban said. and about
half of the states in which they
have been filed have allowed suit
and the other half denied them.
However, it appears to me
that the trend is toward giving
children a right to act inasmuch
as damage has been done to them
as much as to the husband in the
breaking UP of a home"
Hearing on a motion filed Mon
day on behalf of Hollis Temple
by his attorneys, Karl Wiesen-
berg and o. L. Mcleod, in a case
involving protest against allow
snce of a bill for about $500 by
the board of supervisors to Han
cock Company, was expected to
be set for some time next week.
Claims Bill Illegal
The original suit claims the bill.
submitted for work on the Farm
ers Market by Hancock Company.
is Illegal inasmuch as there was
no advertising for bids on this
county work.
A petition was filed by Tenn
pie. through his lawyers. asking
that the record of the board of
supervisors be sent to the circuit
court for review.
An answer was then filed by
defense attorneys, H. P. Heidel-
berg and Harold Gautier, last Fri
day on behalf of the board of SUI
pervisors and clerk of the board.
In the motion Monday, Temple
asked the stiking of the answer
as "unresponsive and admitting
allegations. according to Tenn
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