Grand & Petit Jurors
Also some early Court Cases
Rains County Leader, January 1, 1904
County Court
Jury for 1st week, commencing Jan. 4:
A.J. Plaxco, W.L. Russell, Will Little, M.F. Motes, Ab Middleton, F.W.
Ward, Ad Robertson, I.A.W. Yandell
J.W. Tadlock, Jesse Adams, W.T. Herring.
Jury for 2nd week:
Lum Harris, T.J. Ross, Arthur Brown, Joe Fitzgerald, Thos Palmer,W.A.
Jenkins, J.R. Brown, Henry Whittle
Jim Wheelus, Charles Elins, S.T. Coates, T.J. Parish.
Rains County Leader, April 29, 1904
District Court
Petit Jurors for the 1st week of the District Court, commencing
in Emory on May the 9th, 1904.
Tom Jenkins, M.S. Vincent, W.L. Butler, W.M. Cook, M.W. Trimble, J.P.
Knight, Tom Donaldson, Robt. Koontz
T.M. Wallace, Walter Shultz, Will Mackey , W.R. Fuston, H.C. Hamilton,
Fate Minchew, Dock Donaldson, Henry Horton
John Cochran, W.T. Price, Jno. Taylor, Robt. Horton, Lewie Asbell,
Joe Chastain, Ras Magee, W.R. Cochran,W.J. Lennon
Whit Chapman, W.R. Minchew, P.C. Porter, J.C. York, J.D. Whittle, J.D.
Teer, E.S. Turner, W.R. Wilson,
W.M. Stapleton, Jno. Clark, C.H. Hedgecoth.
Second Week
B.R. Hall, D.T. Knowles, Guy McMillan, W.D. Green, F.B. McKethan, T.
Higinbot’am, Jim Hogue, Dave Morrow
M.M. Orear, S.C. Alexander, Ed Holder, Geo. Lucket, Tom Paris, D.D.
Varnon, B. Fitzgerald, W.D. Armstrong
Frank Woodson, Jason Magee, A.P. Lennon, R.O. Jarnigan, Hick Engleman,
K. Montgomery, Ace Shook, Joe Kennamur
N.Y. Studdard, J.M. Arrington, Geo. Louis, Clint Trimble, W.D. Kinser,
Ed Kaufman, Gilbert Harvey, J.O. Dunn, A. Settle.
Rains County Leader, November 25, 1904
District Court
Jury for 2nd Week
H.A. Horten, Ed Alexander, A.M. Hays, John Rushing, Geo. W. Brown,
Geo Luckett, Halbert McMahan, W.F. Woodson
O.C. Woodson, G.R.L. White, Fred Cooke, I.L. Brown, Jason McGee,, Scottie
Hedgcoth, J.C. Wylie, Jim Guinn
Eli Butler, Chas Adams, Joe Ballew, Bob Ursey, F. Templeton, W.F. Mann,
W.D. Kinser, J.A. Burton, Otis Shultz.
2nd week - January 11th
Irvin Cooke, John Wilson, Lewis Moody, A.R. Braziel, J.H. Porter, A.L.
Bruce, J.F. Hays, Geo. Newsome,
H.H. Daugherty, Frank Myers, E.L. Turner, E.Z. Hutchens.
The State of Texas
vs.
L.W. Chapman
#583
recorded District Court Minutes vol. 4, pgs. 553, 558-559
May 19, 1911
L.W. Chapman plead guilty to charges
The jury found him guilty of assault with the intent to murder as charged; they
set his punishment at 2 years confinement in the penitentiary. J.M. McCollum
= foreman of the jury.
(District Court Minutes vol. 4, pg. 553)
May 20, 1911
The Defendant and his attorney were called into open court and the sentence
was pronounced in accordance with the verdict. L.W. Chapman was to be delivered
by the Sheriff of Rains County immediately to the Superintendent of the penitentiary
of the State of Texas.
(District Court Minutes vol. 4, pg. 558)
Rains County Leader, 1-6-1922
County Court
The January term of county court convened in Emory Monday and
the following business was dispensed of:
Aaron SWEEDON, carrying pistol, dismissed because defendant is
in the penitentiary.
Dick DICKERSON, shooting of cow, dismissed.
Bailey CLENDENIN, theft, dismissed.
Curtis McGEE, theft, dismissed.
Gene GANDY, speeding, dismissed.
Garland HORSLEY, theft, dismissed
Eli MAGEE, theft, plea of guilty and fine $5 and one hour in
jail.
Marvin MATTHEWS, carrying pistol, and disturbance, plead guilty
to disturbance and fine $5.
Mary COCHRAN, aggravated assault, set for January 9th, and attachment
issue for Nellie TIPPET, witness.
Wayman (Dock) TAYLOR, carrying pistol, plea of guilty and fine
of $25 assessed.
J.M. SMART & Son vs. J.J. ATTEVAL et al, suit on note, judgment
for plaintiffs for $320.30 with interest and
attorneys fees.
M.L. ALLEN vs. Jim SAMUELS, suit on note, judgment for amount
sued for.
First National Bank of Emory vs. C.D. HORTON, suit on note, judgment
against C.D. HORTON for amount sued for
foreclosure of vendor’s lien, and judgement against P.R. MONTGOMERY for
conversion for $106.
Rains County Leader, May 5, 1922
District Court will convent in Emory for the Spring term May
8th, and following are the grand jurors drawn for the term:
C.E. ABERNATHY, Point R.M. ARMSTRONG, Emory; M.L. HOUSTON, Point A.J.
MYERS, Emory;
B.F. GILLEY, Alba W.H. PIPPIN, Point; A.B. WILLIAMS, Lone Oak J.W.
WARNER, Alba;
Monroe ARRINGTON, Emory J.W. WALL, Alba; Tom ROGERS, Point D.B. YANDELL,
Emory;
L.H. BALLEW, Point Sam TERRY, Emory; Ed ALEXANDER, Emory J.E. LYNCH,
Point.
Petit Jury May 8th
E.A. TRIMBLE, Lone Oak; S.L. KILE, Emory; J.W. FORNBY, Emory;
Mark IRWIN, Point;L.E. McCOLLUM, Alba A.R. BRAZIEL, Emory; W.H. HUGHES,
Point; Robert ALLEN, Emory; J.H. ENGLEMAN, Emory;
J. Elmer HUGHEY, Point; J.J. MOODY, Alba; Jess HIPP, Emory; J.W. MONTGOMERY,
Point; A. WRIGHT, Alba;
Key LONG, Emory; J.T. NEAL, Point; W.I. OSBORNE, Alba; D.W. MORROW,
Emory; R.M. POLLARD, Point;
Tollie LONG, Emory; Roland FITZGERALD, Emory; T.I. THORNTON, Point;
R.A. PITTS, Emory;
G.C. STUART, Emory; D.H. HORTON, Point; H.E. WOODSON, Emory; F. COOPER,
Emory; J.R. HOOTEN, Point
J.B. BRISTON, Alba; B.R. HALL, Emory; J.A. CRESS, Lone Oak;
J.N. BARNES, Emory; Will SISK, Emory;
W.R. CUNNINGHAM, Point; J.H. CAIN, Emory; A.R. CADDELL, Alba.
Second Week, May 15th
Luther IRWIN, Point; H.R. WHITWORTH, Alba; J.H. IVIE, Emory; Henry
HORTON, Point; M.C. DYER, Emory;
Oscar LEE, Point; O.C. CUPP, Point; W.C. HASS, Alba; Arthur JENNINGS,
Emory; J.H. FOSTER, Point;
H.C. WILLIAMS, Emory; Gus ALLEN, Emory; J.O. FERGUSON, Point; J.W.
HUCKLE, Alba; G.R. GLASS, Emory; James McBRIDE, Point; Walter HOLMES, Emory
Sam DAVIS, Emory; Bert ANDREWS, Point M.C. FISHER, Alba;
Geo. PRATHER, Emory; Sam CALLOWAY, Point; Jasper SMITH, Alba; H.L.
ALLEN, Emory; Guy McMILLAN,Point M.M. MURDOCK, Alba; Jim POUNDS,
Emory; Jess SMITH, Point; G.P. FULLER, Alba A.N. BETTS, Emory
W.M. RICE, Point; T.M. WOODSON, Emory; Joe FITZGERALD, Emory A. WILLIAMS,
Point;
Tobe WICKER, Emory A.L. PATTERSON, Emory
Rains County Leader, May 12, 1922
District Court
Judge HALL convened District Court here Monday morning for the two
week’s term with the empanelling of the following Grand Jury:
C.E. AERNATHY, Point; R.M. ARMSTRONG, Emory; M.L. HOUSTON, Point;
A.J. MYERS, Emory;
B.F. GILLEY, Alba; W.H. PIPPIN, Point; J.W. WARNER, Alba;
Monroe ARRINGTON, Emory;
L.H. BALLEW, Point; D.B. YANDELL, Emory; Sam TERRY, Emory.
J.E. ALEXANDER was named as foreman of the Grand Jury with Monroe ARRINGTON
as secretary and A.B. JENNINGS door bailiff. The constables of the
different precincts were named as riding bailiffs. Up to Wednesday
night four felonies had been returned, one against --- SEATON for murder.
Arrests have not been made in the other cases.
The criminal docket will be taken up next week, with the TAYLOR
murder trial set for Monday. Other business disposed of up to this
time follows:
Lertis HILL vs. Tenny HILL suit for divorce; divorce granted.
R.B. OSIBORNE vs. M.Y. McDONALD suit for debt and foreclosure,
judgment by default.
The Citizens State Bank of Commerce, Texas, suit for foreclosure
of vendors lien, judgment by default for plaintiff as prayed for.
First State Bank of Emory vs. A.K. BOSWELL, et al., suit for
debt and foreclosure; judgment for plaintiff as prayed for.
A.H. HUDDLETON vs. E.A. HUDDLETON, suit for divorce, divorce
granted.
J.A. BULLOCK, trustee vs. Ben and Tennie JACKSON, suit to recover
land and cancel deed; plaintiff permitted to withdraw announcement of ready
for trial and plaintiff takes nonsuit.
Mel NIX vs. D.W. TAYLOR, suit upon notes and for foreclosure;
settled out of court.
T.J. SHAW vs Rains County, suit for damages, resulted in hung
jury.
Judge HALL appointed S.S. BOWERS, S.K. McCALLON and John SMILEY
as Jury Commissioners yesterday morning.
Second Week, May 15th
Luther IRWIN, Point; H.R. WHITWORTH, Alba; J.H. IVIE, Emory;
Henry HORTON, Point; M.C. DYER, Emory; Oscar LEE, Point; O.C. CUPP, Point;
W.C. HASS, Alba; Arthur JENNINGS, Emory; J.H. FOSTER, Point;
H.C. WILLIAMS, Emory; Gus ALLEN, Emory; J.O. FERGUSON, Point; J.W.
HUCKLE, Alba; C.R. GLASS, Emory James McBRIDE, Point; Walter HOLMES, Emory;
Sam DAVIS, Emory; Bert ANDREWS, Point; M.C. FISHER, Alba
Geo. PRATHER, Emory; Sam CALLOWAY, Point; Jasper SMITH, Alba;
H.L. ALLEN, Emory;
Guy McMILLAN, Point; G.P. FULLER, Alba; A.N. BETTS, Emory; W.M. RICE,
Point; Tobe WICKER, Emory A.L. PATTERSON, Emory
T.M. WOODSON, Emory Joe FITZGERALD, Emory
A. WILLIAMS, Point
Rains County Leader, May 19, 1922
Neal Case Goes to Trial Monday.
The case of E.F. NEAL, charged with the murder of Claud TAYLOR
last November, went to trial Monday morning in District court here, and
the work of selecting a jury consumed the time up to about 2:30 o’clock
Tuesday. After the jury for the week and the special venire of 80
men had been exhausted, fifteen additional men were summoned to finish
up on, the following twelve have been chosen:
J.J. MOODY J.W. FORMBY W.J. SISK A.B. PATTERSON
J.F. McCOLLUM James McBRIDE Jim POUND C.R. GLASS
Henry HINTON J.C. NEWLAND Dewey WILSON J.R. BARKER
Something near fifty witnesses were sworn in for testimony in
this trial. District Attorney POTTS, Judge BERZETT and Hon. Buck
W--- of Wills Point. The defendant is represented by Messrs. CARTER
& RODES of Emory and Hon. Clyde SWEETON of Greenville. Every
inch of the ground is being fought over very stubbornly.
The testimony was finished Wednesday evening but the lawyers
did not argue the case until yesterday morning and the Judge delivered
his charge to the jury just before twelve o’clock yesterday morning, and
up to the hour of going to press had not reached a verdict.
Rains County Leader, 9-22-1922
County Court
The fall term of County Court will convene in Emory Monday October
2nd, and the following named men constitute the jurors for the two weeks
term:
First Week – October 2nd
J.H. BOWMAN, N.L. CARTER, D.E. BISHOP, J.F. COZART, M.A. CUNNINGHAM,
W.P. DARDEN, Key LONG E.H. DODSON, P.R. MONTGOMERY, E.L. FOSTER, T.W. HILL,
H.G. BRANCH.
2nd week – October 9th
B.P. HARRIS, T.W. HAIR, F.H. BROWN, J.O. FERGUSON, Lester BERY, C.
HIPP, J.W. HINE, O.S. BURNS,
S.C. PANTER, O.N. BUCHANAN, J.O. FERRELL, G.G. HUNT.
Rains County Leader, November 24, 1922
District Court
The Fall Term of District Court will convene in Emory Monday
December 4th; and following are the jurors summoned for the first three
weeks:
Grand Jurors
S.H. CARTER, Point; P. WILLIAMS, Emory; E.M. MASON, Emory, J.F. PRATHER,
Emory, I.N. MATTHEWS, Alba S.C. ALEXANDER, Emory, J.T. SYBERT, Alba;
B.L. MYER, Emory; L.C. RODDEM, Alba S.H. TERRY, Emory
John PLAXCO, Alba; J.F. JORDAN, Emory; Mark IRWIN, Point; W.L.
BARNES, Lone Oak; C.V. RAY, Point
W.D. FENTER, Point.
Petit Jurors – First Week
Sam AMIS, W.R.K. BOLING, E.B. SHIVERS, W.A. TRAYLOR, H.C. WILLIAMS,
W.C. WHITTLE
F. COOPER, B.R. HALL, J.E. KENNEMER, C.P. DAVIS, J.N. BRAZIEL, L. COWAN,
W.C. CADWELL
R.L. CLEWIS, A.J. COKER, S.H. HOOD, E.M. HEBISEN, W.A. CURTIS,
A. GILE M.O. MORELAND,
W.S. SANDERS, H.M. ROACH, J.D. WHITEHURST, B.R. ROGERS, J.W. FORMBY,
A.Y. TERRY, K.F. LOONEY
E.E. HUTCHING, Roy GLIDEWELL, R.L. McDONALD, R.C. NOLAN,
John BURCHETT, E.S. BARKER
Albert GRAY, Z.E. GANDY, T.J. NELSON.
Second Week – December 11th
U.S. ARRINGTON, C.R. GLASS, C.P. HENSLEE, C.P. MARTIN, L.E. McCOLLUM,
D.S. NETTLES, Ed REX
W.R. REYNOLDS, H.F. VARNON, Chas. RAMSEY, C.A. ABERCROMBIE, T.B. ABBOTT,
W.R. CORNEILUS, G.W. CLEMENTS, Guy SISK, W.D. ARMSTRONG, Seth
CRAIG Alvin HUMPHREY
D.M. KING, J.S. LYNCH , H.S. HERRING, G.L. NEAL, L.D. PARKER,
L.W. PLUMMER, G.B. LYNCH
C.E. PORTER, D.R. ROBINSON, Jim SHAW, Lee STRICKLAND,
Jess SMITH, R.G. HORSLEY, W.B. SYBERT B.F. THOMPSON, W. WORCESTER,
S.B. OLER, P.H. STOKES.
Third Week – December 18th
R.A. ARRINGTON, S.R. BARKER, A.R. BROWN, Bob FORD, F.R. GORMAN,
W.I. GLASS, E.M. RYLANT
S.L. KILE, W.H. LINEBEAUGH, F.L. MINCHEW, Carter McDANIEL, W.D.
PEEPLES, Carl ROBERTS
J.T. REEVES, C.C. OLER, J.T. STRICKLAND, Henry BIGHAM, G.W. BELLAH,
Sam CALLOWAY, Sam COZORT J.G. GREATHOUSE, W.T. HAYS, Luther IRWIN,
J.F. LYNCH, J.E. LYNCH, Eugie LYNCH, Jim McILREY,
O.E. McADAMS, Doll NELSON, H.I. PORTER, D.S. PEEPLES, J.M.
ROBINSON, G.H. HOLMES, A. MARTIN J.F. BLANTON, J.R. RATLIFF
Rains County Leader, December 15, 1922
District Court Grindings
Jim MATTHEWS, who was charged by indictment in several cases
with the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, plead guilty and was given
1-1/2 years in the penitentiary.
Maxey LAMB, charged with the manufacture of intoxicating liquor,
plead guilty and accepted a 1-1/2 years sentence in the penitentiary.
Sam PENNEBAKER, charged with manufacture of intoxicating liquors,
is set for trial next Monday.
The NEAL Murder case is set for Monday.
Witness Will BOYD was fined $25 in each of 19 whiskey cases and ordered
by the Court to be put under $500 bond in each case.
Anon McMILLAN, charged with violation of the whiskey laws, plead
guilty and was given 1-1/2 years in the penitentiary.
Harry DISMON, charged with burglary, plead guilty and was given
a 5-year suspended sentence in the penitentiary.
Witness Hope GILL, who refused to talk to the Grand Jury, was
fined $100 by the Court, and placed in jail until he satisfies the Grand
Jury by talking.
Witness Grady BUSBY was fined $100 and ordered placed under a
$1000 bond for his appearance.
The T.F. ROBERTSON cases for violation of the liquor laws was
continued for the term.
The jury for the week was excused by Judge HALL Tuesday evening.
The Grand Jury has returned 31 indictments up to Thursday morning.
19 for felony and 12 misdemeanors. The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday
evening until Monday morning.
Jury for 2nd week – July 13th
C.S. DONALDSON, S.M. MITCHELL, Grafton BELLAH, T.W. HILL, O.L. BLANTON,
J.W. BALLEW
L.H. BALLEW, W.H. WATSON, D. COOPER, R.L. DANLEY, Will RICE,
J.L. MIDDLETON
Rains County Leader, July 17, 1925
County Court
S.S. ADAMS vs. A.P. LENNON, suit upon account, judgment for plaintiff
in the sum of $33.50.
Rains County Abstract Company vs. J.R. LUSHER et al, suit on
account, judgment for plaintiff.
Frank KELLEY, Claude COLBERT, G. BLALOCK and Odi BLALOCK, charged
with theft of watermelons, entered a plea of guilty and were each
given a fine of $5.00 and one day in jail.
Some cases were set down for trial next week.
Chester HORSLEY, a young man about 20 years of age, had to be
detained Wednesday evening on account of the condition of his mind and
he is to be given a trial within the next day or two.
Rains County Leader, July 2, 1926
County Court convenes next Monday and following are the names
drawn for the two weeks:
First Week - July 5th
?acy BUTLER, J.M. MIDDLETON, W.I. GLASS, J.A. FORTENBERRY, Guy HOLMAN,
Elmer QUINN
Walter McELROY, Oscar LEE, D.W. MORROW, C.A. ABERCROMBIE, Rob.
HUSE, J.W. MONTGOMERY.
Second Week – July 12th
Julias MIDDLETON, J.F. JORDAN, S.F. RYLANT, Fletcher HASSELL, E.S.
KNIGHT, J.J. MOODY,
J.L. FLETCHER, Jim SMITH, Walter CASON, C.P. McWATERS, M.L. HOUSTON,
Elmo MELTON.
RCL, December 3, 1926
District Court
District Judge J.M. MELSON convened District Court here Monday and
the following Grand Jurors were impaneled:
Grand Jurors
B.L. MYER, Emory, Foreman
A.A. HUGHEY, Point; Homer FOSTER, Alba; J.B. BARKER, Emory; M.C. CARTER,
Point; R.D. SLATTER, Emory
E.M. RYLANT, Emory; Homer BALLEW, Point; O.H. MELTON, Emory; P. WILLIAMS,
Emory; Bud GILLEY, Alba
J.M. ARRINGTON, Emory
Ed ENGLISH was named as door bailiff, and the constables of the
county were named as riding bailiffs. The following civil business
was disposed of:
L.E. GOLDMAN vs. J.B. BENTON, suit for debt, judgment for plaintiff
with foreclosure.
J.S. ALEXANDER et al, vs. J.S. SMILEY and the Commissioners Court
of Rains County, action to contest school election, judgment for plaintiffs
as prayed for.
Guaranty State Bank of Emory vs. H.L. DOUGLAS et al., suit for
debt and for foreclosure of vendors’ lien, dismissed as to defendant B.A.
CARTER, judgment for Charles O. AUSTIN, Banking Commissioner of Texas,
and for foreclosure of vendors’ lien, subject to prior rights of Mrs. Frances
L. CARTER.
Charles O. AUSTIN, Banking Commissioner of Texas vs. H.C. BUSBY,
suit for debt and for foreclosure of lien, judgment by default for plaintiff.
Next week the criminal docket will be taken up next. There
are several important cases and the criminal machine may get busy for a
few weeks. There are several divorce cases docketed, but no judgment
have been entered up to this time.
Petit Jurors – 2nd week, Dec. 6th
J.Y. MELTON, J.H. BURNS, Will ARMSTRONG, R.M. ARMSTRONG, Henry HOLMES, J.G.
BELLAH
Alva BARNETTE, W.J. SLATTER, S.S. BOWERS, Oscar LEE, B. BULLARD, O.C.
CUPP, Floyd BELL
H.B. CORLEY, S.C. ALEXANDER, Fred SLATTER, F.H. BROWN, W.L. CARTER,
J.S. MARTIN, J.S. CHILDERS
L.L. DUNN, J.D. BYFORD, A.J. COKER, A.V. TERRY, E.L. FOSTER,
J.H. WARNER, B.C. CARTER, L.T. HARE
T.S. GEE, L. COWAN, J.M. “Bill” LYNCH, W.T. DURHAM, B.B. RABB, J.A.
FITZGERALD, Chap McKEOWN
O.L. GASTON.
April 21, 1933 (Rains County Leader)
District Court
The Spring Term of District Court will convene in Emory, Monday,
May 8th, and the following are summoned for Grand Jury service:
J.E. Alexander, Fate Allison, C.E. Baxter, Homer Ballew, Clyde Cheek,
C.C. Fowler, Henry Johnson, J.F. Jordan
Eugie Lynch, J.W. Liles, W.A. Middleton, J.S. Smiley, Tom Tackett,
Jr., Carl Roberts, Claud Williams, Marvin Moseley
No petit jurors have been summoned yet, as no trials are expected the
first week, this being civil week, and Judge Bowman has the summoning of
the first week petit jurors omitted in the interest of economy. Monday,
May 15th, will be criminal week.
Jack Forbis of Terrell charged with failing to stop and render aid,
entered a plea of guilty. The Court gave the defendant a one-year
suspended sentence and placed him under a $500 bond.
Other criminal cases were passed for the week.
Two civil cases are set down for hearing today, Friday, and one for
hearing next week. The Grand Jury is still grinding, having made
no report up to this time.
Rains County Leader, December 1933
Report of District Court Proceedings
Marvin Mathis, charged with manufacture and possession of intoxicating
liquors, dismissed account of the defendant is dead.
Frank Fricks, charge of child desertion, was found guilty by a jury
Wednesday, and his punishment was assessed at 2 years in the penitentiary.
Roy Stevens, charged with possession and transportation of liquor,
entered a plea of guilty and was given a 2 years suspended sentence.
Harry Schrimsher, charged with transportation and possession of intoxicating
liquors was given a 5-year suspended sentence.
Denis McDonald, charge of possession and transportation of whiskey,
on a plea of guilty, was given a 2-year suspended sentence.
Jack Cooper, theft over value of $50, on a plea of guilty was given
a 2-yars suspended sentence.
Lawrence Waldrop, manufacture and possession of liquor, was given a
2-years suspended sentence.
R.A. Brown, charged with possession and transportation of whiskey,
on a plea of guilty was given a 3-years suspended sentence.
C.E. Pugh, charge of possession and transportation of intoxicating
liquor, plead guilty and was given a 3-yars suspended sentence.
Frank Williams, charge of manufacturing and possession of intoxicating
liquors, on a plea of guilty, was given a 5-years suspended sentence.
Harvey Haught, burglary charge, plea of guilty and 5 years in the penitentiary.
Tom Fowler, burglary, plea of guilty and defendant was given a 2-year
sentence in the pentitentiary.
Bob Morris, charged with theft of chickens, plead guilty and his punishment
was assessed at 2 years in the penitentiary.
The Grand Jury returned 15 felony indictments up to the time
of adjournment Thursday of last week. They recessed until yesterday
morning when work on some unfinished investigations were resumed.
Court for the week was adjourned by Judge Berry until Monday when it is
espected to try a few more Criminal cases.
Jury List 3rd Week – Dec. 18
C.P. McWaters, H.B. Corley, M.C. Carter, J.C. Cunningham, Pink Darden,
Sam Davis, J.A. Fletcher, D.P. Henslee
J.C. Hooten, Lon Hodge, Homer Luckett, Floyd Lynch, C.A. Monroe, Lee
Moseley, Bob McTaggart, Loyd Neal
Howard Oler, C.P. Russell, E.C. Spencer, W.B. Sybert, J.T. Shaw
Petit Jury – May 8th
E.T. Bishop, Dewey Briggs, R.F. Barrett, O.E. Bishop, C.B. Bruce, O.N.
Buckhanan, A.H. Barnes, M.A. Cunningham
H.H. Daugherty, Carl Dittman, Homer Foster, T.V. Fuller, Sam Gresham,
R.G. Greathouse, H.H. Harlan, Luther Henson
J.C. Hogue, E.Z. Hutchins, Earl Hill, G.L. Havins, E.M. Hall, D.H.
Holland, W.S. Hall, L.N. Jetton, F.M. Woosley
Jesse McBride.
Petit Jury – May 14th
F.S. Alexander, L.P. Martin, J.F. Blanton, Eugene Gilbert, J.R. Hooten,
H.F. Asbill, Z.C. Butler, W.B. McElroy
Clyde Cheek, Carl McAree, S.B. Braziel, W.R. Cornelius, John Fleming,
Oscar Treadwell, H.C. Turner, J.G. Shepherd
R.R. Young, D.B. Mainard, Jess Wade, Alton Cowan, E.H. Duvall, Loyd
Giles, W.M. McGowan, Brownie Nix
A.C. Reeves, H.F. Williams, Ivan Alexander, Phillip Duffey, Clifford
Robinson, Eli Allred, Ollie Armstrong, T.J. Beard
Luther Boling, C.E. Baxter.
1935
Rains County Leader, November 29, 1935
Grand Jury List for December Term Court
Following is the list of names drawn as prospective grand jurors for
the December Term of District Court which convenes on Monday, December
2nd:
C.E. Baxter, John Watts, T.F. Bell, R.R. Young, A. Martin, J.W. Johnson,
Tom Harris, J.F. Lynch, S.H. Terry
F.E. Montgomery, J.L. Moody, J.D. Byford, Homer Foster, W.W. Pound,
C.A. Abercrombie, Jim Scott