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PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
It is ratber late in the day to pub¬
lish the proceedings of the recent
session of Murray superior court but
many of our readers will be anxious
to learn just what was done and h<»w
vast a volume of business was dis
posed of in so short a time by our
competent court officials, therefore
we have carefully gone over the
minutes of conrt and furnish a syn¬
opsis of the entire proceedings of the
week in the following concise form.
State vs Lum Beall. Misdemean¬
or: guilty; fine 3(10 and cost.
State vs T, J Johnson. Burglary:
guilty with recommendation; twelve
months in the ebaingang.
State vs Stamp Beechura and H
Weaver. Misdemeanor: plea guilty
as to Weaver; fine $10 and cost.
Nolle prosequi as to Beechum
State vs John Blassingame. Mur
der: guilty with recommendation;
sentenced to life imprisonment in
penitentiary. A motion for another
trial is pending in this case and will
he argued before Judge Fite at the
October term of Whitfield court.
State vs Joe Spivey, et al. Assault
with intent to murder: not guilty.
State vs Sam Dugger. Stabbing:
plea of guilty; fine $40 and cost.
State vs Sam Harrison Misde¬
meanor: plea of guilty; fine $10 and
cost.
State vs Boh Cochran. Misde¬
meanor. plea of guilty; fine $10 and
cost.
State vs*Zeke Kenner. Misde¬
meanor: not guilty.
State vs John Craig. Misdenii an
or: not guilty.
State vs llenry Ellis. Misde¬
meanor: not guilty. •
State vs Caradine Ha.M and Mar¬
cus Bagiev, Misdemeanoi: not guilty.
State vs R 01 hie Wilson and Fain
Wilson. Misdemeanor: settled upon
payment of the cost.
State vs Harrison Hampton. Mis¬
demeanor: settled upon payment of
the cost.
State vs James Bnsby. Misde¬
meanor: nolle prosequi.
State vs Bill Hooks. Misdemean¬
or: guilty; discharged upon payment
of the court cost.
State vs Henry Bishop and James
Bisoop. Murder: Henry Bishop
guilty of voluntary manslaughter;
sentenced to seven years in the pen
itentiary. Jim Bishop guilty of an
assault; fine $100 and cost.
James A. Drake vs Alfred Gam
mon. Complaint: judgement for the
plaintiff.
R I. Peak vs J. C. Morris. Com¬
plaint: judgement for the plaintiff.
John Hill vs W. J. Johnson, guar¬
dian of Weldon Durham and Faby
Durham. Complaint: judgement for
the plaintiff
Lula Russell vs John W. Harris,
Complaint: judgement for plaintiff,
Thomas M. Wright vs Thomas
Gray, et al Petition for partition
lapd; continued.
Tint Anderson vs Noble Anderson.
Suit for Alimony: dismissed.
Tint Anderson vs Noble Anderson.
Application for Alimony: hearing in
this case set for 3rd Monday in Oo
tober, 1903, before Judge Fite, at
Dalton, Georgia.
J. W. Csvetider, Receiver, vs
J. & J. E. Johnson Complaint:
copy of process established.
Bills of Indictment.
The grand jury returned twenty
two bills of indictment as true, nam¬
ing twenty-five defendants.
Thirteen “no bills” were returned
against that number of defendants.
No action was taken in many of
the prosecutions brought before that
body, by reason of the great difficulty
experienced in securing witnesses.
Grand Jury Presentments*
We the Grand Jurors chosen and
sworn for the August Term, 1903, of
Murray Superior Court beg leave to
make the following general present¬
ments.
Through various committees, we
have examined the books and records
of the different county officers.
j ^ e l * ie dockets of Notary
j Publics and Justices of the Peace in
^ a * r condition and correctly kept.
We find the books of the Ordina
r y neatly kept and approve the man
ner in which they are kept
We find the books of the Board
of Hoads and Revenue neatly and
correctly kept, and we commend the
system in which they are kept.
Os Tax Collector bas
Eb .tlement for the year
1902, a copy of the same is hereto
attached and shows the following
facts:
TAX COLLECTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT.
N. A. PARSONS, T. C., IN ACCT, WITH MURRAY CO.
1902 CR. DR.
To amount clue Murray Co., by digest 0 $5010.1.50
it tt collected not on “ 5-32
By Treasurer’s receipt, Nov. 4, ’02 $ 200.00
a a “ Dec. 2, ’02 900.00
tt tt “ Jan. 1 ’02 3400.00
a a “ Feb. 2, “ 300.00
“ Receiver’s “ Feb. 2, “ 62.51
a a “ May 5, “ 1 7 -34
“ Insolvent general tax 7.20
“ Errors on digest 4.87
“ Commission on 1st. $1000 @ 6 % 60.00
tc tt “ 2nd “ @ 4 % 40.00
tt a “ 3rd “ ® 3 % 30.00
a u “ 4 th “ @ zl% 27.50
a u 4 k 5 th “ @ z\% 25.00
u a “ 6th “ ® z\% 2.40
Total $5106.82
Total $5106.82
We find that the Treasurer had
the sum of $2280.22 at the February
Term, 1903, and that he has since
recetved . ... the of , $88.63, -do,,,, making . .
sum
a total of $2368.89. He has paid on
the proper vouchers the sum of
$2176.82, which leaves a balance of
$192.08 in his hands. His hooks
« n “ ll y nd 77" > ^
We find the books of the Tax
Receiver to be very neatly and cor
rectiy kept. We also find that many
of the largest property holders fail to
return their property at a sufficient
valuation, t hus increasing the burden
on those who do sufficiently value
their property. We give a few in¬
stances: in the 824th district a farm
is assessed for taxation at $9500 for
which $20000 is asked; in th 825th
district two certain mules were given
in at $50 which are said to he w'orth
$210, and one of them is woi th $] 15;
in the 874th district Harley Carr
gives m for taxation $20 worth of
notes, and we are reliably informed
that he has several thousand dollars
>n bank. These instances are but a
few out of a great many.
We find the books of the Superior
Court Clerk to be neatly and corectly
kept. He has adopted a reversible
index to the deed records which will
prove of great advantage to the pub
lie over the old method.
We have examined ihe books of
t be Sheriff and find them in splendid
condition,
We find the jail house in bad con¬
dition and recommend that necessary
repairs be made on it at once. We
1 find that the court house roof needs
painting; also, that the fence around
the court house is in need of repairs
and we recommend that the gates be
so arranged as to be self-closing.
We find one inmate at the poor
farm who is well cared for. Some
of the buildings on the farm are in
need of repairs and the fence is, also
needing repairs.
We recommend that J. W. Tucker
be reappointed Notary Public for
the 984th district, G. M.
We find the ford on a little stream
known as Finhook, in the 1039th
district, to be in a dangerous condi¬
tion caused by obstructions in said
stream below the ford, and we earn¬
estly recommend that the creek be
cleaned out as the law directs.
We find that where the pnblic
roads and highways have been work¬
ed the; are in fair condition, but
where no work has been done they
are in bad condition and we recom¬
mend that the district commissioners
take immediate steps to have them
worked in compliance with the law.
In taking leave of the officers of
conrt it affords us much pleasure to
highly e ramend Judge A. W. Fite,
Solicitor Sam P. Maddox and Bailiff
Thomas J. Springfield for the able,
courteous and prompt manner in
which each of them have discharged
their respective duties,
We recommend that- these general
presentments he published in The
Spuing Place Jimplkcute.
Respectfully submitted,
Nick H . Henrt, Foreman,
We. J Johnson, < lerk.
Ordered by the Court that these
£ e, ’ eral presentments bs received
fpsas£ zi:a
j n 0 p G „ CO urt. A. W. Fite,
J S. C., C. C.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true extract from the minutes of
Murray Superior Court.
Gkokge H. Aruowood, C, S. C.
The following Jury Lists.
is a correct list of
Grand and Traverse jurors drawn for
the February term, 1904.
GRAND JURORS.
Jones Luff man
James G Lpughridge
Francis M. Kendrick
Marion H. Williams
Thomas B. Vining
David E. Humphreys
Drewry M. Peeples
Alfred R. Evans
Samuel L Trimmier
William D. Petty
William C. Groves
Jefferson D. Durham
George W.Cox
Joseph N. Holcomb
Leander G. Poteet
John A. Beaver
George W. Willbanks
Thomas Douthit
Daniel C. Dunn
Joshua Chapman
Andrew K Ramsey
Thomas M. Leonard
Amos L Keith
J. Van Campbell
Andrew J. Mason
John H. Harris
Jathan R. Gregory.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
John M. Plemons
Joseph B. Cox
Thomas J. Lackey
Jacob H. Plemons
Robert L. Baynes
Ben A. Gregory
Pleasant McGhee
Alfred R. Howard
George W. Ogletree
John L. Woods
George William W. Campbell
F. Dugger
Montreville D. Douthit
Webster R. Coffey
Columbus M. Anderson
William H. Bramblett
James R. Swanson
James R. Bagley
Thomas J. Springfield
Lemuel F. Peeples
Bennett Springfield
Robert P. Messer
Seth A Gregory
John M. Gregory
John W. Spruill
John Hawkins
Tol E. Lotspeich
William M. Lowrey
Robert S. Vining
William P. Poteet
John It. Stroud
Eli Caylor
Samuel Higdon
Elijah Curd
John M. Poag
Wesley G. Sanders.
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.
GEORGIA, Murray County.
To ALL W/lOM IT MAY CONCERN:
By virtue of an order of the Court
Ordinary of said county, granted at the
February term, 1903, of said court, the
administrator of the estate of Mrs. Lon
C. Tilton, lately deceased of said county
will sell at the court house door in ibe
town of Spring Place, Georgia, on the
first Tuesday in October, 1903, between
the legal hours of sale, at public outcry,
for casfi to the highest and best bidder,
the following described real estate and
personal property, to wit: all of lots of
land numbers two hundred and seventy
and two hundred and eighty-one (281),
each of said lots containing one hundred
and sixty [160], acres more or less; also,
one undivided one-fourth {}4\, interest
in lots of land numbers two hundred and
e.glity-two~282-and two hundred and
eighty-three—283—each lot containing
one hundred and sixty—160—acres more
or less; also, lot Of land number three
hundred and nineteen—319—-except the
mineral interest and the soapstone and
talc on said lot, said lot containing one
hundred and sixty—160—-acres, more or
less; all of the said above described par¬
cels of lands being in the twentv-eixth—
26th—district and second -2nd-section
of said connty. Also, lot of land num¬
ber two hundred and fiity-nine—259 -in
the ninth—9th—district and third—3rd —
section of said county, except four acres
which has been formerly deeded to the
Cihntla Talc Company by Miss Mamie
Dwight, and it is the land wbtrs the
Cohutta Talc Company's factory now
stands and is more fully described inthe
said deed, which is recorded in the office
of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
said county in Book “Q”, page 462: the
reversionary rights reserved in said four
acres, as enumerated in the deed, are,
also, to be sold, including water privileg¬
es; the foregoing lot of land consisting
ot one hundred and sixty acres more or
less. Also the west half of lot of land
number two hundred and eighty- tw o
[282] in the ninth district and third sec¬
tion of said county, containing eighty
acres more or less. This last mentioned
property is known as “Hope-dale’’, and
includes all the improvements on said
lands. Also ail of the household and
kitchen furniture which is now located
in or about “Hopedale’’, and all other
personal property about the premises of
which Hie said Mrs. Lou C. Tilton died
possessed, such as farming implements,
one mare, and such other articles as are
included in the bill of inventory and ap¬
praisement for said estate, which is now
on file in the Ordinary’s office of said
county, and for further and fuller details
reference is made thereto. All of the
personal property above described or re¬
ferred to will be sold in bulk and will
not be taken to or exhibited at the place
of sale, but may be teen on the premises
at “Hopedale” at ar,y time previous to
the day of sale. This the 5th day of
August, 1903.
Marion H. Williams,
Admr. of Mrs. L. C. Tilton, deceased.
NOTICE OF EXECUTORS’ APPLI¬
CATION FOR LEAVE TO SELL
REAL ESTATE,
STATE of GEORGIA, Murray Co,
to the court of orpinary or said co:
The petition of VV. C. Carter, execu*
tor, and Mrs. Sallie It. Carter, executrix
of tiie estate of Samuel M. Carter, lately
deceased of said county, respectfully
shows that it is necess.uv for Ihe pay
ment of debts due bj said estate that the
following described real property belong
ing to said sstate be sold. That your
petitioners believe that under the terms
of the wi:l of said deceased, they have
the power to sell real property (w r ith the
exception of that described in Item III
of said will) without an order of this
Conrt, but your petiouers desire the or¬
der of the Court in order that no ques¬
tion might be raised as to the validity of
such sales. Wherefore, petitioners pray
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that alter notice has been duly published
pursuant to Sections 3448 and 3S50 of the
Civil Code, an order be passed by this
Honorable Conrt granting petitioner
leave to sell the following described lands
to-wit: land lota numbers one hundred
and sixty-two (182), one hundred and
sixty-three (163) of the twenty-sixth
(26th) district and second (2nd) section
of said connty, and land lots numbers
oue hundred and nine (109), one hun¬
dred and forty-one (141), one hundred
and forty-four (144), one hundred and
foity-five (145), one hundred and seventy
eight (178), one hundred and eighty-one
(181!, one hundred and eighty-two (182),
one hundred and eighty-three (183), one
hundred and eighty-seven (187) two
hundred and seven ,207), two hundred
and thirteen (213), two hundred and fif¬
teen (215) and two hundred and fifty-one
(251) in the twenty-seventh (27th) dis¬
trict and second (2nd) section of Murray
county, Ga. Also land lots numbers two
hundred and thirty-nine (239), two hun¬
dred and one (201) and two hundred and
twenty-three (223) of the twenty-fif h
(25th) district and second (2nd) section
ln " bmer emoty, Georgia. Also land
lot number °” e hundred and fifty-seven
_ °* t * xtb district
le s ' and sec
° n<1 (2nd) Section in FiU1D ‘ n county, Ga.
Also one-half {}£] interest in land lots
nu,nber * e!eTen hundred [1100], eight
hun, * red an,! elghty-one f88I], two hun¬
dred and fifty-five [255], eight hundred
and eighty-throe [8831 and nine hundred
a ? d , hinety-two . [992J of the twel’th [12th]
district an 'l first [1st] seclion of Lumpkin
county, Ga. ; one-third [) 3 ] interest in
land lot number seven hundred and forty
seven [747] of the twelfth [12th j distritt
and . „ 8t fl,t] , ,n . Lurapkin county, Geor
-
g,a ; afP0 ’ one ‘ 8lxl l' d-«J interest in lot
of land DUml,er fcl * ?llt hun,,red and sev
enty " 0,,e of the twelfth (12th 1 dis
trict and first [Istl 8ectitm in Lumpkin
county, Georgia - also, one-eighth [}{}
lntere8t in lot of lftn ' 1 number four hon¬
cred and seventy-nine [479J of the 12tb
d | 8tr ’ ct sn d first [1st] section in Lump
* { ' n <OUDty ’ G eor S* a 1 also,one-sixth [1-6]
inlerest in land !ot number seven hunv
dred and ninety-four [794] of the twelfth
[12th] district and flist [1st] section in
Lumpkin county, Georgia ; also all of lot
of lam< number "‘ne hundred and forty
nine [949] of the twelfth [ 12thJ district
and first section lit Lumpkin county, Ga.
Alsu, the north half interests in land
lots numbers two hundred and ninety
six [296], two hunured and thirty-three
1233] and four hundred and ninety-two
]492] of the thirteenth [13th] district and
first [ 1st] sect ion in Lumpkin county, Ga.
Also, one-half [%] interest in lot of land
number one thousand and thirty-nine -
[1039] of the fourth [4th] district and
first [1st] section of Lumpkin county,
Georgia. Also, the following wild lands
in Decatur county, Georgia : land lots
numbers seveuty-six [76], seventy-seven
177], eighty-three [83] and eighty-four
[84] of the fifteenth [15th] district: land
lots numbers thirty-three [33], forty-five
[45], fifty-four [54], fifty-six [56], fifty
seven [57], sixty [60] and ninety-three
[93] of the twenty-first [21st] district of
Decatur county, Georgia; land lots NosL
one hundred and forty-one [141], one
hundred and forty-eight [148], one hun¬
dred and seventy-two [172], one hundred
and seventy-four [174], one hundred and
seventy-nine [179] and one hundred and
eighty [180] of the twenty-first [21et]
district of Decatur county, Ga. Also,
the mining interest in land lots numbers
eleven fll], one hundred and forty-two
[142] and one hundred and forty-seven
[147] ol the twelfth [12th] district and
second [2nd] section of Gilmer county,
Ga. Also, lots of land numbers two
hundred and thirt(’-nine [239], two
hundred and one [201], two hundred and
twenty-three [223], one hundred and
sixtv-uve [165], one hundred and ninety
six [196], one hundred and ninety-seven
[197] and two hundred and sixty-three
[263] in the twenty-fifth [25th] district
j and second [2nd] section of Gilmer Co.,
| Georgia Also, lot of land number sixty
five (05), the south half of lot number
| severity nine (79) and a portion of lot
' number one hundred and two (102) in
the eighth (8th) district and third (3rd)
: section of Murray county, Ga. Also
| such other wild lands located in Murray
Gilmer-, Fannin, Decatur, Mitchell,
Baker and Miller counties, Georgia, as
[ petitioners may deem it best to sell,
Thai petitioners desire the option of sell*
ing the lands at either private or public
sale,and pray that this Honorable Court
will grant petitioners th -privilege of
using their discretion inthe matter of
selling the lots singly, in groups, or as a
whole, and , also, the game discretion as
to selling at private or public sale, and,
' also, the same discretion as to selling for
: all cash or upon such reasonable terms
as petitioners may think to be the best
interest of said estate.
Walter C. Carter,
Mrs. S, R. Carter,
Executor and Executrix upon the estate
of S. M. Carter, deceased,