The Mexia Weekly Herald (Mexia, Texas) February 7, 1930 Page 2 LIMESTONE COUNTY COURT CASES FAIRFIELD, Jan 31 (Sp)- New cases filed in District court: Ennata Curry vs. Joseph Curry, divorce. J. M. Weaver vs. R. P. Means and wife, debt and foreclosure. No cases filed in County court this week. Marriage Licenses issued: Jesse Owens and Miss Virgie Lanningham. M J Black and Miss Hattie Bates. William Early and May Beasley. Norris Jackson and Minnie Ola Sims. J. D. Gunels and Lou Johnson. Intention to marry: Marion Williard and Dwinna Mae Madrias. Virgie Lanningham and Jesse Owens. Fred Henderson and Fannie Motes. Norris Jackson and Minnie Ola Sims. Lou Johnson and J. D. Gunels. Warranty Deeds: J. W. Bailey to Grace Bailey five tracts of land out of W. Ingram survey. G. W. McAdams and wife to Joe E. McAdams, 19 acres out of Jesse Torn league. George Daniel to Mrs. Fannie Colin, lots 18, 19, and 20 in block 77, Teague. L. R. Boyd to Hopewell Baptist church and Home Mission Society (colored) two and three fourths acres in I. H. Reed survey. J. D. Burleson to J. B. McBryde lots 21, 22, 23 and 24 in block 21 Streetman. F. A. Irwin and wife to W. H. Avey and wife, lots 2 and block 75 in Teague. E. D. Stringer to F. A. Irwin, lot 2, block 75, Teague. William Sessions to Calvin Sessions, one half interest in 35 and three-tenths acres R. M. Ewing survey. Ira G. King to William Sessions and Calvin Sessions, 35 acres of R. M. Ewing survey. W. J. Manning and Mary E. Manning to F. E. Hill, a part of Simon Sanches survey of 30 and 60 acre tract. S. J. Scott Jr., and wife to D. C. Newson, 100 acres in Nathaniel Peck survey. Mrs Belle Newton to J. H. Wasson, two acres of sub division in Wortham. Marshall F. Ebeling et al to J. A. Haddock, all of lot six of the W. Adamson estate. New cars registered the past week: Jesse Anderson Mart, Chevrolet sedan. J. A. Weaver, Teague, Chevrolet coupe. Joe Rymes, Oakwood, Ford sedan. D. Satterkhite(sic), Wortham, Ford coupe. O. B. Calame, Wortham, Chevrolet coach. Jackson Bros, Mexia, Dodge sedan. Joe Casey, Fairfield, Ford sedan. E. WILLIFORD IS INDICTED Accused of Killing Negro and Making of Liquor FAIRFIELD, Feb 1 (Sp) - Earl Williford, a white man of a prominent family here, was indicted by the grand jury of the 87th district court on a charge of murder of Monroe Higgins, a negro who was found shot to death near Fairfield about a week ago. The accused has been held in the County jail here since the day after discovery of the body of Higgins, and has so far made no effort to secure bail on the charge. An indictment charging manufacturing liquor was also returned against Williford, in a report of eleven indictments returned by the Grand Jury divided as follows: One charging murder; three charging manufacturing liquor; four charging hog theft; one offense of removing mortgaged property from the state; and one charging disposal of mortgaged property, and one for driving car while intoxicated. The Grand Jury was finally discharged, and Judge W. R. Boyd signed up the minutes closing the January term of the court. ================================================================ The Mexia Weekly Herald newspaper - Feb 21, 1930 Page 4 Cleo Fagin, Accused of Rum Making, Freed by Kirby FAIRFIELD, Feb 18. (UP) - Judge H. Fountain Kirby Tuesday dismissed another of the Fagin cases when he sustained a motion of A. B. Geppert, defense attorney of Teague, for an instructed verdict of acquittal of Cleo Fagin, son of W. J. Fagin, in a charge of manufacturing intoxicating liquor. After a jury had been selected by the state, represented by former County Attorney Harold Williford and District Attorney Sam McCorkle, offered testimony to show young Fagin was seen about the still for half an hour before the fatal shooting of Special Ranger Tim Willard, that the still was in operation, whiskey running from it, and mash in barrels near by. Judge Kirby had previously dismissed the charge of murder against young Fagin's father. The elder Fagin had been accused of the killing of Special Ranger Willard when rangers raided a still in Freestone county. He had been given a 99 year verdict by one jury and the second trial resulted in a hung jury.