The Brooksville Journal

Circuit Court Opens Mar. 1 With Trial of Rape Case
The Spring Term of Circuit Court will convene here next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the court room of the court house with one criminal case set for trial that day and six others pending and awaiting assignment of trial dates by the Judge.

The case set for Tuesday is that of the State of Florida vs. Jasper W. Bronson, Jr., of Coleman, who is charged with the alleged "rape" of a 23-year-old Lacoochee mother last September. He was arraigned last week and entered a plea of "not guilty."

Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch, of Tavares, will be the presiding magistrate and Sam Buie, State Attorney, from Ocala, will handle the prosecution.

Those called for jury duty include: Ira E. Clark, W. B. Lewis, Roy King, Robert Hendricks, Van H. Daniel, Bertrand E. Peters, Fred Hatfield, Roy V. Kirby, T. C. Beagles, Earl Lawhorn, Harrison H. Kitchen, Milan Jurik, W. M. Johnson, Horace H. Crosby, Kenneth J. Grubbs, J. S. Phelps, M. W. Conner, Kenneth R. Mosier, Amos Parson, Mounger R. Bell, Doyle Hawkins, Neil F. Law, Jr., D. E. Wingo, James H. Jackson, Melvin Kelly, James Redden, Raymond R. Fulton, John Perkins, Redden Hasty, W. S. Miller, James A. Brooks, W. J. Owens, M. M. Chapman, L. B. Lee, J. T. Daniels, Jr., James R. Cofer, W. H. Gold, Elwood F. Soule, John Farno Mason, George A. Fincannon, Sidney W. Webb, F. B. Hemstreet.

Other Cases

There are six other cases in which informations have been filed but no trial dates have as yet been set by the Judge. They are:

(1) Russell Albert Hardesty, charged on two counts with "larceny of an automobile" and "breaking and entering."

(2) Jens Christensen Faverbo, charged with "assault with intent to murder."

(3) Charles Dean and Eulian Deen, charged with "grand larceny."

(4) Peter Mihal, charged with "breaking and entering"

(5) Mary Croft, negro, charged with "murder" of her husband several months ago.

(6) Lee King Ferguson, charged with "grand larceny."