Show District Court Hears Two Criminal Cases Two criminal cases the state vs va Leo Merrelt Merrell on an arson charge and the tate state vs Fred Collier on a charge of violation of probation were heard by Judge Wm stanley Stanley Dunford In Inthe inthe the Fourth District court held here last Thursday and Friday According to the complaint in inthe inthe the Merrell case the defendant committed arson In the second degree on January 2 by will wUl- willfully fully burning his store He HeI pleaded guilty to the charge harie and I ws was sentenced to the tate state pen pen- penitentiary penItentiary for a period not less than one year or more than 10 ment year Judgment wu suspend ed bd and the defendant placed on probation Collier who was waa on probation after unlawfully and willfully breaking Into and entering the Thirst Parlor on September 7 1946 with Intent to commit larceny was found guilty of violation of his probation and sentenced to serve not more than 10 or less than one year in the state tate penitentiarY Juanita was granted interlocutory decree of divorce front Frank and liven given the custodY of minor mtnor children In the other divorce cases casel the court granted Louise Britt and Interlocutory decree from Gold en E E Britt with custody of a minor thUd tild hazel Zel N Lewis was granted ranted a divorce from Geo Geo- rge M Lewis In the probate cases the court granted a petition for partition of residue In the J P Hacking estate granted anted a petition fOr final distribution In the George estate In the estate of Christine Harrison a petition for tor confirmation of sale wu granted and final distribution approved for the W L Whitlock and Wm A Winward estates estate The Will of the late George D Merkley was admitted to pro pro- probate probate bate |