Simpson and Elliott v. State

W. P. Hale, a justice of the peace in Mississippi county, entered upon his docket the cases of State of Arkansas v. Bud Simpson and Henry Elliott,An which he made the notation that the deputy prosecuting attorney had filed with him an affidavit charging them with the offense of forcible entry, and the justice issued warrants of arrest both for Simpson and Elliott charging each of them-with that offense. The deputy prosecuting attorney did not make an affidavit,-but he did direct the issuance of the warrants charging both Simpson and Elliott with having committed forcible entry. The parties…