Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-01-06


filled himself with whisky and shot
Geo. Pnrdy three times. Purdy's
wounds may prove fatal.
G. W. Crawford has been retired
from the Land Office, Frankfort, tC
make room for j. Nj. Unthank, Leg
islator from Bell county, in $l,00(
clerkship.
Judge G. L. Kincaid, after an alb
sence of four months, returned t.
Frankfort Dec. 81, bringing the bones
of Joel Il. Hart, the sculptor, who
died in Florence, Italy.
Lawyer Gee. w. Smith, of Louis
vile, has been disbarred for extorting
money from client in an unprofes-
sional and dishonest manner. o. j
o. Brewster, charged with a similar
offence was found guilty but recon-.
mended to the courts clemency.
Mike Griffin fell from the fourth
floor of the Courier-Journal building
to the stone tagging in the corridor
Thursday and was killed. He was a
tolu peddler ten years old and was
trying to slide down the winding
railing.
Lexington, Jan. 3.-James G.
Scrugham, teller and assistant cash
Ter of the Lexington City National
bank, defaulted for about $4,000 and
has fled to Canada. lie has been
taking money by piecemeal for sew
cral months and covering his tracks
by false footing of his additions,
lie only fled when bank examiner
G imam came to examine the bank s
books on its application for twenty
years renewal of its charter. Scrug-
ham bet heavily on Blaine, and also
specialized in stocks. lie is about
thirty years of age, and has a wife
and two children, whom he left here.
lie was also a member of the Main
street Christian church. lie left a
note for the bank examiner, saying /;
II am $4,000 short and am of
for Canada. You need not look
for me nor the money" 1t is thought
that his defalcations will exceed $40,-
OOO.
Scruggin's property, worth $4,000
or $4,000 has been attached. Ills
bond is for $4,000. His wife to-day
received telegram that he has arriv-
ed safely in Windsor, Canada. From
the silence of the bank officials the
worst is feared by the depositors.
The defalcation was concealed by
false additions.
Breckenridge News: The 25th in
slant, in this state was painted red in
deed. While it is true that owing to
so many papers "laking rest" all
the precincts have not been heard
from, yet enough returns have come
in tojustify us in asserting that the
Revolver was elected by All ovel
whelming majority. The following
is the incomplete list Of murders and
attempted murders that have come
t, hand at this writing:
At Nicholasville, a cOlored woman
named Florida Scott, was killed 10y
her paramount, Jim Watson. In Fay
cite county, Blackwell was
shot and killed by Dock Hayes. AT
Lresburg, Harrison county, John
Shuwaller was shot and killed. AT
Stamping Ground in Scott county,
Frank Reynolds was shot and NOR
ally wounded by Pat Hambrick. AT
Summershade, Metcalfe county; Jack
Gwynne was fatally shot by John q.
Grinstead. AT Burgin, Madison
county, jerome Gay was shot and
killed by David McGinness. DR.. r..
d. Chandler was shot and wounded
on the streets of Campbellsville by
Milton WjlkersOn. At Shelby City,
Boyle county, Elisha Lay was stab
bed tofdeath by Leslie Sharp. AT
Owensboro, John Bonhommie at
tempted to scald his wife to-death.
In free fight at Midway a negro
was shot and killed by some one I'M
known. In Louisville, Owen Taylor,
colored, shot and killed by an I'M
known negro. In same city, David
Hart was shot and mortally wound
ell by DulaneY, a saloon-keeper.