Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-10-18
CREAM OF NEWS.
After Lawyer Eeland.s Gore.

After Lawyer Foland's Gore.
Late Monday afternoon young
man named Sam Jones, who lives In
the country, drew pistol on John
Feland, Jr., In Hollands billiard
room on Main street. Mr.. Holland
saw the action from the rear of the
store and started rapidly towards the
parties, but before he reached them
Jones went out at the door pulling
Mr.. Feland by the arm, still holding
the pistol in one hand and threaten
Ing to shoot. As he reached the
pavement in front Of the door, Police
man Fritz, who was near by, saw
him and rushed upon him and struck
Jones over the head. In the scufile |
Jones' pistol was discharged, the ball
striking the pavement.
The trouble came up over fee due
Mr.. Feland by another young man,
who took him to Jones saying the
latter had his money and would pay |
1t. This Jones declined to do and
flew inso passion, being under the
influence Of liquor.
Jones was tried Wednesday before
Judge Brasher and fined $65 and
costs. He expressed much regret for
his action and was very grateful to
the officer who arrived in time to
prevent him from doing violence to
man against whom he bore to malice.
Mr.. Jones should let this be warn
ing and temperance lesson to him
and stop getting drunk.
Kissing on the Sly.
One night this week loving col
ored couple were walking out Main
street just after dark, and when OPP
posite the Universalist church, the
man, who had his arm around the
waist Of "his girl" and who was OBJ
livious to all surroundings, imprinted
q kiss upon the lips of the dark dam
sci which was plainly heard by
gentleman and two or three ladies
who were about fifty feet behind
them. The report Of the kiss caused
a loud laugh by the observers, which
prompted the loving swain to drop |
his arm from the waist of the dusky
maid quicker than thought and to in
crease the pace Of the loving couple
TO something less than "2 no." II
A Thief Pulled.
Wednesday night while @. r.
Clark's grocery store was crowded,
a negro thief successfully and sue 7
cessively got away with two hens, a
four small chickens, half gallon Of Q
butcher-knife and two 3
heads of cabbage. The articles were
taken to the Rock Spring and con-
cealed In barrel one by one. While
trying to add ham to his collection
the rascal was detected and arrested.
He gave up all the stolen articles {
and was lodged in jail. His name Is
Jim Watson and he has been held
over on 500 bond.
A Frightful Death. j
Marshall Brumfield was run over !,
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by freight train at jacksonville :
Saturday afternoon last, and instant 5
" killed. The train was backing up l
to the depot and Brumfield stepped
upon the track when he was knocked ,
down and run over. His body was
In a horrible manner, his 1
head being mashed to q pulp. De-
,eased was about IS years old and
leaves Q family.
A Double Pig.
A stranger who arrived this week
from Evansville brought with him
IN jar of alcohol pig having one
head and two distinct bodies Joined 7
On the breast bone. The head has
,ne mouth and two eyes and ears s
ike an ordinary pig. The bodies 2
ire both perfectly formed, each with
four legs and feet. Both of them are z
FEMALES and in color are black with
few white spots. II
A Head Splitting. s
Late Saturday afternoon last Tom {
Dunn and Cephas Lancaster had
low near Ross landing, on the Cum '
Derlaud river. Dun struck, Lancas- q
.er on the head with an axe, splitting
iis head In q horrible'manner. Dunn
made his escape. Lancaster was not /
lead at last accounts but there is lit 7
lie hope of his recovery. e
Esq. Jno. s. Long, of Crofton, who