The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1893-02-04
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ACQUITTED-On warrant Tor assault
and battery, sworn out by VIM.
WATSON, two men from the country
named Williams and Douthitt were
tried Saturday before County Judge
Williams and acquitted.
SHOOTING MATCH-At the shooting
match Friday Of last week between
Dick Church and Dick Crutcher on
one side. and George Berry and John
Mastin on the other side, the first
named side won in score of 10 to
IS. Mr.. Church made the best
record and killed II out of II birds,
the match being "a live birds at 25
yards rise.
FELL Down THE CELLAR-Thurs-
day of last week, Mrs. James Moore,
aged sixty-four years, living at the
Warden's residence opposite the
penitentiary, fell down the cellar
steps, distance of twelve feet, and
struck her head violently against the
cemented floor of the cellar. She
later became seriously i'll from the
accident, but under the care of DR..
George Chinn she is now rapidly
recovering.
LARGE DAMAGES - At Shebyville,
Saturday. in the circuit court, Nan
ME Ellis, wife of stephen Ellis was
awarded a verdict for 81 900 damages
against the Louisville & Nashville
railroad for the death of her hus-
band, who, while drunk, was put off
a train between this city and Lex
ington last fall and was run over and
killed by another train. James An
drew Scott, of this city, assisted by
j. P. Force and L. G. Willis. of Shell
byville, represented the plaintiff, and
Hon. j. G. Beckham and Judge L. A.
Weakley, of Shelbyville, the defen-
dant. The case was appealed to the
Court of Appeals.
ADJUDGED INsANE-Saturday Jos.
Woods, of Woodiake, was tried be-
fore County Judge Williams on a
writ of lunacy, and the jury returned
a verdict in accordance Herewith,
and Woods was ordered taken to the
asylum at Lexington. 1t was shown
in the testimony that Woods reason
was dethroned by too free indul-
gence of Intoxicating liquors.
RETURNED TO ASYLUM -- Dennis
Harrod, who was thought TO have
been cured and was released from the
insane asylum at Lexington, showed
signs of returning dementia and had
to be taken back to the asylum this
week.
POISONED Som person poisoned a
valuable setter dog belonging 10 Mr..
John Mastin, on Saturday.
FALLS CITY JoURNAL-Mr. Bowen
Henry, formerly of this city, but
now of Falls City, Nebraska, sent his
friends here this week copy of the
Falls City journal, a newspaper of
sixteen pages, on which Mr.. Henry
is engaged.
Col. HIRAM BERRY - Saturday
afternoon, while alone in his room
at home, Col Hiram Berry STUN
bled and fell, striking his head
against piece of furniture and cut
ting deep cash in his forehead. He
was unconscious and in a pool of
blood when found by Mrs. Berry a
few moments later. Kestoratives |
were applied and DR.. Williams sum-
moned to dress the wound, which re-
CURED eight stitches to draw the
edges together. Though Col. Berry
is we'll advanced in years. it is not
thought the wound will prove trouble
some in healing. His game spirit
was best attested by his exclamation,
on the return of consciousness, "Who
struck Billy Patterson"
FATHER AND SON PARTNERSHIP.
r. X. Mcclure, the shoe merchant on
St. Clair street, has taken his son,
Mr.. viii. Mcclure, into his business
as partner. The style of the firm
is now r. X. Mcclure & Son. Both
the father and son are well known to
the people of the city and county,
and'two such enterprising gentlemen,
whose word is sufficient assurance of
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