Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-03-31
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MIR. John iuguely, OF this place,
sold his distilery in Mercer county to
beats and Edelin,, of Nelson county, for
$4,000
Mrs. James H. Bruce and Mrs. Fam
ME Green, Of Stanford, attended the fun
eral of their kinswoman, Mrs. Mary
Young, Wednesday.
John Tolliver was fined 50 go in the
police court Tuesday for using abusive
language toward white woman, who
owed him for carrying her TO the depot
in his barouche.
w. Il. Smith, who has been in the
employ OF the Idol & Proctor Co. for
three or four months. was arrested here
"Wednesday and taken to Stanford to an
swer charge OF embezzement commit
ted IN Lincoln county. Idol & Proctor
deal in sewing machines and musical in
struments and it was for money collect
Ell from the sale OF such goods. and not
paid over, that Smith WAS arrested. He
is about ~ years old and has wife. He
claims to have come here from Buffalo,
Y.
Mrs. Mary +. Young, widow of
Judge T. L. Young died Monday even
ing. after long illness of bronchial af-
lection. II Mrs. Young had lived until
Wednesday she would have been 20
years old. Before her marriage she WAS
Miss Moran, OF Madison county. Her on
ly living child is Mrs. Edward FLAG, Of
this place. The funeral took place We'd
nesday at 3 o'clock from her late resi-
dence. The religious services were con.
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. q. b. IL.
Martin, of the Second Presbyterian
church.
There il an ordinance OF the town of
DanvilIe, passed in 1877. which reads as
follows: "All dealers, other than bona
fide merchants and residents OF the town
listed for ad valorem tax, shall pay a tax
and license fee as hereinafter specified,
viz Dealers in clothing, dry goods,
roots and shoes, hats and caps, 800.
Any person who shall violate this
ordinance by selling, or offering TO sell.
with out license there follows list OF
the goods above mentioned. shall be fin.
ed for each otfense 500"
One day last week NJ. J. Mulcahy, rep.
resenting the Plymouth Rock Pants Co,
OF Boston, Mass, came 10 Dsnville and
stopping at the Gilcher House. for sev.
eral DAYS sold all the pants, &c. he could
without license and refused to get a Ii
cease when it was suggested to him to DO
so. There was considerable talk and
considerable complaining included in
said talk on the part OF merchants and
citizens. said merchants in regard 10
the "carryings on" of Mulcahy, "Why
in the ID isn't he arrested ?" and SINH
lar remarks were beard with aome fire.
quency. Finally merchants interested
induced several persons who had made
purchases to 30 before the police Judge
and make affidavit to the fact, whereup-
on three warrants were issued against
Mulcahy and he was brought into court
for trial. He declined to emplov a law.
yer and made Lo defense To the charges,
which were sustained by ample testimo.
ny. No decisions or other authorities
were introduced. There was no law be-
quoted; 80 Mr.. Mulcshy was fined $50
and costs in each OF the three cases, all
three OF the judgments amounting 10
/ $500. The court explained 10 the de
PENDANT that he could either pay the
Judgments, replevy them, take an appeal
TO higher court or go to the work.
house. He said he would 20 to the
work house, but on the way thither in
charge of an officer, stopped and had a
consultation with Attorneys X. Z. ia
cobs aud g. X. Mcdowell. after which it
was agreed between the gentlemen nam.
ed and w. o. Goodloe, the town sttor.
ney, that Mulcahy should remain under
guard at the hotel until Mr.. Mcdowell
returned from Louisville, where he was
to 90 to apply to Judge Barr, OF the L.
5. court, for writ OF habeas corpus. Mr..
Mcdowell returned from Louisville on
Tuesday night without the writ, but
with blank application for Mucahy to
sign aud swear to, which would undoubt
eddy have caused it's issuance. About
10 o'clock Wednesday Mulcahy, accom-.
panied by his guard and his attorney,
Mcdowell, came into the police judges
Office, surrendered himself and was sent
to the work house. About IL o'clock,
Town Attorney Goodloe and Attorney
9. II. Rodes. who is also town clerk,
came also into the judges Office and say
ing they had found several decisions OF
Unites States courts which would make
the enforcement of the quoted Danville
ordinance impossible, moved to set aside
the judgments against Mu'cahy and
grant new trial. The court sustained
this motion, when Mr.. Goodloe then