The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-23

McCreary man for representative to-day.
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Details Of the crime OF the Rockcastle
county preacher, Capps, last Friday,
show it TO have been a brutal one. He
shot and fatally wounded his wife and
then attempted suicide, Y
The jury which found John Coying.
ton, of Livingston county, guiltyof muir.
der, and the court that sentenced him,
have signed petition asking Governor
Brown to grant him 4 pardon, He was
given sentence Of two years, ; II 49,. ,
Frank Morrison, who has been running
a blind tiger ID Or near Seottsville, and
had for long time baflad the authori-
ties, was arrested and fined 800 the
other day. He has arecord as a skiIIful
violator Of local option laws. ~"
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Wallace Gafney, q section hand on
the Le& n railroad at Stanford, took
dose of morphine with suical intent a
few days ago. He was just recovering
from d spree. He was found before life
was extinct and may recover. ... 49,.
There will be no civilseryice examina-
ton at Msysville June |, as indicated by
the official list Of places at which exami.
nations were ohaye been held In Ken.
tucky this year No applications for ex,
animation At Maysyille have been made.
One of the prisoners in the Nelson
county Jail refuses to wear any other
clothing than a blanket with holes, cut in
II for his arms He claims that friends
promised TO send him clothing, and re-
fuses to accept anything in that line
from the jailer. ...~
s. IN the Georgetown circuit court, on
the 10th inst5 Doc" Wilhoite, charged
with the murdered Gilbert Gray, and
his father S. q. Wilhoite, charged with
being an accessory, the jury brought in,
its verdict, sentencing each to the peni-
tertiary FOR two and enc half years.
A prohibition fight isonin Lyon coun-s
~, and the contest promises to over
shadow the legislative campaign, Last
week the Tale Of Two Cities rendered its
columns to the friends of local option,
and the paper wasflled up with temper
ance logic. The election will be held on
the 25th inst.
J. n. Wilson and J. N. Kelly, the ex-
pert accountants employed BY the ways
and means committee Of the Lexington
city council to examine The books of y.
Hall Davidson during his terra 81 Office
I az ty collector, speak lightly Of David.
sons denial that he owes the city money,
as they allege, saying that only facts and
figures can be considered.
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William McCollnm, town marshal 81
Knttawa, has been sued for $25, 600 dam.
sges by the heirs of Mira. Bergman. who
died 10 Jail at Kuttawa some time AGO.
Mrs. Bergman was arrested BY McCol.
lum and placed in prison, and IL il al.
legged that the act was the direct cause Of
the woman's death, which occurred a
few moments after she was place 4 Ia iail.
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"A young couple of Madison county.
who we're recently married, did not get
along happily, and both concluded to try
for divorce. The husband went TO Be.
req 10 consult attorney o. H.. Brewer.
who happened TO be out of his Office
when the man called. He was found out
IL town, however, and the unhappy BEN
sdict explained matters 10 the lawyer
vale they walked to the office. When
they arrived &C the latter place they
toand tho young wife waiting to consult
wish the lawyer On the same subject.
The lawyer took IN the situation, and
lnmediately began TO use his powers OF
persunsNn on both the husband aud
wlfe. aud coon convinced them that they
had better 50 home and forgive aEi for
kes and leg the courts alone In few
minutes the couple left the office yowing
shey would never fall out again. The
lawyer received no fee, but was happy
a ihe knowledge that he had won the
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