The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-12
ELEVEN MEN
ARRESTED Charged With CriminalIy AS.
saulting Young Covington Bride.
Threats of Lynching Became so General
That it Was Deemed Advisable to Re-
move the Men-The Grand Jury Will
Act on the Case October 10.

NEWPORT. KY, Oct. S.-Mrs. Thomas
Gleason, of Covington, a bride of but
few weeks, was dragged from her hus-
band, while they were walking on the
Alexandria pike, back of this city, near
George Kellar's farm, about 7:3O o'clock
Wednesday night, and assaulted by IL
men.
George Greer and dad" Meiner were
arrested by Sergt. Reilly shortly after
the assault, and Thursday morning
Officer Matthews brought in Matt
Meiner. John Meyer, Dick Bushmiller
and Cooper Mitler, and Officer Stemler
arrested ''Red" Bushmiller and Ed
ward Hinding.
All live In Newport. Mrs. Gleason
and husband Wednesday night said
they could positively identify Dad"
Meiner and George Greer as the two
men who first halted them on the pike.
As the news of the terrible deed
spread crowd began to collect at the
Newport court house Thursday morn
ing.
1t became necessary for Sheriff Plum
mer to clear the corridors of the court
house at $50 a. m.
Mrs. Gleason said Thursday that IL
men were about her in the field, but
that she tainted after she had been re-
peatedly assaulted.
The men accused are between the
ages of % and 81 years.
Mrs. Gleason is only IL years old.
Judge Benefits courtroom was
packed almost to suffocation during
the preliminary hearing. Mrs. Gleason
was the first witness. She detailed the
story related above. When she pointed
out Meiner as the man who had the re-
volver he leaped to his feet and shouted
that he could prove his innocence. He
said it was another man whom he
named who drew the revolver. ''How
do you know?" he was asked. He an
swered that that was what some of the
men had told him.
Meiner made contradictory state
ments in his testimony. First, he said
he was out in town to get a keg of
beer at the time the assault took
place. Later he admitted that he had
been out the Alexandria pike. He said
he saw lot of men out there, but he
was not one of the crowd. Gleason
said the man who drew the revolver
wore a SLOUGH hat. Meiner had on a
derby when arrested. Meiner said he
recognized Greer and Duhfoss in the
!. crowd out the pike.
Judge Helm, Commonwealth Attor-
ney Lockhart. Sheriff Plummer and
County Judge Bennett held confer
ence at 1 p. m. Thursday, and it was
decided not to have a special grand
jury, but await the one at Alexandria,
which conveneS October 10.
Three p. m. over the c. & o. was tn
time and route decided upon to take
the accused to MaysvilIe.
During the preliminary trial Mrs.
Gleason was given a test to identify
the men charged with the crime.
The prisoners were placed in various
parts of the courtroom in the crowd,
and in each instance Mrs. Gleason pos
itively identified the prisoners
Greer testified that he was with Mel
ner going out the pike, but did not see
the couple.
George YoutSey, keeper of the toll
gate, and Ed Huber testified to seeing
Greer and Meiner passing the tollgate.
Greer and Meiner told conflicting sto-
ries in their testimony.
All the other prisoners denied having
been out the pike.
After hearing all the evidence Judge
Bennett announced that he would bind
Dad" Meiner and George Greer over
to the grand jury in S., 900 each and the
other eight under S., 900 bond each. But
he made more careful examination OF
the statutes, and then held all of the
men to the grand jury without bond
Greer was drunk, and said he was
ready for trial at once.
A few minutes after the prisoner.
were bound over Circuit Judge Helm
into whose care they passed, stated
that he would send all of them to tn,
Maysville Jail Thursday afternoon t.
avoid the possibilities of lynching
Judge Helm will impanel a specia
grand jury at once.
The community is terribly wrough
up over the affair and threats of lynch
ing the miscreants are freely made
The excitement is far more intens
than that caused by the finding of tn
body of headleSs Pearl Bryan over
year ago. 1t can hardly be conceive
that a crime so fiendish could be pei
pctrated in an enlightened community
The men charged with the crime ar
mostly of bad character and that quic
justice will be meted out to them is as
sured by the authorities. The penalt
for criminal assault in this state j
death.
NASHVILLE, KY, Oct. S.-Sheri-
Plummer and posse arrived in this cit
with the ten prisoners at 5:25 p n
When the train arrived here nearly SO
people were awaiting it at Marke
street, and here there was intense e1
element. Several of the crowd want
ed to handle the men roughly, an
there were cries of Lets take them.
They were landed in Jail safely, how
ever.
There was no undue excitement her
after the prisoners had been locked III
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