The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-20
The Prisoners Were all Sentenced
This Morning.
The Grand Jury Made Final Report
and MISUNDERSTANDING
Sensational
ELI HUTCHINSON SATISFIED

The criminal term for circuit court
for December endeu this morning,
and there will be no more criminal
court until April
OF the prisoners convicted only
three are white Eli Hutchinson,
Tobe Dennis and James Riley.
They were sentenced by Judge
Husbands today, and those convicted,
and their terms, are as follows;
Eli Hutchinson. eleven years for
fatally shooting mis- brother-in-law,
Henry Gray.
lobe Dennis, two years for holding
up man named Palmer, on South
Second street, late one night, and at
the point Of q knife taking from
HIM a s5 gold piece.
John worley and viii Gordon, five
years for stealing the mule Of Gilbert
Lee. colored, OF Martin, Tenn.
Fred Edmunds, one year for steal
ing the watch of Arch Robertson
while playing a game Of cards.
James Riley. three years, one for
breaking into Bodenhe liners tailoring
establishment, one for breaking into
Leslie Thompson's tailoring establish
ment and one for breaking into Joe
Gourieux's saloon.
Andrew Petty, four years for false
swearing.
CIV. Wilson alias James Moore, three
years for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Jerry Cook, one year for cutting
Nora Hudson.
Herman Matthews, three years for
OBTAINING Rebecca Rogers.
Sardus Hart. two years for breaking
into the stable Of Mr.. VIM. MoCutoh-
con, near Rowlandtown.
will Hamilton five years for steal
ing watch from George Hewlett.
The jury returned a verdict of mot
guilty" in the case against Henry
Schmidt, the grocer and saloon keeper
at Eleventh and Caldwell streets, this
morning. The defendant .was charged
with having kept his barroom open on
Sunday.
The cases against wurth Withrow,
white, for hog stealing and for obtain
ing money By false pfetenses, were by
agreement continued.
James Anderson, colored, was tried
this morning for grand larceny, the
theft Of bicycle from Howard War
den, the bicycle dealer.
James Anderson, oolored, who stole
bicycle from Howard Warden, the
dealer, was convicted of the crime
and sentenced to two years in the pen
itentisry.
The motion for new trial in the
case against John worley, colored, for
horse stealing was overruled and wor-
ley's attorneys were granted an APP
peal.
will Hamilton's attorneys filed
motion and reason for q new trial,
which were overruled. Hamilton,
who is colored, was convicted of
stealing a watch.
The case against Charles Ashley,
white, for the theft of saw logs, was
continued.
VIM. franklin, alias william John
son. was granted continuance. He
is charged with obtaining money by
false pretenses.
Joe Bennett, white, who sold II. p.
Hawkins lot of oats for 90, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. He claimed that
the oats were his own when they be-
longed to a man named Smith,
The motion for new trial in the
Ellis Headley bribery case, made by
the commonwealth, was continued
until next term.
The grand jury was finally DIS
charged after it had returned a few
indictments, mono of which are of
sensational nature. It was thought
that some action would be taken by
the grand jury in the case against
Theodore Luttrell, who refused to