The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-18
Judge Evans Finished Federal Court
Today Before Noon.
A Number Of Gases Continued-Much
Business Transacted Before
Adjournment.
FEW INDICTMENTS RETURNED.

Judge Walter Evans rushed things
in federal court this morning, and
wound up the November term before
noon. leaving with the other court
officers for Louisville. 1t is seldom
that the business is finished with such
dispatch.
This morning the case sgains Willie
Cooper, indicted for stealing from the
Fulton Leaders mail box at Fulton,
WAS transferred to Louisville for trial.
The case against NJ. @. Cope, for
violation on of banking laws, was CON
tinued. His bond was dxed at 81 1000.
The four indictments against James
A. Woodward, colored, for pension
frauds, wero consolidated, and his boud
fixed at $500, which he failed to give,
being remAnded to Jail.
The cases against Lindo Murphy,
alleged king of Mayaeld boodlers,
were consolidated and his bond fixed
at Z $50, which he gave.
Walter Moody. the young mail clerk
of Shswneetown. Ill, who was out
on n $1,000 bond, tailed to appear
wnen his case was called in federal
court yesterday, and his bond was de-
clared forfeited. Moody remained in
Jail some time before he was able to
secure bend. He is charged with
stealing and opening registered letters
while acting az mail clerk on the
Evansville packets and has doubtless
skipped the country to escape the pen
itentiary.
The following bootleggers were
fined 800 and sentenced to 80 days
in jail, all pleading guilty to the
charge; REESE Dick, white, OF May
field; VIII PARROT, colored, Graves
county John Saxon, colored, of Pry-
orsburg; Ed Ray, colored, Of Muir
ray. The jury returned verdict of
not guilty for Sydney Lentz, white,
who was charged with selling whiskey
in Benton without license. He
proved that he had given the stuff
away, when 1t passed from his hands
TO another, but admitted that he had
bought some from other persons whom
he did not know.
Emmett McNeeley, white, Of May
field, secured a verdict of not guilty
Of Illicit whisky selling. He said
that he had sold wiskey but produced
government license to do so. Nc
Medley and Reese Dioke are strong
witnesses against Lindo Murphy
whose case for Illicit whiskey sell.
ing was yesterday continued. Dioke
and McNeeley swore that they wero
selling for Murphy. McNeeley stated
that he was afraid TO sell after hav-
ing been asked to by Murphy who
left the blind tiger IN his care. Dicke
came along and MoNeeley got him to
sell the stuff. picke stated that the
money secured from the sales went to
Murphy. McNeeley and himself.
The testimony of MoNeeley and
Dicke made 1t impossible for Lindo
to stand trial yesterday, and
his case was continued until today,
the defendant being given that much
time to secure witnesses.
The Illicit whiskey selling case
against Hop Stevens, colored, Of May
field, was continued as the defendant
had no witnesses present.
The attachment against Lee Nor
gan was dismissed. He lives in
Benton and was excused on account
of illness to relative.
NJ. L. Beadles was excused and the
against him discharged.
10 is from Beal, Hickman county.
The following indictments were re-
urned into court by the grand Jury
md none Of the persons indicted are
Inder arrest yet:
james Portwood, of Smithland, an
i'd soldier, was indicted for irregular.
ties in securing pension claim. His
all has been fixed at 81, The
ase was continued as he is not un-
or arrest and cspias issued.
Walter Morris, colored, was indict.
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