The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-06
Manager J. E. English Fined So and
? Costs and Mr. Toof SIS.
Evidence Heard This Morning By
Judge Sanders in Police
Court.
OTHER GASES CONSIDERED

The breach Of the peace case against
Manager James Il. English. Of the
Kentucky theater, and Mr.. P.F. Toof,
of the Cohankus company, resulting
from their difficulty at Fourth and
Broadway Sunday night was investi-
gated in the police court this morn
ing. Mr.. Toof was not present when
court opened, having entered plea OF
guilty through Prosecuting Attorney
Gilbert, but when the other defend
ant, Mr.. English, arrived, he was sent
for to testify.
DR.. w.B. Mcpherson and Mr.. George
Emery, and Officers CLARK and Hsr-
Ian were the only other witnesses, and
did not seem to know very much
about the case, except that the two
gentlemen had an alteration which
eliminated in blows Just outside Nc
ri erson's store.
Mr.. Toof arrived in short time and
was sworn. stating that he was in
McPherson's waiting for a car when
Mr.. English came in. They spoke and
Mr.. English remarked to Mr.. McPher-
son that he heard that Sam Jones
was going to spend about eight
months of his time in Paducah here
after. Mr.. Toof remarked that he did
MT think the report was correct.
Mr.. English then remarked that he
read in the paper that Sam Jones was
going to come back this spring, and in
reply to DR.. MoPherson's question as
to who was bringing him here, Mr.. En-
glish said he supposed it was few
fanatics and cranks, or words to that
erect 9
MIR. Toof said he then stated that he
supposed he, Mr.. English, included
him, Mr.. Toof, in the lstter,a he was
one of those who was talking of bring
ing him here. Mr.. English replied
that he was sorry to say that he was,
and that it was usually newcomers
who tried to run the town, and if
wasn't good enough to suit them they
ought to get out.
Mr.. Toof then said that he retorted
that IL was not for "your kind Of dir
ty cattle that we are doing this" and
Mr.. English became angry. DIR. Nc
Pherson said he didn't want trouble
in there, and Mr.. English said they
would 60 outside and discuss it. They
went outside and Mr.. English said
that no had to apologize for calling
him cattle" and Mr.. Toof was try
ing to explain what he meant when
Mr.. English called him liar and 9TH
or things, and Ia struck him. Mr.. En-
glish, he said, made movement as IL
to draw something, and he, Mr.. Toof
remained outside while Mr. English's
friends were holding him until, beiiev-
ing that the incident was closed, he re-
turned to the drug store TO await for
his car. Mr.. English was released
and came back. abusing him and dar-
ing him to renew the trouble, but Mr..
Toof said he was patie sly waiting
for something to happens d consider
ed that he had done his part and it
was up to Mr.. English. When the
car came he went home.
Mr.. English's narrative differed
slightly. He said that he went into
the drug store, as he did every Sunday
night to make purchases and wait for
his car, and saw Mr.. Toof there.
The conversation about Sam Jones
was substantially the same as given by
Mr.. Toof, but Mr.. English declared
he did not know that Mr.. Toof was
in the new movement to
bring Sam Jones here, and did not in
tend his remarks for him in the least,
until Mr.. Toof interrupted and going
over to him, voluutari-
ly de clared that he was one OF them.
When their argument became so heat
ID that DR.. Mcpherson invited them to
settle IL outside, he went out, not ex-
pecting an assault. When they shut
the door, he declared, he asked Mr..
Toof to apologize for referring to him,
Mr.. English. as CATTLE and Mr..
roof struck him. He claimed he did
not expect the blow and was not look