The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-30
Luke Ray Will Probably be
Ordered Here for Trial.
Indicted for Passing Raised Bills in
Paducsh-Also Wanted for
Murder.
NOW IN JAIL AT MEMPHIS

Luke Ray, one of the negroes ar
rested in Memphis for Wholesale rails
ing" bills. and who is one of those
who flooded Paducah with bills raised
FROM sI's to s5's and e2's to 3l0's,
Will probably be brought to Kentucky
for trial on charge of numbering q
special officer near Gave City some
time ago. and for counterfeiting.
District Attorney Randolph, at Mem
phis, has received from the authorities
of the United States court Louisville
warrant for the extradition OF Ray.
which was drawn on the strength Of
an indictment that had been returned
by the federal grand jury In session at
that place. The indictment returned
81 Louisville was for oounterfeiting,
and it charged Ray with having in
the Western district of Kentucky al.
tered and passed certain securities OF
the United States which were Of .
counserfeit nature. 1t 10 supposed
these were the raised bills passsd in
Paducah, an indictment having been
returned Of the iec~nt session Of fed.
eral court here.
On the strength Of shis warrant Ray
was given Q hearing the United States
commissioners at Memphis ana the
bail fixed at e5, QUO. which the prison.
OF was unable to raise.
An application was then made BY
the districs attorney to Judge Ham
mond for an order Of authority 70 have
Ray removed 10 the Western district
Of Kentucky. The negro was brought
into the United States courtroom be.
fore Judge Hammond in order that Q
hearing Of she application mishs be
made When he was brought into the
courtroom the handouts with which
he had been brought from the Jail
were still upon his wrists. and ratb-
er novel incident happened In the
court as q result of this.
A soon as Judge Hammond saw the
shaokles upon the hand Of the prisoner
he ordered the marshal TO remove
them, stating that it was contrary to
the dignity OF the court 70 bring
prisoner in such q condition into court
No criticism was passed upon the mar
shall by Judge Hammond. who simply
stated that il was contrary TO the
rights Of . prisoner to bring him inso
court in mapacles, unless he were vio-
leat and ohstreperous aud could not
ne handled by any other means. Judge
Hammond granted a continuance Of
the case until today.
IL is more than likely that the appli-
cation for removal Of the negro will
b. granted when the matter 10 given
q hearing There 10 very hstla evil
denoe against Ray IN Memphis to sus-
tain an indictment for counterfeiting,
" lille the Kentucky federal authorities
have already secured numerous indios.
meuts sRainst the negro.
In Ksntnoty the negro is also want
ed by the state courts on . charge OF
m order. During the time he was be-
ing chased by the secret service depart
ment OF Louisville 1t Was learned that
ne had escaped from that place and
was journeying ont Of the city on q
box car. , his information was tele-
graphed ahead, and a ooBsta BILE at one
Of she small stations attempted to
make the arrest of the negro. Ray In
company with Tolly were PLACED un-
der arrest when the train reached this
station but while they were being
brought 10 JAIL tho constable WAS shot
down by Raw, ana both negroes man-
aged so make their escape
lt Is that the removal OF the negro
il asked by the Louisville federal
court in orIer that he might DO turned
over 60 thg sSsts authorities and rlsde
70 answer the charge OF murder. IL is
also expected that the other negr oes-
/ folly, Davis aud Ragland-will be
| permitted 80 remain in Memphis and
tried.