The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-08
Judge Sanders Says Paducah
Will Continue to Flourish
The Vaughan. Westlake Trouble Was
Partially Aired This Morning in
the Police Court.
MURDER CASES TRANSFERRED

The main attraction in Judge San.
ders' court this morning was the
Vaughan Westlake affair which has at
traotad more or less publicity since A.
". Vaughan, n detective fer the law
and order forces. and Mrs. Westlake,
a resident of Campbell street bad an
alteration at the l. c. passenger depo,
several days ago.
Attorney ID. 4. Gross. who is acting
prosecuting attorney for Mr. Gilbert
announced for tho defense of Mrs.
westlake. Mr.. W. L. Bradshaw, Jr..
was asked 10 prosecute and said he
Was defending Vaughan. Attorney
". V. Eaton was then appointed but
said he was assisting ATTORNEY Gross
/ in the defense OF Mrs. wcstlake. 1t.
torney Diuguid was then asked to
prosecute and did so.
The evidence in substance was that
Vaughan spoke to the woman who was
searching for lost grip several times
I before she said anything to him, and
when she did Officer Hurley was talk
ing to some one else and did not pay
much attention to them, but heard
tho woman cali him dirty pimp aud
declare that IL he didn't lot her alone
she would use a club on him, after
! he had said something 90 her about
leaving town and 1t was a good thing.
| Vaughan then asked the officer IL he
was going to allow Der to tails that
way TO him, and the officer replied
that he knew nothing Of tho merits Of
the case, bat if Vaughan would go
with them or would get warrant for
her, he would arrest her Vaughan
then became abusive and said he
. would not do his duty. and about this
time Officer Tobe owen came mp and
\ Vaughan said something TO him about
trying TO play bully because he had
uniform on, whoreupon the officer
took of his coat and pistol and said
! that IL that was all in the way he
would whip him all over the platform.
Marshal Jesse Walker OF Fulton,
corroborated the officers and said there
was quite croSd attracted by the
alteration between Vaughan and
the woman, AMI afterwards by
that of the officers and Vaughan,
bet he heard no obscene or profane
language. He saw Vaughan speak to
the woman several times, he said be-
fore she replied and "set him out.
Officers owen and Singery did not
hear the trouble, but officer Owen
said he only stepped up when he SAW
the crowd aud asked what was the
trouble. thinking it was over the grip
when Vaughan turned and insinuated
that no, Officer Owen, was trying to
take advantage Of him because ho was
an officer. Officer Singery saw the
crowd Ms he rot Oft Car nnd got
there in time to prevent trouble.
A motion was msde by Attorney
Gross to dismiss the charge against
the woman ON the grounds of insult
oient proof, claiming that the evil
dence showed that Vaughan started
the trouble, and she only resented his
gibes as anyone else would have done,
and that as the evidence showed that
no profane or obscene language had
been used, he asked an acquittal.
The court overruled the motion, all
the evidence not being in, and left the
case open until this afternoon.
Judge Sanders said in commenting
on the case that there had been a
great deal Of talk about this case and
ne intended to get at the bottom of it..
He said we had one Of the most
beautiful and attractive and prosper
ous cities to DO found anywhere, de-
spite what some people said about Pa
ducah being so bad. He called asten-
tion to the fact that August 8, with
) thousands of strangers in the city in
addition to our own population. there
} was no trouble of any kind, and that
Yesterday with the town full of pleas
ure seekers many strangers, there was
} no trouble and not an arrest was made.
"with all the saloons you hear SC
much about" said the court, "tha,