The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-16
Joe Davis. COlOred, Gets ,
Heavy Sentence.
Grand Jury Makes Another Report
This Morning to Circuit
Court.
NEWS OF OTHER COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT.

given today IN the case agalnst Joe
Davis, colored, charged with robbery,
the defendant getting five years in the
penitentinry.
Davis was charged with having aid
ed Henry Palmer in robbing william
Hughes, n colored man from nesr
woodville, near the Western District
warehouses du ing the last visit Of the
Buckskin Bill shows over year ago.
Davis was caught recently in Cairo.
At press time the case against the
City of Paducah for maintaining q
nuisance on Madison streets between
Tenth and Eleventh streets in the way
of q stagnant gutter, was on trial.
Tonight session Of court will he
held the first of this court in several
years. The motion for bond in the
Henry Temple murder case will he
argued and it will take all the after.
noon and part of the night.
The following indictments were re
turned by the grand jury this morn
ing: Will Jordan for msliciously
shooting at Mack Wright; VIII Lewis.
for selling Fletcher Terrell a stolen
COW for $l2; Ed walbert, for mali
ciously shooting James Conway Ellen
Hodges. for false swearing in the
Prentice Campbell breach of the pence
case in police court; Prentice Camp.
bell for false swearing; Ida Davis, for
false sweating in the police court.
The trial of Mary Thomas. who
killed Lee Crawford, her lover, on
Plunkott's hill. about two weeks ago,
is set for the l4th day Of the term.
The jury fined Henry Wilson, alias
Henry Wagner s25 for assaulting Heck
Grogan, the iron worker at jackson s
fountry in sudden heat and passion.
Ho sni another slipped upon Grogan
at the foundry and beat him up pretty
badly, and the charge WINS malicious
assault, but was amended.
Robert Rowan's attorneys filed a
motion and reasons for a new trial.
He is the colored barber who got three
years yesterday for house breaking
POLICE COURT.
The evidence was partially heard
against James Powell charged with
stealing some lanterns at the /. O. and
the case left open.
Bud Dobson was fined $40 and costs
for breach OF the peace.
Mrs. Brsr t!ey wss fined IS and costs
in two cases for using insulting Lam
gueRe and recognized in the sum OF
5000 for her good behavior.
The breach Of the pence case against
Tony Iseman was dismissed.
Tom Riley and Frank Chairman were
fined 81 and costs each for drunken
ness.
The breach of tho peace case against
Will and Martin Irwin and John Kelly
and John Casey was continued.
A petty larceny case against Henry
Hickman was continued. He is
charged with stealing a hat and shirts
from a negro employed at the ice fac.
tory and was caught with the hat on.
He claims he bought 1t from another
negro.
Addie Bryson was acquitted Of a
breach Of the peace.
The malicious cutting case against
Lille Gray was continued.
Bob white and Jim Sweeny for a
breach Of the peace, were granted a
continuance.
Ben Boyd was fined SO and costs for
a breach Of the peace.
An old charge Of gaming Agains {
Thomas Burnett vas continued.
+,+ COUNTY COURT.
Clip Husbands, M. O.. deeds to W. C.
Cochran, for $3.50, property near Mon.
roe aud Tenth streets.
X. K. Ware and others iced to W.
Il. Ware for 81 and other consideri-
tion, property in the county.
George King, of the city. age 20
and Caroline livery, city. age 90. col.
ored, hav, been licensed to wed. IL