The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-24
NO MURDER CASES
Will Be Tried at This Term OF
Circuit Court.
Grand Jury Reports Other lndict'
ments-Late Convic-
tions.
IN THE OTHER COURTS
IN THE OTHER COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT.

Ii is probable no murder cases viii
be tried at this term OF circuit court,
| Judging from the disposition of sever
al which had been continued and from
the disposition OF the cases against
George Day and Mary Thomas which
were this afternoon con tinued by
agreement.
Day Is chargen with numbering Gal.
vim Gary ON lower Court street q few
weeks ago. The Thomas woman killed
Lee Crawford q short time ago on
Plpnkett's hill.
At press time the case against Will
Mann and Kid Dovey, colored. who
held up Motorman Warren on South
Sixth street last winter, was being
tried before Special Judge W. A. Ber-
~ who was selected by agreement by
the commonwealth attorneys and
Campbell and Campbell, attorneys for
Mann. Special Judge James Camp
bell could not sit in this case on &C.
count of being employed - IN attor-
new. These two were In with Louis
Buford. the desperate who was killed
several months ago while resisting an
officer ct Kuttawa.
The grand jury yesterday returned
the following indictments: Will
Moore, Undertaking: Edmund by.
son, Obtaining money by false pre-
lenses; Will jolly, assault and battery.
The minutes of the examining court
in the following cases were returned
marked dismissed: George W. Tsy-
lor, forgery. Taylor 10 the man who
escaped from tho jail here several
weeks ago; Tom Roy and Bob Gray,
false swearing; Katie Shaw, alias
Hite, for being IN socomplice to Bud
Nance in malicious shooting charge;
Tay lor, known ss Shorty Taylor. for
setting mp game.
Laura Smith. colored, who cut Mat
tie Springer several weeks ago. was
found guilty and given three years in
the penitentiary.
The grand jury returned On indict-
mept against Earl Fren n and Jerry
Wall, for malicious shooting, the 9th
or warrant having been dismissed on
account OF a techuioality.
will Moore, white, was indicted for
breaging into . store in Mechanics
burg and upon confession was given
one year. He is the young mar OF
the south side who had just served q
term in the penitentisry for setting
fire to Squire Bsrnett's store a few
years ago, when he committed the
last crime flo is considered half
witted by many.
The case against Buokskin Roy Tsy.
lor, for stealing fish from a man named
Rothwell aud selling them as II they
were his own, resulted in verdict
| for the defendant. He claimed he WAS
paid to sell the fish for another man
and If they were stolen, the other man
stold them.
Edmund Dyson was indicted for
stealing coat and other clothing from
Coleman Byford and selling them as
! his own TO a sc secondhand dealer and on
confession was given . year.
Will jolly was indicted on q charge
Of assault and battery by stabbing a
friend with q fork over piece Of
chicken.
Joe Davis, charged with robbery,
and given q sentence Of five years o
few days ago, was granted new trial.
will Jolly was fined $50 and costs
for assault and battery.
J,mes Rock was acquitted Of the
| charge Of malicious cutting.
The case Of Lee Walters against J.
| II. Rogers was dismissed.
John Bsncook pleaded gully to horse
stealing and was given two years bot
the judge ordered him sent to the 70.
form school and not to the penitsn.
t,sry ON account Of his ago. the bov
nos being 81 years Of age.
Jesse X. Edmunds, the boy who -.
sisted Bert Roberts in holding mp sew.
ersl boys in Rowlandtown several
weeks ago was ordered taken to the
reform school and kept there until he
was 81 years OF age.
Earl French and Jerry Wall were
srr.ignso for malicious shooting and
| Aha demorer tn the indictment aus