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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
POLICE COUR0 E0CHINGC

Judge Sanders had what was large.
ly family affair in today's police
court. There was good crowd on
hand, and the most interesting part Of
the crowd was behind the bars in the
dock, where the culprits ranged in
size from six years old to people old
enough TO know better.
Mrs. Nora Jennings was the first
offender. She was charged with nav
ing pointed pistol At Mrs. Minnie
Gary. No one knows where they
live. They said they didn't hardly
know themselves. "whur 1t wuz. +"
Mrs. Gary was on hand in her Sunday
go-to- meeting clothes aud most vehe-
ment mood. She was like most Of the
female witnesses, wanted 20 tell oil
she knew and whole lot she didn't,
but the court restrained her. She fl
aally was limited to the statement that
she went to the other lsdy's to get a
fiat iron she had loaned her, and when
she knocked the other woman opened
the door, declared she was using the
iron, ana poked a pistol into her face,
right up into it, tool Mrs. Jennings,
the defendant said she was prepared
to prove, when she got her witnesses,
that she had to point the pistol to pro-
tect her life and home. and the case
was left open until tomorrow.
Mike Mckinney, who has a fight
with his wife as often as he can, was
charged with striking her again yes
terday. He said he was drunk and
didn't know what he did, and the court
accused HIM Of tank'ng mp simply 90
he could whip her. She said on the
stand that he broke the telephone,
tried to pour out the -four, and when
she protested struck her in the head.
He has been fined often and always re-
leased from the chaingang in few
days because his family was left with
out support. Judge Sanders said hi
would be lenient with him again, snt
fine him only s25 and costs, and that
he must serve 1t hereafter.
Then Mokinney's step son, Georg'
HARRISON, was srraigned for disorder
ly conduct. Rowena Hooks said HI
came home, took bottle Of whiske,
they were drinking and took a few
swigs at it, and then threw it and
glass against the kitchen door, break
ing out panel. George said he wen
home and found the Hooks girl sn'
two or three toughs there drinking
whiskey and misbehaving in the pres
ence Of his wife and mother, and afte
telling them they ought to be ashamed
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

There is apparently tho much delay
in the transaction Of public business
referred to committees of the two
boards. It is well to be slow but sure,
but it is . great disadvantage to be
too slow. The light plant investiga-
ton has been up in some form for
many weeks, and the last thing done
was last night, when il was again IRE.
ferred." Weeks and months ago it
could have been learned without diff
Guilty what was the matter with the
light plant and the necessary steps
taken to afford the people relief then
as well as now, but the city officials
have been tossing the matter from one
committee to the other until there is
practically no change in the situation,
and committee still has it. " it
were not for the new members of the
board OF aldermen, who have been
pushing the matter, there is no telling
when anything would ever have been
done.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
MUCH PUZZLED
PARENTS OF M'oRACKEN CoUN.
TY BOY WILL SEEK TRUTH.

Relatives of Herman Thompson of
the Florence Station section Of the
county will probably ask the govern
ment authorities for information con
corning the young man. He enlisted
in the navy about nine months ago,
and his ship was sent from Norfolk.
Va, to New Orleans recently during
Mardj Gras.
Mr.. Jack Houser Of the county,
who has just returned from Mardi
Gras, reports that he went to the ship
to see young Thompson, who is an
intimate friend, and was told that
Thompson had been shot while trying
to desert, and was left on an island in
the Atlantic ocean for treatment and
died. The story sounds very much
like joke.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

A Chicago judge gently raps the St.
Louis judge who Wednesday granted
an injunction restraining number Of
union officials from tying up the wab-
ash railroad, and declares that the fu-
ture power and government Of the ma
tion will be invested almost entirely
in the Judiciary, which will be bad
for the people unless st. Louis judges
improve. The eminent Chicago Judge
loses sight of the most important point
in the injunction case, This is that
the courts decision is not designed to
benefit or protect the railroad, or to
injure the trainnen's cause, but only
to prevent violation Of the inter
commerce act Of congress by stopping
the operation of the road-until the
merits Of the case can be more fully
gone into. Owing to the temporary
restraint, because Of the injunction, the
prospects are now for an amicable set.
Element without q strike, and much
inconvenience and unpleasantness may
thus be spared all concerned, which
will not be 30 bad. after all.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
END OF A UNIQUE RAILROAD.
Passengers Became "seaslek" on the
Turkey Trail" Of Montana

Passengers Became "seaslek" on the
Turkey Trail" Of Montana
Before another winter comes the
famous turkey Trail" Railroad Of
Montana will be no more. II is going
the way of other typical western pio-
neer railroads. II has been absorbed
by an overland system" and its
gauge is being changed from narrow
to broad.
The Turkey Trail" be It known.
is the Great Falls & Canada railroad.
II runs north from Great Falls to Leth-
bridge. aud is largely engaged In
hauling coal from mines near the
international boundary. James J..
Hill has taken the Turkey Trail" into
his vast Great Northern family. aud
limited trains will soon be running
over a newly graded broad gauge road.
The Turkey Trail existed before
anyone thought of a railroad between
Great Falls and Canada. When the
time came to build the road the sur
veyors simply followed the old trail
across the plains. They laid the track
on the prairie without botherins TO
build up a grade. II buffalo wallow
was particularly deep. 1t was filed
up, but that was all. The track rose
and fell on the prairie waves, and IL
the trains had not gone slowly they
would not have gone at all. unless into
the ditch. AS it was, many who had
crossed the Atlantic without a tremor
became deathly sick from riding on
the Turkey Trail" express.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
FISH WAS BADLY FOOLED.
Uncle Eph Was Ready for Business,
Though His Eyes Were Shut.

Uncle Eph Was Ready for Business,
Though His Eyes Were Shut.
Uncle Ephraim had hshed in the
little river from boyhood. In his old
age the habit overmastered him, and
he fished on. daily, notwithstanding
there were. by popular consent, no
more fsh left in the stream.
Eph would bait his hook and throw
1t in, attend TO the business in hand
for a little while. and then go to
sleep. He would sleep hours at time,
and sometimes all day, holding on to
his fishing pole from mere force Of
muscular habit.
One day. while he was sitting thus,
perfectly unconscious Of what was
impending, a big catfish swan down
the stream from some mysterious hid
ing place. grabbed the hook with raw
enous vigor. and started to sweep on
down with the whole outfit.
But the jerk, the swish, the commo-
ton, aroused Ephs muscles to a kind
OF automatic action, before he awak-
ened from his slumber. The muscles
gave a great Jerk and landed the silu-
roid way back, twenty-five or thirty
feet from the bank.
Eph awoke, looked around, saw 1t
struggling and Topping toward the
river, got up, rubbed his eyes in
sleepy bewilderment, grabbed the fish,
and, while securing him by slipping a
little willow through his gills, gave
him a bit OF salutary advice:
Look heah. you ole yarmint, you
mussen' find dis yeah nigger's allus
asleep, ef you does come erlong and
fin i'm wild is eyes shet monstus
tight"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

Some of our Southern contempt
raries are trying to make something
out of the mares nest that President
Roosevelt used undignified language
in reference to Senstor Carmack, the
fire eater of Tennessee. President
Roosevelt, when asked about it, very
promptly denied that he did any such
thing Even those present, who told
the story, admit that whatever was
said, no names were called, ana there
fore by what authority they presumed
it referred to Senator Oarmsck is not
clear. The senator is quoted as say
ing that President Roosevelt is sen.
sitive to criticism" which is very ri
diculous in view of the dignifed sill
ence the president has steadily main
tanned under the almost incessant fire
Of an abusive Democratic press.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
A GRAND, SWEET SONG.
Old Lady Explains Cause Of "Melody"
In Her Barnyard.

A good OIL German lady who keeps
native wine and some chickens In a
suburb was waiting on a guest when
one or two hens set up a cackling OF
such vehemence that It suggested to
the stranger dire disaster-either al
ready happened or impending-in the
chicken park. Immediately the big
rooster took up the refrain, and in his
hoarse bass and inexcusable falsetto
-"malsdy and not melody"-made
more rumpus than all of the other
fowls put together.
What In the world Is the matter
with those chickens, Frau?" asked the
visitor.
"Achl De schicken, she hat de eggk
laid; an venn she an eggk haf laid de
rooster he bin 30 glat he help her
sing. New York Times.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

ooHO4" Wo0@* nk0 N1"t '"V @11t%" ="
merely sinecure. and the people de-
rive practically no benefit from it..
The public is entitled to pure meats
and milk, and to protection from i'm
pure articles, and the ordinance pro-
viding for the office Of inspector was
designed to afford them, and would be
q good thing IL it did afford them, but
It bias proven q failure. As pointed
out by one Of the aldermen last night,
large per cent Of the meat is sold be-
fore the inspector ever shows mp on
the market As to the inspection OF
milk, it would be q physical impossi-
bility for one man to inspect it ali be-
fore it is placed on the market Az
such inspections do not benefit the
public there is no reason money
should be spent for making them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

to allow IL, he threw the bottle and
glass against the door. "You or any
other man would have done the same
thing, Judge" he declared.
We'll, now" protested the court.
how do you know what I'd done
Do you mean to tell me that n had
gone home and found lot OF people
drinking whiskey and cutting up in
my house, I'd have got mad and
thrown the bottle and glass against
the door 20
Eyes, SIR" reiterated HARRISON, IL
bet you would" and the spectators
expected to see him get thirty dollars.
well, continued the court. you're
right, and you may go"
you see," explained Judge San
ders, 81 have 10 let some Of these peo-
pie go, for they all belong 10 the same
family and It would be too bad to send
the whole layout to the lookup"
George Mckinney was the next
member of the family to be hauled be-
fore the court lie was charged with
stealing silverware from the steamer
Dick Fowler, on which he was en-
ployed. Judge Sanders said that
enough of the heavy silverware had
been stolen from the boats since tho
packet line was started to operate the
line for year. The youth said that
he was II years old and took . fork.
spoon and buttor knife, and didn't
know why he took them.
I'm mighty sorry you took them
at all, !" remarked the court.
"so'm l." replied the boy, but he
didn't look very sorry when he was
given three months at hard work on
the changing. as he went back smil-
ing.
Ed Hostetter, Cora Greer, william
Brannon and Frank Crayne were
charged with being drunk ana dusor-
derby, and were fined s5 and costs
each. They we're arrested at Third
and Norton streets by Officers Terrell
and CLARK.
Louis Vaughan, who is employed
at the Cooperage company, was arrest
ed by Officers Terrell and Clark for
carrying pistol concealed and as he
had no defense to make, was fined s25
and given ten days in Jail
VIM. Bartly was fined 81 and costs
for drunk.
b, NJ. Brown was fined Is and costs
for being disorderly
Levi Trice, colored, charged with
false swearing, waived examination and
was held TO answer in the sum Of $3.50
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

The Louisville Herald says, in regard
to Judge Breckinridge's declaration
that in BUSTING him from the attorney
generals Office the court Of appeals
trampled under foot sixteen previous
decisions OF the court, that she over
looks the fact that the Democratic
court that upheld the contention of his
own election had trampled under foot
the decision of the returning board,
composed wholly Of Democratic parti-
sans, and trampled under foot 21l, 23s
decisions solemnly rendered by the
people of Kentucky against his oandi.
dacy. The ticket on which Judge
Breckenridge was a candidate re.
ceived only 1911, 1881 votes, and eli 1888
votes were cast against it. The ticket
on which Judge Pratt ran received
1893, ia votes, and was clearly elected.
We do not speak as a lawyer ON the
court of appeals decision, but if it be
true that sixteen decisions on mere
technical law and pleadings were set
aside to do justice to Judge Pratt it
was not more than the twesk OF a
cats tail beside the colossal infamy
and fraud by which the Goebel ticket,
Of which Judge Breckenridge was a
part, stole the ballot of Kentucky and
covered the state with dishonor."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
Both We're Damaged, But no
One Was Hurt,
Assistant Manager Hsrahan Agsin
Here Todsy-Cairo Exten-
sion Bridges.
OLD SHOP ENGINE RAZED


iie'sn' ensine running hsn' To-"
'n'o iie'sn' 'ra'n IN 'he new y
'"iu' nere 'nis ihofnips anu '"ui' ue'
'"ohsnea 'ne iisn' ens'ne "nu -"
"ieoAeo 'eVei"i cars io"'e' WIN 'o"i'
Ger McClpre WAS running LIGHT from
the coal obu,e so,ns nortbwest and
thu frs,gbt train No Ie5. first seotion.
was milling ont of the wards IL IA
sunposed tina, the BRAKEMAN gave the
l;,ht angina n s,gn.i m coma ahead
and ala mt see tina freiyht coming
nm, p,.,o,a tho dapyer w.s pe,csivsa
Il was too late m s.on and the l,gbt
enigma crashed into tho freight ders,l.
inc the cars and DAMAGING the engine
Enyinser shaggy was in obsrue os
the fre;gbt engino with oonduc,or
Graham in charge of tho train No
ons WAS iniured lint tho main lima
WAS biocled for over an bopr and a.
raoni,ad the serv;oas NJ tho wrecl.r
m renlaoe the cars and CLAIR the ,r.cl
The wrecked engine wa. taken To
tho sbons for ren.irs tbi. rorr;ns
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

The eyes Of the commercial world
are on the Wabash injunction. Il is
admitted by the best lawyers in the
country that if the Wabash is able to
sustain its position end have the in.
junction made permanent, it will be
the death knell OF railroad strikes in
America.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

Lots Of us big cities could doubtless
get pointers from some OF our infant
rivals in the wild and woolly West.
In South McAllister, /. T., a contract
has just been let for a $3.50, 900 sani.
tary sewerage system and large area
of brick streets.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

At regular periods we shall have to
use this kind of water, unless we get a
filtration plant.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

Maybe the late Mr.. Bryan is prepar-
ing TO make the race for president as
an out and out Populist.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

The adoption of a motion by the
boar1 Of aldermen to have the office Of
milk and meat inspector abolished
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

The streets and the water-but let Is
don't talk about them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

1t is a serious question II here will
be enough of the Democra 10 party in
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

Saturday and Monday Are the
Last Days For Voting.
VOTES ARE COMING IN LIVELY

Saturday and Monday are the last
two days for voting in The Suns great
contests.
The vote today shows no change In
the standing OF the contestants, al
though the big number Of votes sever
al candidates have shows the interest
being taken.
Announcement of the votes will be
made again tomorrow and Monday in
The Sun, and Monday the contests
will be kept open until 10 O'Clock.
The standing CT the candidates up
to 10 o'clock will be announced IN
Mondays issue, and beginning at
O'Clock the votes will be counted every
hour and the results announced.
Ed Pearson i6s43.
Charles Holiday i2s47.
Charles Bundy 1851.
BIZ. Pixler SASS.
T.w. Baird 1875.
Henry weimer s5s.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

The big engine in the wood work
ing department Of the l. o. shops
here, after several years faithful ser
vice, is today being taken down and
shipped to Memphis, where it will be
used in the new shops.
This engine was shipped here when
the new shop was built two years age
and is an excellent machine. The
engine IN the machine shops will prob
ably be shipped to Chicago, from
where it was sent here. These engines
were replaced by one big monster of q
machine which moves all machinery
in the local shops.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06

Supervisor ". O. Waggener of tho
Louisville division of the I. O. was n
the city this morning looking after the
matter Of repairing the bridges on the
Csiro extension.
1--WE have about all bridges built, "
he said, but have to do great deal
of repairing where the rains have
washed them out have a pile driv.
err here and will go to work on the
bridges as soon as the weather per.
mits."
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-06
FRIDAY, MARCH, 8, 1908.
DAILY THOUGHT.

DAILY THOUGHT.
No man can end with being super.
ior who will not begin with being in
ferior. Sidney Smith.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-17

get her certificate back for her, pro,
vided she would return the draft she
had received. This was done.
"opened Letter in Her Presence.
"we win prove that Mr. Moody
opened the letter containing the re-
ceipt-or alleged receipt, for it was
unsigned, and Of no value to any one
until signed--in the presence Of Mrs.
Conroy, and she signed IT, He start.
ed to put it into letter to mail it,
but She in the excitement caused by
Wilson alleging that Mr.. Moody had
tried to rob her, took it from him and
mailed II herself. And she got her
money
Now Vogt had signed the certifi-
cate which he cashed for her, and, of
course, when she reclaimed 1t, it was
not his, and he scratched his name
from it.
The difference in the amounts, as
we will show, is accounted for by the
difference in the computation of in,
terest on the whole amount of $4,000
which Mrs. Conroy had on deposit,
and not on the final payment. The
controller figured the interest at 8
per cent, and for a month longer than
she should have been allowed, as we
will show. Mr.. Vogt did not care to
cash the certificate, but he did it as
an accommodation at the rate of 6
per cent interest, and Mrs. Conroy
had agreed to this. We will show
how this difference in computation of
interest accounts for the $9330 dis.
crepancy, and how, even at that, Mrs.
Conroy was given the best Of the
proposition on the interest matter
"Mr. Moody had no interest in dis
counting the claim. He simply
figured the interest as the bank fig.
ured it. Do you think that he would
discount that claim so that some one
else would get the money gained by
a discount? What incentive could
there be for such an act?
81 want to say in conclusion, that
those back of the conspiracy that pro
duced this indictment are guilty of
more serious crime than is charged in
this document"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-17
Plain Statement of
the Case Made by
Judge Pipes
Transaction Open and Above
Board, But Moody Had
Nothing TO Do
With Ii

The trial of Hon. Malcolm A. Moody
began in the federal court at Port.
land yesterday. Judge Pipes made
the statement for the defense, to the
jury, in part, as follows:
"This is not the first time that Mr..
Moody has been made the victim Of
the persecution of some one who has
sought to cast ignomy upon his good
name. I will tell you the whole story
and show you what conspiracy he has
been made the victim of.
"In May, 1897, Mn Moody was in
the banking business in The Dalles.
A bank examiner walked in and told
him to close his doors. Mr.. Moody
knew that his bank was solid he told
the examiner so, and asked for 12
hours to prove to him that his estab-
lishment was not insolvent. The ex.
aminer refused the request. Did that
examiner get his alleged information
about the insolvency of the bank from
the depositors and stockholders of
the institution? No, he got It from
Mr.. Moody's competitors in the bank.
ing business. Mr. Moody was forced
to close his doors, and by some means
man from a competitive bank was
appointed receiver. This man got
$4,000 a year to handle Mr.. Moody's
business, When he handled It unfair.
ly and Mr.. Moody tried to get the ad-
minlstration OF his own affairs that 1t
might be done properly this man was
kept there. The man whose name is
signed at the bottom of this indict
ment as receiver-principally, sup.
pose because he received his salary
is the man at the bottom Of this perse-
cution and conspiracy against the fair
name of Mr.. Moody. That name is II.
81 Wilson. g..t
"Now, in relation to the charges
contained in this document. Mr.. Hall
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-17
Depot ooinss.

Democrat, Nov. 18th The long
congestion on account Of lack Of
freight cars to move freight has at
last been broken, and now all the cars
may be secured that are desired. One
hundred and thirty-eight were at Al
bany yesterday, 40 being moved this
morning, some TO the West Side No
more trouble Is anticipated.
Four car loads Of tan bark passed
through Albany Saturday for Haines
mill at Eugene.
Trains from Springfield are now
coming to Albany, instead of going to
Woodburn, a bridge accident causing
the temporary change.
A new switch arrived today, and
Mike Carlson is expected TO begin
work on the new yard, for which he
recently made plans, at an early date.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-17
Increased Interest.

Herald, Nov. 18th: The audience
last evening at the eyangelistic ser.
vices at the First Christian church
was even beyond expectation. The
auditorium was filed with people, who
gave the best Of attention to the SER
vices by Evangelist Lockhart. One
more was added TO the church, making
six in the two days OF the special ser.
vice Rev, T, s. Handsacler of Cor
wallis pleased all with his tender sing
ing. There has never been an evan.
gelistic service in Albany that has
awakened such interest in the same
length of time.