The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-16
Judge Evans Holding Court at
County Court House Today.
Jury Cases All Disposed OF In Circuit
Court-Otner Cases Taken
POLICE AND OTHER COURTS
FEDERAL COURT.

convened the November term OF fed
eral court here this morning at 9
O'Clock at the county court house, cor
ner Sixth and Washington street. The
docket is small and court will hardly
last over two days.
The regular court room at the Gus
tom house was not used on account Of
the repairs being made TO the building
and Judge Evans secured County
Judge X. 7. Lightfoot's court room
rs substitute. The room is small
and the witnesses, jurors, attorneys
and court officials were pretty badly
crowded but were encouraged by
Judge Evans speedy despatch of the
business, q very good proof that the
Inconvenience will last but short
time.
The officers in attendance are Hon
Walter Evans, judge District Attorney
r. ID. Hill, Assistant Attorney NJ. H.
Thatcher, Marshal A. ID. James, Dep.
uty Marshal william Blades, Deputy
Marshal sgd Hubbard, Court Stenog
rspher Miss Hortense Horton and
Court Crier Willis Kean, the latter col.
ored.
The first business OF the court was to
empahel the grand jury as follows:
II. A. Readen, s. NJ. Fields, b. D.
Jameson, G.. o. Crumbaugh, II. W.
Gray, X. c. Parker, J. II. Malone,
II. l.. Amberg. @. j. Gest. J. W.
Pritchett, Charles Wilson, s. NJ. Hol-
land, W. II. Penn. Robert Alexander,
W. J. Jackson and o. T. Mayor.
The bsiliffs appointed are Nessrs.
W. J. White, George Saunders and
l.. a. NJ. Greif.
The case against Mr.. NJ G. Cope
for alleged discrepancy while employed
In the First National bank. was con
tinued and all witnesses recognized for
the next term of court
The case OF Roberts & Co, of New
York, against the city of Paducsh
was continued by agreement, the at
torneys for the plaintiff stating that a
compromise would probably be effect.
ed. This is the suit for damages
brought against the city by the broker
ago firm for refusing 10 pay Off the
over the river bonds several years ago,
and Attorneys Bloomfield and Crice,
for the plaintiff, are trying to secure q
compromise for $4,000. The suit asks
for 50, 900 damages.
This morning at 10 o clock the
petit jury was empsneled rs follows
NJ ~. brennan, W. II. Treas, II.
Hans, ]. II. Phillips, II. B. Couch, s.
r. Adams. John W. Cowgirl. o. Hunt,
William wray, Charles W. Dorman,
q. W. Boyd, p. II. O. Brown, James
M. Chaudet, J. O. Butler, NJ. q. Mil.
am, Joe o. Minter, ID. A. Sexton, +.
b. Simpson, ]. II. Curd, @. T. Martin,
B. b. Adams, A. J. Smithson, N. y.
Allison, A. ID. French, Justin Harlan,
Green Gray and O. A. Bright.
There are twenty jurors. the
extra three being empaneled for emer-
gency.
The first case to be taken M for trial
by the jury was that of George M.
Jackson against Joseph Dupoyster, q
case that has been In federal court for
some time. 1t is . suit over the pos
session of land and was still on trial
at press time.
So far there have been no criminal
cases brought mp for trial but the case
against Sam Sweeney. white, who is
alleged to have robbed the Boydsville.
Graves county postoffice Of $40, was
continued over until next term.
The case against II. Friedman. of
the CITY, for the alleged shipping of
pale ale. an alleged intoxicant, to
Graoey., KY, dry town." was also
continued.
The cases Of Langsta6 Orme Man
ufacturing company against the
steamer Dick Clyde and w. Van
Bussum against the steamer Dick
Clyde, were both dismissed, having
been settled.