The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-05
LEMLEY FREE Lass
Former BrOOkpOrt Saloon Keep
er Granted a Pardon.
Officer Hurley Found a Champion
Runner Last Night Who Distanoed
Everything.
NOTES OF POLICE DOINGS


John Lemley, of Brookport, ILL.,,
and at one time of Paducah. who was
sentenced to life Imprisonment for the
alleged killing of Ben Ladd near that
place several years ago, has at last
been granted pardon and has re-
turned to Brookport. He has served
several years and was two or three
years ago released on parole, but ON
account of some legal technicality was
ordered back. He had been spending
his time in Metropolis and Brookport
during the courts deliberations in his
case, and got Oh the train and went 30
the penitentiary at Chester by himself
when the decision went against him,
remaining there until few days ago,
when a pardon was granted and he
stepped out free man. He is now
quite old, but has many friends. The
crime fer which he was sentenced was
one of the most talked of at the time
in the history Of Massac county. LAdd
was supposed to have been assassinate6
near church while on his way home.
Jealousy over woman is supposed 10
have caused it.
Officer Aaron Hurley says he thought
he was a good runner until last night
A negro known ss Missy" Robertsos.
who is just off the chain gang, went
to Tenth end Husbands streets and
beat up woman. He almost touched
the officer who was looking for him.
as be started away.
Officer Hurley gave chase, but de-
spite the officers sprinting ability tho
negro steadily gained on him, and
finally an old house cat jumped mp
in front of the fleeing darkey and fly
ing policeman and started excitedly
down the middle of the street, leading
the procession by q nose. The negro
settled down to good steady clip and
as the cat was being crowded and
wouldn't turn out he yelled scat,
scat, get outen my way" He was
afraid the streak OF feline lightning
would block him and cause him to 10
captured, but the officer says thsre
was no danger at the rate the negro
was travelling.
The police have been notified OF tho
probable arrival in Paducsh of Mn
Ollie Ladd, a white woman OF Fulton.
arrested there on a charge of keeping
a disorderly house. It is thought she
came here with a man from Fulton,
but the police have not found her
She was given two days in which to
leave Fulton and got out ahead OF
time. She sold her house for $3.50.
and left four children, one sick, in
very destitute condition, according to
the report received here.
Jim Combs, colored tie carrier,
was arrested this morning by Officers
HarlAnd and Woods on suspicion OF
having stolen yearling which he sold
to man in the city. The officers
nave every reason to believe the year
ling was stolen and are trying to To-
cate the owner. A description Is ~
follows: White ring on hind legs.
white ring on left fore leg, white bel
", white spot on forehead.
You don't hear the police talking
much politics now, because they don's
know which way the cat is going to
Jump. A number of the boys are can
didates themselves for some Office, and
the Others seem to be content with at
tending to their police work and let
the other fellows do the politics stunt.
b. 7. Settles, of Tyler, south Of the
city, has reported to the police tho
loss of two horses which We're stolen
from him night or two ago. They
have heard nothing Of any missing
horses however, except the ones al
ready identified.
"Box Car" Glore, who killed Osl-
win Carey several days ago on lower
Court street, is still at large and the
police have no idea of which way no