The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-22
The Noted Jacks0n-DupOyster
Case From Ballard a Mistrial.
Judge Evans Returns to Louisville
News From Circuit
Coust.
THE POLICE COURT DOCKET
FEDERAL COURT ENDS.

The April term of federal court was
finished this morning shortly before
II O'Clock and Judge Walter Evans,
District Attorney Hill and Assistant
Attorney Thatcher, Deputy Marshal
Walter Blackburn and minor court
officers, left on the noon train for Lou
isville.
Yesterday the case of George M.
jackson against J. p. Dupoyster was
finished and given to the jury and
this morning at IL o'clock the jury
was discharged, being unable to deciae
on verdict. jackson and Dupoyster
had gone into partnership to start
small town, Fort jefferson, near
wickliffe, and finally went out OF part.
nership and Jackson had to sue for his
part of the property. He was award
ed his property beck and the present
case is one brought by him to secure
s14. 200 damages for use of the prop,
erty. The jury stood II to in favor
OF giving the plaintiff $500 damages
and as no agreement could be reached
Judge Evans discharged the jury and
adjourned court,
Undo murphy, of Mayfeld, was sc.
quilted of selling whiskey without a
license and this ended the criminal
docket.
In the matter of Hays against the
steamer City of Memphis, the court
confirmed the Judgment of the COM
missioner who awarded the plaintiff
81 as wages due for services.
Charles Moody, James A. Portwood
and james A. Woodward, given one
year each in the Atlanta, Ga, prison.
will be taken away tomorrow night
by Deputy Marshal q. ". Saunders
and L. W. Cosby, the latter consta-
BILE at Pennington, Graves county.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The case against Charles Ashley, a
river man, for the alleged theft of nine
logs. has consumed ell today in circuit
court and at press time was not finish.
ed.
Ashley was caught with the logs at
Brookpcrt but made his escape and
eluded the officers for many weeks be-
fore he was finally caught and lodged
in Jail to answer for the charge of
grand larceny.
The following indictments have been
returned this week by the grand jury /:
One against Jessie Clark for perjury,
one against Frank Wall for false swear
ing, one against Sam Lincoln for OBJ
tanning money by false pre.enses. The
minutes of the examining court in the
cases against George Head for malic-
ious cutting, Mort johnson, for rob-
berry and George Pepper, for malicious
cutting, were returned marked dis
missed"
J. W. Eden has filed a suit against
Maggie Boswell for balance of $500
on property purchased. The petition
claims that the defendant bought pro-
perty from him and failed 10 pay .
balance Of $500 and asks Judgment
for that amount and also for sale of
the property to satisfy the judgment.
The case against James Craig for
cutting in sudden heat and passion,
was by agreement continued.
The case of Lightfoot and Yonts
against Chandler was dismissed with
out prejudice.
John Seitz, colored, charged with
stealing pocket book from Lula Reed
colored, containing rs cents, was Civ
en- two years for robbery.
Three cases against A. Il. Bivin for
selling liquor without a license were
continued.
POLICE COURT.
The breach of the peace case against
Attorney Charles X. Wheeler and Mr..
James e. Wilhelm was called in the
police court this morning and contin-
ned until tomorrow morning. Pros
ecuting Attorney Jesse Gilbert stated
after court thst both desired to plead
guilty. Mr.. Wheeler to breach of tie
peace and Mr. wilhelm to using in