The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-21
RETURNED Of
INDICTMENTS.
Grand Jury at County Seat Goes
After the Law Breakers
With Heavy Hand
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS

Hardinsburg KY, Oct. 90. -(Special)
The following are Circuit Court pro-
ceedings for the first week
The cases Of DR.. A. NJ. Kincheloe,
DR.. P. W. Foote and DR.. J. NJ. Walker
against the county for medical SER
vices rendered small pox patients,
were compromised by the county
agreeing to pay them sixty per cent.
of the several amounts claimed.
In the action of McH. Dowell VS.
Alfred Hawkins, etc, the report of
sale was confirmed aud the case con-
tinued until the next term of court.
An agreed order was entered in F.
w. Bates etc. VS. Columbia Finance and
Trust Co. directing the sale of the
Tar Springs property, no bid to be
received for less than 81, 500.
The petit jury for this term are :
S. E. Basham. John Furrow, Joe F.
Parsons, Jno. B. Butler, F. F. Dean,
John Wimp, ]. b. Ricketts,, Milt
Squires. T. N. Midlothian, NJ. c.
DeJernctte, Eli Chaplin, Marion Be
hen, Henry b. Head, j. L. Gray,
John Stinnett, John Alexander, J. c.
Msttingly, Nelson Claycomb, K. B.
Pierce, VIM. A. Jolly, David Driskell,
VIM. Carman, julius DutschKe and
John H. Elder.
The prosecution against Joe jackson,
who was charged with horse stealing,
was tried Tuesday and the defendant
acquitted. R. b. Pierce was the fore
man of the jury.
There have been six divorces grant
ed at this term.
James Salmon, Lewis Rankin and
Charles Salmon were each fined SEQ
for gaming.
The case of Soloman Shellman VS. W.
f. Brown was transferred from the
ordinary to the Equity docket and
continued.
The non PRESIDENT, in the case of
Marcella Robertson VS. Eugene Robert
son, moved the court to require the
plaintiff to give bond, which motto n
the Judge sustained, and she was
given until the first day of the next
term to execute bond.
In the case of John Hall VS. j. G..
Harris. etc. the defendants moved to
require the plaintiff, he being non
resident, to execute bond for cost by
the first day of the next February
term Said motion was sustaind.
The suits for damages against the
L., II. & st. L. R'y. by Bion jolly Z
Ex,cutrix. Peyton Scott's administra-
tor and 7. NJ Board were continued
until next term.
Larcus Cecil, a negro BOY about q
years old, was convicted of striking
another with intent to kill, aud sen
fenced to one year in the penitentla-
ry. He is the only one to go to the
penitentiary as result of trials a
this term.
The action of CLYDE Carwile against
the L., II. & st. L. R'y Co., was com
promised by the railway compan.
paying $50 for killing Mr.. Carwile
horse.
In the prosecution against Money
Raymer, charged with shooting anoth
, er in sudden heat and passion, TN
proof tended to show that 1t wa
accidental, and he was acquitted b!
the jury. Henry B. Head was tn,
foreman of the jury.
The Grand Jury returned slxty-on
indictments, considerably more thar
have been returned at any term TO
years. Two are for false swearing
one for hog stealing, several for gam
ing, three for carving concealed dead
ly weapon and most of the others ar
for violating the laws in regard t
/, intoxicating liquors. Six against
Billy Fullwood and fourteen agains
the Louisville and Evansville Packe
Co. were returned for violations o
the liquor laws.
, The Grand Jury was finally discharg
ed on Saturday afternoon, they having
completed their Investigations.
The damage suit of F. w. Hal
against the L., H. q st. L. R'y Co. i
7 set tor trial on the tenth day Of tn
: term, next Thursday. 1t is expected
that it will consume three days of thu
term in the trial of the case.
Court will, in all probability, las
, until next Tuesday, October 81, a
: there are four jury cases set for tria
on October 20.