The bee., 1904-06-02
HAPPENINGS
IN KENTUCKY.

Lexington, KY, May 27.-J. W..
Bess, the Lexington contractor who
murdered Mrs. Martha Martin here
on the night of March 6, 1903, and
was sentenced to be hanged in Cir
cult Court the following June, secur-
ing new trial and was again sem
fenced to be hanged today, is still in
Jail here, and expressed himself to-
day as satisfied that he would yet
escape the gallows. His lawyers
have taken another appeal IN his
case, adk a sixty days respite has
been granted him. At one time Bess
feigned insanity, hoping to be sent
to the asylum.
Mt. Sterling, KY, May 27.-Henry
Jones, of the hardware firm of Jones
& Prewitt, dropped dead from heart
trouble at his place of business this
morning at $40 o'clock. He was in
apparent good health and was watt
ing on a customer when stricken.
He was an elder in the Christian
church, prominent Knight Templar
and recently sheriff of this county.
His daughter, Mr.. John Arnold, is in
Richmond, KY, and son, James, is
travelling salesman In Texas, and
John, with Marshall Field & Co., of
Chicago.
Ashland, KY, May 2.-Van SAINT.
Kitchen & Co.'s big band sawmill,
Keys Creek, East Ashland, employ
ing 100 men, was burned this morn
Ing. The loss is $4,000, with no in
surance. President Van SAINT says
the mill will be rebuilt.
Danville, May 27.-The Commercial
Committee of the Elks' Club has
formed permanent organization,
with Judge c. r. Mcdowell chair
man and IT, Miller secretary. The
committee appointed three subcom-
mittee, Utilities, City and County
Development and Transportation.
Each committee is composed of
seven members, and their chairmen
are, respectively, G. f. Wiseman,
Jr., w. G. Dunlap and Judge c. r.
Mcdowell.
Mrs. Thos. Watts, of Muldraugh,
was brutally assaulted Saturday
morning by negro tramp. He call
ed at her home and begged for some
thing to eat, and after Mrs. Watts
had entered the house to secure the
food, the tramp followed her in and
demanded her purse. She refused,
whereupon the tramp seized her and
cut her several times upon the throat
with a razor. The negro finally Sc
cured the purse and fled. The alarm
was given and a posse of men was
formed and a search made for the
robber, who succeeded in his escape.
In case the negro had been captured
there would, no doubt, have been a
lynching observation-disclosures News.
Burkesville, KY, May 30.-Mr. w.
n. Locke, of Glasgow, announced
his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for County Clerk of Bar
rem county. This makes four an
nounced candidates for this office.
Columbia, KY, May 30.-The jury
in Albert Burton's case rendered a
verdict Saturday night, sentencing
him for life fer numbering Deputy
Jailer COnOver. Five of the jurors
were for the death penalty, but a
compromise was effected.
William G. Logsdon, farmer lIv-
ing near Munfordville, hanged him
self last week to beam in his house
after having set his barn on fire,
burning the barn and a COW and calf
and one horse which he had inclos-
ed in stall, so they could not es-
cape. His wife, being awakened by
the fire, found his body hanging
from the beam in the house. No
cause is known for the deed.
Burnside, KY, May 2S.-Mr. Clar.,
ence Coleman, the well known news
paper man of this city, and Miss Ina
Adam, of Middleburg, KY, eloped to
Chattanooga and were married on
May %. They arrived in this city to-
day, and will make their home here.
greensboro, KY, May 3O.-Judge
Clifton j. Pratt, of Madisonville,
was the speaker at the Decoration
Day exercises of the James S. Jack
son Post, G. A. r., at ElwOod ceme-
tery this afternoon. The graves of
100 Union soldiers were strewn with
Towers. Over 1000 people attended
the services.
Hopkinsvllle, KY; May 80 The
John V. Boyd Post, Grand Army of
the Republic, held impressive me-
mortal exercise to-day at Crofton.
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