The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-13
THE WILLIS MOUNT
CASE NOW ON TRIAL
Most Important Trial of the
Term Began Today.
Work of Impaneling the Jury Taken
Up-Mitch Caldwell Has Dose
Repeated in New Trial.
OTHER LOCAL COURT NEWS

The case against Wills Mount
charged with the murder of Will
Nutty, q Jockey, in North Fourtl
street gambling house over salool
one Sunday night last October. wa
called in circuit court this morning
and went to trial. The prospects ar
for a stubbornly fought battle for tn
prisoners freedom. He has been il
jail since the shooting.
The forenoon was consumed in get
ting a jury and the following ar,
members of II. @. O. Felly, A. J
Crouch, W. H. Bennett, W. II. Jones
]. F. wilkerson, ]. f. Rassmon, O
W. Lewis, A. v. Schofeld, o. n.
Marcus, E. e. Baker. O. S. Phipp, A.
J. Wyatt.
The attorneys are: For the prosecu.
ton, Commonwealth Attorney John
Lovett. County Attorney Graves and
Attorney Fred Young, Metropolis,
the latter employed by the dead man S
relatives.
For the defense: Attorneys Moss
and Moss, Sam Grassland, Mayfeld
Hal Corbett, Paducah.
The evidence was begun this after.
noon and the first witness was John
Whitnell.
A judgment for divorce was filed in
the case Of frankie Campbell against
James W. Campbell, colored. .tcs .
DR.. Elmer e. Davis, Of the county,
was this morning acquitted of the
charge Of forgery in circuit court, his
many friends here and elsewhere will
be pleased to learn.
DR.. Davis is a young man popular
and high in the esteem of his neigh
bors and was charged by Mr.. Will Fry
of forging an endorsement to note
for $3.50 payable to Jake Englert. DR..
Davis was tried in circuit court last
summer and given one year In the
penitentiary, but by hard fight and
the acquisition of new and important
testimony for the defense, a new trial
was secured, resulting in acquittal.
DR.. Davis will return to the county
where he will again take up the prao-
tice OF medicine.
Francis Machen has filed suit
against l. W. Bernheim and others to
set aside the sale of property.
POLICE COURT.
Mitch Caldwell, the negro who sew
eral nights ago in a North Tenth
street saloon commanded thirty or
fotry of his dusky followers to "git
out your gun niggers and go to
shootin' cops" was given q new hear
ing before Police Judge Sanders this
morning resulting in the confirmation
of the former fine of 800 and costs
and twenty days in Jail.
Arthur Dunn was fined So and costs
for fighting with James Moore, while
the latter was dismissed of breach
of the peace charge.
Charles Huff and George Danediger,
who stole skiff several days ago,
were given four months in the city
prison or on the city streets az hard
labor.
George Wright, colored, who last
night threw q fat iron at another ne
gro, striking lamp and setting fire
to the house, was arraigned for a
breach of the peace and the case con-
tinued until tomorrow.
GRAND JURY REPORTS.
The grand jury made another report
this afternoon and returned the fol-
lowing indictments, alf defendants
being in Jail: James O'Day, house
William Gowlich, breaking
into store house; James O'Dsy. break.
ing into store house; Alex Hughes,
malicious striking; William Gowlich,
into box car: W. J. Couder,
forgery and Robert Wood, breaking
into a storehouse.
JUSTICE BARRIERS COURT.
Today has been a banner day in
Justice Bsrber's court in suit filing,