The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-21

ALLEGED LEADER
GETS EIGHT YEARS
DOss Boatright, the Photogra-
pher, Convicted Yesterday.
IL Was Proven He Made the Photo.
graphs Of the Bogus $50 May
field Bank Notes.
OTHER CONVICTIONS MADE

~ PHOTOGRAPHER alleged 10 have made
the photographs of eco Nayheld
bank note which were passed rather
extensively in this section Of the
country a few months ago, was late
yesterday afternoon, convicted in fed
etsl ooart and sentenced TO eight years
ia the Atlanta, Ga penitentiary.
Boatright denied oil the evidence
against him. The proof was very
strong, and was IA great credit TO Sc
cret Service Agent Donella, who work
ed up the case. The defendant tried
TO prove that the camera he had. could
not make photographs OF the size aud
character OF the bogus bank notef,
bat the evidence was too strong
against him. lie was also assessed a
nominal fine OF sl0.
H. ID. Thompson, OF Galloway,
charged with passing one Of the bills,
was given four years. Tho cases
against Dr. Packet and Horace War
rem were dismissed, and those against
II. Il. Duncan and Robert Duncan
were continued unit Il the next term of
court.
James Jackson, the negro charged
with passing q raised" bill on the
sih Of last August. and who is sup.
posed to have belonged 10 a gang that
plastered the city with bogus paper
money on that day when there were
80 many strange coloted people here.
was given nvc years and t21 nne.
The bill he attempted to pass was At n
saloon near Ninth and Washington
streets and be ran when detected.
within a few minutes after the jury
hsd returned q verdict finding Boat
wright guilty, Judge Evans calltd him
up and passed the eight year sentence
on him. Boatwrieht, who had sat
during the trial exhibiting apparently
little emotion, broke down anu cried
like a chilli He became instantly
nervous and when Deputy Marshal
Hubbard was taxing him 20 the Jail,
was nearly forced 10 carry him.
Boatwrisht's crying could be heard
for more than = block away and when
be was taken into the Jail Lucy Car
son. the violently insane negress.
started up and reinforced Boatwright's
cries OF distress. There was plenty
doing At the Jail and the racket did
no, stop for more than an hour. The
crazy woman does not become VIOLENT
until some one goes near her or she
hears loud noises.
In the sentencing OF Il. ID. Thomp.
son Judge Evans stated that he was
positive that Thompson was guilty OF
all three indictments found against
him, but A. the jury had found him
guilty in only one, could give him but
q comparatively light sentence to what
no thought he deserved. lie then SEN
fenced him 20 four years
In speaking OF the CONTRIBUTING
cases District Attorney Hin stated
THE evidence was strong and conclu.
sive against these connteIfeiters and
IL seems that Boatwright started all
the trouble, and the predioament OF
the others who were associated with
him, can be attributed principally 20
his influence.
He talked the farmers into believ-
ing they could pass this money with
out detection, and they unfortu innate
ly had faith in him. The evidence
showed that Boatwright photographed
the bills and not only passed them
himself, but had agents who passed
them for him. Warren, who pleaded
guilty, admitted on the stand that he
secured the money from Boatwrieht. I"
The case against Robert Duncan for
passing bogus bank notes, will not be
tried mere, the offense having alleged
to have beon committed in Tennessee
and will therefore go to Nashville for
trial
GOES INTO THE l. O. HOSPITAL.
DIR. W. L. Coolidge, of Helena,
Ark, who has just graduated from q
medical school in Louisville, has ar
rived in the city and accepted posi-
tion in the local railroad hospital as
inferno.
Temple. Tex. The dead body of a