The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-12
James Taylor Given One Year
in Circuit Court
The Mount Case Will Probably Be
Taken Up Tomorrow
Morning.
NEWS OF OTHER COURTS

Jimmie Taylor yesterday afternoon
late got one year in the penitentiary
for. obtaining money by false pretens-
es, but it is understood an appeal
will be taken and application made
for pardon.
Taylor is alleged to have sold
mule that didn't belong to him for a
watch aud other articles.
Taylor was last week acquitted on
charge of robbery and his partner got
two years.
1t is said that the evidence was no
stronger against Mann than Taylor,
but Mann got two years. Today he
was given new trial and the prose-
cution against him or motion of the
commemorative attorney dismissed
and he was released. The court seem
ed to be disguised with the verdict of
the jury, as it seemed to be the gen.
eral opinion that Mann's release was
just.
At press time the case against DR..
Elmer e. Davis was on trial. Davis
is charged with forging a rote and
was given one year in the penitentiary
for it. He asked for a new trial and
it was granted.
The case against Willis Mount, for
murder, will likely come to trial to-
morrow. 1t was originally set for to-
day. The commonwealth is ready
b weille & Sons against the 1. O.
r. r. Co., is the styles,of transcript
filed in circuit court today in which
the plaintiff is given a Judgment for
SOS, 80.
Maud Bailey has filed suit against
her husband Carl Bailey Cor divorce
and the restoration OF her maiden
name, Maud Stalls. She alleges cruel
aud inhuman treatment.
The l. U. railroad was fined $50
and costs for blockading Tennessee
street with trains.
The case of Mcclure against sayles
was dismissed and settled
]. W. Fristoe and Others filed a suit
against Susan Ann Burkholder for the
sale of land.
GRAND JURY REPORTED.
The grand jury made another report
today and returned the following in
dictments:
Robert Reeves. colored, two charges
grand larceny and obtaining money
by false pretepses. Henry Hobbs, as
sault and battery; Richard Brown,
obtaining money by false pretenses
J. O'Day, breaking into the railroad
shops; Irene Clemens, grand larceny.
The grand jury returned the min
utes of the examining court in the
case against sallie Holmes, oolored,
charged with killing Mary Duke, the
negro girl who was mysteriously shot
aud the police thought was killed for
insurance money The Holmes woman
claims she shot the girl by accident.
POLICE COURT.
william Bradshaw, colored, was
charged with maliciously cutting
Olayborn Cowhorn, colored, in the
back on West Jefferson street last
night, and the case set for Monday ON
of the inability of the prose-
,uting witness to attend.
Bud Elrod was fined s25 and costs
md given ten days in Jail for carry
ng a pistol concealed and a breach of
The peace case against him Yves con-
tinued. He was granted an appeal in
the concealed weapon case. The case
against Nellie Brown, colored: for cut.
Ting Will Bunyan, was continued un-
til Saturday.
Tom James, who has been selling
goods on the streets, was fined So and
costs for hawking.
COUNTY COURT.
Messrs. W. A. Gardner and Eli
Boone, appraisers of the estate of the
late L. W. Boswell, have repor ted in
county court, giving their appraise.
ment of personality at s937.24.