The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-06
ACQUIYTAL FOR
MR.. HENRY TEMPLE
Jury Out Only a Short Time
This MOrning--NO Argument.
Was Charged with Manslaughter-
Fiscal Court Resumed This
Afternoon.
LITTLE DONE IN POLICE COURT

this forenoon acquitted In circuit
court on > charge Of granddaughter
The case was submitted to the jury
without argument, and the verdict
was brought in at 1870 O'Clock, after
the jury had been out but short
time. It was no surprise to Mr.
Temples many friends or to Others
familiar with the evidence.
Mr.. Temple is q man Of means and
influence in the county, and was in
dicted for killing Robert Smallman,
engineer at his mill, about a year
ago. The killing was one of those
unfortunate things that often happen
in life time. and while they are al
ways regretted, cannot be avoided.
Smallman had been drinking, il
seems, and was taken home once by
SIR. Temple, but returned. In an
encounter after be returned he was
stabbed and the knife blade struck his
spine, and broke off.
The unfortunate man was brought
to Paducah and operated on at the l..
@. hospital but died. He exoner ated
Mr.. Temple, however, before he
breathed his last. Mr.. Temple was
also exonerated by the coroner's jury,
but the grand jury, hearing only the
evidences against him, indicted him At
its next sitting for manslaughter. and
he gave himself up and was released
on bond.
The trial was begun yesterday after.
noon and all the evidence completed
this morning. no argument being
made. Mr.. Temple has many friends
who will be pleased to learn of his ac-
quittal.
There is damage suit for s15, 900
pending against him. filed by the dead
mans widow, but il will probably
now not amount to anything. Quite
crowd attended the trial, most Of
the spectators being from the county,
where the case had aroused great in.
terest.
The case of Hale and Thompson
against Sale was dismissed without
prejudice.
The case against l.. e. Adams for
obtaining money by false pretenses,
was continued.
George Overstreet was fined 800
and costs for setting up game.
The seduction charge against Clar-
ence Ingram was dismissed, the young
man having married the girl.
Fields Gardner who sold a stolen
hat, was Indicted, and on pleading
guilty was given one year in the PEN
itentiary.
Louis Smitherson was indicted for
shooting at his wife.
At press time the case against Will
Mcclure, colored, for malicious shoot.
ing, was ON trial.
The robbery case against John Bull
ger was continued.
The case against VILLAIN Gipson
for ipiuring property was dismissed.
The indictment against Porter
for petty larceny was filed
away.
Three appeal cases against Jack
Whitesides were dismissed.
The indictment against Ellen
Hodges and Ida Davis, for false
swearing, were fled away.
FISCAL COURT.
McCraeken fiscal court convened
again this morning for the second day,
but adjourned in few minutes when
it was learned that Treasurer II. II.
had failed to complete his re-
port. The court had intended taking
this matter up first and in the alb
sence of the treasurer, adjourned until
o'clock this afternoon when court
was again convened.
All that was done this morning
amounted to but little. Donations to
the Commercial club and Home Of the
Friendless were made, the former get