The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-02-17
CIRCUIT COURT
PROCEEDINGS.


Murray, representing the defendant,
filed general demurrer to the petit
ton, and several motions to strike
out parties to the action for misJoin-
der and also special demurrer to
several paragraphs of the petition.
These various motions and demurrers
were argued at length by counsel for
both sides, and the case was submitted
on these points.
The fourteen indictments against the
Louisville and Evansville Mail Co.,
for selling liquor in violation of the
local option law, in force in the
Cloverport Magisteral district, were
sustained and the prosecutions dis
missed except one, which the Comtsh's.
Atty, Mr.. Layman, will appeal to
the Court to Appeals. The point at
issue was. whether or not the magls-
terlal district extended across the
river to thu Indiana shore, or was
founded by the low water mark on
the Kentucky side
In the action of f. w. Hall VS.. the
L., II. & ST. L. Ry Co.. the defend
ant filed bill of exceptions and state
ment of the evidence, which was
signed by the judge and made part
of the record The case will now go
to the court of appeals. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Hall recovered a
Judgment for $1,000 for personal
injuries, at the last term of this court.
The defendants, In the case of
Eugene Golf VS.. Eva May and others
filed demurrer to the petition, which
was argued by counsel on both sides
and submitted to the court.
The Grand Jury, after a session of
six days, were finally discharged on
Saturday. They returned only twelve
indictments, most of them being for
minor offenses. They also returned a
report stating that the comfy proper
ty was kept in good condition and the
prisoners In the county Jail properly
cared for.
The following gentlemen compose the
petit jury for this term. Leo Hinton,
j. A. DeJernette, Thos Hawkins, Lee
Bosley, L. A. Yates, H. Z. Garner,
r. l. Burton, John Pile, George
Gilpin, Jesse Y. Galloway, Richard
Miller, Barney Squires, s. b. Payne,
William Bennett, Taylor Bead, W.
H. Thurman, ]. II. Blythe, Rob.
McGavock, W S. Cart, Ezra Tucker,
John T. Moore, William Hendrick,
Thomas Lewis and John Hendrick
George Mannel,a young colored boy,
charged with msliciously cutting
another at Irvington, was tried on
Tuesday and found guilty and SEN
fenced to a term of one year in the
penitentiary at hard labor. -
Charles Carman, Gid Alexander,
Jane Smiley we're adjudged to be
idiots. AS such they are entitled to
SIS per year from the State treasury
for their support.
The trial of Dick Davis, charged
with furnishing liquor to minor,
was had on Wednesday. The jury
brought in verdict of acquittal.
On Wednesday J. T. Drane was ad-
judged to be insane and he was order
ed to be conveyed to the Lakeland
asylum.
The prosecution against the Louis
vile and Evansville Packet Co.,
charged with suffering gaming on
boat, was tried Thursday. The jury,
under the instructions given, brought
In verdict of not guilty.
The action of John Hall VS.. j. e..
Harris, & C, was, on motion OF the
plaintiff, dismissed without preju'
dice.
The defendant, in the case of Mary
Keith VS. the A. U. U. W., on an in
3 sursnce policy, filed general demurr-
t er to the petition, and was submitted
to the court on demurrer.
{ On motion of the defendants, In the
1 action of Msrcells Alien VS.. Eugene
I Robertson the petition was dismissed
9 because the plaintiffs were unable to
= execute the bond required by law.
, On motion of Jane Barnes, the case
of V. q. Babbage com. VS.. Thomas
Seaton, was restored to the docket
and deed was ordered to be made to
the purchaser of land sold therein, by
the Master Commissioner, Lee Walls.
: Tbs circuit court clerk, Thos j.
:. Moore was appointed Trustee of the
9 Jury Fund by Judge Chelf on the first
, day of the term.
!. The prosecution against t. A. Pro-
!. bus, charged with disposing of mort
Q gagged property, was continued until
next term, on account of the illness OF
one of the defendants witnesses, N. I.
Mercer.
The indictment against the 4. & E.
Packet Co. charging it with main