The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-06
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FIRST CONVICTION
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Alleged Thief Pleads Guilty and
Gets One Year Today.
Petit Jury Impaneled and Witnesses
Warned to Be on Hand in
All Cases.
COURT IN FULL SWING NOW

Judge W. Vi. Reed convened tht S'V
ond day of the September term OF err
cult court this morning and empaneled
the petit jury as follows;
Burk Hill. VIM. Mitchell, Geo. Va
Murphy, =. 7. Jett, W. II. HALEY. Hen
" Alcock. Oscar Rawlinson, W. Page
=. {. Walker. John Craig, Marion Barry,
E. A. Unselt, W. IL. Dunaway, +. ID.
Thurman. Geo. f. Rouse, W. A. Camp.
bell, Gus Unrath, J. J. Holly, W. +.
Downing. Geo. Rock. L. ID. Watson, b.
J Mckinney, Charles Mckinney and II.
]. Atkins.
Judge Reed instructed all attorneys
TO have their witnesses ready as he in
tended to conduct court as he has been.
in speedy manner. and Immediately
dove into the docket,
The case OF Taylor vs. Griffin was dis.
missed
In the case Of Beckley Ralston Co.
against II. c. Warden, a judgment for
sob was filed.
On motion of Attorney John X. Hen
drick. j. b. Alensworth was admitted
to the bar to practice law. lie came
here short time ago from Hopkins
Vile. TO locate
J. w. Egester, colored, was admitted
to practice at the bar on motion of
Judge james Campbell.
The forfeiture case against Jas. W.
Eaker was dismissed.
The false swearing ease against Sam
Holland, white. was reset for the 9Th
day and witnesses summoned.
The ease against John Whitnell for
malicious cutting. was continued. The
attorneys were instructed To procure
witnesses and the commonwealth was
also ordered to see that it had its wit
nesses on hand. This seems to be the
only trouble with such cases-the wit
nesses fail to show up, and Judge Reed
will see that they are procured for the
day the ease is set.
The robbery case against John Bull.
ger, white, was continued and set for
the second day OF next term.
Harry Thaeker. whose real name is
Arthur Riggs, white. of prominent
Louisville family, whose ease was set
for today was not present and the s2OCJ
bond held by the clerk was declared for.
feited. Riggs is alleged to have snatch.
ed diamond stud from Frank Jones.
the hardware man, and few weeks ago
his father, who is prominent Lot =
Vile insurance man, came here and go'
bis son out on bond The case was con.
tinued until next term, and every eff
fort to get Riggs here will be made.
The case against Robert Craig, for
obtaining money by false pretenses, was
dismissed without prejudice. The wit
nesses were not on hand.
The case against Robert Wood. color
ed, charged with breaking into a store
house, was dismissed on account OF
witnesses not being on hand and the i'm.
possibility to get them.
Three cases of selling liquor without
license were called against Pete Keys
and on one was fined S25 and costs and
in the other two dismissed.
The malicious shooting case against
Lee Ellis was continued.
In the ease of llade and Jake Thomp.
son, charged with disturbing public
lssemblage, the former was dismissed
and latter continued.
ed, charged with malicious shooting.
The case against Lena Fowler
charged with malicious shooting
unable TO procure its witnesses.
J.. i. Adams, an insurance writer who
was accused of securing money from
Richard Cummings, colored, ON the ale
cations that he was an insurance man,
when it was charged he had no connec-
ton with the company he represented
was acquitted OF the charge. The
charge had been standing for some
time and Mr.. Adams friends will be
pleased to learn he has been cleared
Van Flowers, colored, who confessed
to grand larceny, was given one year in
the penitentiary, the first sentence pass
ID by the jury.
Tack Parrish was fined $50 and costs
for cutting in sudden heat and passion.
The case is of long standing. He ~as
charged with malicious cutting.
Bud Elrod, charged with fast driving
on the public highway and with nuts
ance, was fined $50 and costs in both
eases.
At press time this afternoon the case
of Gus Jackson, white, charged with con