The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-03-11
CIRCUIT COURT.
New Order of Proceeding Un-
der New Judge---JurOrS
Must Appear.
Official Stenographsr Appointed
and the B0atner Case
on Trial.

ne Onlo SlICult NOuit Cou -hSu
in Court Hall here Monday morning
with Judge 7. +. Birkhead presiding.
Commonwealth Attorney Ben d.
Ringo. assisted by Judge John B.
Wilson, County Attorney protein,
acting In the place OF County Attorney
w. H. Barnes, who Is i'll Of measles,
were present to represent the Com
monwealth. Court was called to or
der promptly at 9 o'clock, when the
Circuit Clerk administered the oath OF
Office &C. Judge Birkhead, and he IN
turn, administered the oath OF of
flee to Common eslth's Attorney Ben
d. Ringo. The court notified the
Sheriff that he was expected to keep
order In the court hall. This done
the court called on the bar for mo-
lions. Motion hour over, the Sheriff
and his deputie S took the usual oath.
The call Of those who had been sum.
moned as grand jurors resulted in only
. out of 20 responding. Some three
or four had sent in excuses for them
selves or family, and the court order
ed rule issued against those who
hal been summoned and failed to ap
pear or give a, reasonable excuse Tor
not doing so, to show cause why they
should not be fined for contempt; the
ruse was made returnable the 18th
day OF the term. The Sheriff was
then directed by the court to summon
three bystanders to complete the
panel. Those impaneled as grand
Jurors are as follows:
c. Bennett. S. l.. Whitaker,
VIM. Williams, w. G. Ward, w. P.
Brown. J. A. Cooper, c. c. Moseley,
Harvey Cox. w. p Gofi. X. l. Owen,
foreman; l.. b. Louey, clerk, aud NJ.
b. Foster, Sheriff.
The court, instead of delivering the
charge to the grand jury as has here
tofore been the pIacticed, directed that
same be done by the Commonwealth
Attorney, Mr.. Ringo performed the
duty in mastery way and at length.
Tuesday court convened at usual
hour: when Sheriff Keown was direc el
to call the names OF those summoned
as petit jurors only eighteen respond
ed and the court announced his inteu-
ton OF having the absent jurors APP
pear and show cause why they should
not be fined for contempt
The panel was completed by sum
moniug bystanders and the following
are the gentlemen who make up the
Jury as constituted:
w. V. Duke, A. o. King, L. S.
Hoover, J. II. Foreman, Herbert
Park, 7. d. Owen, w. P. Leach, Levy
Williams, Felix A. Shaver, Taylor
Murphy, Isaac Shown, Oscar Midkif,
Ansel Garden, Wallace Brown, w.
l.. Brown, J. l.. Cook. Aaron Haw-
kins, c. c. Taylor, J. D. Duke. Hen
ry Dever, Frank Westerfield, w. B.
Render, VIM. Bryant and Clayton
Stevens.
Miss Lula Walker, who has served
the Court so faithfully as official ste
nographer, rendered her resignation
Tuesday morning, which was accept
ed, and Miss Mary T. Smith was APP
pointed and qualified In her stead.
Miss Smith Is daughter of Mr.. T. J
Smith and Is well qualified for the po-
sition to which she was appointed.
Several cases on Tuesdays docket
on preliminary call, were tiled away
with leave to reinstate on motion Of
c Commonwealth oil, County Attorney.
On the calling of the famous Boat.
ner case for trial, Commonwealth
Attorney Ringo, announced that he
had previous to his election, been en-
ployed to represent the defendant,
thereupon the court appointed Hon.
7. P. Sanderfur Commemorative At
torney pro tenn. Alter numerous
motions, and demurrer to the indict-
ment bad been overruled by the Court,
the selection OF a jury was begun aud
at the adjourn Ing hour Tuesday nine
Jurors had been accepted by both