The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-14
HAPPENINGS
IN KENTUCKY.

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carpet. He fell in the blaze, and his
left arm was burned to crisp before
his aged mother, who was with him
could extinguished the flames.
Greensboro, Ky, April lO:-The
April criminal term of the Daviess
Circuit Court will convene In the
morning. This Will be the first GRIM
inal term of court to be presided
over here by Judge Birkhead and
Commemorative Attorney Ringo.
The docket for this term is unusual
ly light.
Pineville., KY, April l0.-The
funeral of Circuit Court Clerk John
g. Newlee, who died Monday in Tex
as, was attended by !, 200 to 1900 peo-
pie. Three tribes Of Red Men, of
which organization h vas men,
Der, participated In t . burial.
Frankfort, KY, A Iril l0-Sam G.
Bull, aged seventy, one Of Frank
forts most beloved citizens, was
stricken with paralysis this morning,
and no hope of his recovery is enter
tanned.
Morganfield, KY, April l2.-Wil-
lie Hancock, colored, and white
man, Ed Dixon, effected their es-
cape from the county jail here last
night by cutting through the wall
on the north side. Both men were
in for minor offenses, and Dixon
was a trusty. The bloodhounds were
Immediately put on their trail.
Olive Hill, KY, April l2.-Mrs.
David Lake, who resides in Green
up county was bitten by mad dog
and her right hand terribly lacerR-
ted. She was taken to Chicago fbr
treatment.
greensboro, KY, April l2.-Em-
NETT Fulkerson and Mike Bivens
were tried here today on charge of
whitecapping w. H, O'Dowdell, and
the jury returned verdict of not
guilty. John Weber is In the pen
itentiary for the crime and four
others are to be tried. The white
cappers took O'Dowdell, who is an
old man, from his home and whip
ped him almost to death. O'Dowdell
testified that he recognized all of
the men.
Carrollton, KY, April ll.-Grant
Rador stabbed to death Watt Tom
lin tonight on the river bank, about
Z o'clock. The two men lived on the
Indiana side, having adjoining cot
tages. They were both drinking, and
the difficulty arose as they were
waiting for ferry boat to take them
across from the Kentucky side to
the Indiana side of the river. Rador
was placed under arrest.
Alfred Bradley was shot and kill
ed at his home near Trenton, Sun
day morning, by John Barbee. Brad
ley and Barbee had a difficulty sew
eral days, and Sunday morning they
met In the road near Bradley's home,
when Bradley made a break at Bar
bee. Barbee, drawing his'pistol, fred
the ball taking effect in Bradley's
heart. Barbee claimed self-defense
andwas acquitted by the coroner's
jury.
s. II. Daniel, aged sixty-nine years,
q Confederate veteran, and native
of Todd county, KY, died at the
Northington Hotel in GAINESVILLE,
where he had been clerk for thirteen
years. He was a bachelor and a
member of the Masonic lodge at
Fairview. He was prominently re-
lated in this county and Southern
Kentucky and was man who stood
well.
Columbia, KY, April l2.-George
E. Monroe, who was in this county
several months ago representing the
Illinois Life Insurance Company,
was arrested In Muhlenberg county
a few days ago and was last night
turned over to the Jailer of Adair
county by the Seeriff of Muhlenburg
county. Munroe was arrested on q
bench warrent sent from Adair,
HIM with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Georgetown, KY, April 12.-This
David Harrod, having
Floyd Harrod, deserter from the
United States army, in charge, trav-
cling over the Frankfort and Cincin-
natl railroad on the way to Fort
Thomas, allowed him to enter an
empty mail car with sliding doors
open. The prisoner jumped while
the train was at full speed, alighing
near Stamping Ground. The train
was stopped and search made, b ut
prisoner had escaped.