The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-07
Affidavit Will Be Filed by Will
lis Mounts Attorneys.
City Jailer Evitts Is Fined &25--
Gus Aubrey Was Acquitted
Yesterday.
NEWS FROM OTHER COURTS

An effort will be made to secure
continuance in the Willis Mount
murder case, when II is called today.
1t is the first murder case on the doc
ket. and the attorneys for the defen-
dant. 1t is understood. have an afr
davt to file setting up the claim that
important witnesses are absent. The
case had not been called at press
time.
Mount has twice been tried for
killing Willis Nutty. the jury being
unable to agree in. the first trial and
4 verdict of twenty-one years being
returned in the second, the latter yer
dict being brought IN on ! Sunday.
When the case was called last Sep,
tember It was continued.
Mount has been turnkey at the jail
for several months and seems conf
lent of acquittal when the case is
tried again.
At press time the case against
Sam Liebel and A. v. Bauer. charged
with running a disorderly house in
the shape of saloon at Ninth and
Washington streets, was on trial.
City Jaller Tom Eyitts was fined
s25 and costs in circuit court yester-
day afternoon for his part in the as
sault on Patro,man Sam Beadles
few months ago. His brother, Sam,
was fncd a similar amount earlier
in the day.
Gus Aubrey, the former steamboat
mate charged with forging check.
was promptly acquitted. Aubrey
had hard luck, as when he was ar
rested on a charge of forging the
namsi of Capt. Smith, of the steamer
Charleston. to check passed on the
City National bank, he had no one
to go his bond, and had TO stay in
jail several months. Yesterday there
was practically no proof and the
bank officials testified that the chick
had never passed through the bank.
Upon hearing the evidence the jury
returned verdict 81 not guilty. Au-
bry was an invalid when he was
committed 10 jail and now he Is one
of the heaothiest men in the city.
having gained 35 pounds during his
Incarceration.
John Griffin, colored charged with
swearing falsely m police court (
case. was acquitted.
Attorney J. Wheeler Campbell was
ordered to pay into court the 800 |
bond OF C. e. Wilson who skipped 4
out rather than face charge OF /
false swearing. He was formerly |
agent for loan company here.
The following cases were feel /
away: Pete Goodfeylow, Glib Parks.
John Madden, Walter & Morrison.
oharg with gambling; Hade Thomp
son, disturbing a public assembly;
Batzhtaf & Gordon, petty larceny,
Eugene Thomas and Caroline Hill.
immortality; Mandy Lee, running a
bawdy house; George Thomas and
George Grace, breach of the p.ace;
FRANKIE Eastwood, running baydy
house; John Johnson. breach of the
peace; Clover Walters. +. NJ. MORT
son, Glib Parks and John Maddcl.
gambling.
The following wen. dismissed: Bud
Sam Colt, Ed. Pierson, Jas.
w sheriff. and the Palmer Cigar
stand. furnishing cigarette material
to IA minor.
The following cases were contin-
ued. Becky Hudson, maintaining a
nuisanuG Henry Miller, furnishing
liquor TO a minor; James A. Blood
worth, furnish ng liquor TO a minor.
In two others with selling liquor
without a Incense, and in one with ,
a nuisance in the shape
Of 'sorderly saloon; Bud Tucker,
breach of the peao-i: Viola Marks ,
a bawdy house.
The following civil cases were con- ;
tinued Tilley VS.. Tllley; Deaven VS..
Deav N; Perry VS.. Perry; Green VS.. I
Green; Turnbo vs.. Brown; Wall VS.. {
ZONES; Blanks VS.. Blanks; Smith VS.. /
smith; Dutt VS.. Dutt; Crane VS..
Crane; Hopkins VS.. Hopkins; Cruise
rs. Cruise; McGray VS.. McGray; Toll
,ert VS.. Tolbert.
The suit of Mrs. Drucie Brantley
aga INST the Maccab;es was dismissed
Is settled.