The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-31
Judge Sanders Bill Amounted
to $50 With ScOllops.
Charles Leverer Threatened Ia
Eat Up" 10 Customer. S2O and
Costs--Jones Ia Trouble.
NEWS OF THE OTHER COURTS

II took Police Judge ID. L. San
ders just one hour this morning to
go through his docket. and when he
finished had assessed fines aggregat-
ing $142 without the costs. Judge
Sanders had would-be cannibal, a
crazed youth whose wild desire to
break up a dance got him into trou-
BILE, a man who has fits very conven-
iently and several minor cases.
Walter Jeffords. a white boy of
about is years, went to a dance in
fredericksburg Saturday night and
with broomstick tried to knock out
the lights. He was asked several
times to desist but paid no attention.
He thought nothing of using profane
language in the presence of ladies',
the evidence showed. and when APP
preached by Drew Starrett, well
known young man of the South Side,
and asked in a gentlemanly manner
TO stop swearing and to behave, he
became worse. Starrett started away
but Jeffords went after him with a
stick and they mixed" Jerords was
wearing a bandage over his eye and
his left cheek was badly bruised.
Judge Sanders in commenting on
the case stated that great deal of
trouble had been reported at these
dances where young bucks" got full
of liquor and wanted to run the
dance. He did not approve of JEFF
ford's conduct and fined him $50
and costs and dismissed Starrett. In
addition to- the fine he recognized
Jeffords in the sum of 500 for ~
months for his good behavior
Charles Leverter, colored barb
err was arraigned for using insult
ing language towards Robert It'd
wen. a white man who had gone in
to get a shave. The evidence devel-
oped the fact that Leverter claimed
the patron owed him 35 cents which
Tidwell denied. Leverter then called
him names and told him ne would
eat him for lunch-that he was not
feeling very good that day. Judge
Sanders did not think this cour-
teous way to treat a customer and
assessed fine of 500 and costs.
Parish Jones. a white man who
seems to be afflicted with epilepsy,
went to the residence of r. w. Bo-
len and going into the sitting room
conducted himself in a namelessly
indecent manner in the presence of
the family. Judge Sanders said that
Jones case was a hard one to de-
eide that he had been up for cut
ting Adam Weikert and on numerous
other occasions but always managed
to elude the law on account of "hav-
ing fits. Judge Sanders suggested
that he be tried for lunacy but Coun-
ty Attorney Graves did not think he
was lunatic and the court assessed
fine OF $25 and costs.
Mrs. NJ Sweeney, an aged woman
of the South Side, was arraigned for
drunkenness. Her little ten-year-old
boy complained to Judge Sanders of
his mothers conduct and wanted to
leave town. Judge Sanders gave the
woman a severe lecture and she
promised TO do better. but he held
her case up. He intimated that he
might send her to Jail and see what
that would do for her. as she is
said to be an habitual drunkard and |
often in court.
Dock Jackson, a negro. was ar
raigned for beating Dora Wilson, |
He admitted that he was
guilty. Judge Sanders wanted to hear
more about il and asked what the /
woman did to him Dock stated she
had done nothing He struck her, he
explained, because he was drinking.
Judge Sanders fined him $50 and
costs.
Sam Barker. colored. arraigned
for betraying May Crutchfield. color
ed. and on producing a certificate of
the warrant was dismiss
ed.
Other cases were: Jim Bulger,
white, breach of the peace, contin
ned; Fred McGraw, white. disorderly
SIS and costs; Robert Greer.
whipping Hattie Pruitt, $50
and costs; Tom Clark. white, drunk,
: / and costs; Joe Mcclure, breach of
he peace. continued.