The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-18
FIFTEEN MONTHS
FOR AGED PRVACHEU
John Smith, of Galloway County
Convicted Of Counterfeiting.
Judge Evans Finishes Federal Court
aud Returns 60 LouisviIlc-Ma-
ny Cases Were Continued.
NEWS OF THE 6rHER COURTS

Judge Walter Evans finished the
regular April term of federal court
this morning before noon and left
at 1925 o'clock for Louisville. his
home. to attend the bedside of his
daughter. who is reported seriously
III. Judge Evans has not been in
the best of health himself and be-
cause of his weak physical CONDITION
rushed court through a little faster
than usual.
All Jury cases were finished yester-
day afternoon and both the grand
and petit juries dismissed. This
morning was consumed in the hear
ing of motions in the civil cases.
Assistant District Attorney Thatch-
err left last night for Louisville and
also did Chief Deputy Marshal Wal
ter Blackburn but Marshal A. ID.
James and District Attorney r. ID.
Hill waited until this morning.
Jndge Evans left at noon and Dep
uty U. s. Marshal Blades will leave
oday with John Smith for Atlanta
to place him in the penitentiary.
John Smith, the Galloway county
preacher-farmer. was given Is
months in the Atlanta prison for
counterfeiting. He made silver dol
lars, and is quite an old man. Smith
did not think he should be prosecut-
ed because he made just as good
money as the government"
/ Iapaao Hull nag df1f,,fggaI ~
the charge of selling liquor without
license. He ran steamboat on the
river and was alleged to have sold
intoxicating malt liquors
Traitor and Greer, charged with
selling liquor without license, were
granted continuance, Trailor is
one of the fighters who broke up
court yesterday afternoon.
Pony Murrell was fined 500 and
given 30 days in Jail for bootlegging.
Spec Sawyer was acquitted of sell
ing liquor without license.
Lee Bingham was fined 500 and
/. given 30 days In. jail for9hootlegging.
I qWill Burtram, Robert Lynn. Jack
Whitesides and b. NJ. Allen were all
indicted for bootlegglng. Burtram
and Whitesldes were fined 800 and
given 30 days in jail while Allen, was
given a continuance. Lynn's case was
not acted on. Whitesides ran a sa-
loon in Mechanicsburg without a IL
cense for a day or two and Allen in
buying out a saloon on lower Broad
way, failed to transfer the govern
ment license.
The attachments against Tom Fur
nam and T. Riley were dismissed.
They were witnesses.
An order for the sale of the
steamers City of Idaho and Lotus
was lodged. There are claims amour
ting TO $1,000 against the boat, 81, =
900 being against the Idaho and
$500 against the Lotus. The Green
River Coal Co. brought the suit and
the sale will be held on May 10.
The case of j. NJ, Franklin, ad-
ministrator, against DR.. II. n. White
head, the case in which there were
/ 60 witnesses, was continued until
next term. The case of Ora Lee Will
son, administrator, against the |. c.,
was dismissed. She sued for damages
for the death of her brother Clifford
Wilson.
The case of Y. T. Gatllp against
Gilbert a Arena, was continued at
the request of the defendants.
In the matter of Wright & Taylor
and others. against II. T. Hessig, suit
to force the defendant into involun-
tary bankruptcy. Judge Evans refer
red the case to Referee t. w. Bag