The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-11-30

sfcres OF land at lniS place lor
school site by the Presbyterians, al
$4,000. The option was secured from
J. H. Frazier, of this place, The
citizens of the town have Gubscrib-
ed $500 to the building The en-
tire cost of completion will be some
thing near $1,000.
Lex ", Nov. 20 Thorn
as Stout was executed here this
morning for the murder of Sim Lee
several months ago, The execution
was witnessed by several hundred
persons In the Jail Enclosure and from
adjacent house tops and windows,
there being fifty women scattered
through the crowd in the nearby
windows. Stout marched 10
the scaffold without a tremor and
shook hands with the officials.
Stouts last right on earth was
speat in sound eleep and at his re-
quest the death %ateh called him at
4 o'clock tbs morning and the last
three hours we're spent in prayer. He
was surrounded by Two ministers and
the leader of the local Salvation Army
and numerous friends.
Mrs. Eta Griffith. who is in jill
charged with the murder OF her III
teen-months-old baby, broke down
several days ago at the thought cf
the coming execution aud as Stou'
and the offi2trs started 70 the gal
lows the woman hec1me hysteric u
She was attended by a physician and
the wife Of Capt Jones, Of the Sal
walton Army Mrs Griffith and
Stout were reared in the same local.
ity near Jacks Creek. in the coun-
ty, and had meen acquainted fol
years.
1t is not likely that Goyernor-elec
Patterson, of Tennessee, will call {
special election TO fill the vacancy
in Congress caused by his Inaugural,
ton.
Under a decision Of the Court o.
Appeals handed down, suit on,
county to forfeit the bond of a schoo
book company for alleged failure I,
sell as cheaply in this State as else
where does not bar similar suits II
other counties where the facts reli
ed upon are different
Senator BlilsYbelieves that South
ern members OF Congress WILL cordi
ally support the action OF Presldcn
Roosevelt in,dismissing the colore'
troops from the army.
The last pensioner OF the Revolu
iionary War, a Mrs. Damon, has jus
died. more than 10 years OF age
There are about I widows who ar
pens, uers OF the war Of 1912, AM
soTething less than 5000 Of tn
war with Mexico. There are abou
PC 600 widows Of Civil War veterans
ard 4 is estimated that II long eyit
Ghtalns with any of these 70 III
! exttnt that 1t was enjoyed by Mr.
ramon. we will be paying Civil War
pensions In the year 1890, and Span
ish War pensions will be paid widow
In tie year 2O2S. In the matter {
rehsicns Uncle Sam" has gallant
isrcred the advice of Samuel Weller
knoxville Sentinel.
Frankfort, Ky. Nov. 81. Tn
Court Of Appeals to-day affirmc
judgment of Clark Circuit Court /
the case Of B. Fult French agains
the Commonwealth In which Frenc
was found guilty OF contempt ,
court and fined $1,000. The oplnio
OF the court was delivered ~ Judg
Settle, the whole court sitting TIL
court also affirmed Judgment OF an
c )urt finding Felix Feltner $4,000 IN
: sentencing him TO two years in ii
Clark county Jail.
At the December, 1904 term {
Clark Circuit Court, a rule was issI
"a against NJ. II. Hargis, Ed Call
han, and +. F. French for contemp
The charge was that they unlawful
w.llfully End corruptly and with il
tent to hinder and obstruct the AZ
ministration Of justice. induce, pc
suade entice and procure by givin
money and bribes and by threats
violence and personal injury.
In uphOlding the judgment of III
Inferior court, the court here say
the verdicts rendered are not eA
cessive, in the light OF the testimon
fore the jury, and there is nothin
In the record to indicate passio
OF prejudice upon the part of ia
ljiry. 1t says that the fine Is II
largest ever imposed in Kentucky fC
contemp., but It was because no ot'
or jury ever had to deal with 50 az
grayated a case of It's class.
Indeed, we question" F'ys y
court, "whe'her such another cor
Iie,npt las ever been committed