The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-03-09
1T IS NEW. YOU WILL FIND IT IN THE REPUBLICAN
TWO YEARS FOR STEVENS.
Jury Deliberated Three Hours Be-
fore Verdict was Agreed
Upon.

1--WE the jury find the defendant
guilty of manslaughter as defined in
second instruction and fix his pun
ishment at two years in the peniten-
tiary."
These are the words that deter
mined the fate of X. Elem Stevens
charged with the murder of w. L..
Growbarger. The case went to trial
Tuesday afternoon and the verdict
was rendered about 10:45 o'clock
yesterday morning, after the jury
had deliberated about three hours.
The case was closely contested on
both sides, yet the prosecution only
asked for a verdict finding Stevens
guilty of manslaugter.
Quite an array of witnesses were
summoned for both the prosecution
and defense but not more than half
of them were heard. Parties who
heard the evidence say it was very
contradictory. The'verdict came as
a surprise 10 most every one who
has taken an interest in the case.
A motion will be made by defend
ants attorneys for new trial and if
same is refused by Judge Birkhead
an appeal will be taken to the Court
of Appeals.
OTHER COURT TTE%S.
The following gentlemen compose
the grand jury for this term: R. S.
Jackson, C. l.. Chapman, Alonzo Bar
nard, j. d. Moseley, ID. S. Bennett,
l.. II. Hammons, j. F. Hicks, w. B.
Chinn, w. A. Hooker, w. l.. Ford,
A. B. Leach and Thomas Chinn. l..
H. Hammons was appointed fore
man; Alonzo Barnard sheriff and ID.
S. Bennett, clerk.
Those empaneled as petit jurors
are as follows: c. 7. Whittinghill,
Warren Lindley, Robert Westerfield,
Geo. Reid. r. C. Stewart, Quint
Brown. Geo. Jewell. B. r. Kelley
Joe Barnes, T. l.. Anderson, j. w.
Carter, F. M. Westerfield. j. C.
Bennett, Shelby Rock, Isaac Cooper,
Alex Bell, r. S. Taylor S. w. Hines,
+. M. Halter, James McSherry, II.
B. Taylor w. L. Shultz, G. b. Brown
and d. P. Moseley.
All the Commonwealth cases on
the first days docket except Com
monwealth VS.. VIM. Eel and Thos.
Coghill were continued for lack of
process and witnesses not being pres
ent, these cases were continued.
The following cases on second
days criminal docket were disposed
of as follows:
Com'th. VS.. A. j. Bayne, charged
with furnishing liquor to a minor,
verdict of jury not guilty.
om'th. VS.. Clayton Williams, Of
tense reduced to taking property
without felonions intent and fined
$50.
James Lannum was fined 81 and
cost for being drunk while acting in
the capacity of grand juror.
Com tn. VS.. Cleve Herrel, charged
with voluntary manslaughter set for
ward to Monday.
Com'th. VS.. ELLA Dickson, charged
with murder, set forward until next
Monday as were the rest of the cases
on the second days docket
Commonwealth Attorney Ben d.
Ringo being absent on account
of serious illness in his family, Judge
j. S. Glenn was appointed Common
wealth's Attorney pro tenn, who,
with County Attorney E. M. Wood
ward, have conducted the prosecu-
ton for the Commonwealth except
in the Stevens case in which w. H.
Barnes and G. B. Likens assisted in
stead of County Attorney Wood
ward.
The grand jury has returned the
following five indictments: One
against Garfield Maiden. unlawfully
carrying away personal property.
Two against A. j. Bayne, furnish
ing liquor to minor. One against A.
v. Leach, charged with forgery.
One against Guy Taught. charged
with forgery.