The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-11-19
Big Docket in Circuit Court.


Friday being the last day to file
suits for the November term of Bour-
bon Circuit Court. which convenes
Monday, the attorneys were busy FL
ing suits which were held back until
the last minute. The docket is the
largest IN years and made up as fol-
lows:
Appearances. So; including thirty
five new Equity cases siXty-one Com
mOnwealth; one hunded and eighty
Old Equity and sixty-four Ordinary.
Below is a number of important
suits which were flied Friday:
Mandamus proceedings were filed by
City Attorney William Grannon against
b. I. hinton, Judge of the Police
Court, to secure the issuing Of an exc
cution in favor Of the City of Paris for
the collection of a fine and costs
amounting TO $3.50 against Homer
HORNE and j. II. Haggard, his surety.
Judge Hinton declined to issue the ex-
ecution upon the ground that the fine
had been pardoned by Governor Beck
nam. The contention of the city is
that the Governor can not pardon
where the judgment of the court has
been satisfied as alleged in this case
by the acceptance of a replevined
bond.
The East Tennessee Telephone Com
pany brought suit against the Paris
Electric Light Company asking for a
mandatory injunction requiring the lat
ter to remove their wires and attach
ments from the poles of the former,
excepting those on Main street. At
torneys Walton, Dickson & Walton, of
Lexington, represent the plaintiffs.
Another important suit was filed by
Attorneys N. G. Fisher and E. M.
Dickson in favor of w. w. Frymer, of
Lancaster, Pa against Sheriff E. p.
Clark and the Title Guaranty & Trust
Company, of ScrantC n, Pa, in the sum
of 81, 725.25, for alleged damages sus-
tanned by the serving of a general at
tachment in favor of Fox & Jewell, of
Cincinnati, o., against H. C.. Litner,
in which twenty-one head of horses
and cash deposit of $3.50 in the First
National Bank of Paris, were levied
upon to satisfy a debt alleged to be
due the plaintiffs. Mr.. Frymer came
into court and by suit established the
fact that the horses and cash deposits
were his property, Litner being his
purchasing agent. Mr.. Frymer now
seeks to recover for damages sustained
from Fox & jewell and make Sheriff
Clarke party to the suit.
WOdford Spears and Catesby Spears,
surviving partners Of the firm OF Eff.
Spears q Sons, filed suit through their
attorneys, Mcmillan & Talbot, against
N. f. Brent, doing business under the
name of G. S. Brent 81 Bro, in the
sum of $4,000. The plaintiffs allege
that they bought of the defendants all
the bluegrass seed that he had stripp-
ed or purchased up to 9 o'clock D. M,
July 19, 1907, at 50 cents per bushel |;
that the said defendant delivered H.
1874 bushels, when, in fact, he had so
stripped and bought "a, 1854 bushels, and
by reason of his failure to deliver the
remainder of 10000 bushels, said plain
tiffs had been damaged in the sum of
SO, 900 no part of which had been paid
The same firm filed similar suit
against r. B. Hutchcraft for damages
in the sum of 81, 625 for seed, alleged
to have been purchased upon the same
date as that of c. S. Brent & Bro, the
plaintiffs claiming loss on an aggre-
gate of 5000 bushels.
The firm of J. S. Wilson & Bro,
through their attorneys, Mcmillan &
Talbot, filed suit against the firm of
G. S. Brent & Bro, for the recovery
of sum approiXmating nearly $1,000
for alleged services, wOlk and labor
performed between the date of July
20, 1905, and Sept. 20, 1906.
Another important suit filed was
that of G. S. Brent & Bro, against
the Postal Telegraph Company for
81, 900 damages and for the recovery
of the cost of telegram for S1.O4.
The plaintiff alleges that on Dec. /,
1906, while in Washington, d. c., he
paid for and sent telegram to his
firm regarding a transaction on the
sale of 234, SIT pounds of dressed tur-
keys, and that by reason of the failure
of said defendant company TO deliver
the telegram he suffered a loss as
above mentioned.
The firm of Drs. Kenney,& Dudley
sue the Bluegrass Traction Company
for the sum Of S404.5O, which amount
they allege is due them for profession
services rendered