The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-01-25

Frankfort KY, Jan. 19.-0n Fri
day, February 10, next four persons
are to be hanged in Kentucky UNI
der Judgment of court for crimes
committed They are Guy Lyon ant
W R. Fletcher, OF Logan county
sentenced 30 be hanged for having
committed the crime Of criminal as
sault; Ben Huffaker, of Pulaski coun.
~ sentenced In Lyon county fol
murder, and Jesse Fitzgerald, Of
Knox county. condemned for the
SINE offense. The mandates OF the
Court OF Appeals. which reviewed low.
er court judgment in each Of The
cases, were sent to the Executive
Department within the last few days
and he to-day fixed the same day
TO- the hanging of all the convicted
men. Lyon and Fletcher are white
and Huffaker and Fitzgerald are
asgroes
The cases Of Lyon, Fletcher and
Fitzgerald are noted ones, State
troops being necessary to protect
them from mob, violence preceding
aid during their trials for the crimes
Oh lrged against them. The two
first named were Charged, together
with several others, with an atroc-
ious crime committed upon Mary
Gladder, a German immigrant, who
was making her way through Logan
county accompanied by her father.
Fitzgerald was charged, together
with Amy Sophen. alias Henson, also
colored, with having murdered Mrs
Martha Brougilton, white woman, by
cutting her throat The motive OF
the crime was robbery. The woman
was given a long term In the State
penitentiary The killing took place
July 26 of last year at the home of
the woman on Fighting creek, in
Knox county. Fitzgerald and the
Henson woman were taken 10 Stan
ford for safe-keeplng. He came
from Concord, N. c., to work in the
roal mines of Knox county.
Flood conditions prevail all over
Eastern Kentucky. Railway trains
are all behind time and thousands Of
logs have been lost All log booms
ara being closely watched.
twenty-five deaths within the last
fifteen days Is the record of fatali-
ties from a strange disease In a
region along the Canadian river about
four and a half miles from Konowa,
1T
A suit has been filed in the
Green County Circuit Court at Green's
burg By Hon. Charles Richardson,
On behalf Of the Republican, party,
attacking the Kentucky Congression-
a'enApportionment law of April 10,
1852.
TOE Original act, under which the
republicans want to operate, would
make the Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts stand composed Of the follow
lns counties:
JlThe Ninth district composed Of
Braeken, Mason. Robertson, Nicho-
las. Fleming. Bath, Rowan, Lewis,
GrteHup. Carter, b Boyd, Lawrence,
Johnson and Martin.
1.-THE Tenth district composed Of the
counties of Fike, Letcher, Floyd,
Masoffin. Morgan. Elliott, Menifee,
Wolfe. Powell, Montgomery. Clark,
Estill. Lse. Breathitt. Perry. Clay.
LaR,ie. Knox, Bel and Harlan.
East Liverpool, O.. Jan. 10. = AS
the result 81 "a cloudbust early to-
day, thousands of dollars worth Of
property was destroyed in this city
and vicinity.
% large portion of the big hill
near the East End rolled down on
The street railway, and 1t will be
hours before the debris can be re-
moved. The building of the SAM
taIy Reduction Company was destroy
a. Many streets in the city were
torn up. and the lowlands of both
East Liverpool and Wellsville are
flooded The pottery manufacturers
on the river bank are preparing 10
move.
The Appellate Court denied a re-
hearing in the cases Of Guy Lyon
and w. r. Fletcher, convicted in Lo-
an county OF criminal assault and
sentenced to death. Gov Bocllam
Immediately fixed the date of execu-
Hon for Friday, February 10.