The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-04-12

Somewhere in the maze OF busy
thoroughfares and bewilderlng bus
tie and glittering lights OF the
great city Of Cincinnati. Frank Hines,
Iailer of Somerset, KY, has lost
himself. Weary ana footsore. Chas.
Earl Gray. mountain youth who
was to have heen taken to reforma-
tory in Kentucky yesterday by Hines
to serve sentence OF two years,
reached police headquarters last
evening, after tramping all over the
city trying 70 locate his jailer so
the latter could take him TO the
Tlace where he was to be imprison-
ed.
He had hunted high and low for
Jailer Hines, and then. hungry and
tired, without money, and not
knowing where .else to go. Gray
appealed to the police. He was
furnished with hot meal and lock
ed In a cell. while the police tri-
ed TO locate the missing official.
A movement is on foot TO secure
pardon for Fred Tharris. sentenc-
ell for five years for killing Fred
ketterer. a rStient from Ashland, in
the Eastern Kentucky Asylum nj
Lexington, where Pharris was an
attendant,
Winchester Ky. April 6 - Seven
men broke Jail here tonight and made
their escape They are: Frank
Mahon. white man. held here pend
ing charges OF forgery and obtain
ing goods under false pretenses. al
SO wanted in other places Charles
Blrcham, also white. who has re-
Gently been sentenced TO the peni-
t'ntiary for fvIe years for horse
srealtng; WEI Anderson. also waite,
held pending a charge OF arson. and
Rock Rome. Charles Berry Walter
Mack and James Allen. all negroes.
who have committed or are harged
with minor olfenses. George william
.colored. charged with burglary. re-
fused 10 10 with them, and as soor
a. they were out gave the alarm.
He was prevented from giving It
before only BY threa,s OF death They
PRED aside one Of the stone sills
which is about five feet by three
feet in sire. and making their way
along the wall until they could droT
down impoverished
Hopkinsville. Ky. April 8 In
reaching over the arm OF chair In
whnh he was sitting ito pick ~
a kttter. which he had dropped. Prof
II. Clay Smith. Principal OF th'
ysung ladies' department OF South
Kentucky College. suffered frae
tmed rib. A lead pencil in hi
pocket was pressed against his Eid'
With sufficient force to break n,
bone.
: Mt Sterling. KY, April s. TIL
Democratic District Committee o
: the Ninetieth Legislative District
s composed OF the committeeman o
Meniiee and Montgomery counties
in convention today at Frcnchburl
indorsed ]. VIII Clay. OF this city
s a candidate for Representative. Thi
action settles the question as 4
$ Clay's nomination.
< Lexington, KY. April 5.-w =
Klalr, nominee for the Legislature o.
: the Democratic ticket for this city
!, has received letter from Charles :
Couch, who las been nominated a
e Representative on the Democrat
y ticket In Simpson county. request
Ing his support for Speaker OF III
IS House OF Representatives for IN
!. next Legislature.
The contest over an odd will. writ
TEL by Thomas c. Williams. ooloTeI
was tried in the County Court todal
the will being admitted to probate
Williams died about month ag'
leaving considerable property, II
clufng a life insurance policy fC
5000. He left will written @
scrap OF an envelope dated ID
: cember 2S, 1905, bequeathing Il
: life insurance 10 Matte Simpson
a negro woman not a relative
bis When the will was Offered f
PROBATE It was found that Matt
" Simpson had died, and her siste
Cordelia Simpson. OF Boston, elaine
- tae insurance as her sisters hei
:, williams brother and sister made
- contest, but the will was admitt'
. to probate, and under the court
decision Ccrdelia Simpson will 8
- the money.
er All logs for use in the constru
ton OF the Fort OF Boonesboro. Ke
A. tlcky's building at the Jamestov
Exposition. have been shipped, al
is Promises are bright for the col