The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-12-13

Gov. Beckham fixed January ,, Al
the date for the legal execution o.
Clarence Sturgeon. convicted in Lou
IsTiile for the killing of three men
Surgeons life has been saved tenn
pOrarily by an injunction prevent.
ing the sheriff from hanging him
Gov. Beckham pardoned two con
victs nov serving terms in the
state penitentiary. One was Russell
Han. serving a life sentence from
Fleming county He had served only
five years.
Jake Sloan, Of Lexington. pos
sesses a curiosity in a fox terrier
With only three legs. The three
legged puppy is healthy and enterset-
Ic as any of the others of the litter
and Mr.. Sloan did not discover that
Il had only three legs until the 9TH
e. day. The right hind leg is the
missing limb. and at the place where
The leg ought to be there is no eV-
Idence OF a bony growth the flesh
and skin being soft and smooth
Maysville, Ky. Dec 4--BOring for
OH in this county was begun to-day
On a large tract OF sland west OF
Washington. about six miles from
this city. Those interested are
confident of striking oil. as a vein
has been running for sometime on
the place where they are at work
Kentucky iailers in session at
Frankfort adopted bylaws and a con
stitution. and viii have a bill intro
diced al the next session OF the Gen
eral Assembly providing for eleetrocu-
ton instead Of hanging for capital
punishment,
Frankfort Ky, Dec. - Geo Allen
aged rs years. nes5or of the Ken
tneky Penitentiary. sent from EstiTl
eDunty. two years ago to serve a five
year sentence for attempted criminal
assault. was paroled by the board Of
Prison Commissioners to- day. The
old mans hair is snow white. and
he Is bent with the burden of age
-Four other prisoners were paroled-
They are George Cook, OF LeteheT
County. sent up for life murder,
strved six years; Henry Reddick. Of
Garned county. q -lifer- for muir
der. served thirteen years; Henry
Burrh. Of Whitley county fifteen
years for manslaughter. served tEo
wears, and Samuel Mcmillan. sent
from Lexington for one year for
f1rsery. served eight months Nc
MILAN is going blind and will be
taken to a hospital
The paroles we're recommended in
an Of the cases by the Judge and
1uries who tried the prisoners and
The Commonwealth Attorney who
prosecuted them
Governor Beckham eommuted the
sentence Of John Tells. a negro OF
Frankfort sentenced 10 twenty-One
years for manslanghter to two years
Falmouth. KY. Dec s--Mrs. En-
met Gray shot and killed her broth
@-in-laV. william Gray at her home
- Greenwood. about eight miles
Eest OF here. last night about eight
o'clock. Cray il is said, vas drink
fng. went 10 his brothers house
% renew a quarrel The brother vas
aHzy from home Gray demanded
1lmiftance TO the house saying. !
cane here for trouble and intend 70
hzse III He then threw his entire
wight against the door. Mrs.. Cray.
UhO had armed herself with a shOt-
I'm. fired its contents through the
door. killing Gray instantly. Gray
Uas a nephew Of Alex Caldwell.
nsrner Republican nominee fer Rep
Useatativ-
Lancaster. KY. Dec ga Hickman
Ky special 70 the Times. stating that
c1ksrnnent official had been 10 that
plane trying to locate Hickman
Briase- but his Efforts were fruit
ks. vas rad With interest here
Holman bridge Is twelve miles north
~ Lancaster. and crosses the Ken