The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-28
Three More Men Are Arrested
on Bench Warrants-'Squire
Jones Fined-Soldiers Are
Leaving.
(By Perry Meloan.)

Murray, KY, April 2S.-Three of
the seven cases against night riders
set for this term of CIRCUIT court have
been continued and it is believed the
other four will be. The first one con-
tinued was that of Jake Ellis. The
commonwealth announced ready, but
the defense presented an affidavit
that the defendant could not employ
counsel and his friends did not secure
an attorney until yesterday.
Captain Joe Bells case was con-
ltinued on an affidavit, setting forth
the fact that DR.. Blalock; Tom Gro
gan and Hardin Lovett would swear
that he was at home. 3 miles from
Al Perry's house, the night It is
charged he led the band that whipped
Perry. Those men were not present.
Or. Blalock and Hardin Lovett are
out on bond themselves.
A number of Trigg county wit
nesses are summoned in this case.
The next case called was that of
Ed Thompson and the attorneys re-
tired about 1880 O'Clock to prepare
Ian ahidavit in that case Following
his will be those of Jack Elkins, Car
los Elkins. Damus Miller and Bob
Duncan.
Squire Tom Jones, the magistrate
who was indicted for night riding.
was also indicted by the grand jury
for being drunk the last session of the
fiscal court, and he submitted and was
fined 500, the minimum.
The Attorneys.
Speculation is rife over the connec-
ton OF Yost & Laffoon, of Madison
vile. with the cases. As soon as the
case of Jake Ellis was reached and
the commonwealth announced ready.
Yost & Laffoon presented an affidavit,
made at Paducah during the Hollo-
well trial, asking for a continuance
because they had just been employed
In the case to represent Bell and
'others. The court thought they did
not clearly show who they represent,
and that is not good ground for con-
.tinuance. anyway. Judge Wells asked
that they be ordered to show who
employed them. F. F. AGREE, Clay
Erwin. Sam Grassland and ]. C.
Speight, counsel for the defense. do
not know who employed Yost & LAT.
foon and the defendants themselves
seemed surprised at the presence of
the jacksonville attorneys.
Failing in the first motion, the at
torneys retired to prepare an AFFIDAVIT
setting forth the impossibility of get
ting certain witnesses into court at
this term. and did not return until
noon.
Coleman & Linn, Wells G. Wells,
Commonwealth Attorney Denny
Smith and County Attorney Barnett
are in the prosecution.
The first case called was Jack
Elkins. His case and that of Ed
Thompson and Joe Bell were passed
at the request of the commonwealth
which announced ready in the Jake
Ellis case. The other cases set for
II - A'i arc NhbNt hShlIoi Val ibH
.Elkins, Damus Miller and Bob Dun
can.
Clay Garland, the east side man.
who is said TO have carried word to
the Trigg county night riders not to
attack Murray, and who disappeared
when he was indicted. surrendered
and gave bond in two cases of writing
threatening letters and one case of
night riding. All the Jail prisoners,
excepting Jake Elkins. gave bond.
The sheriff this morning arrested
Jasper Garland, Henry Taylor and
Will Mcclure, who had come to Muir
ray to hear the cases. They have
been indicted
Ethan owen, the young man who
was arrested last winter on the
charge of trying to burn the Reggie
warehouse, was not indicted by the
grand jury, but 1t was ordered that