The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-15
CIRCUIT COURT.
Uncle pit Writes About the
Present Term.
Loulsa, Ky.. Aprn p. 1aOS

Louisa, KY, April q, 1908.
Writer left Webbville Saturday
at II o'clock for your pretty town.
coming down Z. X. Railroad to juno
ton with about so Republicans go
Ing to the convention at Grayson
and about one-half had Taft badges
and the other half had Fairbanks
badges. They began to talk TO me
about going TO their convention
and pinned Fairbaks badge on
ne. said Boys this Is a h. of
place for one old Rebel soldier TO
be- and they said Uncle say what
You please" and | said, "Hulrah for
jeff Davis" They took II good
naturedly and treated me Just as
nicely rs they could. They were as
nice. quiet lot OF men as ever saw
at convention. and when we got
to T. X. Junction we met about 200
more delegates who were about equal
ly divided for Taft and Fairbanks,
and at Ashland we ran into about
1000 more and they had a big time,
"niggers" mad all mixed up together
like white and black sheep.
] went TO see my Oldest sister,
{, c. Sullivan and niece, Mrs. Tom
songer, and then TO Catlettsburg to
see my other sister Mrs. Gallup and
son and wife, and nieces. the Misses
Moores Sunday morning visited
Hon. Tom Brown and family and
then went 10 church with my sis
ter After dinner | visited my old
acquaintences. Aunt Mile shearer
and Mrs. X. y. Prichard who used to
live in Louisa. Also. Mrs Gunnel
aud Miss Manda Yates. went to
Lockwood and spent the night with
my sick nephew, John Moore. Was
glad to find him considerably better
ard improving nicely.
Next morning on train for your
town met Hon. Judge Hannah
his excellent wife and Hon. Joi
Waugh aud others, arriving at Lou
isa at $50. Court opened with the
most people in town and court house
ever saw there Almost all sum-
moned to court on grand jury. The
court Is running nicely and the jurie'
are filming heavily on pistol, wills.
key and disturbing religious worship
aud guarantee that at the end Of
Judge Hannahs term there will b.
but littleAcrime In his district ant
Il is pleasing the good people OF sale
district OF both parties and they ar,
backing the Judge, and we have rh'
best sheriff 10 execute the papers
and catch vlolators that Lawrenc,
ever bad, and Dick will be upheld
by all the good people or MAORI
ty Of them. There is some complain
among the yiolators OF the law n
bout every body being summoned be
fore the grand jury on first day an,
that some OF the people have no mon
ey to pay expenses with. but | wan
to say TO them that II is not Judg
Hannah nor John Waugh's fault an
you have no right TO bIame then
fer that is the law and II had 20
so In this county by carelessness .
the officers that you could hardl
get witnesses to court at all, and W
all elect the Judge, Attorney an
Sheriff to carry out the law and d
their duty, and when you have know
Judge Hannah as long as | have 20
will find out that he will track ever
letter OF the law and know no on
while on the bench. But after couI
= he is jeff Hannah and is joyial an
pleasant as any man and since b
Is married he is a great deal NOR
so, as any one would bee with sue
Jewel for a life mate.
And you all know John Waugl
for he was born and raised with u
There is no more clever, genial
better man that John Waugh.
SO II we have any complaint
g make we ought to get after tn
n Lawmakers and not the Officers thu
y are only carrying out the law.
have about as many misdemean'
!. cases as any lawyer at the bar al
|. have got about one-half of my cl
: ents in Jail and about one-half
the others ought to be there,
quit violating the law and ha'
: no complaint to make against the
fol 1t and 1t is not their fault al
they ought not to be blamed and
will get harder and harder until
(. the officers and SO on will be invet
y tigated and we will have better roa
!, and men that are fined for fall
= To work roads will be sent to j
ard officers fined for not executi
papers and letting them off, and