The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-09-04
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tested in this city, NY
ing of TIE officer and hin
anxiously awaited Pho
were received from variy
along the route and\ Win be
added greatly to the
But If any had the idea of lor 'he
and unlawful justice being iosturdy
out to the accused nobody vol
Yet, such was the adherence
citizens of the crime and their
eous anger and just indignation
It's committal, the NEWS believes N,r I
while none of our people advocat
session Of Judge Lynch mona
save the officers of the law would
have raised finger In behalf OF the
trembling man III those who came vii
! him had sought his life in expiauon
OF the crime of which they believed
him guilty. Preceded and followed
by large crowds Sprouse was taken
to the Court House and the warrant
returned to County Judge Thomp-
son. Neither prisoner nor Common
wealth was ready for the examina-
tlon and the court set Thursday, Sep
tcmber 3rd fer hearing, and the de-
PENDANT was committed to jail.
Judge Thompson had long talk wit
those who brought Sprouse to LOU
lisa, concerning the sentiment of the
Cherokee people regarding the &C
cused. Opinions differed. Some Of
those questioned were firm In their
opinion that a mob was sure 10 come:
others that he would not be mOlest-
ed. The Judge carefully weighed all
he heard and concluded TO allow the
prisoner 10 remain in the custody OF
the Jailer until he heard something
conclusive. The something conclu-
sive" was heard Monday, when Coun
ty Attorney Savage 'phoned from
the Blaine country to look out for a
mob. Acting upon this information
the Judge made out commitment pa
pers sending Sprouse TO the Boyd
county Jail, to which place he was
tnken by Sheriff Stone that afternoon
This was a wise action on the part
Of the authorities, for that night, be.
tween IL and II o'clock. two hundred
determined and incensed men came
into Louisa on horseback and wen
straight to the county jail and de.
handed that Sprouse be delivered
into their hands. About two hundred
men turned back from Busseyvill,
when the report reached them ina
Sprouse had been removed TO Catletts
burg. Those who came on TO Louis;
believed the report to be untrue.
They aroused the jailer and in
sisted upon going through the Jail
and We're permitted to do 30 to salts
~ themselves that the man was no
here. They claimed that their o.
tentions was not to harm Sprouse
but to make him tell whether Franz
Kelley had any connection with III,
crime. 1t is hardly necessary to tel
the people Of Lawrence county VIII,
Frank Kelley is, neither will the New
say much about him, except that h
'erVed a term In the Frankfort peni
tertiary for shooting and cripplin,
his own son SO that he suffered III,
loss of one leg. He is also an un
Gle Of John Sprouse.
Cooper bought the farm on whicl
] lie lived from the mother of Franl
Kelley and her daughter, Americi
Castle and daughter. Sprouse. hat
lived in the Cooper house and wal
probably living in it when Coope
bought 1t. At any rate he claimed
part of the place, and also some lum
Der which was in or about the house
A citizen of Louisa who knows tn
whole shoodn' match" says that h
told Cooper once that he Cooper
had moved into hell of place, an
edvised him to buy out Sprouse an
get him to leave, and the citizen furtl
er said that he understood that thi
was done. There is a rumor whic
is given for what it is worth tina
Sprouse had carried off some propert
belonging to the farm because, as b
commended, he had not been paid TO
his lumber There had also been sui
between Cooper and Mrs. Castle an
sprouse, but 1t is said that these ha
all been settled There were hint
Hore or less plain when the Cherokee
people were in the Court House las
Saturday night to the effect tina
there was something behind all ,hi
burning" Frank Kelley's name wa
menuond more than once SO our PEE
pie We're in nowise surprised, whe
the news came Tuesday morning thu
he had been arrested and would b