The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-31

thor OF an Infamous lie published In
the first column. second page. OF the
News-Democrat this morning under
the head. Incident OF August 49,"
hasn't any more brains than he has
honor The article says negro
trusty Is alleged 10 have had active
command OF the city jail "and that
with a bunch OF keys. including those
10 the white female section"
The article goes on:
About ? a. m. August 10 a 20
year-oh girl. who had oysr-enjoyei
herself. was picked up at Twelfth
and Madison streets by four police
men and hurried 10 police headquar-
terS. she appeared intoxicated or
drugged ana the city physician was
summoned to attend her. She was
he'd In the female section until that
afternoon. Her aged mother and
little sister called TO see her. when
Captain Harlan rang for a turnkey
the big negro appeared lie asked
what was wanted and escorted tho
aged mother and little girl down TO
the jail In the basement TO see the
daughter and sister.
"A half hour later the mother and
sister were brought up stairs again
by the negro trusty, who locked and
unbolted doors and bars.
1.-The mother and sister went TO the
ONCE OF Judge Cross and Pleaded for
the girl. He ordered the young wo-
man. who was the only inmate of the
white female section. 10 be broughN
20 his once.
when Captain Harlan rang for
the iailer the negro trusty appeared
again. Then. according to the re-
port. he hustled down 20 the Jail. re-
leased the weeping. frightened giri
and escorted her up stairs"
Capt. Harlan Denies II.
The News-Democrat did not get
that story from Capt. Frank Harlan.
who said this morning: ~ don't re-
member any such occurrence" II
does not give the girls name or the
name OF the trusty. The whole thlne
is so vague as to carry the evidences
OF insincerity. especially since II Is so
late In the campaign.
The only clew is the last paragraph
OF the article. which says "A look
at the police register OF August rs
will show the name"
Even In that statement the News,
Democrat Is false: for the police
register OF August rs does not show
the name. IL shows the name of the
sister of the only woman arrested on
that day on charge OF intoxicatioA
The Sun produces the affidavlt of
Eula HUMPHREYS. of 513 North Tenth
street. who was arrested August 10
on the charge OF drunkenness and
discharged the afternoon OF August
10. and II the News-Democrat darea
to publish the name Of her sister,
enormously recorded on the register,
there win be more affidayits forth
coming.
Eula HUMPHREYS was found un-
conscious from drugs, presumably.
and taken to the city hall. where
Wa ie Brown himself carried her to
a cell. The next morning Captain
Brown took her a breakfast and sent
for her mother to fetch clothes for
the girl. who was solled. Captain
Brown let her mother in twice and
conducted them both before Judge
Cross. )
The affidaylts follow:
State of Kentucky, County OF
McCracken. Set:
I. Eula Humphreys, 10 swear
that ] was confined In the city
jail August 10. 1908. having
been placed there while under
the influence OF some drug; that
Jailer Wade Brown, himself,
brought me my breakfast that
morning and notified my mother,
who brought me change of
clothes; that afternoon my
mother returned and Jajler
Brown let her In to where 1
was. and conducted me, himself,
10 Judge Cross Office. At no
time did a negro. or any one
else. excepting Captain Wade
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