The Adair County news., 1908-04-29
CAMPBELLSVILLE.
Whisky and Murder, the RepubIi.
Can Convention, Other Items
Of Interest.


of Interest.
Editor News: "Robin" Burress, col
ored, Saturday afternoon, while crazy
drunk, stabbed John Henry Williams,
also colored, on the left side of the neck,
just under the ear, from which wound
Williams lived about one hour. Chief
of Police, Hord, who heard the negroes
were in row, was the only witness to
the killing, and he claims that he ar
rived on the seen just in time to see
Burress make the fatal stab. He says
Burress and Williams were in the door
way of Williams home and seemed to
be scuff1ing for possession of the knife,
when the brave officer grabbed Burress
by the coat tail and pulled him and Viii
liams out into the yard. Williams fell
to the ground, face downward, and Bur.
ress in kind of crouching position
arose and said he would fix the officer,
but officer Hord was too quick for him,
and pasted him a Well deserved blow
across the left eye which laid him OUT
for several minutes. When he regain
ed consciousness, and was able to walk,
Hord brought him to town and had his
wound dressed by DR.. w. T. Chandler,
and afterward carried him to Jail. Bur-
ress Sunday morning was interviewed
by your correspondent, in the Jail, and
claimed he had no knowledge of any diff
fculty with Williams. He informed us
that the last thing he remembered was
attending the Republican Convention,
and going by the depot and getting a
jug of whisky. Most any one who at
tended such powwow certainly needed
some kind of stimulant to brace him up,
but not of such quantity to make him
commit such a crime as he did. Charlie
Burress, brother of ''Robin" Burress,
shot another negro off a lumber pile
some months ago, but escaped Jail, and
is still at large with the charge of muir
der against him. They are bad set
A young man by the name of Blank
enship was arrested Saturday evening
by officer Hord, charged with passing
the guage limit in his drunks, and was
placed in the care of jailer Blakey un-
til his trial.
The republican Convention held in
this city Saturday was largely attended
and very noisy. Mr.. D. w. Gowdy was
made temporary chairman, and Mr..
Glenn Hill, of Spurlington, was made
secretary. The Convention instructed
it's delegates to cast So votes for Taft
and 81 for Fairbanks. The Fairbanks
crowd wanted the entire eleven votes,
but the Taft men, who were largely in
the majority, forced them to accept 81
votes. The precinct committeeman
were selected at the Court House, which
proved to be very unsatisfactory to the
honest voters of the party. The Con-
vention was clear cut victory for the
Taylor faction of the G.. o. P. over VIM
the former postmaster. Dem
ocrats are not the only people who know
how to fight.
Mrs. Millie Gaines, wife of Mr.. F. P.
Gaines, died at her home on Lebanon
Avenue Thursday evening about 10
o'clock, of agina, or heart trouble. The
funeral was held at the Presbyterian
church Saturday morning, and the in
terment at Brookside Cemetery. Mrs
Grimes was about seventy years of age,
and has lived a useful and profitable life.
To her bareaved husband who has been
so affectionate for so many years, the
entire community extends its deepest
sympathy, as they do to the remainder
of the family. She has been a faithful
wife and mother. and devoted to her
many friends. She leaves four daught-
ers, viz: Mesdames j. T. Gowdy, B. T.
Black. w. l. Meader, of this city, and
Mrs. Tommie Rogers, of near Hatcher.
Mr.. G. B. Hendrickson, proprietor of
the Campbellsville Hotel, has been suf-
fering intensely during this week with
blood poison, and his friends have been
very uneasy about him. He was visit
ng at Uniontown, KY, recently, and
while there young boy playfully kick
ID him on the left leg half way between
he knee and ankle. Nothing was
thought of the injury at the time, but
n about three or four days the wound
became red and much swollen, when a
physician was summoned and pronounc-
ID it blood poison, and has been a very
ick man during the past week. We
lope him speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hill, of Bowling
sreen, arrived in our city last Friday
,vening to attend the funeral of Mrs.
JilPs grandmother Mrs r Gaines |