The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-17
TELEPHONE CASE
WILDE HEARD AT
LOUISVILLE SOON
Both Sides Agreed to Early
Disposition of Controversy
in Federal Court.
Short Session is Held Here
This Term.
JUDGE EVANS LEAVES AT NOON

The litigation between the city oil
Paducah and the East Tennessee.
Telephone company is now ready fol-
submission to Judge Evans and will
probably be finally disposed of at an
early date. the attorneys in the case
having agreed to go to Louisville at
some date yet to be fixed and make
final arguments.
The regular November term of fed.
|eral court adjourned at II O'Clock
this morning after less than day
|and a half session. No cases of espe-
|cial Importance were tried out and II
there were any Indictments for per
jury against witnesses in night rider
cases they were not made public and
IL is not probable that any were re-
turned.
This morning the jury in the case
Of VI. b. Douthitt against z. T. Long.
which was given the case yesterday
afternoon, but had failed to agree,
was discharged on motion of the
plaintiff and the case dismissed with
out prejudice. The suit was to re-
cover about $4,000 alleged to have
been paid for worthless stock in the
May Pants company at Mayfeld A
similar case against the same defend
ant. filed by Cliff Ezell, was dismissed
without prejudice.
The time for taking proof in the
case OF Birdsong VS.. the American
German National bank was extended
90 days.
T. n. Haze.ip Was sworn as an at
torney to practied before the court
Pete Moss ciArged sith- retailng
liquor without license. failed to an
swer and bail was ordered forfeited
Finly Johnson. colored, was fined
800 and sentenced to 30 days in
jail for selling liquor without license.
John Williams was acquitted of a
charge of passing counterfeit money.
A verdict OF not guilty was found
in the case against Henry Holmes,
charged with retailing liquor without
license.
Indictments.
An indictment was returned against
Charles Smith and Frank Darby.
charged with breaking into the post
office at Goshen. Oldham county. The
case was transferred to Louisville.
the Indictment having been returned
here in order to give a speedy trial in
the case.
Judge Evans and several of the
court officials left for Louisville at
1920 o'clock. In hurrledly bidding
the attorneys goodbye Judge Evan
expressed the wish that he could stay
in Paducsh always. He is a great
favOrite here and notwith standing his
cold manner of conducting court he is
IA genial parsonage and a good story
teller.
Fines Assessed.
Judge Evans fixed the punishment
|of Capt. William Grove. of the tow
bot Sprague. at $50, and that of Am
ulOrt lHbiiHcNH al SlWs 1AOnt was
charged with resisting an officer and
Thompson with sending obscene liter
ature through the mail.
r. c. Mcclure pleaded guilty to the
charge of rifling the mails and was
sentenced TO one year in the peniten-
tiary at Atlanta.
Crit OVERLY was fined 800 and
given 80 days in jail for selling Liquor
without a license.
A similar charge against George
Howle was continued.
"A verdict of not guilty was re-
turned in the case of G. w. Burke,
charged with violating pension laws.
The suit of Learney Schrader
against the n. c. g. st. L. railroad
was continued by agreement.
A verdict for the defendant was
returned in the case of II. Boss
against the Illinois Central railroad.
The suit was to recover damages for
the death of Richard White. who was
killed by train. The case had been
transferred from the state court and
/ the plaintiff did not appear to prose
cute the case.