The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-20
Famous Hollowell Case At.
tracts Many People From
Caldwell County-Best Men
in County Sued.

| III OVuhtJ OuVus
| The converting of the April term of
the United States court for the west
fern district of Kentucky at the Gus
tom house today brought one of the
largest crowds of the year to the city,
tire hotels and boarding houses being
crowded with litigants and witnesses.
Interest centers around the suits
brought by the Hollowells against
labout so prominent citizens of Cald-
well county for damages claimed to
have been sustained at the hands of
the men who are charged with being
members of a mob that visited the
Hollowell home and whipped the hus-
band and mistreated the wife. The
lease probably will be reached on the
docket, late this afternoon or at the
cCnvening of tomorrow session, and
from expressions of the attorneys in
the case will probably go to trial.
The Hawley- Meadows damage suit
(which was the feature of the last term
of court, and resulted in hung jur
upon trial, was dismissed on motion
of NJ. T. Shelbourn, who represented
the plaintiff.
The only stipulation made public
vas that the defendant was to pay the
court costs. 1t is understood that the
IRev. Frank Hawley has been paid a
small Judgment and his attorneys sat
lisfied by w. w. Meadows, who was
the defendant.
II was indicated by the attorneys
that the suit of the East Tennessee
Telephone company against the city
will be continued, further time being
asked to take proof in the case.
Exceptions to Sale.
| In the suit of Kellogg, etc, against
1.-The rgenthaler-Horton Basket COM
Ipany. exceptions to the sale of the
master were filed with an offer OF
George Langstaff and others to start
1.-THE sale with a bid of 100000. The
property brought s25, goo at the sale
lheld recently.
Judge Evans instructed the grand
Jury orally and briefly, calling their
lattention to the various duties before
Them, He said the district attorney
lreported that there were few cases to
be investigated and the court stated
that this was highly complimentary TO
western Kentucky and its citizens
who are among the most law-abiding
in the state so far as complying WIN
federal statutes is concerned.
Affinity Bureau.
The workings of the Southern Sc
lIectinr Agency, an alleged matri-
lmonial bureau, proved interesting
and amusing to the large crowd in
federal court this morning, and al
Though the court is usually most I'M
posing and solemn. a ripple OF laugh
tier passed over the room on several
Occasions when the plans and detafls
lof the agency were aired before the
lcourt. According to the evidence
There were placed two advertisements
lin city papers, one purporting To De
from a young and handsome lady OF
means and another from gentleman
Iof like qualifications, and read as
Though they were placed by indWld-
luaIs seeking the acquaintance of one
of the opposite sex matrimonially in
,clined
When answers came, the agency
lwould send out a circular giving a
Imore complete description of the lady
Tor gentleman referred to in the ad-
lvertisement and propose upon re-
lceipt of 81 as a membership fee, TO
furnish the name and address OF the
Iperson. II the one did not prove sat
lisfactory they would furnish other
names and addresses or refund the
money. Mr.. Worleyi of Brownsville,
Tenn. and X. r. Pankey, of st.
Louis, Mo-, who answered the adver-
ltisements. were present in court.
both stated that the agency put them
lin communication with young ladies'
land that as far as they were con-
lcerned they were entirely satisfied
with the proceedings. though neither
admitted marrying the girls they met
Through the advantages of the agency
liz. Brown was on trial. Brown adj
United placing the advertisements,
hut denied any intention to defraud.
He said that in one case he had a
Iparty's consent to advertise for cor
respondent, but that in the other
leases he used the plan as a means to
get in touch with people matrimon-
Tally inclined.
The jury in the Brown case re-
turned verdict of not guilty and the
defendant. was released.
The charge against G. A. Chandler