The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-20
Large Crowd in Paducah to Attend
Spring Sitting of Federal Court
Which Convened Here This Morning

license and fined 800 and given 30
days in Jail.
The charge against William Beau
regard for selling liquor without a
license was continued.
The cases against ]. S. Bardeaux
and Phil j. Abbott were continued.
Dink Rowland was convicted for
selling whisky without paying the
special tax. He is negro from May
field
The case against Frank Ferriner
for violating the liquor laws was dis
missed after the. evidence of the
prosecution had been heard.
The charge against Ed Gardner for
selling liquor without license was con-
tinued on account of the absence of
witnesses.
J. NJ. Radford, charged with vio-
lating the postal laws, was dismissed
on motion of the district attorney.
The Civil Docket.
The criminal docket having been
disposed of the civil docket was
taken up this afternoon and the case
of the Walsh Manufacturing COM
pany, of Pittsburg, against the Padu-
cab Cooperage company went on
trial. The suit is to recover $4,000
for lumber kiln sold the cooperage
y company, which refused to accept the
kiln on the ground that it did not do
the work guaranteed.
The suit of the Ferguson, Palmer
company against the steamer Vim
cennes was continued
The transcript of the lower court
in the case of the Harth Bros. Grain
company was the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & st. Louis Railroad company
was filed and the case continued.
The suit of Jerry Frazier against
the Illinois Central was dismissed
without prejudice on motion of the
plaintiff.
The HolIowell Case.
Robert and Mary Hollowell are
suing for $500 each, damages al
legged to have been sustained by
being whipped and kicked by night
riders. and compelled to sell their
property at sacrifice and fee from
Caldwell county to escape the ven
geance of their tormentors. Mrs.
Hollowell says she was shot In the
face and knocked down and kicked
Mr.. Hollowell was whipped and he
Says the night riders threatened to
burn his property unless he left the
country, to prevent his testifying
against them in court. The assault
is alleged to have taken place on the
might of May 2, 1907. The defend
ants are John f. and J. w. Hollo-
well. Lula Hollowell, Wallace orr
yer. Firm Oliver, Milt Oliver. Joseph
Murphy. John Turner. William Tur-
ner. William Larkln, Sid Smith, Otis
Smith, James Hyde. Malachi Picker
ing, Buck Lacey, Urey Lacey, Lucian
Mckinney, B. Malone, Marion Brown,
Edgar Oliver, Sparlin Murphy, Will
liam Murphy, Richard Pool. James
Chambers, Jack Chambers, Joseph
Cantrell, John Gray, William Tandy,
and Ed Brown.
The plaintiffs are represented by
Miller & Miller, of Paducah, and the
defendants by Yost & Laffoon. of
Madisonville. and Ward Headley, of
Princeton.
Defendants and a host of witnesses
arrived Sunday night and the ma
iority of them are staying at the st.
Nicholas hotel.
The defendants are among the
best citizens of Caldwell county, own
property and are members of the
Planters Protective association. They
deny being connected with the night
riders. Some of the most influential
business and professional men and
ministers of Princeton are here as
character witnesses. The most of
them will try to establish an alibi.
II is said that some spicy evidence
will be offered in behalf of the de-
Tense. If II is permitted to be given.
A meeting of the defendants and
their attorneys and witnesses was
held in the council chamber of the
city hall last night. About 100 per-
sons were in attendance. The meet
ing was for the purpose of arriving
at a complete understanding as to
the matter of procedure in court.
Court Officials.
Hon. Walter Evans, judge; j. r.
Puryear, clerk; George Durelle. G..
w. Jolly. Jr.. attorneys: George w.
Long, marshal; William Blades.
chief deputy; Elwood Neel, deputy:
John Clark and A. w. Grelf, bailiffs
Grand Jury.
Green Gray, Paducah; r. II. Alex
ander. Mayheld; George II. Brown
Paducah; C. J. Barlow. Barlow: r.
H. Clayton. Milburn; J. S. Adkins,