The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-13
II Required Only Forty.five
Minutes For Amount to be
Ascertained and Verdict to
be Drawn.
II is Believed That This Will
Result in Putting End 10
Night Riding in the Black
Patch.

1t required just As minutes for the
federal jury to return a verdict of
$4,000 damages this morning in fav-
or of Robert Hollowell, who sued 20
alleged night riders of Caldwell coun-
ty on account of an outrage commit
ted May 2, 1907. II was the largest
verdict ever returned in Paducah in
any court
The jury was charged last night
and excused until s: 30 o'clock this
morning. At 3 O'Clock they called
for pen and ink and paper and at
9:i5 the jurors entered the room. II.
l.. Smyser was foreman.
The jurors were James A. Nichols,
George ID. Lee, Fred Bicker and N.
B. Wiggingtou, of Louisville; II. l..
Smyser, of jefferson county; Logan
Hedges and B. f. Pope, of Oklahoma;
T. w. Nichols. of Cupid. Bullitt coun-
Ity. j. T. Collins, Sheppardsviile.
Charles X Parker, Highland Park;
Thomas s Allison. of Anchorage. and
Charles II. Parker, of Highland Park.
The plaintiff has asked for a
capias to forestall any effort of the
defendants to dispose of their prop
erty, while the defendants asked for
time in which TO give bond for appeal.
The bond must be sufficient to insure
payment of the judgment II 1t is .sus-
tanned.
In addition to an execution against
their property Judge Evans granted
the plaintiff capias ad satisfaction
dunn against all the defendants, ex-
ccpting Mrs. Lulu Hollowell, the
meaning of teh term being that the
bodies of the defendants may bo
seized and held in Jail unless they
satisfy the judgment. Attorney John
G. Miller, for the plaintiff moved the
.court that the execution and capias
be issued forthwith and the court
announced he would wait to be adj
vised. According to Instructions At
torney Miller will prepare an affidavit
in support of the motion and mail 1t
to Judge Evans, who will immediatc-
ly pass on the question.
| Attorney Yost, for the defense, ex-
ccpted TO the finding of the JURY, and
was given 80 days to file bill of ex-
ceptlons.
The jury which tried the case was
composed of retired business men of
Louisville and prominent farmers of
Bullitt county.
After they were dismissed num-
bers of good citizens, who met them
on the streets, congratulated them on
the outcome of the trial.
Miller G. Miller. of this city, ana
District Attorney DuRelle, of Louis
willie. represent the plaintiff, and Yost
and Laffoon. of jacksonville, and
Ward Headlcy, of Princeton, the de-
PENDANTS.
The Alleged Outrage.
Robert Hollowell and his wife Mary
Hollowell. each sued for $50, 600. and
their son, Price Hollowell. IL years
old, has sued for s25, 900 damages
alleging that an armed mob, in which
were the defendants. visited their
home near Lamasco, Caldwell county
May 2, 1907, and whipped Mr. Hol-
lowell, knocked down and shot Mrs
Hollowell and abused their son, Price
and drove them out of the state to
prevent their testifying before the
grand jury about the raid on Prince
ton, December 1, 1905.
Among the defendants were Robert
Hollowell's brother. John T.. Hollo
well and wife, Lulu Hollowell. and
his cousin. John w. Hollowell. also
chairman of the Caldwell County To
bacco association. The other defend
ants were Wallace Oliver, Firm Oliver
Milton Oliver. Joseph Murphy. Johr
Turner. William Turner. William
Larkin, Sid Smith, Otis SMITH. James
Hyde. Malachi Pickering, Bucl
Lacey, Grey Lacey. Lucian Mckinney
b. Malone, Marion Brown. Edgal
| Oliver Sparlin Murphy, William MUIR
ply, Richard Pool, James Chambers
Jack Chambers. Joseph Cantrell
Iohn Gray. William Tandy and Et
Ru,auyr