The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-15
Many Defendants Not Serves
in Eddyville and Dycus.
burg Raid Suits.
MANY MOTIONS ARE ENTERED.

Two notable night rider suits iled
In federal court last January by Mrs.
Laura Toomey and G. w. Ruckcr
against II. A. Amoss and about 200
other defendants. Will probably 20
over until the April term OF court, as
2:30 O'Clock tails afternoon. Judge
Evans called the cases this afternoon.
but Attorneys Miller and Miller. rep
resenting the defense, had asked for
separate trials OF the two suits. but
were not present.
G. w. Rucker. former police judge
OF EddyyIlle. sues for $4,000 dam
ages. Among the defendants IN his
suit are J. l.. Smith. representative
Of Lyon and Marshall counties;
Lson Coanty Surveyor G. W. Davis
and Magistrate T. z. Gray. Judge
Rucker resides In Metropolis now.
Mrs. Toomoy sues practically the
same defendants for $50, 900 dam
ages.
The suit OF Newton Utley. for dam
ages. against Henry Bennett and at
toTneys for making him a defendant
IN night rider cases, was remanded
TO the Madison circuit court for trial.
after the name OF Bennett. who Is a
nonresident OF the state. was stricken
from the list OF defendants.
The silt OF Learncy Schraedcr
against the ~. c. a 81. l.. railroad
FOE damages. which was transferred
from circnb court. will be tried this
afternoon.
u WAS announced In the case of
n. p. Sights VS. the 1. c. X. r. com
pany TIA; compromise was pend
ing.
Contlnlanccs we're granted In the
following night rider suits: l.. NJ.
Wood against d. A. Amoss, ct al;
q. W. Gordon ". ID. A. Amoss. ct al.
Tom stephens W. Alonzo Gray, ct
al; A. II. CarGln VS.. William Neel.
Ct al. aud Maggie Scruggs VS.. Or. Il.
Champion
Thomas Hollowell and Sam Boyd.
hAhh'N ~ hfAfNNaNAN W. AHN NuAAN VI
Toomey and Rucker against Amoss
were dismissed on motion OF the
plaintiffs
Moses Roberts, against whom the
grand jury failed 10 return an indict-
ment for the Illicit selling of liquor.
was dismissed.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the
grand Jury reported for the second
time. and having completed It's work
was finally discharged by Judge
Evans, who complimentcd the jurors
on their speedy work.
An amended petition was filed in
the case OF Elmer Albritton against
Illinois Central Railroad company.
Court probably will be adjourned
tomorrow morning In time for Judge
Evans aud the officials to catch the
1925 o'clock train TO Louisville.
Judge Walter Evans convened tae
November term of federal court at
the custom house at o'clock this
morning and after speedily dispos.ng
of routine matters the docket was
called over, contlnuances being
granted In several actions. Llttie
delay is being occasioned and Judge
Evans expects to wind up this ses-
sion of court tomorrow.
After being charged by the court.
the grand jury, numbering IS, was
sent 10 its room for business. Fol-
lowing are the grand jurors. J. l..
Yarbrough. of Florence, this county,
being foreman:
w. j. Woodall. Kuttawa, Lyon
county; J. J. Bayassee, Cunningham.
Carlisle county; Joseph Ballard.
Montgomery. Trlgg county; Y. S.
Campbell. Carrsvlle, Livingston
county; Joe Duke, Water valley.
Graves county; l.. Z. Ellison. Hick-
man, Fulton county; w. 7. Ander-
A. w. Hickman. Kevil. McCracken
county; Finis II. Berkeley, Futrell.
Trigg county; S. II. Fakes. Almo,
Galloway county; j. II. Hewlett,
Prlnoetonh Caldwell county; II. =,
Adams. Mayheld. Graves county;
Alex Halton. Benton. Marshall coun-
ty; J. l.. Yarbrough, Florence, Me-
Cracker county; Slas G. Kevil. Pa
ducah. McCracken county; Nathan
Kahn, Paducah. McCracken county.
r.. w. Thompson, of Woodville,
was excused from service on the
grand Jury.
Petit Jurors.
Following are the petit Jurors en-
panclled by Judge Evans: j. II.
Moore. Azalea; Ed. Ingram. Prince
ton: J. b. McGary, Arlington; b. +.
Elliott. Lovelaceyille; James A.
Mitchell. Trigg; J. n Dowdy, Ben
ton; ]. v. Bateman, Lola; j. s.
Stringer, Hardin; ]. S. Love, Cars