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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
JUDGE HELD UP WOMEN.
Released Such rs Paid Fees to Ger.
tain Lawyers.

New York. Jan. City Magis-
trate Otto II. Droege was found
guilty OF. charges OF unlawfully free
ing women committed by him to the
workhouse. and therefore was or.
dered removed from his position as
city magistrate by the appellate d.
vision in accordance with the appli-
cation OF the bar association. 1t was
charged that Magistrate Droege
signed orders for the release OF only
such prisoners as had paid fees to the
two lawyers who formerly had been
associated with him in the practice
OF law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
ILaioIlette's Magazine

Madison Wis, Jan. 9.-Senator
Lafollette's magazine Is issued. 1t Is
called "Lafollette's Weekly Maya
zine" An editorial announces the
aim is to aid in making the govern
ment represent the will of the peo-
pie with more fidelity. People now
know there is corruption in munich
pal, state and national governments.
They know special privileges are be-
hind this corruption. The battle TO
overcome this is just beginning. II
viii hit as hard as possible In the
fght. IA . 49,.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
NAVAL STUDENT ARRESTED.
GIens Wells Core, Millionaire, Over.
stays His Leave.

Newport. r.. l., Jan. 9.-Glens
Wells Core, of Cincinnati. one of the
young millionaires of that city, who
last November decided he would give
up life of luxury for the navy, en-.
listed in his home city and was sent
to the naval training stationiat New
port to begin at the rating of yeoman
in the yeoman school at the station,
is under arrest, charged with over
staying his leave on New Years
night. Tomorrow will mark his Sec
ond month at the station, and the
anniversary win mark his solitary
confinement in the brig for five days.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
NEW iRIALASKED
FOR GRO. FREEMAN
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Negro, Condemned by Verdict
Of Jury, 0verlooks no
Ground.
Will Hornsby Receives Sen.
tence This Morning.
WAS IN JAIL ALL THE TIME

Motion and reasons for a new trial
were filed in circuit court yesterday
afternoon by Attorneys Graves and
Hazelip, representing George Free
man, who was Sentenced to hang
Thursday for the murder of Essie
Cobb.
The attorneys In their petition
make the usual allegations that the
court erred In giving instructions to
the jury and in permitting irrelevant
evidence to go to the jury and in rul-
ing out relevant evidence. all OF
which prejrdice1 the defendant
rights. 1t is alb alleged that the
punishment is excessive and contrary
to the law and the evidence; that Che
verdict was rendered under passion
and prejudice. The attorneys also
allege that the defendant was unpre-
pared for trial at this term OF court
as was indicated by an affidavit filed
before the commencement of the
trial. Judge Reed will hear argu-
ment on the motion next week.
More Indictments.
The grand jury returned IA in
dictments this moving six of which
were against thra druggists for re-
failing cocaine to \ 'ividuals without
physicians presd ,tion. Other IN
dictments were: setting up a game
Mandy MCGEE and Dick Oakley
False swearing. Mary Wade. Break
ing into storehouse, Henry Ruff and
John Moore. Petit larceny, Luby
Wyatt Chicken stealing. Levi Run
This defendant efAered plea oil
guilty and was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. Jesse Mckay
indicted for obtaining money by false
pretenses. entered a plea OF guilty
and was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary.
Hornsby Sentenced.
The sheriff and county JAN officials
worked a clever ruse on reporters and
the public in regard to the sending
away OF VIII Hornsby after the jury
itauiht a NtidiNl Iva ~ ecdio lh Tue
penltentiary Thursday morning. Fri
day II was given out at the jail that
Hornsby was carried to the peniten-
tiary at Eddyville by Theodore Lut
trell. a guard, who brought Fell,
Merriweather, a convict, here to ties
tify in the Hill murder case. This
morning ii developed that Hornsby
was still a prisoner in the Paducaf
Jail. He was taken before Judge
Reed after court convened and re
ceived sentence and at 1920 O'CLOCK
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Ogilvie will
1.-THE prisoner in charge left for Eddy
Vile. When asked by Judge Reed 4
he had any reason to give why sen
tence should not be imposed, Hornsb,
protested his innocence again, but NJ
new trial was asked for. Judge Rees
In passing sentence remarked that 4
Hornsby was guilty the sentence wa
too light and that II he was inrlocen
he should haye been acquitted
The commonwealth has no appea
In the case.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Wright Is Innocent

Paris, Jan. 9.-Members OF Mad
anne Goujat's family confirm the re-
port that Wright is mentioned in the
divorce proceedings. They assert
there is no reason for involving the
American. They declare Goujat con-
fused him with a Frenchmau. who
stopped at the same hotel. Wright
regards II as joke. His indiffcr-
enee to women Is well known. r.
believes Goujat will be convinced aad
amend his cult before trial.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Court Overrules Their Motions
For New Trial and Says He
Can Find no Mitigating Cir
cumstances in Other Cases.

Union City, Tenn, Jan. 9.-Judge
Jones overruled the application OF
the eight night riders, found guilty
OF numbering Rankin, for new trial.
He fixed February 10 as the date OF
the execution of the six guilty OF
first degree murder. He said he
found no mitigating circumstances in
favor of Huffman and Morris, but the
verdict Of 20 years imprisonment
must stand.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Git From Governor Hughes.

Mr.. George Walters was the recip-
lent of delayed Christmas gift to-
day when he was handed a package,
which bore greetings from Governor
and Mrs. Charles Hughes, OF New
York. The gift was a pretty piece of
burnt wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Walters
were introduced to the governor OF
New York two years ago when at
tending a meeting of the Knights
Templar at Saratoga. The governor
Is a personal friend Of Mr.. Walters
brother-in-law.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Lincoln Celebration

1t is probable that an excursion
party will be organized in Paducah
for the purpose Of attending the dedi-
cation Of the Memorial building.
which will be dedicated BY President
Roosevelt at Hodgenvflle. the birth
place OF Abraham Lincoln. February
~. Low rates viii be secured and Il
is believed that large party may be
secured. as the dedication viii be a
gathering OF notable men from all
nsris of the UuItof states. &.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09

Owensboro. KY, Jan. g. Especially
Judge Berkhead refused to vacate
the bench or grant change OF venue
In Banker T. s. Anderson's trial this
morning. and the selection OF jury
began. Anderson asked the judge 20
vacate on the ground that he was a
for reelection and ruling
a against Anderson would be popular
among the former depositoTs.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
No Sale Of Lues

GAINESVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 8. tSpe-
cial. THE pending deal with the
Spanish government for 1000 hogs
heads of Tugs was cancelled by the
planters Protective association be-
cause better prices could be obtained
by selling each hogshead separately.
The buyers say no deal was made.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Otego Tribe InstalIs.

Next Friday night the Red Men
viii, have the semi-annual installa-
tion OF officers Of the Otego tribe. The
Paducah warriors will be strength
ened by the entire membership of the
Barlow tribe being present. The
Barlow Red Men will bring up eight
or ten pale faces and the three de-
grees will be put on. After the In
stallatlon and degree work the Red
Men will enjoy a smoker and ban
quet. The lodge will meet at Z
O'Clock In the evening and the men,
bers will not adjourn until after mid
night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09

Crowley. La, Jan. 9.-The bite OF
rat nearly caused Ed Doiron, a
young baker here, to bleed to death
After retiring Doiron was awakened
by a sharp pain in his arm. He
found his garments and the bed
clothes saturated with blood and two
small holes in his forearm, which
were bleeding profusely. A physician
pronounced the wounds to be the
work OF rat.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Phil, stephen Sells Out.

Mr.. Philip Stephen and sons have
sold out their place OF business in
Cairo and Mr.. stephen expects TO
spend the remainder of the winter in
Hot Springs. Mrs. Stephen arrived
In Paducah last night TO spend few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Jake
II. Peter, on Broad street, and she
will then probably go abroad.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
EIoped to Fulton.

Fulton, KY, Jan. 9.-Artie Watts
and Miss Nora Jones, a young couple
of Fulgum, brayed the chilly blast
of the cold wave and drove into the
city from their home and the watch
full eye Of their parents and were
united in marriage. Squire ]. T.
Futtrell officiated.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Fiue People Shot, One Dead, Two
Fatally, in Fight Between Ransom
and Lantern Families at a Dance
Judge Burkhead Refuses 7. 8.
Anderson, greensboro Bank
err. Change OF Venue and He
Won't Vacate.

WILLIAMSON, KY, Jan. 3. Especially
Ethel Ransom was killed and Sid
ney Ransom and Charles Clark prob
ably fatally wounded, and Thomas
Turney and Emmett Hogan we're seri-
ously wounded in a fight at dance
in this county early this morning be-
tween the Lantern and Ransom fam
lies. George and Grover Lantern
were arrested, charged with murder
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Rebuttal in Hams Case.

Flushing, l.. l., Jan. 9.-Jan. o.
The state started its rebuttal. Fred.
erick Leavitt and Msrile Downs de.
MED seeing Tierney, Hams best wit
ness, on the float during the shooting.
Charles Roberts denied that he
picked up Peters revolver until he
cared for Annis. Tierney testified
that Roberts seized the gun imme-
diately and threatened Peter.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Six Night Riders of Reelfoot Are
Sentenced to be Hanged February
10 by Judge Jones at Union City
.DRYs" GET EVEN BREAK.
Five West virginia Towns Go "wet"
and Five Go 'Dry."

Wheeling. w. Va. Jan. 9.-Munic-
ipal elections were held in many Sec
ond class West Virginia towns today
The old political parties had tickets
In the field in only few towns. Re-
publicans elected a mayor at Cameron
and Follinsbee. The licensing OF sa-
looms was the issue in many towns
Results so far as learned are as fol
lows:
Diy-Follansbee. Cameron, Mill
Creek. Huttonsville, Beverly
Wet-Elm Grove, Gladys, Monon-
gah, Princeton and Matewan.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09

Messina. Jan. "a detail OF blue
jackets from the United States gun
boat Scorpion constructed an anglo
American station upon a space ad-
joining the ruined building in which
the American consulate was located.
DR.. George c. Rhoades, surgeon OF
the Scorpion, has assumed charge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Arrested the wrong Man.

Cairo. ILL.,, Jan. s.-Albert Trigg,
the negro arrested in ST.. Louis, sus-
pected Of being the slayer of Charles
Sheckert at Mounds last December,
was declared not to be the right
party. Claud E. Foraker, the clerk
in the store at Cache, ILL.,, who
cashed Sheckert's pay check for a
negro, declares the negro was
darker than the st. Louis negro.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
MRS. HEATH MUCH BETTER
Is THE LATEST REPORT.

(. News was received last night by
Col. Richard Sutherland. member
Of the board of police and fire com
missioners. that his sister. Mrs. Mary
J.. Heath. OF Benton, was critically III
OF pneumonia. but a message this
morning was received stating that
she Is better. Colonel Sutherland and
his nephew. Arty johnson. left this
morning to attend the bedside OF
Mrs. Heath t..sp r....4 ss
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
SENTENCED TO PRISON
FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

Springfield. ILL.,, Jan. s.-Pleading
guilty to charges of embezzlemen,
AMI giving as his excuse that he took
the money TO build home for him.
self and bride. Wesley A. Martin,
formerly a Granite City banker, was
sentenced to five years in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kas. Martin
appropriated $4,000 of the banks
money. The shortage was made
good.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Wanted at Evansville

Charles Foe. a white man wanted
in Evansville for assaulting a police
man. was arrested this morning about
3 o'clock by Patrolman Fred Merry
at the Union station. The police de-
partment has notified the Evansville
police and are waiting for a police
man to take Foe back to Indiana.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Cotton Gin Report

Washington, jan. 9.-The census
bureau announced 12,472.026 bales
of cotton ginned from the growth OF
1908, as compared with 1851, sos
for 1907. a.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
ORIGINAL DEFENDANTS In BENNETT CASE
ARE HARD TO FIND; LATER ONES FOUND

case, Bat the old defendants. or those
who were mentioned in the first petit
ton, were not so easily found. No
one seemed to know where they had
gone. Mr.. Neel went to Cadiz today
to summons George |. Brandon as a
witness In case of the United States
VS.. l.. B. McCrory, of Fulton county.
Georgia.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09

Poughkeepsie. Jan. a. Harry
Thaw was taken to Nyack. where a
new writ of habeas corpus obtained
by his mother, will be heard. Attor-
ney Norschauser expressed confidence
that the insanity commission will be
appointed and Thaw found sane. Jer-
ONE is opposing the writ.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Three Die in Fire.

New York, Jan. s.-Three persons
are dead. another probably fatally
burned, and half a hundred others
had narrow escapes when fire swept
through a Ave story tenement house
at No. $50 Ninth avenue.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09

S. ]. Ellington, county school
was this morning
sworn in as a practiclng attorney.
having previously been examined by
a board OF examiners appointed by
the Ballard county circuit court and
granted a license TO practice.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Quake Fund Reaches 5000. GOO.

Washington. Jan. 9.-Contributions
for the relief OF the Italian eerth-
quake sufferers which reached the
Red Cross today bring the total
amount received from all sources up
to over 100000. Today $500
was received.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Change of Venue WIN BE Asked.

Owensboro, KY, Jan. ct. S.
Anderson, president of the defunct
Dayiess County Bank and Trust COM
pany, under Indictment. and whose
trial was scheduled to be held at a
special term of circuit court, has
served notice on Common'we At
torney Ringo that he will ask for a
change of venue.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Iuyestigate Detective Bill.

Washington, Jan. 9.--The house
adopted the resolution introduced to-
day by Tawney. appointing a select
committee to investigate appropria-
lions for government detective work
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
Pacific Slope Reform

Sacramento. Jan. "a vigorous
hsht to end the race track gambling
is preparing in the legislature. Two
bills were Introduced Both are
drastic and cover every phase of
gambling. Race track opponents are
thoroughly organized and viii force
the issue. n. 4 q =. !.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
PROHIBITION LAW UPHELD.
Mobile Judge Refuses Liquor
License i'm That City.

Mobile. Ala, Jan. e.-The state
prohibition law was upheld here.
when a liquor license was refused in
the local probate court.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-09
New York Fund SAB. 600.

New York, Jan. 9.-The local re-
lief fund for the earthquake sufferers
today totals S4751OO0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28

under the mistietoe Is a relic OF Scan
dinavian mythology. Loki hated Bal
der. the Appolo OF the North. Every
thing that springs from earth, nre. air
and water had given its promise under
oath not to hurt Balder except the mis-
tletoe. which was deemed too insignif,-
cant to be asked. Loki made an arrow
OF mistletoe which he gave to blind
Holder to shoot and which killed Baider.
who was restored to life at the request
OF the gods. The mistletoe was then
given TO the Goddess OF Love to keep
and every one who passed under IL re-
ceived n kiss to show that 1t was the
emblem Of love. not OF death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28

The custom Of using holly at Christ.
mas time Is OF great antiquity and Il.
believed to have come from the an
cient pagan festivals. 1t was used at
Christmas by the early Christians Ac-
cording to tradition, holly is the bush
in which Jehovah appeared to Moses
1t grows in every country and there
are over $50 varieties so that it -four
ishes in every climate.
The mistletoe was connected with the
heather Saturnalia and was adopted
into the Christian festivities. 1t was
an object of special generation by
the ancient Druids. but only when 1t
grew upon an oak tree. At the time Of
the winter solstice the Druids gathered
the mistletoe with great ceremony and
the people hung sprays Of it over their
doors as an offer OF shelter to the gods
Of the forest during the cold season.
1t was first hung in the servants hall
in England. but soon invaded the parlor
aud drawing room. The idea Of kissing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28

foreign countries, although the chimney
myth exists there In the Netherlands
for example. Santa Claus rides a white
horse. In the poem Twas the Night
before Christmas" English names are
given to six Of the eight reindeer.
The lighting OF candles on the Christ
mas tree was undoubtedly a suggestion
from the Jewish Feast Of Lights, which
comes about the same time as Christ
mas. 1t is likely that the lights were
twinkling in every Jewish house in
Bethlehem and Nazareth at the very
time OF the Birth OF Christ. This GUS
tom was probably merged into the
Christmas celebration Of the Christians.
Other authorities claim that the candles
are survival Of the huge Yule candle
used as sign OF the Light that came
into the world as prophesied by John
the Baptist. Yule. or Yuul, was the
name given by the ancient Goths and
Saxons to their great festival of the
winter solstice, or turning OF the year
and the name has survived.
The burning Of the log was a very
old Yuletime custom OF the Scandinav-
ians who, at the festival kindled huge
bon fires to the God Thor. Burning the
log was practiced in Scandinavia, Eng
land. Italy. some parts of France and
Servia. The charred ashes were sup
posed to have magic powers.
The plum pudding. originally known
| as the Christmas pudding, is said to be
mathematical OF the rich offerings made
by the Wise Men to the Infant Christ
in the stable at Bethlehem. Like the
mince pie, 1t dates back to the early
Christians. Both were considered a
test OF orthodoxy as the esculents were
held in abomination by the Jews. The
mince pie was formerly made in the
shape OF a cradle, emblematical OF the
manager in which Jesus laid
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28

The custom Of making presents at
Christmas was derived from tho Ro-
mans. who made gifts to one another
during the great winter festival, the
Saturnalia. The early Christians made
presents to their children on Christmas
morning under the pretense that they
had been dropped by the Christ child
in passing over the house at night.
The word Santa Claus" is an Eng
lish perversion OF the Netherlands
word "sinter Klaas." meaning st. Nicho-
las. the patron saint OF children. The
word is also used to designate ST Nicho-
las Day, which in The Netherlands is
celebrated on December 9Th. The real
st. Nicholas. it is said. was the Bishop
of Myra in Lycia. who died about
326 A. D. His personal history is al
most entirely unknown, but numerous
legends show him to have been a most
generous and kindly man. In some
parts Of Germany it is still a custom
for some one to dress up as q bishop on
St. Nicholas Eve and distribute presents
to the children. The custom, however, Is
practically obsolete. st. Nicholas hav-
ing been superseded by Santa Claus.
Why Santa Claus is always represented
as an old man no one knows. Some
writer's claim that it dates back to the
Priapus of Virgil and Petronius, who
held in his capacious bosom all manner
OF fruits and dainties. 1t is more proba-
BILE however that the jolly. kindly char
acter Of Santa Claus is easier to show
as an old man with white hair and
beard and rudy face. In some parts
Of Germany Santa Claus is called Pels-
nichol (Nicholas of the Furs) from the
fur cap and coat which the imperson-
ator wore and it seems to have been
the custom for many years to associate
Santa Claus with the North. 1t was
formerly the custom to have some one
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28

impe 81 ia Claus and distribute
gifts to the children in person. Grad
ually this custom died out and the
presents were left for them on the
hearthstone. AS the giver was no
longer seen by the children. some ex
PLANTATION was necessary and the little
ones were told that Santa Claus had
come down the chimney, left their pres
ents and departed the same way. Un-
doubtedly the poem Twas the Night
before Christmas" published in the
United States in 1922. spread the myth
enormously in English speaking coun-
tries.
Originally children hung up their
stockings on ST. Nicholas Eve (Dec.
6th). Young women in converts all
over Europe also placed their stockings
at the door Of the Abbess. This was
an adoption of the custom OF young
women praying to st. Nicholas to pro-
vide them with good husbands and a
marriage dowry. According to tradition,
St. Nicholas once under cover Of the
night, threw three purses Of gold into
the house Of nobleman who was I'M
able to provide for his three daughters
The money was their dowry and en-
| abled them to marry. Some claim that
the shape of the purses of that day,
which were much like stockings, gave
rise to the custom of hanging the
| stockings. for ST. Nicholas. Gradually
| the hanging Up OF stockings on St.
Nicholas Eve ceased and the custom be-
| came incorporated into our Christmas
festivities. Santa Claus reindeer are
supposed to have emanated from an
old Spitzbergen legend. By this tale
| reindeer bearing certain marks were be-
| lieved to come yearly from an unknown
but inhabited country OF the far North.
Reindeer, however do not seem to be
associated with Santa Claus in many
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28
WAS LESE MAJESTE

Berlin, Nov. 27.-Ten days impris-
onment for keeping his hat on was
the punishment melted out to Hans
Waclow, tailor's apprentice of
Schneidermuhl.
The sentence would have been more
severe a few years ago. before the law
of "lese majestic" was modified into
comparative gentleness. His crime
was, that when at festive gathering
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-28
Took No Stock In IL

'Bodwin is the most thoroughly cp-
timistic fellow I ever met. You've no
ticed his unfailing smile. haven't your
Well. his wife tells me that he even
smiles in his sleep"
Say. that amt a smile. It's saciai
paralysis."-New York Journal.