The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-03-12
GROVE GETS II
YEARS in Pen.
Jury Arrived at Verdict in
Few Minutes.
Court 0verruled Motion For New
Trial and Passes Sentence
Appeal Probable.
OTHERS TO BETRED NEXT TERM

lion last fT1uay morning the jury In
case of Lige Grow charged wi IN con-
spiracy to murder Emilis Wade, re-
turned into court the following ver-
dict; I'VE tine Jury find the defen-
dants Lige Grove guilty as set fourth
Ind instructions and fix his punish
ment at period Of II years in the
State prison Grove sat unmoved as
the clerk read the verdict Of the Jury
In fact he appeared but little con-
cerned during the entire 'tral of the
case.
"A motion in arrest Of judgment and
motion and grounds for a new trial
were filed by attorneys representing
him Saturday Morning. A1ser due
consideration, the court overruled the
motion and passed sentence on him.
1t is quite probable that an appeal
will be taken In the case during the
tendency of which Grove will remain
in jail as he has for the past sever
al months. Roy Crows, who was in
dicted with him on the same charge
will not be tried until the next term
of Court.
It is feared by friends of the convict
ed man, that ne will do himself per-
sonal injury II he is permitted to get
hold of anything with which to in
flict 1t. Jailer w. M. Fseneri has been
cautioned by friends Of tine convicted
man to not permit anyone to hand
him any ins;rumet of fatality.
Commonwealth's Attorney, Ringo,
suggested that in-as-much as Murray
Grove is youth under Is years of
age, 1t would be proper that ne be
sent to the House of Reform, instead
Of to the penitentiary; If he would
agree to the conditions on which he
might be sent. He was brought into
court and Judge Birkhead interroga4-
ed him with reference to this propo-
sition. He consented to being sent
to the House of Reform and an or
der was made to that effect.
Following is tine address of County
Attorney, E. NJ. woodward in SAT
ing tine case for the Commonwealth
to the jury. which We intended pro-
ducing last week but for want of space
We're unable to do So
Six months ago there lived in the
valley OF Rough Creek a young man
thirty years of age named Emiless
Wade. He was born Of poor bui
honest parents; he did not inherit any
wealth. but he inherited from an hon
est father and mother, a strong body,
a strong mind and an honest, clean
heart, and that was about the extent
of his earthly possessions. In his i'm
mature youth, probably when me was
eighteen years Of age he courted and
married this woman In black, the
pathetic figure on my left Time
told, sorrow and suffering have scared
the face and married the figure of
this young woman; she has suffered
much within her heart but in ner
youth she was winsome country
belle. She loved Emiless Wade and
married him, and together they lived
in an humble cabin in Rough River
bottoms they bought place on time
lived and worked together for twelve
at the last call six months ago. Emil
less wade was a man OF some II tile |
property, he owned his own nome |
and another tract OF land owned some
stock cattle &C., and was able to
support and properly maintain his fla
mily but the richest treasure of his |
life and the richest treasure, gentle
men of the jury, OF any man, was |
the love and devotion of his woman
and these little babes VINO met MIN
each day on his return from his toll, |
so that for him there was never
day that LASTED too long nor a night |
the came TOO soon. He was then In
the flower OF his young manhood, fair
ly well supplied with ear5hly goods |
and ready to hope for long and use
full life,
We will be able to show that Mr..
Grove was drinking on .that day; thai
he went the day of tine homicide to
Narrows and got whiskey and took
his II or IS year old boy with him
and stocked up with a supply Of mean
whisky. Emiless Wade anticipated no
more danger from MIN then than
you anticipate from him now, ne had
no more reason to fear him. and did
not expect of him and mad no reason
to expect Of MIN any trouble what
ever.
On that day this man and MS boy
went 70 Naarows and stocked up with
meanNwhiskey; they not only procured
the wAiskey but they bought some car