The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-07-22
Six for Conviction and Six
for Acquittal.
Verdict Of Guilty Would Have
Been Reached But for
One Man.
OTHER NEWS OF THE COURTS.

Ohdo Circuit Court adjourned last
Saturday at noon after a two weeks
special term, called for the purpose
of trying the cases OF the Common
wealth. OF Kentucky against George
Simpson and Otis Beard. The jury
in the Simpson case failed to agree
six of them being for conviction and
six for acquittal. Those holding out
for the conviction were w. l.. Leach,
S. T. Brown, Erik Fulkerson. Elmer
Tinsley, Hardin Hoover and Yes Dick
ems, those favoring am acquittad were
], l.. Masse, s. l.. King, ]. w. Duval'
l.. l.. Embry, ]. M. Vincent and bud
Tatum. We have been informed by
several members of the jury that ].
L. Massie led the fight in the jury
room for an acquhtal OF fihe accused
and four or five Of the members. OF
the jury have informed us thai a ver-
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ten years IN the peni:sneiary you'd
have been reached and was inN fac
agreed upon by eleven of the jn, ,rs
except for the fact that Mr. Mas.ie
strongly held out for an acquittal or
Mo verdict at all. On the first vote
the Jury stood six for conviction and
SIX for acquittal. The jury had
delfberated from Friday afternoon
until 1870 Saturday afternoon,
when they were discharged by
the court, there being no possibility
Vof an agreement being reached. This
= is the second trial of this case, the
jury having failed to agree on n
former TRIAL which was had at the Ma
term of court. The bond of the defen
dant was fixed at $1,000 which he gave
his attorneys Heavrin & woodward
executing same for him. 1t is part OF
the understanding in fixing the bond
at this amount that Simpson remove
himself and effects from the neighbor-
hood in which he lives, the court re-
serving the right If he fails 20 do
this to increase the bond toe an
amount such as that he cannot give,
have him arrested and again placed
in Jail where he has been since the
last term of court. This case will
again be tried at the coming October
term OF court, when dt is hoped BY
the prosecution conviction can be
had which they believe will be the
result, as they are now On possession
of additional evidence which tends
to show his guilt
Ohio County Fiscal Court met In
adjourned session at the courthouse
last Saturday. The purpose of those
frequent meetings Is to keep in touch
with the road working which under
the present system requires more at
tension than it formerly did.
Quarterly Court convened in regu-
lar session Monday and continued two
days. A considerable amount OF bust
licSS WAS uicpoStu Oh d hdiSt HuhDe'
of cases having been tried
The case of the Commonwealth
against Harvie Embry charged W! h
having used abusive and insulting Ian
guage resulted On his conviction. The
case OF the Commonwealth against w.
S. Allen charged with having obstruct-
ed road or passway resulted in the
jury failed to agree. This Is The Sec
ond triad OF the case, the jury having
failed to agree on previous trial.
The examining trial OF Sam Sharp
charged with burglary was held before
Judge Wedding last Saturday. The
court took the case under advisement
after hearing the evidence and Will
deliver an opinion thereon In a few
days.
A warrant was sworn out Monday
by G. B. Smith charging ]. H. Long
with the offense of using abusive and
Insulting language tending thereby
to insult him or revoke an assault.
A warrant was sworn out by Theo.
dore Roach Tuesday. against Bertha
Roach charging her with having com
mibted breach Of the peace by as
saulting his wife and little GIN on