The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-18
GRAND JURY TOLD1
TO INVESTIGATE
THE MURDER CASE
Jadge Reed Instructs Body
in McCracken Circuit
Court.
Criminal Docket will be Taken
Up Next.
MANY ORDERS DISPOSED OF

Instructions Tor thorough inVes-
tlgation OF the mysterious murder OF
the boy. said 90 be Luther Thompson.
we're given the grand jury this morn
ing BY Circuit Judge william Reed
after the members had been empan-
neled and the April term OF criminal
court inaugnrated. For about an
hour Judge Reed Instructed the mem
bers OF the Jury upon the law and
advised them OF the classification OF
crime. He reminded the jury OF the
murder and said Il should be investl-
gated closely. Judge Reed called at
tention 90 the law. prohibiting carry
ing weapons concealed. and also
pointed out that an Investigation OF
gamblug should be made.
After the instructions, the grand
jury retired to rs room on the second
floor, and began Is work. taking up
the cases OF prisoners In Jail first.
j. NJ. r. Brewer was appointed fore
man OF the jury. Most OF the mem
bers OF the grand jury are from the
country. They are: j. NJ. Brewer.
farmer. OF Arcadia. George J. Jones,
grocer. OF Mechanicsburg; John
Wurth. farmer. OF 81. Johns: James
NJ. Thomas. farmer. of Woodville:
Monroe Howard farmer. OF Wood
vile: NJ T. Finley. farmer. OF Reid
land; John Powers, farmer; Jasper
Smith. farmer; Charles Riddle, tall
or. OF PadGcah: n. +. Garrioe. travel
ing salesmaa. OF Paducah. James
Balm. farmer. OF Grahamyllle; and
l.. b. Hanson.
Criminal Docket.
The criminal term will continue
for three weeks. but II Is certain tina,
the trials viii be finished before the
eNpiraficn OF the term. Tomorrow
will be called the murder trials OF
Louis Futreil and J s Futrell. charg-
ed with the murder OF N. u. Osborn
a street car motorman. about a year
ago. Louis Futrell was convicted
but was granted a new trial and is
out on bond
The docket for tomorrow Is; Clce-
TO Anderson. malicious shooting:
Charles Grosshart. Bob white. and
VIII Martin. grand larceny: Eugene
Board. malicious striking: Frank
Green. malicious cutting; J. s. Fut-
rel aad Louis Futrell, murder; Or
J. s Troutman. performing an abor-
ton: John Thomas. housebreaklng:
Clarence and Walter Dickorson. as
sault and battery: J. Simms and Bud
Simms. nuisance: VIII DinwOody. suf-
fering gaming: Hattie Myers. mali
clous cutting: Rosie West. malicious
cutting. Stonewall Ferguson, mur-
der: Bill Bailey and Ernest Ward,
horsesteallng and obtaining property
by false pretenses; George Wright
horsestealing.
Henry Mltcheson. colored, charged
with nuisance gave bond this morning
ia the sum OF 5000 for his appear
ance for trial.
Tomorrow the petit jurors will be
empanneled and the trial OF the jury
cases will be begun.
This morning Judge Reed called
the cases on the ordinary docket.
Wednesday he will call the cases on
the equity docket.
Danced Distiillng company VS.. S.
II. Gott: mandate Affirming decision
OF the court for defendant filed.
Cora Gillen VS.. Illinois Central:
Mandate reversing decision of court
for defendant, fled.
The following cases were continu-
ed: C. A. Hawley VS.. Emmett War
ford; II. c. Parton VS.. A. W. Vance;
G.. A. Smith vs.. s. A. Harkey; Brook
port National Bank VS.. j. +. Harth
Thee Russell vs. Lucy Digs: J. W
Boren VS.. l.. A. Barnes.
Halcomb-Hays Tie company VS.
Fleshner Towing Barge line: Dis.
missed without prejudice.
Central Consumers VS.. Paducah
Distilleries company: Judgment Civ
en-.
c. L. Hunt vs.. John Vines: Dismls'
sod and market settled.
r. B. Phillips VS.. w. p. Nichonson
Judgmont for si6O by confession
with interest.
G.. II. Goodman VS.. w. p. Nichol
son: Judgment for 500 by confes
sion: with interest.
] II Ford VS. C. G. Rutter: DIS