The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-25
Sixty.five Defendants in the
Night Suits File Answers..-
Many Orders Entered and
Motions Made First Day.

last week until To-Day Oh account OF
the illness of Judge Walter Evans
daughter in Louisville, was convened
in the U. S. court room at the custom
house at Q O'Clock this morning
Judge Evans presiding. The term
will last not more than two or three
days, unless there is some delay in
the night rider cases. When Judge
Evans called the docket this morning
answers we're filed in nearly all the
night rider suits by the attorneys
and as many as So answers we're filed
in some cases. Indications point that
the suits will be tried at this term.
which will necessitate night sessions
in order to dispatch business on
time.
III the criminal docket, which has
occupied most of the time in federal
court today, is completed this after
noon, the night rider suits will be
taken up Immediately. The grand
Jury completed its work this morning
and was discharged at noon, having
returned is indictments, thirteen o.
which were withheld. Five wer,
against the following charged witt
bootlegging: OFT Wilford. B. S. COX
er, william Carmen, Ed Cox and Kin
ney Tilley. This afternoon OFT VIII
ford and Troy Dill were found guilty
on these charges and fined 800 and
sentenced to four months In jail
each.
Bootlegging at Mayfield seems tc
have been a general practice during
the past and Judge Evans says h,
intends breaking It up. A peculiar
coincident in nearly every case wat
that the defendants were merel,
messengers for the purchasers ant
obtained the liquor from unknown
and mysterious parties in the woods
BootlegSing cases occupied the en-
tire morning today and there wert
1.-TWO convictions. John Thurman ant
Ollie Gamble we're fined $100 ant
sentenced to 50 days in jail each
Verdicts of not guilty were found 70
1.-THE following charged with the Illicit
selling of liquors: Ed Cox, B. f. Cox
er and Dink Seavers. Court was ad
journed at 1890 O'Clock until 1886
this afternoon when the docket was
resumed.
lGeorge DuRelle, Assistant District A.
torney Horace Jolly U. S. Marsha
George w. Long. Chief Deputy WI
Liam Blades, Deputy w. Harry Amos
land ] Mridgford Simms, court mes
senger. the latter colored. arrived
from. Louisville at 6:15 o'clock Sun
day evening. They comprise tbs
court officials. The bailiffs appointe,
are: l.. A. NJ. Grief. George Lehn
hard and John J. Clark.
Juries.
The first business this morning wa
the empaneling of the grand jury al
follows:
C. f. Wren,, Arlington; Richart
Bell. Paducah; Ed r. Miller, Padu
cab; James II. Pickett, Hickman
John w. Wharton, Cadiz; II. S. Ian
der, Eddyville; T. C. Farmer, Muir
ray; J. A. Rich, Wickhffe; r.
Moss, woodville; d. w. Dyer, May
field: ]. NJ. Gossett, Mayheld; w. p
Black, Crider; Win T. Walker, Clin
ton; A. w, Watkins. Paducah; II. S
Hill. Marion; X. S. Doom
Judge Evans charged the grand
jury. informing them especially II
regard to the postoffice and posta
laws. and also in regard to the Illicit
selling of liquor. The grand jury
then retired to its room on the third
floor to begin work Many witnesses
were summoned before the body.
The petit jury was then empaneled
and the United States cases taken up
The petit jurors are az follows:
]. L. Cosby, Hickory Grove; VIM
Garrett. Princeton; A. o. Caruthers
= Hickman; l.. d. Miller, Murray; A
$ J. Willett Paducah; T. p. Austin
S Mayfield: w. E. Harrison, Columbus
= w. w. Redford, Milburn; ]. w. Man
: or, Barlow: r. w. Jacobs, Paducah
| u. G.. RuuOlpn, MelDtIf W. D. W"
nor. May6eld; George Dreury. Padu
cah; w. T. Brown, Grand Rivers
Burnett Cunningham. Trigg Furnace
Jesse Ramage, Hampton; Newtol
Darnell, Hardin; Jacob Wallerstein
1 Paducah: ]. A. Rudy. Paducah; F.
J Petrie. Bardwell: John Holland, Fax
on: Ed Beard, Marion; ]. ID. Deech
Princeton: T. NJ. McCuiston, Kirk
sey; w. A. Woodall. James Crabtre6
; w. A. Scales, George w. Smith.
The following were excused: c. /
Walker. Hickman; r. S. Mason, I'd
dyyille: Charles A. Campbell, Cadiz
Charles Wickliffe, of Wickllffe; r. |
: Mason, FredOna.
Last night and this morning vii
=, nesses in the different cases bega
Iarriving here for court this morning
Also many visiting attorneys havin