The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-21
State Soldiers are Again Seen on
Streets This Morning; Attending
Trials of The Night Rider Cases
Federal Court Convenes This
Morning and II Is Probably
Eddyville Raid Suits Will
be Put on Trial Tomorrow.


day, is under guard by state troops
here today in charge Of Lieutenant
Gooch, OF Lamasco, Lyon county.
Hall, who gave his name as Sam
Hall TO the police knew Federal
Court Clerk Walter S. Blackburn,
who arrenged for his release under
guard in order that he might testify
i'm the U. s. court. Hall Is charged
with fiourishing revolver in Fer
ron Brothers restaurant and also
with carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. In police court this morn
ing the two cases we're reset until
wednesday morning for his eonven-
fence.
The presence of troops here today
will prevent any outbreak in the
night rider cases which will be tried.
With several convictions of boot
leggers' in federal court, which was
convened at the custom house this
morning. Federal Judge Walter Ev-
ans. Of Louisville, is hurying
through the criminal docket, which
s likely to be disposed Of this after
noon.
The civil DOCKET viii follow with
trials in the majority of night rider
cases Hundreds of witnesses and
spectators were present
John II. Ray postmaster at Soda
lila, Ky, charged with embezzling
United States money order funds,
etc, was found not guilty this morn
'ng by the jury. His Case was con-
tinued from the April term of court.
VIII Carmen, colored. charged
with bootlegging, was found guilty
and fined 500 and sentenced to so
days in prison. John Grogan, col
ored, charged with the Illicit selling
Of liquor, was found guilty but has
not been sentenced.
The two cases against Aaron Til
Hey, charged with selling liquor with
out license, were passed this morn
ing when Attorney Hal S. Corbett,
his counsel, produced a signed state
nent from Tilley's physician to the
effect that he was confined with i'll
ness and not able TO appear. Mr..
Corbett asked for a continuance, but
y. S. District Attorney George Du-
Relic asked for further proof as to
he defendants Illness as the state
nent did not say where Tilley was
confined. and moved that his bond
ne forfeited. Tilley appeared in
curt a short time later and his case
may be tried this afternoon.
Without prejudice the suit of
Knight, administrator of the estate
IF Wright Knight against the Illi-
nois Central Railroad company, was
dismissed. Attorney Campbell Flour
noy filed mandate and written opln
on from the court of appeals and
Ids motion TO dismiss was sustained
by Judge Evans
Fifteen indictments against alleged
bootleggers were found by the grand
jury which reported this morning.
Those indicted and under bond were:
George Lewis, Claude Canaday,
Charles Manning, Bozey Bennett,
Willie Downs, George Dowdy, Ed
Dowdy, Ennis Northingtou, Bud Pea
vine, VIII Harper, Glenn Sanders,
Albert Eldridge and Albert Wallace.
The criminal docket may be fin
shed today and the night rider cases
begun tomorrow morning or tonight.
Mrs. Mary Lou Hollowell, who got
$4,000 damages against alleged
night riders a year ago, is present.
She Is a witness in the cases.
The Grand Jury.
Judge Walter Evans convened
court promptly at 9 o'clock this
morning at the custom house. The
grand jury was cmpaneled as fol-
! lows: j. b. Scholes, Mayfield; G.
NJ. d. Brooks, Berkeley; l.. l.. Wat
son, Haillwell; L. C. Thacker, Cadiz;
A. NJ. Smith, Benton; w. c. Mitchell,
Friendship; b. F. Maddux, Kuttawa;
+. M. Davidson, Marion; ]. A. Hur-
ley (foreman), Marion; A. M. Rudd,
Smithland; William Leonard, Padu-
cab; Frank Drenan, Mayfield; w. l..
Gibson, Benton; J. II. Mcconnell,
Princeton: Henry Runge, Paducah;
Byrd Alexander, Paducah. Those
excused from serving we're: Charles
f. Baltger. Hickman; Frank Luter.
Murray. l. II Ashcraft. Paducah.