The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-27
MARSHALL JURY
COMES TOMORROW
TO TRY SMEDLEY
On First Forgery Indictment
Against Former County
Court Clerk.
Acquittal Returned in a Red
Light Case.
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNs.

| Two acquittals were returned this
morning In circuit court after trials
had been given the defendants.
Maggie Cherry was acquitted of the
charge OF grand larceny. II was
alleged that she stole $40 from
George Davenport. farmer, who
was out enjoying the red lights
Annie May Waltmon. colored, who
VISA charged with false swearing,
was acquitted. She was held over
from police court for alleged false
swearing in a trial.
Ernest Elmendorf, indicted on the
charge OF being a common gambler,
was arrested and released on a bond
of 500. His trial was set for the
second day of the September term
The trial OF Jim Taylor. charged
with petit larceny, was reset for to-
morrow. A demurrer by the plain
tin to the Indictment was overruled
George Clark, colored. a witness
in the case against Dan Williams.
was given two hours in the county
Jail for being late in court.
Smedley Case.
Tomorrow the most interesting
trial on the docket VIII be that of
Hiram Smedley. charged with for
gerry. Sheriff Houser has summoned
venire from Marshall county for
the purpose OF trying the case. It
will be the first trial for forgery.
Orders made were:
Globe Bank and Trust company
vs.. J. Il. wilhelm. ct al: consoli-
dated judgment offered by plaintiff
and lodged.
Hahn vs.. Hahn; submitted.
Rosa Wood vs.. C. X. Wood; state
ment by plaintiff filed.
]. w. Lockwood, petit Juror, was
excused and ]. A. Hodge empaneled
to fill the vacancy other new
jurors are: J. ID. Reeder, Louis
Ran. w. L. Farthipg. II. T. Ken
nedy. j. II. Pryor, J. Walt Boland,
John Theobald. ID. A. Robertson. ].
w. Ellis. Jack Phelps.
Indictments.
Two indictments were returned
this moving by the grand jury. Tom
Jacksos, colored, was indicted for
petit larceny, II being alleged he
stole 81 from Carrie and Tuck Lowe.
The second indictment was not made
public because the defendant was not
under arrest.
Suspects Employ Attorney.
Attorney David Browning has been
engaged by Hale and Gudre to de-
fend them for the murder of Luther
Thompson in case the grand jury
returns an indictment. Mr.. Brown
Ing is In correspondence with their
relatives. He says that the two men
are not guilty of the crime and II will
be easy to establish an alibi. They
were not in Paducah at the time of
of the killing. Hale says that after
they reached Paducah, having come
from Fulton IN a car loaded with |
lumber, they went to a place suppos- |
ed TO be Grand Rivers. where they |
sold a silver watch to a farmer. On
learning the freight train was going
to Louisville, they say they return
ed TO Paducah, arriving Sunday
morning about 3 O'Clock. They |
thought they were going to Cairo
when they left Fulton.
Both men have ceased talking
about the murder upon advice of
their attorney, and this moming At
torney Browning reminded Judge
Reed that Hale and Guire had been
taken before the grand jury. when
they were charged with the crime.
IL called before the grand jury
again, Judge Reed said he would is
struct the two prisoners that thegI
are not required to answer any
questions.
Collins Not Satisfied.
Detective Collins said today he had
never believed the dead boy was
Luther Thompson from certain facts
gathered, but he could not dispute
| Mrs. Lum Thompson. who positively
Identified the body as that of her
son. 1t is possible that she may
have been mistaken. as ] w. Hite
was in identifying the body of Hig-
gerson Riley as his son, Richard Hite,
last year
In Federal Court.
Federal court was adjourned at
IlO O'Clock this morning by Judge