The Paducah evening sun., 1910-04-22
HE RAN AMUCK AND
JURY SENTENCES
HIM TO TWO YEARS
Negro Also Draws Big Fine.
While Other Cases Are
Continued.
Proceedings In The Criminal
Court Today.
GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT

KING Keeling, colored, was soaked
with a term of two years In the
penitentiary and a fine OF 5000 In
two trials this morning In circuit
court on the charge of malicious
shooting and wounding. Several
months ago Keeling loaded up with
whisky and coke" and started to
clean out things in the northern
part of the city. In his first trial
for the malicious shooting of Jasper
Peal, clerk in Rickman's grocery,
the jury returned verdict of guilty
and fixed his punishment at two
years in the penitentiary. In his
second trial for shooting James
Aarington he was found guilty and
fined 5000. One indictment for
pointing a gun at Patrolman Mitch
ell and another indictment for ma
licious shooting were continued.
Scott Overton. colored. charged
with housebreaking, was acquitted
on peremptory instructions. He was
accused of entering the store of
Denny Howard and stealing goods.
Overton alleged he rented the store
to Howard. who moved out without
paying all of his rent.
Louis Pipkin and Sam Pipkin
were acquitted of the charge OF
trespass. Jack Cousins, colored, al
legged the two men, who reside on
a houseboat, were guilty of taking
corn from his field The Pipkins
alleged they made a contract with
Cousins. -
GrandJury.
Four indictments were returned
by the grand jury against Charles
Tyler. Each indictment charges him
with OBTAINING a woman against her
will. ~ .sasd
The trial of Van Redd, colored,
for jail breaking. was continued.
The trials of Oscar Baker.
charged with petit larceny and OBJ
tanning property by false preteases,
we're continued.
The case of Eddie McCage,
charged with trespassing. was dis
missed owing to a lack of evidence.
Mark Campbell pleaded guilty to
charge Of assault and battery and
was fined $40.
Fatty McGinnis pleaded guilty to
a charge of gaming and was fined
$50. Maxon Durrett pleaded guilty
to a charge of gaming and was fned
$40.
Isaac England was found guilty
of trespass and was fined $40.
The trial of Henry Mitcheson.
colored. charged with maintaining a
nuisance, was called. Attachments
we're issued for witnesses for the
defendant. Annie Moore was late
| and was given one hour in the Jail
while Lottie Crump was sent to Jail
for one day for being late.
Orders.
Orders made were:
Commonwealth VS.. Smedley; de-
fendant moved clerk to make order
for Miss Lizzie Edrington's travel.
ing expenses of per diem from Los
Angeles to Paducah to appear and
testify as witness for the defendant
The motion was overruled and OBJ
jections and exceptions made.
Mrs. o. l.. Hatch vs.. Illinois Cen
trail; defendant filed amended petit
tion.
F. G.. Rudolph. administrator. vs..
II. T. Hessig; supplementary setcle-
ment of F. G. Rudolph. adminis-
traitor, filed by Cecil Reed.
viii Fight Case.
Deputy Sheriff George Rouse will
return to the city this afternoon from
Harrisburg, H.. where he went af-
ter Walter Laney, charged with
grand larceny. Laney was indicted
at the January term Of court for al
!eged theft OF harness from Enoch
Linn. At first he refused to return
without requisition papers. and they
were secured. but were found to be
defective, and then Sheriff Houser
sent after him. as Laney had relented
and agreed to return. He will fight
the case, and this morning s. F. VIII
ford, an attorney OF Harrisburg. was