The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-09
County Attorneys Attention
Called 10 Charges by
News.Democrat.
Asked That Publication be
Deferred.
LIGHTFooT's CLIENT MYSTERY,

Interviews with the three attor-
neys mentioned by the News-DemO-
crat Sunday az intending TO prose.
cute Mayor Smith and members OF
the general council for alleged tech
meal violation OF the law, revealed
the fact that County Attorney San
Gors Gay never intended TO pay any
attention 10 the charges unless the
grand jury OF Us own motion ehould
lnd,ct. THAI the matter was brought
Co bis attention by a representative
OF The News Democrat; that he asked
ihe paper not TO publish the story
until after the meeting tonight and
that be does not intend that Judge
Lehtfoot shall holp him In any pros
ccutions.
judge Lightfoot says he viii he'll
prosecute: that he 10 employed By
several mysterious gentlemen. and
that The sun is impairment Ia wish
Ing 10 know who his odd clients are
From Attorney Hal Corbett II was
learned that somebody, who is after
Mayor smiths goat. Il Is presumed
for reasons OF personal malice. Is be-
hind the proposed prosecutions, aud
that no one but Mayor Smith Wai
aimed az By this party.
The accusation OF graft against
the mayor and members OF the gen
orai council originated in the News
Democrat oficc.
County Attorney Sanders =. Clal
does not intend TO take hand II
the alleged "graft" charges agains
city officials unless the grand jur!
returns indictments Then. he say
he viii act as required In any othe
indictments returned.
lie admitted that all he knew o
the cases was what he had read II
the newspapers.
when Questioned as 20 IN,
two well known business men
WHO would furnish the none,
for the prosecutions. MIR. Clay thi
morning at his ONCE denied that h
had the romotcst idea Of them Of
the tN-fAiifu tNhfk'ti
"Au | know Is what ! have rea,
in the papers" he said 'The frs
I heard of Il was when lille (citl
editor OF the Nows-Democratl hand
ed me list OF names at the base
ball park last Thursday during th'
squahblo with the umpire. lie tol'
mo where could gel the record
and ! told him not 10 print anything
about n until the Hannah inyestiga
ton was finished"
Mr. CLAY said he will not take th'
matter before the grand jury. l
indictments are found Mr.. Clay viii
prosecute. but will have nothinl
whatever TO do with the cases unit
that time.
That Attorneys r. +. Lightfoo
and Hal S. Corbett would assist hin
In the prosecutions was denied b.
Nj Clay. Tie said he has ueve
seen or talked with either of then
concerning the cases.
Iightfoot's Mysterious Clients.
Attorney r. T. Lightfoot toda
did not attempt TO reveal the name
of the well known business men
who are to furnish money for Oh
prosecutions of city officials, a
though he said II Is ridiculous 4
say that there are Just two behin'
the prosecutions. lie said Their
are several, but he did not nam
them. however.
when asked who they are MI
Lightfoot replied sneeringly:
say that no one except The Su
would have its representatives as
such an impertinent question"
Mr.. Lightfoot said that he mos
certainly Will assist Mr.. Clay in IN
prosecutions.
Mr.. Corbett's Statement.
Attorney Hal Corbett made the f
loving verbatim statement at the n
quest of The Evening sun:
~ have never been spoken to r.
gardlng my servlces to assist In IN
prosecution of any of the alderme
or councilmen OF the city OF Paducal
was asked II | would take a fee
assist in the prosecution of Mayo
James =. Smith II the event charge
were preferred against him; but
took the position then and do ye
that Mr.. Smith and myself were M
on friendly terms because of son
htigTfion. and would not put m,
- in the attitude of venting an
sonal animoslty by taking part
criminal prosecution. II, HOY
Ner, charges which could he su
tanned were preferred against q
mayor. and were applied to In n
capacity as a lawyer 10 assist In su'
prosecution, would consider TIL
natter did not know, neither