The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-22
Evans Asks Jurymen
II They are Connected With
Tobacco Association..Some
Cases are Dismissed.

lpolice judge of EddgVille, agains
alleged night rider raiders, whom h,
is suing for $4,000 for whippinl
him. Judge Evans instructed Che
Jury to find against Wallie Bennett
land left it to their judgment as tc
the others. He also said to give q
credit Of $4,000 in fixing the
lamount.
The case of Tom Stephens, con-
fessed night rider, against Alonzo
IGray and others, alleged to be mem
bers Of a band that drove Stephens
out of the country, is on trial. j. c.
Hodge was dismissed as defendant.
lack of proof against defendants
in the suit Of G. w. Rucker, of Me-
tropolis, H., formerly police Judge
at Eddyville, Ky, in federal court to-
day resulted in Judge Evans dismiss
ing ali but three. are David A. Amos.
A. l.. Mitchell and Wall.e Bennett,
against whom there was some proof
as to their participation in the Eddy
ville raid on the night of February
Is, 1908, when Rucker was whipped.
The same order is expected in Mrs.
Laura Toomey's suit to recover $780,
900 damages from the same defend
ants, which is to be tried this after
noon. She is the daughter of Mr..
Rucker.
At 1880 o'clock after Rucker and
his witnesses had testified a consulta-
ton was held between the attorneys
and Judge Evans, resulting in the
jury being taken from the court
room. Attorney John Hendrick,
representing the defendants, asked
for their dismissal on the grounds
that there was no evidence showing
that they took part in the raid nor
that they belonged TO an organiza-
ton known as might riders" Judge
Evans, after reviewing the testi-
mony, said that he was not at all sat
isfied and there had been no proof
introduced against the other de-
PENDANTS TO submit to the jury except
that against Amos, Mitchell and Ben
nett He dismissed them and the jury
was called back.
Mr.. Rucker was paced on the
stand and after considerable figuring
said he received something like
IS2750 from various defendants in
settlement of the action against them.
He was unable to say what the exact
settlement was. 1t Is said that
s10,0 was divided among Rucker,
Mrs. Toomey, Cardin and Bennett.
Both Sanford Hall and Milton
Oliver, confessed might riders, testi-
fed that they took part in the raid
and that DR.. Amos was leader. Testi-
mony of Ed Gray, A. C. Ramey,
Bert Gray, Sam Cash, Mrs. Toomey
and Dr. Warrington fell short in i'm
plicating the other defendants.
IA l.. Mitchell was sworn and said
at the time of the raid he was at has
hotel at Princeton, where he was in
business. He denied any knowledge
of the might riders"
Arguments were begun at 1920,
John Gates. of Princeton, attorney
for Mitchell, leading off in a short
talk. He was followed by Attorney
Lisenby. of Princeton, attorney for
DR.. Amos, who is unable to attend
court.
w. ]. Oliver, who testified said he
knew nothing of night riders and
never belonged to the order.
Court was adjourned until 1880
O'Clock this afternoon when the
arguments were closed and the case
given to the jury
Court may be in session tonight in
order to hurry through the cases.
Docket Sounded.
The night rider suits of G. w.
Rucker against ID. A. Amos. of Cobb,
KY, and about twenty other defend
ants for $4,000 is on trial in fed
eral court and will go into the
hands of the jury this afternoon.
Federal Judge Evans sounded the
civil docket again this morning with
the completion of the criminal
docket yesterday afternoon.
Two of the night rider suits were
dismissed. The suit of A. II. Cardin
against William Neal and others was
dismissed by Judge Evans for want
of prosecution. The defense an
nounced ready this morning, but the
plaintiff did not answer. The costs
of the action went against the de-
PENDANTS.
On the plaintiffs motion the suit
of l.. NJ. Woods against ID. A. Amos
and others was dismissed.
With the continuance of the suit
of Maggie Scruggs against DR.. Il.
Champion, ct al, until next term the
remainder of the night rider suits
will be tried. They are: Bennett
VS.. Amos, ct al; Laura Toomey VS..
Amos, ct al; Gordon VS.. Amos, ct al.
and Stevens VS.. Gray, ct al.
After considerable delay In get
ting a jury the suit of Rucker
against DIR. Amos and others was
begun about 10 o'clock this morn
Ing after Attorney Walter Krone, oil