The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-01-19


is strictly business-the petit jury
empaneled and the regular docket
taken up.
Davidson Hunt, for keeping a store
open on the Sabbath, was fined $50
and costs.
At the beginning Of the session
some Is or 20 witnesses were not
present and the court issued bench
warrants for them, and stated that
fines or Jail sentences. would be i'm
posed on the absentees.
Henry Manning. an old negro, age
SO, was tried for having carnal in
tercourse with one Virginia Brown,
age 10 years. He was found not
guilty.
Bert Wallace was indicted for muir
der in the first degree by the grand
jury Tuesday afternoon. The indict-
ment was brought in while a jury
was considering a charge against him
for carrying concealed deadly wea-
pons in May. 1906. The jury fined
him $25 and ten days in jail for the
last offense. The murder case is set
for today. Il viii be remembered
that he shot and killed Oscar Diggs
at a dance in the lower bottom last
December.
The case OF Tom Porter, charged
with killing Jake Wright, was contin-
ued until next term OF court.
John Cook and Harry Goss, two
poorly clad. friendless, 17-year-old
boys. charged with breaking into the
store OF p. II. Weaks at Fulton last
November. were brought from Jail TO
court. and plead guilty TO the charge.
The least penalty that could be as
sessed the two truants was two years
In the reform school and Judge Reed
pronounced sentence. When asked
by a Courier reporter as to their
homes and parents, Cook said he was
from New York and Goss from Kan
sas City, and that they were just
on n cumming" trip in this state.
Both have parents but neither would
allow their parents TO be notified OF
their troubles. The boys say they
only took some wearing apparel from
Weaks' store-a suit. shoes, shirts
such as they could put on at the
time. They have been in Jail since
last fall
The petit jurors are as follows;
w. w. Jruett, r. L. Pickering, w. A.
Hinshaw, Chas. Noonon, Till Harri-
son, ID. ID. Davis, c. c. Bonduranr.
c. ]. Menees. p. II. Browder, w. c.
Speer, Dave Nugent. ]. II. Newhouse.
w. p. Curtin, ]. NJ. Roper, ID. ID.
Lawrence, Joe Ballard. l.. w. Bark
er, ]. NJ. Jones, J. r. Davie. J. j.
Wiley. ]. l.. Buckingham, T. A. Nc
Clellan, f. NJ. SAMSON, Matt John
son. II. c. Matson and ]. Il. Swift
were excused.
The ]. f. & S. L. Dodds Co. was
given a verdict for $lSS against the
N. c. a. st. l.. Railroad Co. for caus-
ing the death of a mare bytheir neg
ligence. The same verdict allowing
the railroad company 81 freight for
Transporting the car from Hickman
to Dodds switch. This case, although
involving a small amount, occupied
the courts time most of Wednesday.
In the case of Steve Stair VS.. Val
Carpenter, the former was allowed
S75 with per cent interest for four
years as balance on rent an so
acre farm rented to MIR. Carpenter In
1906. The rent contract called Tor
81 an acre. and provided that Stair
should keep the fences in good re-
pair. Carpenter claims the fences
were not kept up and that his crop
was damaged on an average OF ~
per acre by stock, and refused to
settle until the damages could be adj
justed. Hence the suit for 1854. II
also developed that Carpenter put a
bout 500 bushels of corn in Stairs
barn and this was to be applied to
rent. A negro renting the place next
year used the corn. Stair says 1t
was Carpenters corn and his loss,
and Carpenter claimed the corn was
received and accepted by Stair, the
jury reducing the amount due the
plaintiff to SIS.
Porter Dockery, of Fulton, plead
guilty and was fined $25 and costs
for reckless use of firearms.
Humboldt" negro who has been |
in Jail here for some time charged