The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-04-21
Three FEL0NS
Convicted in Lawrence County
Circuit Court.
Criminal Docket Completed and Civil
Cases are Nov Being
Tisd.

Circuit Court is on its second
week, and has already done much
business. The petit jury was ad-
journed by the Judge on Friday
morning last. but the grand jury.
Of whose transactions more will be
said further along in this article
has been in session up to now, barr
ing Sunday and Monday. Last week
there was one conviction for fell
ony. This was made on Thursday.
too late to be mentioned in this
paper. The victim of evil pas
sions and the enforcement Of the
law was one Tom Henson, whose
name has heretofore helped to fill
space in the News. On the 18th of
last May Thomas at the point of a
istol and on the public highway ex-
iracted from the person of Jenk
Burchett a small amount Of the
coin Of the country. On the 18th
Of the present month a jury of
twelve men, returned into court a
verdict Of guilty. and one Judge
IL and one are l3-will sentence
him to a stay of two years in
the penitentiary, there to mediate
upon the way of the transgressor
and the unluckiness OF the number
thirteen. ..-..
But little was done in court on
Monday OF the present week. On
Tuesday the case of the Common
wealth against Milt Caperton for
cutting and stabbiRg with intent to
kill was taken up. The offense was
committed on the night Of March
% last. and the victim was Oliver
Flannery, a resident of Pike county
and a student Of the X. y. c. The
trial did not last very long. The
State was represented by Prosecu-
tor John N. Waugh and Attorney
H. c. Sullivan, while 81 S. Burns
and W. D. 0'Neal represented the
defendant The jury was out less
than ten minutes and returned a
verdict of guilty. The accused will
receive an inde;erminate sentence
OF Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for a period OF one 10 five years.
Carl Price, an alleged bigamist, is
probably guilty OF the offense with
which he was charged but, fortu-
nately for him while he was
married TO one wife in Kentucky he
made il clear TO those concerned
that he took the other one in
Ohio. Accordingly when his case
was taken up and the facts in
.he case were shown he was dis
charged. He was in jail several
days. and the Ironton authorities
knew he was here and had time
to get him. but if they made any ef-
fort to get him no one knows it The
News ventures to remind its down
the river contemporaries that every
criminal. real or alleged, who is
brought to the Lawrence county
seat and lGdsSi in Jail is not "oi
Louisa. Price is not and never
was a resident of this city.
The statement made in this pa.
per last week that the case against
Joan Damron for the killing Of
Victor CapertOn was continued oil
motion of the defendant was made
iupOn what We deemed good authori
Fty. but our informant was mistaken
lii was the Commonwealth which Sc.
cured the continuance.
A large number Of misdemeanori
were tried, embracing almost al
the offenses known TO the law, ant
in many cases the punishment in
ilieted fit the case. The belief /.
prevalent that when Judge Hannai
finally adjourns to court in course
the moral atmosphere OF Lawrenct
county will have been greatly puri
fled.
The case of Oscar Blankenship
anc on motion of the defendan
was continued until the next term
A case which has caused eonsid
cradle interest since its inception
was finally disposed of ON wednes
day. 1t was the case of the Com
monwealth versus Lindsay Carter
Who might have been eonsistentll
charged with nearly every offens'
against decency and good morals
Carter drifted into Torchlight SOM
time ago and eyer s.=cc that tint
he had been in the lime light o