The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-11-22
SESSION UNITED
STATES COURT
Opens in Greensboro Next
Monday.
LARGEST DOCKET IN HISTORY
Alleged Night Rider Cases and
Incident Troubles Most
Prominent.
IMPORTANT TRIALS AT HAND

lMIOh IAN IhlALo Al HAND
The United States Court will con-
vene in greensboro next Monday,
November %, and perhaps will have
one of the largest dockets since the
organization of the court in that
city.
This will be the first session to be
held in the new Government build
ing, at the corner of Fifth and
Frederick streets. and the court
room, which is one of the hand
soonest in the State, has all conve-
niences and accommodations which
could possibly be desired.
There is enough work at this ex-
ira term to keep the court in ses-
sion for at least one week, but as
Thanksgiving comes on Thursday,
it has been intimated by some of
the court officials that Judge Evans,
as usual, will eat his Thanksgiving
turkey in Louisville, and that being
true, he will wind up the work at
Owensboro in three days.
One of the most important cases
to be tried is that of Mrs. Elsie G..
Latham against DR.. ID. A. Amos and
1OS other citizens of Hopkinsville
and Christian county, for $4,000
damages for the alleged burning Of
IA tobacco factory belonging to the
estate of the late John c. Latham.
The burning of the factory was the
result of the night rider raid made
on the city of Hopkinsville during
the troubles in 1908. OF the de-
PENDANTS and witnesses there are
about 200 persons interested in the
outcome of this case. Preparations
have been made for a trial at this
term, and it is understood the case
will go to a trial.
Mrs. Latham also has an indie
pendent suit for $4,000 damages
against the city of Hopkinsville,
growing out of the same trouble, in
which it is charged that the officials
of Hopkinsville failed to use prop
err care in the enforcement of the
law, and to prevent the attack made
by the night riders. This case will
probably be continued, if the other
suit is tried.
Mrs. Latham is represented by
Senator w. o. Bradley. while the
Christian county defendants are
represented by Judge w. T. Fowler,
of Hopkinsville, and R. A. Miller, OF
greensboro.
Another important case is that of
Robert Robinson against the Broad
way Coal Company, in which the
plaintiff is asking for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries sustained while at
work at coal mine at Simmons, in
Ohio county, At the last term the
jury returned a verdict for the de-
PENDANT, but Judge Evans set the
verdict aside, and granted the plain
tiff a new trial.
There is also another night rider
case on the docket, which grew out
Of some trouble in Todd county. C.
c. Shemwell is suing John Chap
man and 35 others for $4,000
damages, but this case will not
likely be tried at this term.
The following cases are on the
equity docket: Edison Electrical
Company against Kentucky Elec-
.rical Company, three cases; John
Conway and others against Ovens
1oro Savings Bank and Trust Com
lany; w. A. Gaines against Rock
Springs Distilling Company; Rus
Company against
Rough River Telephone Company.
The following cases are on the
criminal docket to be disposed of
1t this term; George C. Settle, vio-
ating postal laws; Sol Rothchild
md Arch Bamberger, selling cigars
Jesse Schreter, Cliff
on Schreter and Ode Simpson,
making and passing counterfeit
money; Martha Reid, contempt OF
ourt; William Lard, violating pos
al laws; Dan r. Gregson, Zeke
RUSS. Jim Russ. James Nottingham,
iuy Patterson. Frank Durbin,
Charles Smith. Tom Grace, j. c.
leets, William Tindall, Bob Fergu-
ION. Ben Johns. retailing liquor.
The grand and petit juries have
'een summoned, and as usual. there