The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-08-30
CIRCUIT COURT.
Only One Felony Conviction
Thus Far.
Chester Ewing. CoIoIed, Age 16. Gets
Two to Seven Years. .--ThTee
Weeks Of Court.


The August term of the Law
renee Circuit Court began on Mon
day morning last and its daily ses
sions are held with the regularlt,
and promptness which characteriz
the professional labors OF Judge !
B. Hannah. The gavel fell at th'
usual hour on the opening day. ant
almost Immediately the voice of tn,
sheriff was heard calling the namel
of those who had been summoned
to serve as grand jurors-the Bis
Dozen so much dreaded and SO care
fully avoided by evil doers and 9th
ers who didn't want to tell all the,
knew. And IL you heard some tes-
tify when they came as witnesses
before q trial jury you would think
they knew precious little. 1t did
not require much time to impanel
this jury. Read the following list
and you will see that the present
grand fury is an intelligent body OF
citizens and housekeepers:
John l.. Vaughan. Foreman.
Lafe Kinner, James Mckinney,
John Ekers, J. W. Pinson, NJ. b.
Sparks, Robert Hartman, Albert
Hammond. Lum Moore, Milt Dia-
mond, VIM. Layne and C. R. Rob-
erts.
Judge Hannahs charge to this
grand inquisitors was marked by
force. dearness and comprehensive
ness II embarced in brief all mis-
demeanors and filonees, 1t was so
simple in its terms that no mem
Der of the Jury could fail to under
stand IL. and it was delivered in a
style that carried with 1t a conyic-
aon that the man on the bench
meant all he said. These are, the
NEWS thinks. the prime essentials
of a good charge to a grand jury.
FOLLOWING the charge the peit
Jury for the term was formed from
he wheel. These are they who viii
say whether you are guilty or not
guilty:
G. M. Savage. w. F. Wilson, Ray
Zones. John Hughes, ". E. Graham,
Iohn T. Griffith, Sink Fugitt, w. q.
Wheeler, U. s. Bishop. Dock Jordan.
dathen Bats, Lewis Savage, Jason
3oggs. Noah Wells, Gid Williamson.
'ohn Frasher. S. F. Hannah, Stro-
her Fitzpatrick, L. T. Thompson.
v. T. Kane. Elisha Martin, Peter
Miller. II. X Moore, VIM. johnson.
The usual number of varied mis-
lemeanors has been disposed of by
Inc, imprisonment. continued and
ismissed, and the trial OF feIonies
egan Thursday. Among this class
'as the case of the Commonwealth
gainst Chester Ewing, colored.
harged with OBTAINING woman.
he case was heard and the jury
ound the defendant guilty as charg-
d. The penalty as fixed by law is
IMPRISONMENT in the penitentiary
"o TO seven years. The grand Jury
still in session and has already !
'turned several indictments. The
tendance of nonresident lawyers
nOt tfqa hlv o,,,aII
Readers of the NEWS will re-
ember that a few weeks ago II
'ntained an account of the pursuit
Id arrest of a man named Sol
right. charged with unlawfully de-
lining woman. On Wednesday
right was tried in the circuit
urt and acquitted. The prosecute
witness In the case was Mrs.
snry Akers, a daughter of Marion !.
ilson, highly respectable people
this vicinity. Judge Hannah had
lrned that some of Mrs. Akers'
atives were In the lower hall of :,
court house and had made
eats as to what they would do If
prisoner were acquitted. The
ige sent to find out II such
eats had been made, declaring I,
{ he would have the parties ID
ced under bond to keep the peace n,
After the prisoner had been dis W
rged he was escorted by officers al
oss the bridge to the toll house, W
owed by few persons. When A,
toll house was reached Sheriff m
ter let Wright through and kept ce
aothers from following. Wright TT
no time in reaching the West Sc
sinia shore. do