The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-11-08
JUDGE HARDIN CLEARING
UP DOCKET RAPIDLY
Much Work Done in Circuit Court
This Week-AIlen Walker
Sent TO Pen.

Lincoln circuit court convened Mon.
day morning with Judge G.. A. Har-
din on the bench. Judge Hardin has
been i'll with malarial fever for near.
ly a week and said it was with some
difficulty that he came to Stanford
this time. His voice betrayed his
feeble condition though he spoke
with vigor in his charge to the grand
jury. Especial stress was laid upon
violation of the election laws. He
called attention to the deep interest
taken in the campaign just closed;
using it and the desire which citi.
yens had shown to get at the root
of the alleged evils, as an object
lesson to the grand jurors, whereby
they might get at the root of all law
violations; and thus eliminate the
high rate of criminalty.
His charge showed some research
of the criminal history of the cOun.
try and statistics which he recited
disclose the lamentable fact that
crime is on the increase. The pith
and moment of his charge to the
grand jury was to get at the foun.
dation Of the evils and the punish
ment of the criminal should be ex-
actly what the law prescribed and
thus deter in the future the younger
generation from yielding to the temp.
.ations to violate law because of the
punishment which they feel such will
follow. Following is a list Of those
who compose the grand jury: c. H.
Carter; 4. G. ,Baugh, j. 7. Dudderar,
Matt Holman, Frank Bobbitt, j.
Ware, b. r. Adams, W. d. johnson,
r. G. Arnold, Stanley Stephenson,
c. NJ. Young and George Hogue. The
petit jury is as follows:
George W. Martin, George Rankin,
George +. Perkins, j. III. Woods, J.
l.. Beazley, W. c. Manuel. c. W.
Dunlap, 7. J. Hill, II. d. Aldridge,
Theo. holland, H. +. Newland, j. A
Givens, W. +. Dishon, w. F. Shoe
maker, W. T. Hoidam, o. =. Huffman
H. ID. Campbell, John Beck, r. NJ.
Newland, Sam Chandler, Joe McAlis-
ter. j. l.. Shaw. Wilson Alexander,
T. l.. Carpenter. Court then adj
journed until Wednesday in order to
allow all to indulge in the right of
suffrage.
Circuit Court convened Wednes-
lay morning with Judge Hardin
ready for business. The first case
called was that of the Common
wealth against Timothy Jordan,
charged with shooting on the pub
lie highway. He was fined $50 and
the costs. Thomas Chappell was
given a $50 fine for a breach of the
peace. Even handed justice is being
meted out to the Illegal whisky ven.
ders, Charley Bauehman. known as
the most persistent liquor seller in
Stanford, was given $50 and costs |
in one ease and Uncle Sam has not |
Vet had his turn III number of
cases which come under jurisdiction |
b. Sims caught it to the tune of |
$50 for trafficing in liquor and VIM.
Murray in one case caught it for
500 and 40 days in jail aud in S15
and 40 days in another. Mrs. Muir.
ray will also spend ten days with |
Jailer Dink Farmer for similar of |
Tense. Tol Burleson, a young man
from the southern mart of the coun-
ty, was convicted of selling whisky |
and was punished by two fines of $75 |
which he is laying out in Jail. The |
offender Is IA son of the postmaster |
at Waynesburg. The International
Harvester Company was assessed a |
fine of $3.50 for violating anti
trust laws of Kentucky. Allen Wal.
ker. the negro porter, at George ii. |
Farris' grocedy store, was sentenced !
to one year in the penitentiary for
perjury. Walker had sworn at the
Coroner's inquest over the remains of
the late Anderson CaT's wife that
he had not been in Carr ; house at
all on the day that Carr killed his
wife. At his trial Wednesday wit
nesses were produced who said that
Walker had been seen at Cars
house on the day of the murder
and Walker himself on taking the
stand admitted that he had been
there and that Carr had confided to
him that he had killed his wife and
wanted him (Walker) to help spirit
away the body. The negro gave as
his reason for denying his presence
at tarr's house was his fear that
Carr, who was known as a desper-
te nego. would kill him if he gave
away the murder. II will be remem-
bered that Carr committed suicide
shortly after the coroner's jury had
remanded him 10 Jail charged with
the murder. The penalty in such
eases is from one to five years. but
the iury said that "under TIA necu-