The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-02-14
Lawrence Held Without Bail.

Forrest Lawrence, charged with kill
ing George Thomas in the saloon OF
Mike Woods on last Saturday night
was held to the grand jury at his ex
aiming trial held before Judge Dun
don yesterday morning. A number OF
witnesses were introduced at the IrIal
and the evidence given was practically
the same as that brought out in the
Investigation conducted by Coroner
Rudolph Davis Monday morning.
Lawrence was represented by Attor-
neys c. A. Mcmillan and VIM. B. AR
drey. while County Attorney George
Batterton conducted the prosecution.
The revolver which was taken from
the negro after he had been shot was
brought into court and identified by
the witnesses as the one he had remOv.
ed after the shouting.
a. K. McKenney, the bartender who
witnessed the shooting, was the first
Commonwealth witness placed on the
stand. He told in detail Of the Incl
dents that occurred prior to the shoot
ing of the negro by Lawrence. He
said the first animation he had that
there was any trouble was when
Thomas came to him, telling him that
the white man was trying to make
trouble. and asked what was best for
him to do. According to the witness.
he was advised to leave by one of the
rear doors and was in the act of doing
so when LaWrnece fired upon him.
DR.. William kenney, one of the at
tending physicians, was placed on the
stand and stated the nature of the
woun'l which caused the death of
Thomas. He said he saw the revolver
was told had been taken from the
negro after he had been shot. He also
said number of cartridges were found
on the pool table where Thomas was
living and which it was said had fallen
from his pocket.
Both Mike and Kirby Woods testi-
he'd practically the same as before
the coroner's Jury. The former did
not see the crst shot fired and said
there was no weapon in the hand of
Thomas when he fell to the floor after
being wounded. The latter told of
being engaged behind the bar when
the trouble took place and saw neither
of the shots FREQ. He said there was
no weapon of any sort visible, but
while Thomas was lying on the floor
he took from under his coat large
45 calibre Colts revolver, the cylinder
of which was loaded with cartridges.
One of the cartridges he said showed
marks but said he could not tell whetb
er Or not a trigger had been snapped
upon it. He said he did not see either
of the men enter the saloon and had no
recollection of serving either with
drinks.
Walter Gray, who was in the pool
room when the shooting occurred, said
he did not see either of the shots fired
nor Thomas fall. Had not seen either
of the men during the evening and had
no knowlede of who did the shooting
until ne saw Abe McKeLney Srapple
with Lawrence and wrench the pistol
from his hand. Sam Biddle. a colored
boy, was in the saloon at the time OF
the shooting with lunch ran and
gave a description of where the negro
was standing and how he fell after be-
ing wounded. He heard no remarks
pass between Lawrence and the negro.
After the Commonwealth closed the
case Judge Denis Dundon recognized
all of the witnesses in the sum of $500
for their appearance before the Bour-
bon county grand jury which convenes
on March 10 and ordered the defendant
committed to jail without bond.