The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-01-14
NEWS NOTES

Henry Singer, a prominent German
citizen Of Scott county.is dead. aged s..
Lee Quincy was convicted Of prsiury
in the Boyle Circuit Court and given a
sentence Of one 10 five years in the pen.
Miss Laura Clay. Of Kentucky, and
Miss Mary Johnson, Of Virgiana. sd-
dressed the Tennessee legislature favor
ing woman's suffrage.
Representative Langley, of Kentucky.
was stricken on the floor Of the House
by a rush of blood to the head. He was
later removed to his home and his con-
dition was reported as not serious.
Mrs Halves Lane, aged sixty-nine was
found dead in bed at her home in Mt.
Sterling. It is believed the cause was
acute indigestion. She leaves seven
children.
The President sent to the Senate
Saturday the following nominations for
postmasters in Kentucky: George W.
Hutcheson, Lawreneburg; James P.
Spilman, HarrOdsburg.
William Casey, a Franklin county
farmer, was stabbed to death on the out
skirts Of Frankfort and thrown over an
embankment. It is believed that he was
robbed after being killed.
Henry Jones, Of Junction City, while
attempting to cross Green river in a
buggy, was washed half mile down the
stream. where himself, horse and buggy
was lodged in tree top.
A Lancaster special says; REV. W.
NJ. Eldridge has received. a call 70 the
Old Paint Lick Presbyterian church, in
upper Garrard. the church having been
without pastor for more than a year.
The Bluegrass Dairy and Ice Company,
with a paid-up stock of $1,000, has
been incorporated for the purpose Of
erecting and conducting an ice plant
and creamery in Lancaster. II. V. BaS-
tin is president and general manager.
Richard S Webb, charged with the
burning Of Professor F. Paul Andsr-
sons office at Kentucky State Univsr-
sity October 80 was held TO the grand
jury late Friday afternoon by Justice
Charles P. Dodd. The defendant was
admitted to bail in the sum Of $500.
Thomas Hart Talbot, Of Bourbon
County, was unanimously selected as
the most competent and suitable man
to be presented to Governor McCreary
for appointment on the State Racing
Commission to succeed Major F. A.
Daingerfield, recently deceaced, at the
meeting of breeders. owners and train
ers held in the private DINING room Of
the Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Friday.
Following the failure Of the jury
in case Of Dock Smith and Andrew
johnson, accused of shooting ex-Sherif
Ed Callahan, Of Breathitt County, 70
agree Judge ]. NJ. Benton Of the Clark
Circuit Court, threw bombshel into
the camp of defense by declaring he
would hear DO more of the Callahan
assassination trials until the credibility
Of the testimony being presented was
disposed Of. he said that il abb testi-
mony was being fabricated it was evil
dent some master mind at Jackson was
behind il and as most Of the witnesses
had talked to Govan Smith, he changed
his order in the case Of GOvan Smith,
so as to hold him without bond, making
the same order in the case Of Fletcher
Deaton, alleged 10 be responsible foI
the killing, if Dock smith and Andrew
johnson actually did the shooting
Judge Benton said that the grand jury
would be in session for the next thres
weeks TO give ample time to investigate
the charge Of fabricated testimony made
by DO. sides. but that until this wa
settled he would waste no Of State :
money in useless trials Of the alleged
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