The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-27
HENRY DAMAGE
SUIT ON TRIAL
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Case Called For Trial When
Court Convened We'd
nesday Morning.
MANY WITNESSES
ARE EXAMINED.
Conclusion Will Probably Be
Reached BY
Saturday.

The twenty-five thousand dollar
damage suit OF Estis Henry against
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
company was called for trial Wednes-
day morning when Judge Stout CON
vened court
Thesuit is for damages alleged to
have been sustained by Henry while
he was an employee of the company.
The accident in which Henry was in
jured occurred at Berry Station, in
Harrison county, last August. A ca
bic which was being used to draw
plow across train Of cars loaded
with ballast broke, and striking Hen
~, knocked him down, his head strik-
ing against one of the steel rails, frac-
turing his skull and infiicting other
injuries from which, it is said, he has
never recovered, and leaving him per
manently injured.
The jury to try hte case is COM
posed of John Virgins, Clark Bar
nett, Lindsay Stewart, Owen Kennedy,
James S. Douglass, A. D. Leach, Jo-
seph Leach, James Kiser, H. L. Clark,
Lloyd Ashurst, Jeff Denton and r. E
Bedword
When the case was called for trial
Wednesday morning the first witness
introduced was DR.. ". S. Reynolds, a
specialist, of Louisville, who gave eX-
pert testimony in regard TO the con-
dition of Henry, Of whom he had
made an examination. He testified
as to the nature of the injuries SuS-
tanned by the plaintic. He was on
! the stand from the time the case was
called until 4:30 o'clock. Four other
witnesses were examined before the
court adjourned until Thursday morn
| ing.
The taking of testimony was re-
sumed yesterday morning when the
attorneys for the plaintiff introduced
! DR.. Martha Petree, who occupied the
stand until the noon hour, and after
the examination OF the trained nurse
e. who attended Henry while he was a
patient in the local hospital, the
plaintiff closed.
! DR.. c. @. Daugherty, who performed
the operation on Henry at the Massie
| Hospital was the first witness intro
duced by the defense, and the taking
of his testimony occupied the entire
afternoon. After admonishing the
jury Judge Stout adjourned court until
this morning at nine o'clock.
A large number of witnesses are yet
to be introduced by the defense, and
the case viii probably occupy all OF
today and perhaps part of tomorrow
when the arguments will be made anC
1.-The case submitted to the jury.
Tuesday morning the case of the
Commonwealth against John Master
son was called for trial. MastersOT
c%y.i1- nd n
ing another. and the jury returned {
verdict fining the defendant $500.
T. F. BrannOn, under indictmen
for selling liquor to minor, and main
tanning a nuisance, was dismissed
upon the former charge and assessed
a fine of $50 on the latter.
Shortly after the trial BraRnon &C
costed c. P. Cook, the Main stree
groceryman, VINO was one of the wit
|. nesses against him, and knocked hin
down and beat him severely. TIL
linen, it is said, met at the corner @
Main and Seventh streets, when Bran
iGon is alleged to have struck Cook il
the mouth, knocking him down, an
kicked him several times.
Mr.. M. F. Kenney, who witnesse
the affoir. inteTposed and prevente
further trouble. Cooks face wa
bruised and he is said to be sufferin
from several hurts about the body.
Brannon was placed under arrest b
Patrolman King and taken befor
Judge January, where the charge {
assault and battery was entere
gainst him and he was relesed o
{ $500 bond. Upon complaint of Coo
u he was later in the afternoon arreste
i on a warrant issued by Cuonty Juds
G. A. Mcmillan, and he was place
II under bond of $1,000 to keep I'll
= peace. His appearance is set Il
81 March 81 before Judge Mcmillan.
II Upon being appraised of the inc
n dent Circuit Judge issued writ Il
Z Brannon to appear in court yesterda
morning on the charge of contempt
= court.
e. His hearing was set for yesterds
III morning but was postponed.