The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-31
VERDICT FOR ". T.
HENRY IN DAMAGE
SUIT AGA|NSTL.8 N.
Jury Gives Plaintiff Judgment
in the Sum of $13,25O For
Inju: les Received.
TRIAL CONCLUDED
AFTER THREE DAYS
Virgins Convicted for Shoot
ing Charles Mann---Sen-
fences are Passed.

AFTER OelDer2tlnS three hours anu
forty-fve minutes the jury in the
damage suit of w. E. Henry against
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
returned a verdict Saturday afternoon
in the sum of S13, 250. The amount,
asked for was 5000.
The case was called for trial Wed
day morning, and until Friday after
noon the entire time of the court was
taken up in the dearing the testimony
A large number of expert witnesses
were introduced on. both sides in an
effort to prove the condition OF Helry,
who, it was alleged, was injured
through the negligence Of the railroad
company.
The accident occurred on August 1,
1913, at Berry Station, in Harrison
county Henry was engaged as
brakeman on a work train which con-
tanned several cars of ballast which
was being unloaded on a fill near
Berry. He was standing near the
side OF the train giving signals to the
en,gineer. A cable attached to loco
motive which was drawing pillow
across the top of the fiat cars unload
| ing the ballast from the train, which
was Oh q curve, sprang over the re-
| tanning stakes, striking Henry and
/ knocking him down. His head struck
one OF the steel rails, fracturing his
skull, and he was otherwise Injured.
Experts on the stand for the plain
| tiff declared he was permanently in
jured.
| When the evidence was all IN Hon.
I f. III. Dickson, Of this city, attorney
for the defense, made his argument
before the jury, while Col. Rcbt. b.
Franklin, of FrankfoT:, spoke for the
plaintiff. Shortly before noon Mr..
| Clark Barnett, one Of the jurors, faint
ed in the jury box, and had to be re-
moved. The case was postponed un-
til the afternoon, when Col. Franklin
completed his argument, and the case
was given to the jury at 2:45 o'clock.
AT twenty minutes to six the jury
fled into court and presented their
verdict.
AT the close of the case Judge Stout
called the case of the Commonwealth
against c.. W. Virgins, under lndict-
mcnt in the Bourbon Court on a
charge Of shooting and wounding an
other with intent TO kill.
Some time was consumed IN Sc
lecting a jury, which was composed OF
J. H. Ewalt, Gates Rice, c. K. walls
. ]. D. Booth, S. D. Henry, Ami Dorsey
, Davis Johnson, John ToWles, Z. M
Mattox, Lucien Rice, j. w. Larkln ano
: W T.. Spears.
Attorney John Williams represent
!, ed the defendant and Attorney Z. A
Thompson assisted Commemorative
Attorney Bradley in the prosecution
The iurv returned a verdict Of guilty
: of the offense charged n the lndlct
: mena. Judge Stout sentenced Wig
: gins to the pe1itent:ary for from one
to five years.
Before adjourning court Judge Stou
2 sentenced the following convicted
. during the term Of court:
4 Row Williams, colored, twenty
! eight. malicious cutting and Woundlng
/ one to five years.
e Lawson Holman, colored. twenty
s five. stealing fowls, one to five years.
t Ernest Shaw, colored, tWenty-tnree
), robbery, two to ten years.
~ George Hays, colored, twenty-elgh'
e robbery, two to ten years.
il Walker Harris, colored, twenty
y eight, robbery, two to ten years.
a John Williams, colored, eighteen
e housebreaking, to Reform School.
e Louis Hawkins, colored, tWent!
n housebreaking, to Reform School.
linn Davis, colored, twenty-seVeI
i wilful shooting and wounding, one I
s. FIVE years.
g. Edward Stokes Grady. whlt
r, twenty, robbery, to Reform school,
e Fisher Williams, colored, twent
W robbery, to Reform School.