The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-11-24
M'RORERTS WINS SCHOOL
TRUSTEE ELECTION CONTEST
JUDGE Hardin Decides Case Against
Penny-6rang Jury Returns
Bunch of indictments

NTH the decision OF Judge {. A.
nardIn awarding the school trustee
case of L. NJ. McRoberts over u. l..
Penny, by a majority OF two Otesj
Circuit court came to an END last
Saturday at noon. The grand jury
aad reported number of indict-
mlents. some IS In all, SIN indIct-
ments being for carrying deadly
Weapons conceaied: IL for having
liquor III possession for purpose OF
sale IN local option territory: cight
Tor the unlawful safe OF liquor ;
three ior breach of the peace; three
Tor passin" ''coid checks: TWO for
malicious cutting; one tor petit
larceny: one for forgery; one for
disturbing religious worship: one for
Obtaining a woiuan against her will;
one for false swearing; one for
giving liquor TO minor; four
Tor shootIn. on "A pubic highway:
one Tor malicious cutting and woLnd-
IA. one tor gaining: one Tor muir
der against Dudley Shelton, the
Cab Orchard fugitive, who killed }.
Mort Rothwell ami one against him
for maliciouely shooting and wound
ing Marshal Sam Ramsey. OF Crab
Orchard.
Judge IIar,lin'> decision IN the
school trustee ease came after one
of the hardest fought legal battles
witnessed In this court in a long
Time. In which considerable feeling
wa> en~cndered between attorneys
on the opposing sides: even to
such an extent that Il personal
,4a-h hrlwccn two oi them appeared
very probable during IN evening
hca riug. and which WIS aYcrted on
u hv thc cool headedneS~ Of the
judge
There were n number al votes
Ter each randii,tc attacked "a il
legal and the ~trikir" off "f such
vofcS a. he considered Illegal by
Judge Hardin WAS what gave the
victory 10 Mr.. McR"bert-. 1t l. said
that attorneys for Mr.. Penny are
preparing papers for an appeal OF
the case TO the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Penny won the election on the
face Of the returns by a majority
OF two votes.
Attorneys for the conte-tec, MIR.
Penny. laid great stress upon the
s,:legrd irras,iarity of several votes
of ladies being counted for Mr.. Me-
Roberts. who. il il alleged. had
oted from buo.ieS on the street, 10
feet distance from the polls. their
votes being relayed TO the clerk OF
the election by other ladies. or by
the other officer Of the election. Mr..
Pennv'> attorneys claimed that at
least five votes so east. should have
been stricken off. as illegal. but
Judge Hardin refused to strike off
but one. that of Miss Minnie Woods.
The decision "a 10 the legality ct
the vote of George ". Garter. who
voted fer MIR. McR"b"rt~. caused
considerable interest ami comment.
Mr.. Carter testified when h. dep
o-ition was taken hate IN July. that
he had maintained hi N",in: piece
1T TurnrrSville for the past seven
wears. although residing near Stan
ford On the Hu-t"nyilIe pike. and in
the graded school district. He even
went 80 far az to declare mt the
time "f the giving &c his deposition
that he expected to return {" Tur-
nor~viile. the following Saturday to
vote in the primary election. Attor-
ncy, for Mr.. Penny conterded that
such an avowel. clearly made HIM an
Illegal voter in Stanford. but the
court did not see il that way and
ruled thai he WAS legal voter IN
Stanford. Mr.. Carter stated this
week. that he had voted at Turner'S
Vile not only in the August primary
bnt also in the November election,
and those who are familiar with The
case. shy that the legal voting resi-
dence of Mr.. Carter has been placed
in decidedly questionable or haz-
ardou> situation as II result.
Bill Boyle. a local negro was found
guilty and given a sentence of from
one Ia five wears in the penitentiary
for perjury. earlier in the proceed
inee Of the court, which fact was