Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-02-20

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felt to be rid of such a Judge aud tC
have in his stead a too whom they
could cnntrol and manage would b,
worth the money.
They charged Judge Sanpsou
with having directed the Sheriff oi
McCrtary county to destroy Ger.
taii blind tigers then running open
" ~ the county, aud with compel.
ing the Sheriff to execute the orders
b, saying to him in open court,
You must either arrest those boot
leggers and destro, their tigers; re.
sign your office or 20 to Jail " The
sheriff had declined tn perform his
dnty, although his attention had
been called in open court To the
act that these tigers were running
n violation at law, and uotwith.
standing the fact that he had IN his
hands many warrants for the ar.
rest OF these criminals. He was en-.
tlrelv too familiar with them; he
vas even stated by witnesses that
I've had bren ~ these places OF busl.
IS and had not arrested the men
( miucuug the places The cuur
compelled him to perform is duty,
10 tear down and DESTROY thes,
llckS and to arrest and chase on
OF the county these boot leggers. It
vas a task that required merge an
courage No weakliug could hav,
~'ooi under the opposite,
which the court met, hut now III,
good citizens who believe in law
and order rejoice in the stand that
Judge Sampson took.
They also complained that he
discharged a jury at Williamsburg,
because it returned verdict acquit.
ing a notorious boot-legger, when
the evidence was conclusive. At
the time dozens of "Swinkey Joints"
were running in Whitley county
and whiskey and beer were being
sold under the guise of "Swinkey.'
This was one of the first cases tried
by Judge Sampson after he came on
,ne bench. The iuries had been
rsed to dcqmcunS ali persons upon
&c charges whenever ANY eXcu~,
vas offered. In thus case the wit
TESS testined that they bought tn,
Yhlskey and paid the money and
that these persons was then ami
rad been engaged for many wears
in the unlawfulsale of whiskey. The
.Iry came IA Nt,d "a vrid,Sl VI mot
guilty. the court Immediately dis.
.narged them from further service
mother iurv was selected and che
rial ct these bases we're proceede
with and many guilty persons wer.
'unvicted on this same cnarge, auu
TINS same defendant, VINO was &c.
Intted b, this Jury, shortly there
after came into court and plead
LurIt, in a large numner ct cases
Of sizing whiskev aud paid fines
To S2,5OuOO in cash !
and the cost of these cases, and was !
rrqu rcd to execute a peace bond |
to n again engage in the business,
md uas, as is commonly reported |
ali r,Iued from trahcrng in liquor |
: nc tlat time. Thus was the be
II Of the end III the Swlnkcv |
and whiskeA selling in Whitley cuun
rv. At that time there were a
arge number of murder charges on .
me %. { It Of the count; now there .
3 non and bat httle other crrm
m bu ness. At that time it took
learly q whole term to try the
rimna CAGES. Now this work can
&c disposed OF IN "A few days. But
Iudg, sampson had pursued the
curse Of others the boot-legger
nd Sal hey man would have rend
red lh,, district an undesirable
a e and a disgrace to the State.
At tins term OF the court every
single common law action which
had been served as much as ten
laws before the term began and
stood trial, is set down and will be
disposed OF No such condition OF
the docket ever existed IN the coun.
ty in the memory of the oldest law.
yer at the bar In tact it is claimed
that it would he impossible to ever
catch up with the docket in WHIT.
ley county. This has already been
accomplished. Nov when a suit is |
filed the plaintiff may expect "A trial
at the first term II nSrd TO take
iro II three 10 ten Nv RS.
Judge sampson h,s trred more |
cases in the two We ,t> thal he has
been on the bench than any Lrcult
Judge IN the State at kyutuCky.
1t was also complained and made
a ground for the removal 81 Iudgr
that hc mad not property