The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-12-16
Come on, you -; I'm ready
for vou.' I then carried McMurtry

| for you. / then carried McMurtry
out of the house and gave orders for
the posse to shoot up the house. One
of the men, who had an army rifle,
fired through the upper part of the
house, and then Graham told us he
would surrender. He came down
and We placed him under arrest.
Turner Graham, Sr., his wife, Mary
4. Turner, and grandson. Roy
Leek, were also arrested ON the
charge of aiding and abetting Ora
ham. Jr., in shooting with intent to
kill.
Dude Leek, another grandson,
against whom there is a charge of
aiding and abetting, is at large, but
officers have been detailed to round
him up and bring him to Elizabeth
town.
Two charges were placed against
Graham. Jr One was for the MUIR
day night and the other for shooting
and wounding Sheriff McMurtry
with the intent to kill. The MUIR
der charge was placed against Ora
ham, Jr., after Coroner w b. Ken
needy had held an inquest over the
body Of Wood and the jury returned
verdict that Wood had been killed
by Graham. All three prisoners
when seen in the county Jail were
reticent about the shooting Ora
ham, Jr., and his father both would
say nothing about the case in any
way. The younger Graham. a slight
boy in his early twenties. presents a
rather weak appearance. His eyes
are shifty and evasive. While he
was being asked about the shooting
he toyed with his handouts contin-
uously. He answered In monosylla-
bles, but refused to tell anything of
the shooting Thursday night or his
fight.
Mrs. Graham, who Is over 60
years old, said she did not know
anything about the shooting. She
tsaid Graham, Jr., showed her two
bullet wounds In his right shoulder
where he had been hit when fleeing
Thursday night from Sheriff's
posse. The wounds are not serious.
When asked about directing the OFF,
GERS up the steps into the attic
where her stepson was hiding, she
refused to answer.
Judge Layman issued call for a
special grand jury, which will con-
vene next Thursday, the law provid-
ing that a jury cannot be impaneled
to indict within five days after the
act has been committed. Friends of
Sheriff McMurtry We're notified of
the steps taken by the Circuit Judge,
and after the grand jury has COM
pleted its work a petit jury probably
will take up the case next Friday.
Many believe that if Grover
Chism Is taken within the next day
or two when he is brought to Eliza
BEETHOVEN. the high tension will be
revived. According to reports
Chism. who is one of the best
marksmen in this section of the
State, is heavily armed and he will
put up hard fight before being ia
ken. Chism and young Graham
have been companions for long
while and both have been in trouble
before. Graham, the officers say,
served term in the Elizabethtown
jail as a result of shooting scrape.
One of the largest crowds which
ever attended funeral in Upton
gathered this afternoon to pay their
last respects to the memory of
James Wood, the rural route mail
carrier, who was shot down Thurs
day night while assisting in an at
tempt to place Chism and young
Graham under arrest. Wood was
one of the most popular men In Up
ton. He was still In his twenties
when killed. According to men who
came over from Upton tonight, Mar
shall Murray had deputized Wood
and two others to help him arrest
Chism and Graham. who. it is alleg-
ed, We're raising disturbance in the
town. Wood, who was ahead of the
posse, told the offenders they were
under arrest. He was shot down
without a word. Evidence introduce
ed at the Coroner's inquest showed
that Graham had fired the shot
which killed Wood.
Marshal Murray, who received
two flesh wounds in the running
fight which followed the killing of
Wood, Is worse wounded than at
first believed. While his condition
is not serious. it will be some time
before he can return to his work.
No Such Luck.
AL - Ia -