The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-17
BUSINESS Of
CIRCUIT COURT
Came To a Close Last
Friday.
A SHORT BUT BUSY SESSION
Magistrates OF Ohio County
Indicted For WrongfulIy
Spending Money.
OTHER MATTERS OF THE COURT


The Ohio Circuit Court closed
here last Friday The following are
the proceedings as continued from
last week:
Com'th. VS.. Will Duke, charged
with selling liquor--verdict OF jury
+. guilty and fined 800, to be worked
out on public highway at 81 per day,
n not paid or replevied.
Com'th of Ky. VS.. Harry Hill--on
motion of the CommOnwealth's At
torney this prosecution was dismiss
ed
Com tn VS.. Coody Woosley-by
agreement this prosecution is filed
away with leave to reinstate.
No.5O64, Com tn. VS.. Harry Hill
plea of guilty entered, law and facts
to the Court and fined s25 and costs.
Com'th VS.. Jack Decker and
Finch BallsGthese two actions COM
ing on for trial, the defendants each
entered a plea of guilty, law and
facts submitted to the Court and
each fined IS and costs.
Com tn. VS.. Charlie Burton, charg-
ed with a breach of the peace-ver-
dict of jury guilty and fined $50. He
falling to pay or replevy, was re-
manded to custody of the jailer.
Com tn. VS.. Will Peters. charged
with Observation-Disclosures of guilty
entered and jury fixed his penalty at
confinement. in the penitentiary for
not less than 22 nor more than "a
months.
Com'th. VS.. Evangeiihe Johnson,
charged with grand larceny Of
guilty entered and penalty fixed by
the jury not less than one year or
more than thirteen months in the
peni.entiary.
Com'th. VS.. Clyde, Rucker. -charg-
ed with grand larceny-plea of gull
~ entered and penalty fixed by the
jury at not less than one year or
more than thirteen months.
Com'th. VS.. Alton Paris. charged
with assault and battcry-plea of
guilty entered. law and facts to the
Court and fined $50. The defend
ant failing to pay or replevy the
fine, was remanded to the custo-
dy Of the jailer. -
Prosecution No. 5131 against
same defendant, dismissed.
The following indictments were
returned by the grand jury at the
June term of Circuit Court;
One against John Coleman, charg-
ed with unlawfully iniuring prop
erty; Joshua Patton, offense of dis
turbing religious Worship; Cecil
Rhoads. Alya Kirk. Everett Whitta-
ker. Otis Greer, Honda Westerfield
Joe Tom Taylor. offense of disturb
ing religious worship; Eevangeline
Johnson and Clyde Rucker, charged
with grand larceny; Willie Kissin-
ger. charged with petit larceny;
Lawrence Jones. charged with petit
larceny; William Render. OF color.
charged with seduction under prom
Use of marriage; Goldie Royal and
Fannie Baize, charged with assault
and battery; Otis Ament, charged
with houseDreaking; Harvey Swift.
charged with petit larceny Arthur
Flat, charged with drawing a deadly
weapon on another; Eliza ALLEN.
charged with copfederating and
banding together with others for
the purpose of intimidating, alarm
ing, disturbing and injuring an
other person. Ben Patterson. charg-
ed with breach of the peace; one
against each of the following ex-Jus-
tees of the Peace: j. l.. Patton, j.
II. Miles. J. c. Jackson. o. Il. Scott.
Grant Pollard and Leslie Combs,
charging them with voting for an
of money. public
funds of Ohio county, other than for
the purpose for which same was
raised. II
The above indictment Is based on
the allegation that the above named
voted ar appropriatr
Of si20 OF the publ funds OF Oh !
county to T. H. lsuton. countr'i
Road Engineer Of ohio coun.v, n
expense OF the said y. II Bent9n az
.uch County Road En- 1eer, and Mt
HE time they did so there was not :