The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-27
FLOYD COUNTY.

IF
Wesley Combs, for the killing of
James Salisbury, was sent for life,
and Tom Hubbard, for the killing of
Rice, was sent from two to twenty
one years. The attorneys for Combs
entered motion for u new trial,
which was overruled, whereupon
they made a motion TO have Combs
sent to the Reform School, he be-
ing under 21 years old, and this
was done.
A special term of court has been
called, beginning March 10, for the
trial OF felony cases only. The fol-
lowing cases are set for that term:
Jake Collins for 1.-THE killing of con-
stable Gus Burga, Allen Cline detain
ing a woman, Lacy Miller for killing
Alb Calhoun, Joe Bolen obtaining
goods under false pretense, Adam
Crisp, obtaining money under false
pretense, Verify Banks, shooting at
another person, Monroe Hall for kill
ing Tiny Hall, John Laferty for kill
ing Turner Gray, and Arthur Martin
for killing Oscar Martin.
In the case of the Commonwealth
against Lacy Miller for killing AL
bert Calhoun, the jury failed to
agree This case was set for trial
DIT the special term beginning Mar.
10th.
The grand jury examined 1917 Wit
nesses and returned ia true bills,
Here follows n part of the report
made by the rgand jury that would
be we'll for our Legislature to
think seriously about while the Ii
quor question is under discussion;
I'VE believe that at least 90 per
cent OF the crimes committed in
Floyd county which have come unde
our observation during the present
Germ of court results directly from
the use of whiskey, and the unlaw-
full carrying of concealed deadly
weapons, especially so in cases OF
personal injury and in murder cases
Oh, when will this cry in regard to
intoxicating liquors cease?
c. F. Campbell. OF Huntington, w
Va. was in town Tuesday.
F. A. Hopkins has gone TO Frank
fort to attend the banquet and re-
union of the surviving members of
the Constitutional Convention OF
1S9O-9l, OF which he was a member
John Auxier, of East Point, was
in town Tuesday.
10 NJ. Davidson was in Cincinnati
last week,
Miss Ella Noel White entertain
ed to a Welsh rarebit party Monday
evening Misses Ruth Davidson, Mar
garet Davies, Ruth Archer; Messrs.
Boss Wilson, Charles Hutsinpillar,
Jack Davis, Walter skunk, Space
Nipple, Walter Scott Harkins and
Bud White.
Mrs. Isaac Richmond entertained
to dinner Sunday Mrs. Ida Spradlir
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ar
mold
j. w. Layne, Sr., has been very
sick for the last week.
DR.. Hawley Allen, of Langley, wa
in town Tuesday.
Arthur Nipple, who has been yisi'
ling Bud White, returned to his
home in Ohio Tuesday morning.
John Layne, of Wayland, stenog'
rapher for the Elkhorn Fuel Com
pany, was in town Wednesday and
Thursday, visiting his father, who
has been very sick.
Miss Elizabeth Butler is visiting
her uncle, Judge John F, Butler, OF
Pikeyille.
Mrs. Mary Allen entertained tc
dinner Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. 10 M
Davidson and Ruth and Joe Wheel
er Davidson.
|. viii See and Fred Gearhart OF
Louisa, are in town this week.
Jim Moragn Davidson and G. Y.
Lyon were in Cincinnati Saturday
B. P. Friend has returned from a
visit in Cincinnati.
Gally Friend, timber dealer Of
Clintwood, Va. is in the city.
Mrs. T. e. Dimick and daugh-
ter Alice Hopkins, who have been
visiting here, returned to their HON
in Huntington Tuesday morning.
Jimral Taylor has gone to Bates
vile. Ark.
Mr.. Scott, of Portsmouth, is OPP
ening a dry goods store in the base
ment of the Bank Josephine.
Mr.. solomon will open a store In
the new Hopkins building Mar. T.
Tom Murphy. son of Rev. Marion
Murphy. who has been in the army
for several years, is home on a fur
Tough.
Quite a number OF young folks Mt
tended dance In the hall over the
Hopkins building this week.