The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-03-31
WOUNDS LEAD TO
ARREST OF THREE
MEN ON SUSPICION
Two Men Injured by Acct
dental Discharge of Wea-
pom Held by the Police.
TAKEN BY OFFICERS
IN LEXINGTON
One Believed to Have Bur
glarized Court House
Others Accomplices.

4 -U,iat wound in the finger of
Georse McVey, who gave Paducah,
Ky.. IS his home, and the same bullet
in the leg of James Wells, Of Pitts
burg. Pa, which caused him to seek
medical aid at hospital, caused the
arrest OF both men, together with Jo-
seph Reynolds, Of Richmond, Va, as
suspects connected with the robbery
Of the court house last Friday eve
ming. The injury to the two men
was inflicted Dy the accidental dis
charge OF an automatic revolver in
the hands OF McVey.
The men were arrested Sunday
morning in Lexington by Detectives
Thompson and Stuart, and were
brought TO Paris Sunday afternoon by
Chief OF Police Fred Link and lodged
il jail.
Friday night al entrance was eff
fected to the court house through a
window u the Office CT Miss Mabel
Robbins, county superintendent of
schools. The window was forced
with an old pair of scissors, and the
intruder went through a lot of papers
in the Office, moving a desk from it's
usual position, but getting nothing Of
value He then made his way to the
Office Of Sheriff w. F. Talbot, where
he secured a Savage automatic 80 cal
ibre reYOlTer,a pair CT handouts and
knife The Office of County Judge
C. A. Mcmillan was entered and the
drawers Of a desk ransacked and pa
pers scattered over the floor. A safe
belonging to Judge Denis Dundon
vas opened, and the interior broken
il an effort 10 set to the money box,
which contained a one dollar bill,
neatly folded and in an OLD pocket
book. This money was the first fee
Judge Dundon had received when he
assumed the Office of County Judge
and he has preserved It since.
Mud on the window sill and a card
which was found in the corridor were
the only clues that would lead to the
apprehension of the guilty person,
but the three men, who came here
Friday night from Carlisle, were sus-
pected and closely watched.
Some time during the morning
Wells and McVey went to the commu'
Ter station On Mt. Airy avenue, where
1t is said the latter took an automatic
revolver from a grip, when it was
discharged, the bullet passing through
the index finger of his left hand and
entered the leg of Wells near the
knee. They applied at the Massie
Uries were attended by DR.. Frank
Fithian and the men left. The
three boarded a late interurban cal
for Lexington where thew remained
Saturday night and Sunday morning
Reynolds assisted Wells to a hospi
tai where they were taken into Gus
tody, the police having notified the
officials OF the institution to commu
nicate with them if q man answering
his description made his appearance
there.
McVey applied at the police sta
ton for lodging for the night and The
the bandaged hand aroused suspicion
He was held by the police and wheI
his cOmpanions were arrested they al
u;ued knowing his and the local au
thCrities were notified. The knife
which was taken from the SneclL
Office was found in McNeyS poc8e
but he claims he bought it in Athens
o. 1t was identified by Deputy Shei
ii Marshall McVey said he threw th
pistol he shot himself with IN Goa
car on the l.. & Il. tracks Saturda
afternoon. He said the pistol was
Colts while the weapon taken from tn
Sherif's office was Savage. IN
officers are confident he is the ma
who entered the court house.
The three men came to Paris +
Cay afternoon after visiting t1emlng
burg, Ewing, Carlisle and MlllersDuri
Reynolds who claims to be palhte
was in Millerscburg Friday mornln
according to information obtained
Patrolman King who went 10 th'
place Saturday morning. Wells sa
he was a painter and McVey Is
umbrella member.
Chief Of Police link, Patrolms
King and Deputy Sleriffs McCinto'
a2d Marshall questioned the men
the county jail yesterday mornln
but each denied any connection WI
the robbery of the court house.
They told conflicting stories apo
the object of their visit to LeXlhgCo
Reynolds said he went there 10 >
eriond but declined to give the nan
OF the person. ~.
II is the belief of the police Tn
one of the men at least is looKo
for an organized band OF yeggm
and had been visiting the tow
along the Maysville branch OF I
L. & Y. with a view OF puiiing
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