The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-16
.COSSACK killed
HERE SATURDAY.
Nathan c. Day Held on Charge Of
Firing Fatal Shot. ---Examining
Trial in Progress.

ON last Saturday afternoon, shortly
before the beginning of the perform
ance Of the Kit Carson Wild West
Show~in this city. difficulty occurred
inside the show between Attorney w.
T. Cain, OF Louisa, and one OF the
performers, Russian named Harl-
,ampre palervaria, one Of the Cossack
riders Blows were exchanged, ana
during the affray II Is charged that
Nathan c. Day. OF this place, shot the
Russian with a pistol
The wounded man was placed IL
Drew BurChetts automobile and hur-
ried to RiYerview hospital for treat
ment. Day was arrested and taken to
his home, ...s
Shortly after the shooting one of |
the managers Of the show, Il. G.. NC
| Cauley, swore out "A warrant Tor DAY
arrest, charging him with shooting
land Wounding with intent to XIII, Inc
/ warrant was issued by County Judge
EClnyton. who set Thursday october
IlBth, FOR holding an examining uiai
and set the hJnd at $1,000 when was
lglven The Cossack died SUNDAY
! morning and the bond was raised u
! $4,000 Day executed the bond .,a
| As soon as possible after he nae
been taken to the hospital the RUSSIAN
was operated upon by Or. YORK: II.
Stambaugh, OF Beaver, and l)r" BroIh-
Icy assisungf The bullet had entereu
the mans back q little to the lett oL
the spinal column, passed through tre
large end Of the stomach not iar from
g. tns nasoubagus or swallow and came
partly through the skin. There Were
aisn. thrce or four cuts and bruises on
| "a.
Innlas in the stomach were sewed up,
the operation requiring much ulne'
The natient came out from under the
4 influence Of the anestheuc an rlsi,' s,
y and rallied well, but he began to SINK
"A few. hours later and died ABOUT '.VV
o'clock sunday morning.
on Monday morning he was buried
I'm Pine HnI cemetery, after funeral
soryices largely attended conducted
! h, mo Rev. q. NJ Keith at the NJ. T.
a Church South. The dead man was q
y member Of the Orthodox Greek Church
. rd ns such was given christian bur
n inl He was 36 years old and had 2
t yyife and four children In Russia. ht
=, was one OF the Cossack riders belong
2. Inc ia the show. He had leave %
e eighteen months from the Russian
- army and The time had almost eN
e pred. .,,ao,
ny wire OF the mans death soon afte
> II occurred. ,r,,,,
II Tbc examining trial began Thursda'
~ morning and is stll IN progress as IN
- lNEWS goes to press The common
he wealth called SS witnesses and the de
is tense about the same number
sr The prosecution is represented D
n. Comfy Attorney c. +. See, 'Ir., an
ps In G. Mcclure The attorneys for TN
T. defense are Cain O'Neal, Sullivan
Sc Vinson CARED, Fulkersou, and os
&c born, ,..,,
examined were Drs, York and Brom
es Iley, and a circus man named NC
Cauey.
ce From the testimony Of common
yyealtbs witnesses in the eXaminin
nf. trial the difficulty seems to have star,
". ed about az follows Mrs. Alice kir
n, sister of w. T. cain, had reserve
Ie, cont on the opposite side OF the tei
so thnra was another section of reserve
ed sents 4 steady rain was falling al
as The tent was leaking, causing mar
rennIe Ia raise umbrellas Mrs. kh
rg. said she would 20 across to the oth
'er ,,ts where her brother was ana <
as IN umbrella. She proceeded to DO
in but failed to ask the woman at the r
on served seat entrance for a return chez
Use ar ticket when she attempted to e
m Ter the reserved seat section on u
opposite side the two men ON du
me there demanded a ticket or u qua, ~
tie. one was an American and the oth
to was the Cossack Mrs. Kirk stat
is mat she had IA seat on the other 81
Up and only wanted to set an u,i'pie