The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-27
two C0NSPIRATORS
MAKE CONFESSION
Jerry Clark And Everett Webster
Given Penitentiary
Terms.

last Monday to try criminal cases,
mainly those indictments growing
out of what are known as the pos
sum hunter raids. A special grand
I jury is also in session. Owing to
the large member of witnesses sum-
moned. a very large crowd has been
in attendance all week. The court
room which will hold about 400 has
been packed at each session by an
orderly, well behaved crowd who
were either there as witnesses or in
terested spectators. No better be-
haved crowd has ever been in Hart
certain daily papers to the effect that
trouble was feared, were without
foundation.
Fifth Day-Friday.
500 Com'th. VS.. Tom Williams,
Elvis Williams, Henry Stearsman.
IS defendants).
Seventh Day-Nionday.
$3.50 Com'th. VS.. Claude Allen,
LATE Crowley. e defendants).
Eighth Day-Tuesday.
1920 Com'th. VS.. John Durham,
Sr.. John Alexander. John Durham,
Jr. Clarence Morris, Jim Morris. g
defendants).
Ninth Day-Wednesday.
1921 Com'th. VS.. Jesse Fulkerson,
Charles Fulkerson; Estill Fulkerson,
Charles Grant. Ross Whittier, Oscar
Bowen, Robert Swain. Hetsley Rowe.
Mike Wydick, George Hunter, belly
Singleton. I'll defendants).
SOS Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey. 52O9
Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey. 500
Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey. 5211
Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey. 5212
Com'th VS.. Bruno Frey.
Eleventh Day-Friday.
1898 A. P. Kelley ct al, VS.. Sam
Neal ct al.
749s Finley Carter, ct al, VS.. On |
Motion for Ditch.
7476 c. r. Rhoads, ct al, VS.. On |
Motion for Ditch.
5166 Susan McCarty, ct al, VS.. A.
P. Kelley, ct al.
The following petit jurors were
empaneled for the special term: ].
A. Howard, Thos. Jeffries. j. H. Will
liams, ]. C. Westerfeld, Virgil Bish-
op, John Hoagland, ]. w. Boles,
c. r. Lee, Oscar Smith, w. H. Helm,
]. c. Edwards, Lee Hawkins, G. A.
Weller, Hiram Miller, E. c. Jackson,
j. w. Ralph, F. C. Kitchens, j. n.
Logsdon, A. r. Hoover, T. B. Hin
ton, ]. T. Norman, A. w. May, ]. !
P. Shrum, H. E. Neighbors, j. L.
Smith, Frank Cooper, j. T. Funk and
J. H. Ashby.
The following named gentlemen
were empaneled as grand jurors for
the special term: Alva Lloyd, Yes |
Whitley, Grant Pollard, w. E. John
son. Ronda Miller, B. H. Rummage, |
Frank Landrum, ]. E. Miller, W. II.
Baize, w. j. MAIDEN, r. A. Sanderfur
and j. n. Cole, Mr.. Yes Whitley was
designated by the Court as foreman.
w. H. Baize was selected as clerk
and W. E. Johnson as sheriff OF the
grand jury.
Com'th VS.. Gilbert Hayes, charged
with murder, jury failed TO agree.
Reported thai the jury stood 10 70 !
2 for acquittal.
Com'th VS.. w. A. owen was call
ed. Defendant filed affidavit for
On Com'th. motion
this action was set forward to Thurs
day. 10th. day for trial.
The trial of Charles ID. Fulkerson
for murder resulted in a verdict of
guilty and a term of three years in
the State prison.
Jerry Clark and Everett Webster,
who were indicted with nine others
charged with whipping Reuben Ho-
ward and his wife, Bertha Howard
on June the l2th, last, confessed
their guilt and were each given three
years in the penitentiary. Clark
is the father-in-law of Webster and
each has a family. They live in the
Rosine country.
The case of Commonwealth against
Bird Lee charged with the same Of
Tense as Clark and Webster went to
trial Wednesday afternoon and was
not concluded when this paper went
to press. The defendant made out
a strong alibi and Clark and Web
ster both went on the stand and
swore that Bird Lee was not in the
party which whipped Howard and
his wife. 1t is thought he is SIRE of
acquittal
Com'th. VS.. Murray Maddox con-
tinued until End. day of next October
term