The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-20
CALLS SPECIAL
GRAND JURY
Complies With Promises
During Campaign.
All Possum Hunter Victims will
4 be Given Chance by Judge
Birkhead.


tion promises made to numerous
parties, Judge T. F. Birkhead came
to Hartford late last Saturday after
noon. made and posted the neces-
sary order for a grand jury at the
special term Of court. beginning here
Monday. August 23rd. and drew from
the jury wheel the names OF twenty
persons from which to select such
grand jury and placed the same in
the hands OF Sheriff s.. o. Keovn
with instructions to have the parties
summoned to appear in court August
gath for grand jury service.
The public officials here were noti-
fed by Commonwealth Attorney. Ben
ID. Ringo, early Saturday morning
that Judge Birkhead had decided to
empanel a grand jury at the special
term OF the Ohio Circuit Court and
would be over late Saturday after
noon to make the necessary orders
therefor. and requested that the OFF,
GERS here have everything in readi-
ness when Judge Birkhead arrived so
as to facilitate the matter In order
that he might return home that af-
Oernoon.
appears that during the recent
campaign Judge Birkhead was APP
preached by numerous parties who
had been whipped. molested threat
ened or who we're deeply interested
in breaking up the "Possum Hun
Yer" outrages. to know IL there would
be any grand jury at the special term
of court, beginning August 23rd. and
being informed that none had yet
been provided for were told by him
Il they wanted a grand jury empanel-
ed at the special term of court for
some OF them to notify him at least
ten days before court and he Judge
Birkhead) would make the neces-
sary steps to have grand Jury en-
paneled and II is understood that
the order for the grand jury was
made in compliance with request
from some one or more of the par
ties to whom the promise was made.
The order which Judge Birkhead
made and which was posted at the
court house door is as follows:
Notice.
Whereas, the Ohio Circuit Court
at its June term 1915 made and en-
tered an order in Com'th Order Book
3. at page 439 of said Court thereby
1t called special term of the Ohio
Circuit Court to convene in the court
house at Hartford. Kentucky, on Mon
day August 23rd. 1915 for the pur-
pose of trying certain cases men
toned in said order and in said order
no grand jury was directed to be sum
nf ned or empaneled; and,
Whereas, 1t has been made to APP
pear to the undersigned Judge of the
Ohio Circuit Court that an emer-
gency exists requiring the empanel-
ling of a grand jury at said special
term of said court and that 1t is nee
essary that a grand jury should be
empaneled at said special term;
II is therefore. ordered that
grand jury be summoned and empan-
eled on the Gath day of August. 1915.
in said court for the purpose of in
Investigating any and all matters that
may come before them touching any
illegal violation of the law in Ohio
County. and said grand jury when
empaneled and sworn may continue
in session up to and including Sep
TENDER 3rd. 1915. and the under
signed Judge of the Ohio Circuit
Court has this day drawn from the
jury wheel list OF twenty names for
service as grand jurors at the time
indicated above ands has written the
names ON a separate piece OF paper
and signed his name to said list as
Judge and delivered them to the
Clerk with direction to the Clerk to
certify said list to the Sheriff of Ohio
xsunty and said Sheriff Is ordered
and directed to summon said per-
sons for service as grand jurors to
convene at Hartford in the court
house at said special term Of Court.
ed this order the Sheriff OF Ohio
county will execute and make due
return thereof to the Undersigned