The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-11-17
AN UNUSUAL SUIT
MUCH ATTENTION
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Jones Anderson Asking $4,000
Damages From Mrs. Fisher Her
ing, For Alleged SANDER

which has been tried in the Lincoln
circuit court in years was in progress
Friday at the time the /. j. closed its
report for today's paper. 1t is the
$4,000 damage suit of Jones l.. An
derson, a Preachersville farmer and
storekeeper against his first cousin,
Mrs. Fisher Herring, for alleged
Islander. Mr.. Anderson charges that
Mrs. Herring called him a CD
thief" and used other epithets to him
when he happened to meet her at
the stores at Preachersville on Aug
ust 18th last. A great deal of inter-
est is being aroused in the case, and
everyone from that section of this
and Garrard counties who can be
present, is on hand listening to the
proceedings. The jury which is try
ing the case is composed of Messrs.
WIN. Myers, Gus Geiszl, J. A. Wal
ter, A. p. Sloan, George Hail, wal
lace Farmer, ]. ID. Long, Thomas Ma
son. w. NJ Murphy, c. Mobley, Ben
Lewis and j. w. Cooking. Attorneys
P. NJ. McRoberts, of Stanford and l..
L. Walker, of Lancaster, are repres-
enting Mr.. Anderson, with Attorneys
K. S. Alcorn, of Stanford and j. +.
Robinson, of Lancaster, for Mrs. Her
ring. In his statement to the jury At
torney Robinson plead mitigating
circumstances and justification for
the epithets Mrs. Herring used to-
ward Mr.. Anderson, which she ad-
mits to using; and he also said that
they would show that his character
had not been damaged in the slight
est. MIR. Robinson characterized An.
derson as a "Suer from Suersville"
in his remarks.
Mr.. Anderson was the first wit
ness placed on the stand. He said
that he and Fado Parks were prepar-
ing to 90 to Lancaster court when he
saw Mrs. Herring and her husband
drive up, but he paid little or no at
tention to them, until he heard Mrs
Herring addressing him, using these
words. . IN
"Jones Anderson: I'm talking to
YOU You are a G. D. thief and
/ can prove it by everybody in the
county. You have stolen enough
from me to send you to the peniten-
tiary and | can prove it by Uncle
John Anderson" Mr.. Anderson said
he went into his store, and when he
came out again she continued to ad-
dress him, saying: "All you have
got YOU stole from me. You are a
d coward. Why don't you talk!
Now 90 and sue me, you haven't got
money enough to bring a suit" Lit
tie l2-year-old William Gilmore COM
ing up and Mr.. Anderson said some
thing to him, he says Mrs. Herring
continued: "Now talk to these lit
tie scoundrels and the white trash of
Preachersville Now go in there, you
Mr.. Anderson testified that he did
not say word to Mrs. Herring dur
ing her talk to him, and did not once
reply To her. He said that his back
was tcvard her when he first heard
her talking. He said that such tall
had a bad effect on his feelings, anC
that when he got to Lancaster people
began talking to him about it anC
asking him about it, and saying tt
him that they didn't know before
that he was &c d thief, all o.
which Inundated him, and as he said
"Of course, made a fellow feel pref
ty bad" He said the children a
school would ask his little daughte
about 1t, too.
Upon cross examination, he Salt
that he and Mrs. Herring had no
spoken for years He admitted tina
- when Mrs. Herring was talking t.
him, he asked little William Elmor
If he had heard her. He said he thel
went into his store and wrote dow
what she had said He denied tina
he had told the boy to watch m
get $1,000 from her" He said tina
when he went to Lancaster a llttl
later. he went to Judge Walkers OF
fee and talked to him about the mat
ter of a suit, but nothing was decid
ed at that time.
Fado Parks, who was present, an
preparing to go to Lancaster Wit
Mr.. Anderson, said when she frs
came to where they were, Mrs. Hell
ring said to him: "Fado, Pm sorr
Mr.. Thornton went out of the store.
Mr.. Parks said he asked her why an
= she said ''To keep things from dane
ing and singing across the street
front of me-" Mr.. Parks then sal
that Mrs. Herring then addresse
Mr.. Anderson as follows:
zones Anderson, I'm talking
YOU, YOU dirtv little coward. | wa
YOU to stay off the road when Pm o
it." Parks said that Anderson the
went into his store, and she saic
"You G. D thief; you stol
enough from me to put you In th
penitentiary for life and l can prov
it bv Uncle John Anderson
Mr.. Parks said that he didn't sc
Anderson doing any singing or dan,
ing: that he never said anything
her; nor did anything to her. Parl
said that while Mrs. Herring We
talking she was jumping up an
down and slapping her fists" pa
of the time. He said on cross e,
animation, that he and Anderso
went to Judge Walkers office G
some other business when they wei
to Lancaster; that he had heard
good deal of talk about it on tt
streets of Lancaster. Asked if he r
membered about lawn mower abol
which Anderson was alleged by Il
defense to have threatened to 81
Mrs. Herring year or so ago. Par
said he could recall nothing about
He said that he was friendly towal
both sides of this controversy.
Verna Sprinkles, aged IA. testifi'
che heard Mrs Herring call Mr.. A