The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-09-22

guest at the home OF her daughter, Mrs
w. II. Justice. has returned to hel
home at Whitehouse. Ky. Mrs. Phil.
lips came here to see her cousin. Mrs
Tom Brown OF Bolts Fork. who hai
been guest at the Justice home.
Mr., and Mrs. IL. n. Fisher of Ash,
land, Miss Marie Fisher. Harry Fisher
and Mrs. Patterson left Saturday morn
ing in the Fisher touring car for Lou.
isville. and will go from there to Mar
tinsvlle, Ind, for n ten days visit,
DR.. o. X. Bond has gone TO the bed
side OF his father. who il i'll in johnson
county.
\ Little Miss Beulah, daughter OF Dr
and Mrs. J. T, Deslins. OF Fish Trap
has come here to stay at the home o.
her grandparents, MIR. and Mrs Jus.
tice and attend school.
! oliver Webb and Conner Martin, Col.
| lege students, who have been visiting
here and in Huntington, went TO Way
land Friday afternoon.
A sentence unusual In its severity
but unexceedingly just to the minds OF
all right thinking people. was Imposed
upon Clarence York Yesterday. He was
tried on a charge OF child desertion and
was given FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary which IL the maximum penalty.
John Branham was tried Tor the at
tempted assassination OF his fatherrtn-
law. James Collins. and was given n
year and a day in the penitentiary.
Charles Jenkins and Morgan Simp.
son OF Ashland. eaeh 10, were sentenc-
ed to the Reform School at Glen Dale as
ncorrigibles.
Georgia Wellman and Beriie Mirandi.
l6 years OF age, arrested in connection
with the late jitney bus raid. were sen.
fenced to the Reform School at Green
dale in the Circuit Court here until
they are 81 years OF age
Fred Lynch who. after his trial on
a charge OF stealing brass. was begun
a few days ago. skipped his bond, was
arrested in Ironton and was returned
10 the Jail here at midnight His moth.
er was bondsman. Two others. who had
been convicted for their connection
with this crime had been brought here
from tho penitentiary as witnesses
against Lynch.
DR. LC. Prichard OF Harold brought
James Cecil TO this city for treatment
for tubercular tonsilitis The tonsils
were treated by DR. Banfeld most sue
cessfully ana the patient returned
home much better.
Mrs, L. G. ChatHeld and Mrs. r. c.
Conley entertained as dinner guests.
Friday Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johns
and Wallace Johns, Jr,. and MIR. and
Mrs Taylor Johns OF Huntington.
J. II. Pinson. rs and Mrs. Robcccs.
Hadley. 50. both OF Ceredo. SO read the
record OF the permit that united a
who we're wed in this city. while
"a, tho man from Kanawha, W. Va
and the bride from ST, Adams,
Mrs b. NJ. Keith and fine young son.
Il. NJ Keith. Jr. and Mrs Frances FL
lison. mother OF Mrs, Keith. were all
day guests at tho home OF Mrs. S. q,
Hampton In the South Side. Mrs. ChaH
motored down for them and
took them there and return in the
car. Miss Ida Brown was al
so a guest for the day at this horny
and Miss Mayme Wood, who has RI
turned here TO be tho guest OF her coh-
sin. Miss Mayme Mason. and OF Mrs
Hampton for the winter was also n
pleasant member OF the days company
The little son OF Rev. and Mrs. Keith
is n beautiful boy and lis thriving won
derfully. He Ii the idol OF his charm
ing mother and doting father and is
much admired by their many friends.
7. Ransom OF Louisa came here yes
terday to meet his brother Il. c. Ran
sam OF Liberty. w. Va, the latter be-
ing enroutc TO Louisa for a visit
At six thirty o'clock Thursday night
while Miss Jennie. the fourteen year
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs L. X
was seated at the piano In
the parlor o. the home. her mother hav-
ing gone 10 the home OF Rev. Thomas
Grenfell. only short distance away. a
white man, who had entered through
the kitchen cellar and approached
through the hall entered the parlor and
Where il the money 2" She
attempted to scretm, but ere she could
do 80 he grabbed her stuffing cloth
into her mouth He caught her by the
collar and back OF the neck and snatch
ed coat from a hall tree and threw IL
over her head. tying II securely. lie
must have been frightened away after
dragging the unconscious girl to the
kitchen and leaving her on the floor
She having tainted. her mother who
few minutes later heard
groans and on investigating found her
daughter who was unhurt save for the
bad fight she had had Several sus
poets were arrested and are being held
She was much excited when. one a
West Virginian, who has been In theI
tolls before In this city. was brought
into her presence. An attempt TO break
into other homes was made
K LATER:-Henson Hatton. white. OF
Kenova, has been positively identified by
Miss Jennie Thornbury, as the man who
bound and gagged her, for the purpose
Of robbery. at her home Friday night.
His examining trial was held before
Judge Mcconnell and his band fixed at
$4,000. 1t took several strong men to
restrain the angry father, l.. r. Thorn
bury from doing violence to him in the |
police court room. Hatton, In charge OF
eight officers, was rushed to the county |
Jail through an alley way when the |
man, white. terrified and quaking with |
fear, was locked up. He Is probably 81 |
years old. and steadfastly refuses to
talk one word. merely grunts when
spoken to.
DR.. and Mrs. James w. Kincaid, who |
have had most enjoyable two weeks |
stay at Atlantic City, N. j., and other
points East have returned home. They