The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-18
ACQUITTED OF POssUM HUNTER
CHARGES IN CIRCUIT COURT
HERE TUESDAY.
OTHER COURT NOTES
Criminal Docket Disposed of and
Civil Cases Now Being
Tried.

After dellDeratlng ABOUT Two
hours In the case of Commonwealth
VS.. Mort Tate, charged with whip
ping Charlie Hoops, the jury return
ed verdict of not guilty in Circuit
Court here Tuesday. The evidence,
as taken In count, against Tate APP
peared very weak. Hoops, himself
took the stand, but could not swear
that Tate was in the gang that APP
piled the rod. County officials and
other men of high standing were in
troduced to testify in regard to
Tate's character and nothing was
brought out detrimental to his repu-
tation. The defendant was repre-
sented by Heavrin, Kirk & Martin.
All of the remaining "Possum
Hunter" cases have been adjourned
until the next term of court. Other
cases disposed of follow:
Com'th. VS.. Gilbert Hayes-set
forward for trial on 18th day of the
February term. - .
Com'th. VS.. Ebon Shultz, Geo. Jew
ell, Glenn Stewart and Reed Hurt,
&c.-continued for process.
Com'th. VS.. Marion Likens e
cases. -set forward to February
18th for trial.
Com'th. VS.. Ira. Hines, ct Ably
order of court this prosecution is
continued for want of time and set
down for trial to Sd day June term.
: Same order was made in Com'th.
VS.. Marvin Taylor. ct al. setting case
for trial Sd day of June term.
Com'th. VS.. Will Harris e cases)
set forward.
! Com'th. VS.. Walter May, &c.-set
forward to 18th day of February
term, for trial.
! Com'th. VS.. Herman Morris-set
forward to next Tuesday, 14th day OF
February term, for trial.
Com'th. VS.. Jesse Fulkerson, ct al.
continued to June term for want
of time.
Same order In Com'th. VS.. Claude
Allen, ct al. rr"~7 $i"+fe
J On account of sickness in his fam
lily Alva Carter was excused from
further service on grand Jury and
James Nall was summoned and en-
| paneled in his stead.
The case of Mrs. Oma Turner VS..
M. L. Heavrin, &C, wherein the for
mer claims $40. 900, is now on trial.
Owing to interest in the case sew
eral jurors were relieved and 9TH
ers substituted. The plaintiff is rep
resented by H. p. Taylor, Hartford,
and Judge j. F. Gordon, Madison
Vile. while ". H. Barnes, Glenn &
Sinmerman. C. M. Grove and Kirk
& Martin are looking after the inter
/ ests of the defendants. Many tech
nical points of law have been thrash
ed out and it is likely that practical
ly all of today will be consumed in
the hearings of this case.
The grand jury was still in SEES
sion at press hour yesterday and had
returned the following indictments,
Tom Wilson, charged with taking
and appropriating package of whis-
key from American Express Compa-
ny while in transit. Tom Minton,
charged with crime of striking with
cross-cut saw with intent to kill
Kiath Lawrence, charged with crime
of striking with intent to kill. Nose
Wilson, charged with the crime OF
cutting and wounding another with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Marion likens. charged with selling
liquor without license. Owen Cash,
Henry Whitaker, Henry Mcclure,
Henry Hinton. Bert Coffman. charg-
ed with petit larency. Henry Whit
taker. carrying concealed a deadly
weapon. Joe st Clair. Frank st Clair
Jno. Wilson. breach of peace. Nose
Wilson. malicious cutting with in
tent to kill. William Maddox. MUIR
der. G. Lee Warden. carrying con-
cealed deadly weapon.